Congressman Taylor Presses Three Year Bill For Colorado Homesteaders
In a letter Taylor praises support from eastern Colorado homesteaders for his three year bill, stating it faced bitter opposition from the Secretary and eastern conservationists. He notes hundreds of approving letters and says a second bill to relieve homesteaders from additional residence on extra entries is on the House calendar and likely to pass this session.
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Taylor
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Charles Howe Makes Final Homestead Proof in Keota
Charles Howe of Unadilla Nebraska appeared before U S Commissioner I S Griffin in Keota this week to complete final commutation proof on his homestead.
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Charles Howe
Unadilla
Neb
Keota
U. S
I. S. Griffin
Would Make a Concession at the Church Steps
A beauteous creature refuses a kiss calling it sacred. A sincere young man proposes going to the church steps to kiss there, insisting on a public display.
Diplomacy Defined as Statesmanship and Lies
A humorous exchange defines diplomacy. Between great powers it is statesmanship. between individuals it is described as lying with one or two warm adjectives. The father-Dalit dialogue labels diplomacy in casual terms, noting its differing scope.
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Johnny—Paw
Mr. Wise
Old Chestnut Drafted Into Column Filling
A make up man complains a stickful is needed for a column and there is nothing usable except an old chestnut of a pointless joke. The editor agrees to run it with a line before noting a highly amusing anecdote told by Senator Gimph and a closing line about the senator's hearty laugh rolling along the corridors.
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Gimph
A Serious Objection To Eight Hour Day Joke
A light exchange between Mrs Wunder and Mr Wunder about labor demands for an eight hour day. Mrs Wunder quips that eight hours would create twenty one days in a week. The jest highlights a comic misinterpretation of labor reform.
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Wunder
Mr. Wunder
Economy Menu for Eight on Three Dollars a Week
Begin with Sunday with ten cents worth of liver for breakfast and a $2.90 beef roast with potatoes for dinner. Monday and Tuesday feature hash. Wednesday is go visiting. Thursday and Friday involve standoff with grocer and butcher. Saturday end with move.
Noahs Ark Reporter Refuses Flood Feature
Mrs. Noah muses about land after landing as a wave crashes over the Ark and Mr. Noah agrees. A journalist sought for a Sunday paper to write on surviving a flood but is rebuffed in a concise exchange.
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Mrs. Noah
Mr. Noah
Into the jaws of death rode the 600
A reader asks who the 600 referred to in the line about the charge of the Light Brigade. The answer: they are dentists joked by Johnny the teacher.
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Johnny
Lawrence B. Schack Public Land Claim Final Proof Notice
Lawrence B. Schack of Sligo Colorado filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish his homestead claim for NE 14 Section 17 Township 9 N Range 61 W 6 P Meridian. Hearings before Ira S. Griffin U S Commissioner at Keota Colorado on August 25 1912. Witnesses named Charles L. Morgan James Moreland Belle Waxham and Henry Bayles all of Sligo Colorado.
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Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Denver
Colo
Sligo
Lawrence B. Schack
Meridian
Ira S. Griffin
U. S
Keota
Charles L. Morgan
James Moreland
Belle Waxham
Henry Bayles
Colo. A
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