Missouri News Nuggets highlight state issues and appointments
Jefferson City debates legality of three-in-one tax and road bond measures with Attorney General guidance while educational reforms introduce university credit for Missouri teachers. Reports cover civic appointments, state fair boards, church deaths, and industry moves across Columbia Sedalia and St. Louis.
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Jett
Supreme Rt
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Armey General
Supreme Court
Charles Rutherford
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Kansas City
Bartlese
Okla
Missouri State Fair Board
Arthur M. Hyde
F. W. A. Vesper
J. Ed Perringer
Fredericktown
W. H. Rankin
Caruthersville
Frank B. Jones
Stotts City
George W.arnold
Sedalia
Arnold
Perringer
Vesper
Rankin
Jones
L. Gibson Adams
Hoberg
State Board of Agriculture
C. D. Bellows
Maryville
George W. Arfield
Severth
Joseph Lovegreen
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Chillicothe
W. M. Milligan
Richmond
Chase Henthorn
Buckner
George L. Russell
Chilhowee
W. A. Dalmeyer
John F. Case
Wright City
St.Louis
Martin J. Hyland
W. E. Leach
J. Ed. Pettringer
W N. Rankin
Sodnesnah
Aye City
M . Hajlems
Rolla
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W.,.l. Smith
W. H. Powell
Winton and Sheila Escape the Mountain Pass
Winton battles De Witt in a cave, uses a boulder to block pursuing Hottentots, and escapes with Sheila as the sun rises. They find the long hidden pass and begin a perilous 35 mile trek to Malopo, aided by Sam who finds them and reports a police detachment has hindered their pursuers. The diamond Van Vorst carried proves pivotal as they near safety.
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Winton
Sheila
de Witt
Valley of Bones
Malopo
van Vorst
Stone
Sam
Miss
Ned Burns
Vryburg
Garrett
Germany Land of Quirky Contrasts and Encounters
Viable sketches of postwar Berlin scenes from Viola Paradise describe a waiter who doubles as a scientific talker, a witness-taking police encounter, and a brash American traveler in a city alive with class and power dynamics. The piece blends satire with travelogue in a New Republic tone.
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Viola Paradise
New Republic
Noah's ark essay joke about Noah fishing five minutes
A public school essay reveals Hugh’s claim that Noah fished only five minutes because he “didn’t have but two worms.” The teacher asks for clarification as the joke hinges on a piscatorial pun. The tale originates from Harper’s.
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Hugh
Noah
Harper’s
Father scolds Willie after they defy warnings
A father confronts his son Willie about repeating a misdeed he warned him against. Willie apologizes with a quip admitting he doubted his father would catch him.
Fish Hibernation Across Climates and Survival Tricks
The article explores how temperate zone fish enter partial dormancy without full torpor, while tropical species ride through dry periods in a fully torpid mud state. It notes mucus coated cavities to prevent desiccation and Indian ponds where fish reportedly survive multiple dry seasons.
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Tropics
India
Rare Ben Jonson epithet and grave inscription tale
The Kansas City Star notes John Aubrey's claim that the inscription O Rare Ben Jon son was placed over Ben Jonson's grave in Westminster Abbey after Jack Young paid a workman 18 pence. Jonson lies upright beneath the north aisle pavement, with a medallion in the poets' corner south transept.
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Ben Jonson
John Aubrey
Waegtminster Abbey
Jack Young
Jonson
Kansas City Star
Ingenious telescopic sight by Sir Howard Grubb
The Irish maker Sir Howard Grubb devised a rifle sight that uses a small lens to project a bright cross in front of the gun as a foresight. The shooter aligns the cross with the target by holding its center on the object, guiding aim without a traditional fore or back sight.
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Howard Grubb
Then you consider Boobly a fool
A witty quip from J Fuller Gloom in the Kansas City Star comparing Boobly. Gloom asserts Boobly knows little on many subjects, reflecting a sharp nose for ignorance in a social aside.
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Boobly
J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
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