School Board Minutes Reveal Budget and Building Repairs
The board of education met in regular session with six members present. Bills totaling salaries and supplies were approved, with disputes over enumeration pay and a $4 deduction protest. Committees were appointed to inspect buildings, plan curtains and ink wells, and arrange supplies. a detailed list of repairs and fuel needs across all four wards was discussed and budgeted. Adjourned.
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Board of Education
Davis
Gleason
Gorman
Fisher
Rath
Ort
COE
Ela Ves
Record Printing Co
Gesener
M Welch
Wilson School Supply Co
Harley & Whitaker
A Baker & Bro
Ishor
Peter Sonnet
Frank Hatfield
Den
Dan White
Frank Blezer
Standard Oil Co
Conkle
HDG
Ees
J O Fisher
Mies Fouke
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Mr. Rath
W I Rath
J K Ort
Lind
Central Building
Second Ward
Grain-O Beverages Hold Health Promise For All Ages
A reader praises Grain-O made from pure grains as a coffee substitute noting initial dislike but after a week with Grain-O she would not return to coffee. The product nourishes the system and is safe for children. Sold by grocers for 15c and 25c with preparation directions.
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Coffe
Wind Drives Mystery Through Prairie Hut
An old woman hides her son Jamie in a sod hut on the Kansas prairie as pursuers search the dwelling. She feeds him, fears the wind, and pleads for him to stay, all while the convict evades capture and a windstorm masks the escape.
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Kansas
Colorado Line
Jamie
James Rankin
The Wind Plays On A Desperate Woman
A tense scene shows a frightened old woman fleeing a hut after attempted pursuit. She searches a dark cellar, finds nothing, lights a match, and exits into a rattling wind sweeping the purple prairie while describing her pitiful, wind battered state.
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Jamis
Gas and Telephone Ordered in Winsted Household
A West village woman decided to install both a telephone and a gas range. Her daughter, in a letter to a supplier, asks for immediate attention to the telephone while noting the house is not piped for gas, only the street. The item reflects a family mix up in a local Connecticut notice.
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Winsted
Expansive Invitation in Harlem Life
A fragment from Harlem Life notes an extended family invite. Mother asks if Aunt was glad to see Johnny and friends. Johnny confirms and mentions bringing Papa Susie and the dog next time.
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Tommy
Frankie
Fred
Johnny
Papa
Susie
Harlem
Decorating the Teeth
A dentist recalls patients seeking gold fillings as fashion inlays. He notes some demand for solid gold fronts, but rejects nonprofessional requests such as enlarging cavities to mimic a gold edge or shaping a tooth into a letter. A vaudeville actress offered payment for a gold J in her tooth for a future marriage.
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John
A Floral Miracle in Texas Rainflower Bloom
Robert N. Wilson of the Morgan line recalls a Texas rainflower, copperia, blooming within hours after a rain. He describes a barren ten acre patch turning into a fragrant, vibrant bouquet after a thunder shower, noting natives say rainflowers can bloom quickly after rain. The anecdote cites the New York Commercial Advertiser. The piece adds a remark about sky colors influencing people’s temperament.
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Robert N. Wilson
Morgan Line
Texas
New York Commercial Advertiser
Boston Courier Chicken Broth Confusion Found
A compact exchange from the Boston Courier shows Maggie explaining she made the broth as ordered and mom asking what she did with it. Maggie replies she cooled it and fed it to the chickens.
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Maggie
Ilse
Boston Courier
Gray hair remark turns aging into gentler effect
A light exchange in the Indianapolis Press features a playful jab about gray hair softening the impact of wrinkles. The humorous dialogue underscores aging with witty banter between a couple.
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Indianapolis Press
Allen's Foot-Fase shoe aid promises comfort
Ladies can wear shoes and a size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Fase. The lotion is said to shake into the shoes and fit new shoes, easing corns and bunions and relieving blisters callouses and sore spots. It claims to cure sweating and hot aching feet, 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores, trial package free. Address A Allen Olmstead Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy N. Y
Gas Bill Rampage Ends With Illness and Move Delay
A Capitol Hill man vows to punish a gas company after racking up a $29.60 bill by using every burner in his home. He plans to move, but his wife falls ill three days before the move, delaying the relocation as neighbors joke about him stealing from his own trunk.
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Capitol Hill Citigen
Capitol
Tillman
Garret
Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Aims of an Errand Boy Spark Rivalry in London Lane Office
Danny, an errand boy in a voxer's chain, is hired by his boss Larry to make Garry look best during probation. He speeds daily half mile runs between the exchange and the office to impress. Harry, forced to break in, clocks a four minute seventeen second trip, while Danny claims a minute thirty.
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Danny
Larry
Garry
Harry
New York Commercial Advertiser
Peeved His Case Miss Willing
A humorous exchange unfolds as Miss Willing questions a widower Mr Woodley about belief and love. He compares sugar to affection, noting that the second pound of sugar remains sweet, implying ongoing desire and doubt in the conversation.
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Miss Willing
Mr. Woodly
Mr. Woodley
Chicago News
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