Missouri notes and bids amid flood era discussions
The report details Missouri finance and infrastructure during a flood period, noting balance figures for general revenue, school funds, and roads. It mentions melons and agriculture progress, railway and municipal bids, resignations, and planned public works including street improvements and a new city hall bond issue.
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Board of Managers
Missouri State School For Deaf
Fulton
Charles J. Sartor
Federal Bureau of Markets
Kennett
Melon Seaman
W. H. Mosier
Washington,.d. C
New York
Paris Country Club
Paris
Board of Governors
Noel
Jefferson City
Corneil of
Columbia
International Shoe Company of Marshall
Misilitles
Poplar
Richmond
Vacuum Tube Amplifier Principles From Historical Text
A historical description explains how vacuum tubes amplify signals in radio receivers. It covers three electrode operation, the role of the straight curve portion for linear amplification, and how grid and plate currents interact to affect distortion and apparent signal strength.
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Meir
Seth Porto
Ha’ "Thiataicbedts Ia
Eadisa
Radio chatter ties politics and progress in a wireless era
A discussion on radio explaining a frying noise cites Gifford Pinchot’s Pennsylvania governor bid. A Chicago inventor claims radio contact with spirits. Portland police seek funds for radio receivers and car units. Lord Northcliffe predicts radio transforming journalism and news gathering.
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Bacon
Gifford
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Staine Police’ Department
Portland
Ore
Lord Northcliffe
Recen
The Office Stenographers and the Plump Boss Theory
In a dialog between a sleepy commuter and a loquacious one the tale explores why stenographers vary in weight and hair color across offices. The theory credits a proprietor's early experience with a plump first stenographer shaping hiring bias, while an office manager actually selects staff. A friend adds an anecdote about Bill Jones employing notably round female staff due to his heavyweight wife.
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Toquactoos
New York
Sun States
Bill Jones
Bill
Strange Tribal Legend Yebusal dancers Blanket Smuggling
A Navajo border region story describes a rare Yebusal dancers blanket smuggled from the four corner area. White collectors say it is without equal and note a similar piece once reached the Smithsonian, while Indians reportedly withheld details to avoid conflict.
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Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Popular Mechanics
Smithsonian Institution
There Are Only Two Tough Guys in This Town
A story of Gus a bright but tormented schoolboy who endures abuse from peers and staff during a chemistry session. When repeatedly harassed he asserts himself proclaiming he is the two toughest guys in town, then confronts his instructor.
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Osphell Wil
Coppa
L. J. Mitchell
Marshall
Wellsville
Palmer College
de Funiak
Fla
Gus
Peat Bed Softens Hard Water In Popular Mechanics Claim
Popular Mechanics reports that hard water can be softened by filtering through raw peat. Insoluble calcium and magnesium salts form via acids in peat, removing all hardness. If profitable, this could create an economical peat utilization pathway.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Nature's oddities and the idea of a Supreme Intelligence
The passage describes animal behaviors in Canada and beyond with details about wolves seals wasps ants and bees. It contrasts forest life with human hospital wards and argues that life’s intricacies imply a supreme intelligence behind nature. It notes a peacock's four wives as an example of natural complexity.
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Malaysia
Canada
Pa Wolf
Mother Wolf
Sahara Expedition Seeks Flora Fauna Under Rothsehfid Patronage
An Anglo Scottish zoological expedition led by Captain Angus Buchanga aims to explore the central Sahara, seeking birds animals and plants and seeking traces of Rowan and ancient civilizations. The camel caravan travels north of Nigeria with limited communications after leaving Agades.
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Sahara
Rothsehfid
Ehglishman
Ope
Nigeria
Buchanan
Agades
Copper Use in Water Purification Sparks Debate
A Department of Agriculture official notes a shift in scientific opinion on copper in water treatment. He cites no authentic copper poisonings on record and argues that properly purified water using copper filtration is safe, or at least a useful auxiliary, despite concerns. Washington Star.
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Bedith
Depart’ment of Agriculture
Planta
Washington Star
American Rainfall and Its Implications for the Nation
A Washington scientist presents a striking measure of U S rainfall totaling about 30 inches across the country and a volume of 152 trillion cubic feet. He notes this is only half the amount needed to sustain soil productivity, as one third drains to the sea, posing a challenge for engineers to fully harness natural water supply.
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United States
Washington
Mamma and Child Talk on Curious Questions
A Boston Transcript humorous fragment shows a mother and child exchange playful questions. The child asks about eating lights to see in the dark, and the mother mentions a trip to the butcher with a quip about a cat.
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Boston Transcript
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