Entertaining Great Soldiers In Kansas City
Kansas City hosts famed modern generals from the European war era. Marshal Foch, General Pershing, Diaz and Beatty draw crowds at the American Legion gathering. Haig is missing. The visit highlights shared victory and postwar reflection. next Legion meeting is set for New Orleans.
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Kansas City
Caesar
Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Diaz
Lajune
Jacques
Admiral Beatty
American Legion
Haig
New Orleans
Hard Row For The Farmer In Missouri Prices Fall
Prices for corn and wheat slump across Missouri, with some counties paying as low as 40 to 50 cents per bushel for corn and around 1.25 dollars for wheat, far below state averages. Tax increases under the Republican administration burden farmers, even as Governor Gardner left funds in the treasury. William Egan of St. Louis, a well known Democratic figure, was shot dead by two men, reportedly with no one knowing the assailants. A Pettis county special election on November 15 seeks a 400000 dollar bond for a new courthouse after the old building burned a year ago. Bedalia is expected to back the bonds, while farmers’ votes are uncertain. N. C. Hardin Sr., of Louisiana, Pike county, dies at 85, a former member of the 1875 state constitutional convention. two other members, George H. Shields and Ben F. Dysart, survive.
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Missouri
Gardner
William Egan
St. Louis
Democratic City Committee
Pettis County
Bedalia
N. C. Hardin, Sr
Louisana
Pike County
George H. Shields
Ben F. Dysart
Macon
International Bibliography Institute at Brussels Faces Skepticism
At a British Library Association meeting in Manchester criticism was leveled at the International Institute of Bibliography housed in Palais Mondial Brussels. It seeks a universal catalog of all books but with 12 million cards stored in long cabinets the project appears far from完成. A Manchester librarian argues for global support and suggests Washington as a possible site for an international center.
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International Institute of Bibliography
Palais Mondial
Brussels
British Library Association
Manchester
Washington
Impressions of a Fox Star in a Sunlit Tale
A vivid portrait of a clever, roguish youth who loves literature and avoids heroics. The character radiates charm, evokes youthful longing, and inspires admiration while remaining modest and kind. The tale highlights artistry, confidence, and outpacing rivals with ease.
A Creature to Be Pitied by Junius Quote
A fragmentary quotation presents Junius arguing that cowardice appears in both fawning subordinates and insolent ones who dare praise those above. The line underscores power dynamics and moral judgment.
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Junius
Autumnal verse echoes in nature’s quiet mood
An evocative fragment quotes poetic lines about autumn's color and love whispers. The text names Tennyson and features playful misspellings like Daft. The excerpt presents vivid imagery of leaves turning and the season’s mood.
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Woodbine
Nature
Notorious wolf caught by federal trappers and more
A lone wolf blamed for six years of livestock stock depredations near Billings Montana is captured by U S Department of Agriculture trappers. The animal, 82 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches, was exhibited at the county fair. The report blends other column snippets on a horse star and family anecdotes.
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Montana
Billings
United States Department of Agriculture
Mixs Horse Knows When to Start Home
Tom Mixs horse Tony is a knowing animal. When the Fox star has ridden him all day in making a picture Tony dislikes staying for his master to finish chats and insists on being taken home.
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Tom
Tony
Mix
Tom Mix
William Fox
Overseas Humor Exchange From Punch Quip
A humorous exchange mocks courtship and wages as a man asks if he may marry, the suitor proposing five pounds a week. The reply questions affordability, prompting a quip about saving for handkerchiefs and a jab about waiting until a cold is better.
The Victim Rails Against a Reckless Driver
A fragmentary verse notes a driver racing at fifty miles per hour striking no concern for damage, then ends with a grim image of the victim lying beneath a flowery bower. The lines imply a fatal collision and a guilty conscience as the speaker confronts the consequences.
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Ry Bower
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Joseph Goldman
Cole County Democrat Printing CO
Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City
Broadway
63Rd Street
New York City
Fifth Ave
Subway
Central Park
P.v.land
Bill
Sophie
Willie
Your Sophie
Your
Virginia Burley
Gusrantens
Mew
York
N-aive
Nice
Miles
Tennyson J. Daft
Tulsa
Virginia
The
Houston Post
Brown
JUST
Temple E
Young Lady
Ty Cobb
Lez
Coal and Wood Dealer
Matin and
Mulberry St
Dalemeyer
Insurance Agency
J. J. Franz
East High Street
Ire
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
F. W. Boer Insurance Agency
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