Legal view on prohibitions and the eighteenth amendment
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues the Court treated prohibition as a political issue and that enforcement of the eighteenth amendment will depend on public opinion and new enforcement laws. It notes the saloon’s return is unlikely, while Congress may craft a more practical enforcement framework aligned with societal needs. Capt. L B Wikoff of Chillicothe visits Lexington for a few days.
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Dred Scott
Federal Supreme Court
United States
Congress
St. Louis
L. B. Wikoff
Chillicothe
Lexington
Famous Book Collectors Among Historic Gibliofiles
The text recalls notable women readers and bibliophiles from history. Diana of Poitiers left a crescent moon as a book emblem. The Marquise of Pompadour owned about 1,000 volumes later sold for 170 francs. Countess Dubarry sought an even larger library, inspiring Louis XV to praise it though it contained fewer famous copies, and her collection later drew execution after counterrevolutionary volumes were found.
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Diana of
Countess Dubarry
Louis XV
Mme. de Pompadour
Mme. Dubarry
Aome
Not a Scandal Says Father Keeps New Car Quiet
In a lively parlor exchange two girls debate a family matter, hinting at a new car purchase and financial strain. The dialogue recalls a cautious judgment of appearances, speed, and roughness, and ends with the unexpected reveal that the discussion centers on the father’s new car rather than a person.
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Muehleback
Use of Profanity and Billingsgate Language Change
London dispatches report the famous Fish Market will move to a new location while the profanity itself remains. The Philadelphia Record notes strong language expresses emotions and tabasco-like relief, urging moderation rather than elimination.
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Billingsgate
London
Philadelphia Record
You Can Increase Your Yield With a Seed Drill
Several farms in California Illinois Kansas and Town 9 els report gains per acre by drilling small grain instead of broadcasting The John Deere Van Brunt drill does four seedbed tasks in one pass dropping covering forming furrows and pulverizing soil No harrow needed and harvests can align This stock drill uses a force feed gate and promises efficient planting We invite customers to see the drill in action for continuous even seed placement across fields
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California
Illinois
Kansas
Town
John Deere- van Brunt
Ah Pe
van Brunt
Found after long search names baby John
In a light exchange between Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst, a book on nomenclature offers hundreds of child names, and the pair settle on the name John for the baby.
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Mrs. Flatbush
Hark Hark the Lark Appears in The Boston Transcript
A floater quotes Shakespeare lines from the Boston Transcript. It notes that the writer is capable yet travels to the Toronto Globe, with brief remarks on his work.
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William Shakespeare
Boston Transcript
Toronto Globe
Favorite Son Quarrel Foreshadows Election Tensions
Senator Sorghum notes he has been a favorite son before but warns that family quarrels always arise before an election. The exchange hints at intra party strains as campaigns heat up.
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Senator Sorghum
Circuit court convened on Monday with Judge Samuel
The June term of the circuit court opened Monday morning led by Judge Samuel. A marriage license has been issued to Floyd Shroyer of Lexington. New classes are to be organized June 28 at Chillicothe Business College while existing rates remain in effect. Also noted are want ads for Gertrude A. Hil and a Lexington tent for sale.
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Samuel
Chillicothe Business College
Floyd Shroyer
Lexington
Gertrude A. Hil
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The
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Mayme
Maxine
Ties
Oxfords
Farmer's Co-operative Ass'n
Lexington, Mo
Caelan
W. L. Gruber
10Th Street
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