Higginsville Notes Spotlight Busy Committees and Festivities
Higginsville residents pace the town on commissions planning the July Fourth celebration and Lafayette county fair while promoting the Chan jingqua and mineral springs project. The Higginsville Chautauqua features speakers Bryan and Hobson and touring musical groups bound for London Paris and Berlin after the event. Local flour shipments reach Havana Cuba amid growing lunar trade, with several social visits noted among residents and clubs.
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Lafayette County
Mineral Springs
Higginsville
Kansas City
Higginsville Chautauqua
Bryan
Hobson
London
Paris
Berlin
Cuba
Havana
Higginsville Milling Company
Flocal Mills
L. H. Lake
Canada
Muskoka Lakes
J. B. Warren
Annie Easton
Columbia
Bulkley
B. L. Wil
C. TH. Vandiver
Major Vandiver
Chas, Hoofer, Sr
Seumas and Tammas Tale Told By Drummer Howie
Drummer Howie recalls a tale from Seumas and Tammas, two childhood friends now in America. The story centers on boastful memories of lineage and strength as they reminisce about a bold yesteryear and a feather. The salesman ends the call with a quick farewell.
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John
Howie
Seumas
Tammas
Highlands
America
Scumas
Tamman
Edison Praises Branly In Wireless Discovery Tale
Thomas A. Edison explains to a reporter the key role of M. Branly in wireless telegraphy. He recalls the reporter's confused questions about Hertzian waves and electrical terms, then jokes about a city official asking whether a hydraulic pump should run on steam or electricity.
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Thomas A. Edison
M. Branly
Mr. Edison
Londoners Lead World in Crackers Ate, Bakers Weekly Reports
The piece notes Londoners eat 15 carloads of crackers daily, more than New York's ten and Paris's five. It cites global demand, with Abyssinia at seven, Egypt eighteen, Liberia four, Morosco nineteen, Afghanistan eight, Ceylon seven, and Manchuria seventeen carloads per day, shaping a world crackers appetite.
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Afghanistan
Ceylon
Manchuria
History of Champagne and its sparkling origins
The article traces champagne from its famed status in Reims during the 14th century to earlier wine prestige in the sixth century. It notes that famous vineyard owners did not produce fizz and credits a monk from Hautvillers with discovering the method of production, who died in 1678.
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Wenceslaus
Reims
St. Remi
Henry VII
Leo X
Henri IV
Hautvillers
The Retort Courteous Courtship Exchange
In a humorous scene a frail patriarch Skinflint tests a marriage proposal from Dobby asking if he will support his daughter in the manner she is used to. Dobby agrees to be reasonably close, while Skinflint warns he may be swayed by the daughter’s charms and questions whether the judge could restrain her.
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Old Skinflint
Dobby
Roth
Boy Wins Job With Quick Prank Trick
A New York merchant recalls a youngster who sought work at a “Boy Wanted” office sign. The boy pretended to be refused, shrewdly swapped the sign, and after an hour proved his resolve. He kept the sign reversed while pacing, earned the job, and later confessed how he settled the competition with nerve and wit.
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New York
Mle
NO WONDER at New Rochelle dinner talk on strikers
John Mitchell at a New Rochelle dinner mocked strike breakers by recalling a small western town where gar bage collectors led a strike for higher pay. Municipal workers filled in as collectors, seen in fine dress, drawing comments from a resident who asked about the raised status of the workers and their aloof manner.
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John Mitchell
New Rochelle
Between Lawyers. A courtroom exchange on guilt and verdicts
A dialogue contrasts defense ethics with jury outcomes. One lawyer refuses to defend a guilty man, while another mentor warns not to set personal judgment against the majority, noting he has defended guilty men whose fate depended on the jury.
Hunted rabbit mishap leaves Robinson injured
Mullins Smith shot Robinson in the foot while rabbit hunting. Hector notes the safety lapse and jokes that Smith was not hunting taller game, highlighting a lucky escape and light humor surrounding the incident.
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Hector
Robinson
Mullins
Smith
Evening quips on debt and marriage misfortune
A jocular old joke ponders a deceased lady doctor and a dressmaker she owed 5000. The punchline suggests the husband could not pay and married the dressmaker, reflecting humorous social misunderstandings about debt and marriage.
Not Much Prospect for Piker’s Airship Success
Klaxton-Dou asks if anything can make Piker's airship a success. Gallup says only a reversal of the relative position of the earth and the air could achieve it.
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Klaxton
Piker
Gallup
Building Your Home Town Values and Honest Lumber
An ad emphasizes local lumber dealings as a trustworthy alternative to quick riches schemes. It frames building with honest values and long term success for customers and the town, promising helpful methods and a focus on community welfare through quality materials.
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Wm Howe Tecause
Tim In & Stewight
Concordia Picnic and July 1 Celebration Preview
A note invites residents to a Concordia event with a July 4 style picnic and a special train. It mentions a big time in store and highlights the community gathering as part of the celebration.
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Concordia
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H. J. Graves
Ella Nickell
Dover
Edison
J. C. Shelton
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E. B. Campbell
W. H. Twiner
F. L. Carter
Zar W. Wright
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W. E. Kemble
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Col. Sandford Sellers
Robert Hays
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E. J. Kampf
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