Soil Survey Progress in Linn County under William Doe
The Linn County soil survey reports two months of work with half of the county classified and mapped. It covers Baker, North Salem, Enterprise, Grantsville, Benton, Jackson, and parts of Clay and Lowest Creek townships, detailing soil depth color texture subsoil drainage and surface features alongside crop use and vegetation.
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Linn County
William Doe
Baker
North Salem
Grantsville
Benton
Jacks
Loest
Onis
Nea
Missouri
Lowe
Slats Diary Sketches Farm Duty and Ford Snag
Slats recounts visiting Uncle Hens to view a new tractor like his old ford. He mentions milk delivery duties and a mistaken butter bottle accusation from customers. Dad and Uncle Hen swap a joke as the tale ends with a question about the situation.
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Ford
Evry
Bankrupt Gave All But Uniform From World War Soldier
The affidavit notes Ike P Broesder of Little Rock Iowa, bankrupt, values a worn WWI uniform at $15 but no attorney can set a price on its emotional worth. Broesder lists facilities at $6,559 and assets at $3,151 with $360 in household goods, requesting the uniform be spared from creditors.
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Broestler
Broesder
Iowa
Saving The Country At The Polls In November
The nations habit of voting every four years is celebrated as citizens head to the polls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to elect the president. Not all agree on methods, but the aim remains saving the country.
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Ez Sinde
Kets
Ant Emmy
Mix Gillemo
Evry
Hagen
Wendy
Ehaniel
Tay
Divided politics preserve the nation every four years
The passage argues that fierce partisan clashes guide the country through cycles of crisis and recovery. Each side believes the other will ruin America, yet four-year intervals restore peace and national pride as the nation remains strong and influential amid world powers.
Trustee Sale Promises Foreclosure Of Browning Property
Archié R Austin and Digzie Austin defaulted on two promissory notes secured by a deed of trust on Lots 4 5 and 6 in Black Eight in Mairs Addition Browning Linn County Missouri. Thornton Trustee announces sale at Browning Post Office front door on Friday November 14 1924 between 9 am and 5 pm to satisfy the notes and costs.
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Archié R
Austin
Digzie ‘Austin
Reeck
Browning
Lins
State of Missouri
Cestomi
C. M. Thornton
Armistice Day Remembered In Quiet Local Observance
Six years after the armistice crowds recall the end of World War I with joy and relief. Veterans and citizens celebrate with flags, banks closing, and quiet ceremonies across Browning as shops reopen and hopes rise for veterans returning home.
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No Man's Land
Browning
Bellis
Legion
Maggarts Take Trip to Kirksville for Hospital Procedure
Frank L. Maggart and Albert Maggart accompanied by their father J. N. Maggart traveled to Kirksville yesterday for an operation at the Grim Hospital.
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Frank L
Albert Maggart
Kirksville
J. N. Maggart
Grim Hospital
Geysers Like Volcanoes In Yellowstone
Geysers resemble volcanoes with water erupting from lava heated underground. The cycle runs as water is heated in porous lava, erupts, and returns to the geyser tube to be reheated. Old Faithful at Yellowstone usually erupts about every 65 minutes with large dumps of water reaching heights up to several feet.
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Yellowstone National Park
ET Fee
Barometer notes on weather expectations and air moisture
The article explains barometer behavior and how air moisture and warmth affect mercury pressure. It notes that low mercury suggests rain only when moist air leads to condensation and rain, while dry air lifts the mercury and lightens atmospheric pressure.
Curious duel of snakes seen by Louisiana swamp workers
Two young surveyors in a Louisiana swamp spotted two snakes with each other’s tail in their mouths trying to swallow one another. They told the cook, a gray veteran, who chuckled that he hadn’t seen it, making the boys doubt their tale. The tale comes from Youth’s Companion.
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Louisiana
New Monorail Hand Car Promises Energy Savings
A German engineer has designed a monorail hand car with two flanged wheels on a single rail and a damping body on the frame. The setup uses a long pushing rod to move the vehicle, claimed to cut energy use by about three quarters.
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Popular Mechanics
Pine Stumps Used to Produce Paper
Pine stumps from cut over and burned over timber lands in the South will be processed into paper. A machine removes charcoal, then chips are produced. After tar turpentine and rosin extraction, the residue is pulped to make paper.
Mr Jones Declares Luncheon Then Houses Fire Alert
In a brief exchange Mr Jones says he will not speak until lunch is finished. A passerby interrupts to inform him that his house is on fire, prompting an urgent response.
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Mr. Jones
Planting and Transplanting Principles for Shrubs and Trees
Advice on transplanting trees and shrubs, cutting back long roots, and selecting tidy, well arranged landscaping. Emphasizes avoiding bare, frayed roots and using thoughtful placement to create a pleasing yard backdrop.
City Planner Aims to Save Money on Public Works
It argues the planner will cut costs for a new city site, enabling repayment of funds. Expert guidance favored a cheaper, larger site near the center in a park area with access to roads and amenities. The piece extols planning as a public welfare boosting water supply sanitation housing and reducing epidemic costs.
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Parrold Cary
Collier's Weekly
Pierida
Jess
Mr. Nelen
The Story and a Half House Design
The story and a half house blends bungalow charm with two story economy. It offers single floor living with a low profile plus usable space under the roof for bedrooms via dormers and steeper roof pitch, achieving good ceiling height at lower cost than a full two story.
Dayton Votes Special Assessment for Park
Dayton Ohio levies a first time special assessment to fund a new park. Previous parks were acquired by gift or bond issues.
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Dayton
Ohio
Miners County Tops Nation in Tree Planting Record
Miners County leads nationwide as children from Winnebago County Illinois plant 112000 trees including elms oaks cedars apples and pears Kenneth Mayer field agent for the American Tree Association reports the achievement on behalf of the group.
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Miners County
Winnebago County
Illinois
Kenneth Mayer
Antrican Tree Association
The Champion Knife-Thrower and a Tragic Misunderstanding
Dimitri, world champion knife thrower, and his partner Smith known as William Tell Jr, perform a dangerous act framed by knives around Smith. A jealous quarrel with Dimitri’s wife Nelly leads to a staged taunt before a show.
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Smitri
Dimitri
Smith
William Tell, Jr
Dimitris
Smin
Nelly
Alfred
Prochtim
Medea the Sorceress in Myth and Tragedy
Medea daughter of Aetes king of Colchis aided Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece. Deserted by Jason she killed their two sons in vengeance. She is said to have attained immortality and divine worship and supposedly wed Achilles in Elysium. Euripides and Sophocles, among others, treated her story in tragedy.
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Medea
Aetes
Colchis
Jason
Greece
Creusa
Medeg
Achilles
Elysium
Eaphocles
Euripides
Corneille
Sophocles
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Fach
America
Eoud
John Palmer
Western Newspaper Union
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