Alpine Avalanche Chronicle Mixes Local News and Tax Rhetoric
The Alpine paper excerpts a local editor's note alongside public notices, and a discussion on U S tax burdens. It cites Columbia professors testing six to eight year olds about future ambitions and Roosevelt knowledge, with critical comments on taxes and government spending.
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Brewster
Goxny
Alpine
Davis Mountain Big Bend
Columbia
United States
Roosevelt
Calvin
Changing World of Modern Manufacturing Forces Adaptation
FW McCuleal of the States Chamber describes rapid shifts in manufacturing demand and process that threaten skilled workers. He notes automation and new ducts replacing labor, affecting both workers and employers. He urges those entering medieval trades to adapt quickly to evolving conditions.
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FW. McCuleal
Chamber 1
Saint Walton and the Gentle Art of Fishing
The tribute describes Walton for his enduring appeal through The Compleat Angler and his gentle, nature loving persona. It notes his influence on readers who have never fished, praising his simple, peaceable character and the charm of his biographical sketches of fellow anglers. His contrast with warlike fame marks him as a patron saint of tranquil nature writing.
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Hawai Walton
Walton
Estimating a Billion by Decimal Time Comparison
A Los Angeles Times piece compares counting dollars to measuring vast sums. It notes counting 12 billion dollars at $4 per count would require decades, with estimates showing 1 to 1,000,000 could take a man a week, 1,000,000,000 about nineteen years and three months, and 12,000,000,000 over 218 years.
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Los Angeles Times
Saimey
Pershing’s Long Service and Personal Tragedy Highlight Era
John J. Pershing, serving as chairman of the American battle in Linn County Missouri, graduated West Point in 186? and earned early recognition in the Santiago campaign of 1898. He led during the Moros intervention, the 1916 Mexican expedition against Villa, and commanded in the Expeditionary Force. His life includes widespread hardships and the burning death of his wife and three children at San Francisco in 1918 while he was away.
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Linn County
Missouri
West Point
Santiago
Mexico
Villa F
Presidio of
San Francisco
Pershing
Warren
Wyoming
Stanton and Lincoln letters reveal shifting war era tensions
Fragmentary wartime exchanges show President Lincoln urging Stanton to appoint a chaplain and debating legal authority, while a humorous domestic scene contrasts diplomatic phraseology with blunt humor. The text reflects strained Civil War governance and everyday wit amid official correspondence.
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Aly
Stanton
Boston Herl
A. Lincoln
Fragmented memoir dialogue and overheard court chatter
A garbled page mixes a life saving anecdote, a divorce testimony, and scattered classroom snippets. It references a Grandfather burning house, a stenographer, Mrs Janet Sweet of Los Angeles, and a discussion of manners and names amid stray quotes and anecdotes. The overall fragment resembles a patchwork column or transcript from a late 19th or early 20th century era.
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Janet Sweet
Los Angeles
Lin
United States
New Kind of Circus with Girls Debuts in Fort Worth
The new circus style presents a show led by women, marking a 100 year departure in the sawdust ring. Brainy Towers observes with a comic tone as the troupe performs in the Fort Worth Frontier setting.
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Y Rose
Brainy Towers
Fort Worth Frontier
Know Your Language By C. L. Bushnell
A collection of language notes and quotes on the word boycott and phrases from different languages. It includes anecdotes about usage and a set of light moral tales highlighting misunderstandings in translations and names.
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C. L. Bushnell
Trusted laxative promise for families from Thedford's Black-Draught
Mrs G W Adams of Murray Kentucky says she has used Thedford's Black-Draught for about ten years and finds syrup of Black-Draught a reliable laxative for children. She notes grown folks prefer powered Black-Draught and that children will outgrow their childish love of wees.
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G. W. Adams
Murray, Ky
Unscrupulous Pickings Target Local Residents
A garbled report describes multiple incidents of pocket theft and self injury by individuals named Robert Glennon and Tony Heavin in Chicago. The piece mentions fish-hooks used in the body and erratic movements, with blood loss implied, though details are unclear.
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Rerkis
Robert Glennon
Chicago
Tony Heavin
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