Senator Wilfley Defends German Telegram Aid
A St Louis Star piece from June 22, 1918 criticizes Senator Wilfley for defending his act signing a German propaganda telegram to President Wilson. It argues his public support for German aims contradicts 100 percent Americanism and disqualifies him as Missouri’s representative, noting the telegram was used by German agents and funded to influence U.S. entry into World War I.
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Wilfley
Wilson
United States
Missouri
Senate
Senator Wilfley
Wilfley Called UnAmerican for Peace Telegram
St. Louis Republic condemns Xenophon P. Wilfley for signing a 1917 peace telegram that urged keeping the United States out of war. The piece argues he favored German-backed petitions, opposed war measures, and would be unworthy of the Senate. It cites his Board of Election Commissioners record and notes other signers with Hun-language ties.
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Wilfley
UN States Senate
United States
Wilson
Wilsey
White House
America
Wilifrey
Senate
McLemore
England
Germany
Neutrals
Belgium
Louvain
United States Senate
St. Louis Republic
Bauer Indicted for Anti Folk Circular
Ignatius J. Bauer deputy sheriff and Retail Liquor Dealers secretary faces an indictment for distributing anonymous literature attacking candidate Folk for U S Senate. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes his appeals to liquor dealers to defeat Folk reflect folly and political trickery amid liquor law enforcement.
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Bauer
Ignatius J. Bauer
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
United States
Missouri
Prohiblibe
Prost-Dispatch
St. Louis
All Founded on Love and Morality Quote
A brief historic excerpt presents Meister Hekhart asserting that true morality, inward and outward, rests on love, describing love as the foundation of all commandments in a compact quotation.
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Meister Hekhart
Say Bob Has Not Heard About Slater in Life
A fragment from Life features dialogue where one speaker asks Bob if his mother mentioned Slater, and Bob replies his father only said it was something he could not talk about. The exchange hints at a secret or tension without detailing specifics.
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Bob
Mther
Slater
Strive to Keep Soul Youthful Quote by Margaret Deland
A reflective quote on aging and the soul from Margaret Deland notes that the speaker rejects blame for an aged body while affirming responsibility for an aged soul. The remark emphasizes inner vitality over outward years.
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Margaret Deland
Obstacle to Success Cited by Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press reflection notes that starting with a big head makes achievement in this world difficult, but perseverance can turn an average start into worthwhile success. The piece emphasizes attitude and effort over initial advantage.
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Detroit Free Press
One Privilege of Age
A short exchange notes that aging brings a rare chance to recall shared youth. The speaker laughs at the idea of telling a former playmate how she used to turn flap flops on the pipe fence in front of the old home.
Coal Flows Like Water In Pittsburgh Steel Works
Powdered coal flows through 1500 feet of four inch pipe under 40 psi in Pittsburgh steel works. The stream is so rapid that four tons pass through a 500 foot line in five minutes.
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Pittsburgh
To Correspondents on Jasper Route Stamps Reminder
Notice warns Jasper route residents not to use B-cent stamps as two cent stamps will carry letters.
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Jasper
Executor's Notice for John Gohr Estate in Jasper County
Letters testamentary granted to J T Lannon for John Gohr deceased by Jasper County Probate Court on June 6 1918. Creditors must present claims within six months for allowance or be barred. one year from letters grants to avoid further rights. Judge J Frankeberger seals the record. first publication June 13 5t.
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John Golhr
Jasper County
H&s
J.T. Lannon
State of Missouri
Jasper
J. T. Lannon
John Gohr
J. Frankeberger
The Hebrides Islands Population Insight
The Hebrides are a vast group of about 600 islands off Scotland’s west coast with roughly one fifth inhabited. Of the inhabited islands, about a third have populations around ten people each.
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Hebrides
Scotland
When You Ask a Favor Without Expecting Refusal
The passage argues that requesting help should be reasonable and without implying doubt. It urges giving credit to friends for willingness to assist and warns against asking favors with an air of anticipated refusal.
Measured by Cubic Foot
A historical table lists weights per cubic foot for various substances and materials. It shows water at 1,000 ounces, milk 1,030, cider 1,020, alcohol 800, lead 930, gold 19,250, white oak 880, poplar 499, limestone 2,050, wheat 70, and all others at 1 ounce per cubic foot.
Knew His Business Punchline of a Student
A student of human nature requests only a crust and a cup of water from a mother. She replies with concern and offers a lunch, remarking on his restraint and judgment about generosity.
Communing With the Great in a Lively Library Reverie
A lively piece extols visiting a library to commune with great minds of the past. It revels in the feast of ideas and inner strength found among historic figures, urging readers to seek wisdom within shelves and pages.
Optimistic Thought and the Honest Man’s View on Wealth
A compact reflection argues riches are despised by a man of honor as a well stored cheat intercepts truth, highlighting tension between virtue and wealth in a moral frame. The piece underscores integrity over material gain and questions the legitimacy of wealth built on deception.
Smokeless Fuel From Anthracite Culm Mix
A discovery shows that anthracite culm blended with about 20 percent soft coal yields a good smokeless fuel. The finding suggests a practical method to reduce smoke while using local coal resources.
Notice of Final Settlement in Frick Estate
I CO Spaid administrator of the estate of Jacob Frick deceased will make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Jasper County Missouri to be held at Carthage on August 12 1918. C L Spaid Administrator. First published July 11 4t.
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Jacob Frick
I. CO
Spaid
Jasper County
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