Tax hikes to fund Missouri University urged in editorial
An editorial argues for a small tax to support the state university, warning that without funding talent will leave Missouri. It cites faculty losses to better-paid rivals, notes Dr Hill refused a Wisconsin presidency, and asserts Columbia reports show current expense strains. The piece urges voters to back the levy to keep talent at home.
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Trhage
Sundt
Wisconsin University
Missouri
Hill
Columbia
World's Best Arica Salve advert full of claims
An advertisement extols Buel len's Arica Balve as perfect healer for corns, rough skin, bruises and sores. It lists ailments from sprains to eczema and salve for sore eyes, cold sores, chapped hands and piles. Webb Bros sells it for 25 cents.
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Buellen
Webb Bros
Keeling Studio Opens Daily Starting October Seventeenth
Arthur Strecker, son of the late Elizabeth Strecker, arrived from Colorado to attend his mother’s funeral Monday morning. The note also mentions taking cream to J.R. Wheat.
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Arthur Strecker
Elizabeth Strecker
Colorado
Fox hunting trip spree in Oklahoma rumors and thanks
Rexall Store owner H F Pitts Fred Powers and Al bert Rice took three fox hounds and firearms on a hunting expedition to Oklahoma last Sunday, planning a six week stay if game allows. Also noted are Mr and Mrs J P Dunlap returning from visits in Town Illinois and Ohio, a death thank you from W A Strecker family, Cubs and Athletics bets on the World Series, and H J Deardorffs visit with relatives in Carthage.
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Fred Powers
Oole
Albert Rice
Oklahoma
J. P. Dunlap
Illinois
Ohio
Mark Twain on good roads and a Mississippi stage
A Hartford man recalls Mark Twain’s tale of a 20 mile Mississippi stage ride in spring, when rough roads and deep mud forced repeated pulls. Five male passengers endured wet, exhausted travel while three women revealed themselves as robust men after dismounting.
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Mark Twain
Hartford
Mississippi
Protest against jolts curb subway discomfort for longevity
The New York Medical Journal argues that the irritants of urban transit such as subway heat, screeching trains, bell clangs, and horse-drawn motor cars undermine comfort and shorten life. It calls for reducing avoidable discomfort to promote happiness and longevity.
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New York Medical Journal
Ingenious No Sew Pocket Fix Sees Simple Fold Save Trouser
Mr Bill recounts a fourth, simple method to mend a pocket by folding the bottom edge up to cover the hole and stitching through the fold and pocket. The idea pleases him for practicality, though Mrs Billops argues it makes the pocket shallower and creates a ridge.
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Bill
The Perfect Foot
A detailed description of an ideal female foot with a high instep short heel and long straight toes, noting the hollow of the outer foot as the rare peak of beauty. It contrasts seaside footprints showing hollow on the inside and a straight wet mark outside, asserting water should flow under the arch without wetting it.
Invasive John’s Wort Spreads Across Victoria Farmland
An Australian report notes how a few John’s wort seeds from Bright Victoria escaped garden use and spread via cattle across the state. The weed now occupies about 20 000 acres and Victoria’s agricultural department spends many thousands to eradicate it, with methods costing up to fifty pounds per acre.
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Bright
Victoria
John
Victorian
Gippaland
Agricultural Department of
Westminster Gazette
Two Choir Boys Sentenced for Poisoning Wine near Munich
Extraordinary juvenile crime in Rossenfeld sees two boys aged by the court imprisoned for several years. The elder stole hydrochloric acid while the younger, aiding the priest at mass, poured poison into sacramental wine. A member of the congregation tasted the wine and a doctor promptly gave an emetic.
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Rossenfeld
Munich
Germ crank rumor sparks awkward romance quip
A humorous exchange debates a man labeled a germ crank and his claim that his sweetheart accepted him after he strained her to his bosom. The speakers quip about strained kisses and folly in affection.
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Deardorff’s
Jasper, Mo
H. J. Deardorff
THE
Jasper News
R.b.griffith
Jasper, Boterei Et the Postoffice
J.R. Wheat
Keeling
Rexall
H. F. Pitts
Cary
W. A. Strecker
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cubs
Athletics
C. D. Hill
Carthage
Schuttler and Weber
New Hendricks Bldg
South Side
Jasper
J. A. Cozatt
NEW Variety Store
Jesper
North Ride
Geo. Peisen
Ead
Central Business College
Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO
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