Fred Crandall Wins Suit Over Auto Ownership
Fred Crandall of Jasper, a former Joplin detective, won possession of the Hudson car bought from Harvey Mooneyham after a circuit court trial in Joplin. The jury awarded Crandall $300 damages for car detention as the International Indemnity Company had replevied the vehicle, claiming it belonged to a Los Angeles physician.
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Jasper
Fred Crandall
Detective Department
Joplin
Harvey Mooneyham
Grant Emerson
Harry Neff
Neff
Crandall
The
International Indemnity Company
Los Angeles
Calif
Oll Rogers
Carthage Press
The Wise Wife and a Sleepy Husband Joke
A humorous fragment notes a wife who refuses to wake her husband for a child’s drink, lest he later claim he stayed up all night and slept poorly. Also referenced is Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
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Arkansaw Thomas Cat
Home Surroundings Count and Color Balance in Rooms
A house mood is shaped by Walla woodwork rugs draperies furniture pictures and ornaments. An accordant note among these elements disrupts or reinforces the unity of the whole house or building. Colors should be balanced as forms are to maintain cheerfulness or provide gloom.
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Walla
First Use of Glorious Banner in 1777 Continentals
On June 14 1777 the continental congress passed a resolution adopting the original flag. John Paul Jones claimed to have raised the new flag on a naval vessel and the flag first used on land at Fort Stanwix with a hastily improvised barrier mined on August 8 1777.
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Continental Congress
John Paul Jones
Oat Fort Stanwit
Vast peat future spotted on Smolen Island near Kristiansnod
The flat land at Lalande Great Possibilities, Smolen Island, near Kristiansmnod Norway, is described as a vast peat field with immense potential for large scale production. The text questions whether any location could be better for peat extraction.
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Lalande
Smolen Island
Kristiansmnod
Norway
Navy Recruiting Truck To Visit Jasper On Thursday
A Navy recruiting truck will visit Jasper on Thursday October 21 to enlist interested young men in the Navy. The party left St Louis September 27 with an 11 piece Navy band and three recruiters and will tour cities from St Louis to Kansas City. Enlistments are for 2 3 or 4 years ages 17 to 35 with all branches open. For more information see the Navy recruiting party or the Navy Recruiting Station 302 Post Office Building Joplin Mo.
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Navy
Jasper
St. Louis
Kansas City
Naval Service
Navy Recruiting Party
Eto
Navy Recruiting Station
Post Office
Joplin
Room With an Eero Echoes in Milan Castle
A room in Simonetta’s castle near Milan emits a remarkable echo. A loud repeated shotlike noise occurs sixty times, described as a dramatic audio phenomenon in the historic setting.
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Simonetta
Milan
Proper Pride and Personal Satisfaction Quoted
A fragmented quotation discusses pride, self-acceptance, and the value of laudanum and other medicines in small doses. It notes that large quantities harm and that a person must be pleased with themselves to please others, attributed to Frederick Saunders.
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Frederick Saunders
Rally Day At M E Church Highlights 185 In Sunday School
Sunday School attendance reached 185 as the M E Church held Rally Day events. Grace Crow's class of 12 girls earned diplomas moving from junior to senior department. Epworth League contest ended with women ahead by 59 in a lively finish. Next Sunday observes Good Literature Day with special music. An Anti-Saloon League speaker is slated for October 26 at 2:30 p.m. Posters in shop windows provide details.
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Grace Crow
Epworth League
Anti-Saloon League
Indian Textile Workers in North America
In North America four distinct textile types are used by Indian workers. They employ diverse weaving methods and possess notable devices for warping shredding and pattern making. They also use secret methods of weight handling in their craft.
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North America
Why Every Missouri Farmer Should Vote for Good Roads Amendment No. 6
A 1920 Missouri voters guide urging farmers to approve the $60 million bond issue for a statewide hard road system. It argues state auto fees will cover road costs, counties gain two cross-country roads, and a connected system boosts markets, services, and prosperity with no extra taxes. It emphasizes rural benefits, delayed deliveries, and improved social and educational life.
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Missouri
Union
Abe
Thought Mill a Rare Quality and Independent Thought
Thought Mill a Rare Quality argues that teaching people to think independently is a vast task. It notes that most are shaped by schooling or a defining intellectual tradition and compares fearless, tolerant thinking to the rarity of science in the fifteenth century.
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Herbert N. Caason
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M.E. Church
A. B. Deutsch Clothing Co
Halliburton
R. C. Grissom
Orie Snyder
Hart Schaffner.& Marx Clothes
Connecticut Insurance Co
C E. L. Crawford First National Bank
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