Missouri drainage ditch to reclaim many acres
Bates county Rich Hill focuses on a massive drainage ditch project dubbed the biggest in Missouri. The 23 a half mile channel aims to reclaim about 89 000 acres, costing 370 000 dollars funded by six percent bonds. Engineers and local promoters praise the plan as destroying old flood cycles and boosting land value attracting Illinois and Indiana settlers.
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Bates County
Rich, Hill
Panama Canal
Missouri
Scott
Dunkin
Ste. Genevieve
Cape Girardeau
Madison
Stoddard
J. F. Kern
Butler
John D. Moore
Rich Hill
Kern
John
Illinois
Indiana
Marie Des Cynges
Kansas
Topeka
Ottawa
Vernon
Jefferson City
Marie Des Cygnes
Papinville
Engin
Foohey & Sons
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. V. Willis
A. V. Willis & Sons of Pittsfield, Ill.; R. H. McWilliams of Mattoon
Ill
Small Bros
Iowa
A. V. Willia & Sons
Farmers’ and Manufacturers’ Bank of Rich Hill
Folkloric Fragments on Dough and Society
An excerpted collage of quotes and quips on dough, wheat, and bread as metaphor for life, marriage, and class. It blends humorous lines about culture, education, and desire with snippets from period publications and a brief courtroom exchange, capturing a mosaic of early 20th century wit and social commentary.
Forgiveness Wife and Young Husband Lamon Ruse
A fragment from the Baltimore American presents a quip about a young wife sparring over a cook who spoiled the bacon and a husband who suggests a kiss. A limerick lines a tale of a youth named Root whose hopeful wooing meets sour reception and mocked failure.
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Root
Knowledgeable juror quip echoes in court scene
In a sharp courtroom exchange the lawyer questions a witness about jury familiarity. The witness quips that more than half the jurors are known to him and offers a clean high stakes joke about knowing more than the entire panel, reflecting a satirical tone.
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Chicago Daily News
No Alternative to Church Pews, Fades Forlorn Adoration
A Chicago Journal fragment reports a speaker explaining reluctance to attend church after pew redecorating. The person loved Dr Love but cannot sit in the redesigned space due to color clashes with his new fashion.
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Dr. Love
Chicago Journal
Early breakfast plan charms cook into dawn routine
In a pithy Detroit Free Press item, a humorous exchange about an ambitious breakfast scheme leads a cook to rise before four each morning to watch a comet, then cook breakfast once she has seen it.
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Bulkins
Chicago Daily News
Football Scrimmage Highlights Shifting Horace Popularity
In a lively exchange Gladys notes Horace was once widely liked, while Evelyn counters that his popularity has waned. The debate reflects shifting perceptions of a college figure amid campus chatter.
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Gladys
Horace
Evelyn
No Cause for Worry in a Home Day Plea
A patient pleads to Dr Cubebs for action to stay at home. The doctor reassures she will be at home, amid a fragmentary cartoon-like dialogue with references to Berlin houses numbered in luminous palpi and a mention of Chicago Daily News and Statesman.
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Berlin
Crmsonbeak
Ero Statesman
A Terrible Shock and a Sick Editor’s Wife
A humorous column excerpt features a wife informing a visitor her husband is ill and cannot meet. A caller sympathizes as the editor has not spoken since his arrival, having endured a terrible shock. Another brief gag involves a balking automobile refusing to move after a sign warns against exceeding speed.
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N. Y
Greene
How do you expect to get people to vets for you
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sor dhum in a clipped exchange about political strategy. He warns that the time is near to act, suggesting a shift from verbose opposition to decisive action to avoid internal damage from lingering debate.
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Sordhum
Hunt
Rdo
Washington Star
Pernna Miracle Promises Hope For Weary Mothers
A widow and mother of six writes that after over a year of weakness and failed medicines she consulted Dr Hartman and followed his guidance with Pernna. She credits four months of treatment for a complete recovery and invites others to write for details.
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Aniegae
Ron
Hartman
Perino
Lizzie Lohr
Jim
Dr. Hartman
Mayor Known For Perfumed Gasoline Popularity
A stranger questions how a manufacturing town elects a millionaire mayor. A native quips his popularity comes from using perfumed gasoline in his car, implying a flashy image rather than policy.
Recipe Chest and Moral Echoes from Cicero
A fragmented line of notes blends recipe prompts with a Buddhist tone on charity and virtue. It oddly juxtaposes references to chocolate and Gustavus with a Cicero quote about virtue and action, suggesting an ethic of practical goodness alongside simple culinary ideas.
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OSAGE
Wales
Puck
Pat
Pat May
Jones
Chicago Tribune
Detroit
Zie Lh
Steen Canta
Cicero
Dodds
Ine
Scarters
Kansas City
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