Commissioners' Allowances for December 1906 in Decatur County
A list of December term 1906 allowances by the Decatur County Board of Commissioners. Names include J A Stagg for bridge repair and engineer work, Edgar Mendenhall salaries and office, A M Willoughby stationery and printing, J L Biddinger per diem and salaries, Holman Black jail supplies, J M Woodfill & Sons for jail and poor, West Bros and Mirear Dry Goods Co for poor, G W Lanham salaries and office, Standard Shoe Co jail and poor, and many others with various payments for salaries, per diems, jail, bonds, bridge repairs, gravel roads, and public services. The document ends with an employment notice for travel to Greensburg Indiana.
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Board of Commissioners
Decatur County
J. A. Stagg
J.A. Stagg
Clyde Stagg
Edgar Mendenhall
J. M. Woodfill & Sons
Mirear Dry Goods Co
G. W. Lanham
Standard Shoe Co
M.C. Jenkins
Charles Sturgis
J. L. Giddinger
J.E. Caskey
Frank E. Ryan
al W. O. Roszell
A. B. Clark
Link & Bobrink
William Snell
John M. Redington
Central Union Tel. Co
Allen Beagle
Elmer Ford
Dick Whitsel
Charles P. Johnson
E. G. Schultz
George C. Benton
J. W. Craig
John Patterson
Uriah Privett
C. A. Young
Bert Gilham
Bobbs Merrill Co
Expense
G. W. Davis
Barnes & Howell, Poor
J.L. Biddingar
Dalmbert & Co
W. W. Woodfill
Poor
Spilman & Bonner
Ji& c
Williams & Co
W. T. Stott & Co
J.L. Biddinger
Orlando Lee
Pulse & Porter
Edmeades Bros., Poor
Edmeades Bros
Td Minear Dry Goods Co
Reed & Snails
C. Wiles & Co
Ti Craig & Lowe
C. L. White
J. M. Childers
Ways of the Toad Oddities of a Water-Loving Creature
A historical note describes toads as water loving yet wandering onto dry land. It explains rain as a trigger for showers and toads standing in the rain, the tadpole life cycle, and the puzzling possibility of viviparous toads when distant from water. It mentions tiny toads found in gardens and walls away from ponds.
Mary Campbell and Burns A Highland Lassie’s Love Tale
Mary Campbell, a Highland servant at Castle Montgomery, inspired Robert Burns during residence at Mossgiel Tower. Their romance culminated in a farewell voyage to the West Highlands and her death from fever in Greenock. Burns later recalled the deep bond and wrote To Mary in Heaven.
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Mary
Mary Campbell
Castle Montgomery
Burns
Mossgirl Tower
Indies
Mar
Avr
West Highlands
Greenock
Hines
Three Concentric Spheres Proposed For Earth's Interior
A physician advocates a model with a solid nucleus 3000 to 7000 miles wide, surrounded by a liquid substratum and a crust 70 to 200 miles thick. Historical notes link Halley to earlier versions, suggesting inner rotation differences caused magnetic changes and deluge. Internal heat could arise from friction between rotating layers.
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Edmund Halley
Invasive species spread by empire in colonies
Englishmen introduced rabbits to Australia causing land ruin. Weasels failed to curb them and instead preyed on ground birds. Scots gifted the thistle to New Zealand and regretted it. A water weed prospered in New Zealand blocking rivers. The mongoose in Jamaica killed cane rats but turned to poultry, eroding poultry farms.
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Australia
New Zealand
Jamaica
It Suits to a T
A quotation explains the origin and meaning of the phrase it suits to a T. It compares the expression to the T square used by draftsmen to ensure angles and perpendiculars. It notes the phrase was common in Dr. Johnson's era and cited by Boswell about Wharton.
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Johnson
Boswell
Wharburton
The Changing Frenchman and his travel rivalries
A Varis Figaro quote notes how crossing borders once seemed the utmost hardship to a Frenchman. Now the Frenchman competes with the Anglo Saxon in love of travel and adventure.
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Varis Figaro
Sure of His Umbrella
A departing guest asks to borrow an umbrella and, amid rain, offers to walk home with the host to shelter him along the way. The host agrees, framing the exchange as a mutual stroll despite the weather.
Bright Boy Heads Upside Down Question From Visitor
A visitor asks the young Dudley if he can stand on his head. Dudley answers no, saying it is too high up.
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Dudley
To grief there is a limit not set to fear
A short quotation attributed to Pliny the Younger notes that grief has bounds while fear has no set limit, suggesting endurance and restraint in sorrow.
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Pliny the Younger
Rat in School Room Sparks Commotion at Columbus High
A rat released in the Columbus High assembly caused a panicked scramble among girls seeking cover. Prof Wertz and brave students captured the rat, with investigators watching for the culprit as girls reportedly preferred modesty that day.
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Columbus
Prof. Wertz
Follow the Flag Health Advice From a Soldier’s Experience
Willis T. Morgan of Concord New Hampshire recalls serving two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with keeping him in perfect health. The medicine is advertised as best for coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases with trial bottles free and priced at 50 cents and 1.90 available at J H Batterton’s drugstore.
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Cuba
Phillippines
Willis T. Morgan
Concord
N. H
Philippines
J. H. Batterton’s
A Musical Revolution Gains Wide Traction
The piece notes a sweeping shift in music over the past decade from skilled performers to mechanical devices. Hundreds of thousands of instrument types require little practice, led by piano players, talking machines, and other novelties, with 70 plus manufacturers and heavy advertising signaling a new era in modern civilization.
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Henry T. Fich
Big Four Route Cuts Passenger Rates Starting November
The Big Four Route announces large reductions in passenger rates to most points on its lines effective November 1, 1906. To obtain the lower fares passengers must buy tickets before boarding trains as in‑train fares are higher. Contact the nearest Big Four agent or write H. J. Rye G. P. A. Cincinnati Ohio.
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H. J. Rye
Cincinnati
Ohio
Busts of Irishmen questioned in Boston library
A visitor challenged the Boston Public Library in the newspaper room referencing busts of Hugh O Brien and John Boyle O Reilly saying there are Irish figures. A clerk retorted that a bust of Lucifer exists in the periodical room and he was not Irish.
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Hugh O'Brien
Boston
Boston Public Library
John Boyle O'Reilly
Lucifer
A Delicate Hint and tactful talk at Staylate home
The Baltimore American notes Miss Sharpe’s tactful hints that avoid offense when visiting Mr. Staylate. On a prior call she offered refreshment and served breakfast items, illustrating her delicate social handling.
The Trade Rat in California: A Peculiar Stock Thief
The California wood rat or trade rat earns its name by stealing items only to replace them with something else. A paste pot in a silver mine assay office was found replaced by sticks, rope, wire, and a glass funnel. Lindsay notes a trade rat nest built from iron spikes, forks, spoons, knives, tobacco plugs, and an old purse.
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California
Lindsay
Viscacha Trade Habits Highlight South American Rodents
The viscacha, a South American relative of the chinchilla, lives in family groups on the pampas and hoards portable items. Ranchers often lose watches or similar goods, which the viscacha burrows reveal when searched nearby.
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Pampas
Chicago News
Public Speaker Interrupted by Cough Medicine Claim
An ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia and consumption. It claims the genuine product contains no opiates and is in a yellow package, signed by J. H. Batterton.
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Foley
J. H. Batterton
The Gift Makers Opportunity at Throp's Stockroom
A brief notice notes an opportunity related to gift makers and references the inventory held by Throp's. The readable text implies a focus on available stock and potential for those seeking gift items.
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Throp’s
Popular Christmas Gifts at Batterton's Drug Store
A shopper notes a large assortment of popular Christmas gifts available at Batterton's Drug Store, inviting customers to browse the selection for holiday shopping.
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Batterton's Drug Store
Peas Market Notes Raised Prices Amid Fresh Harvest
Trading notes indicate superfine pea goods with extra sifted, lifted early June. Prices rise as growers report strong demand for lifted sweet wrinkle peas from regional markets.
Grocery Catalog of Fresh Produce and Staples
A listing of assorted foods and brands including tomatoes lima beans string beans salmon lobsters asparagus raisins currants Corsican citron layer figs dates Swiss cheese walnuts salad dressings pickles cocktail sauce corn meal flour grits peanut butter mackerel cocoa and French peas with mushrooms in glass bottles.
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New York
Durkee
Snyder’s
Columbia
Bensdorph
Fruit Can Goods List
A catalog of preserved fruits and ready fruits including pineapple sliced and grated canned red raspberries red pitted cherries canned blackberries canned black raspberries and canned blueberries.
Branded Pack Names Amid Market Corn Offerings
Emerald Maine Pack Daffodil Brand Maine Pack Old Honesty Illinois Pack Sunrise Brand Ohio Pack Country gentleman Fritter Corn Daffodil Kernelled Corn Best Sugar appear as packed product labels in a trade listing. The brief reads like a catalog of seed or corn brands with regional associations and varieties.
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Emerald
Maine
Illinois
Sunrise Brand
Ohio
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Joseph A. Alexander
Greensburg
Ind
Skeen Foundry
Hichland Mary
Waterman
Dalmbert & C
Heinz & Co
PEAS
Royal Anna
Prunes
the Model Grocery
A. Is
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