Community Notes From Corder and Surrounding Towns
Sorder Notes recounts visits and travels of residents from Slater Corder and nearby towns including Corder, Waverly, Malta Bend and Blue Springs. Mentions medical calls, receptions, engine repairs, church and school events, and local business moves with names like Dr. Mead Dr. Carthrae and Mrs. Scott.
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Sorder
Sam Mead
Slater
Corder
R. L. McFarland
Wellington
Mr. Schaeperkoetter
Mises Etta Ewell
Mayme O'Malley
Malta
Miss Ewell
Car Crew Hears Mysterious Call On Beretania
On a Saturday night near Waikaiki a tram on Beretania avenue halted as a distant voice cried out like a motherless calf. Passengers speculated it was ventriloquism while the motorman and conductor waited, then the voice urged the crew to hurry as the car resumed with two bells.
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Waikaiki
Beretania Avenue
The Only Drawbacks dialogue in a quiet dance scene
A short dialogue exchange where a woman asks if the man enjoys dancing and he answers he does yet the music unsettles him while the woman’s presence also affects him. The lines reveal a subtle tension and mutual tentative affection during a social dance.
Old system of education valued Latin and English standard
A Utopian Atlantic piece argues the past educational system was more vigorous and practical. Students left school at fourteen or fifteen, college began immediately, and a unified literacy culture guided study. The era fostered earnestness and real life relevance in learning.
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Atlantic
Reveals Shifting of Stars via Stereocomparator
In a German stereocomparator two sky photographs taken weeks apart create depth through parallax and proper motion. When Jupiter appears in the field its moons seem both in front of and behind the planet, illustrating the motion relative to fixed stars.
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Jupiter
Impressive Willie Reveals Rhode Island Bishop
A humorous reminiscence portrays Bishop William N Mc Vickar of Rhode Island as a bachelor whose sister kept house for him. A tailor’s boy delivered trousers to his home prompting the sister to call Willie the boy sees the bishop and exclaims with astonishment at the sight of his impressive physique.
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William N. McVickar
Rhode Island
Willie
Suspended sentence in Ashtabula case leaves judge puzzled
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer report, a municipal court judge questions an elderly defendant about his age. The defendant, Ashtabula Aggie, replies that he does not know precisely but recalls growing up and being involved with a woman who was also once a girl. The judge suspends the sentence to allow time for calculation.
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Ashtabula Aggie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Question of Pillwur's Laziness Stirs Morning Debate
The speaker remarks that Pillwur is not the laziest man, only that he hesitates more in rising each morning than any other acquaintance. The playful exchange frames Pillwur as habitually slow to start the day.
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Pillwur
His King On The Phone In Sweden Laughter Story
A Swedish journalist recounts a lively and true telephone exchange with a king. Seeking details about a court official’s birthday, the caller asks to the palace floor and learns he is speaking to the king. The banter ends with the question of which king and a comic misidentification.
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R. L. Gaines
Main Street
Frank Meirand
Florence Slusher
Sweden
Bomberg
Moonstone Find on Beach by J P Taylor
San Francisco Chronicle reports a boatman J P Taylor found a remarkable moonstone with a sea moss leaf design on the beach after high tides. He searched again near storm breakers and retrieved another equally white moonstone, each about the size of a thimble and featuring a moving water droplet at its center.
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J. P. Taylor
San Francisco Chronicle
No Joke: Lightning rods serve good service wall tipped
A humorous quip compares lightning rods to waiters, noting both must be wall tipped to provide proper service. The joke hinges on a pun linking tipping and service.
Inspiration to Admirer Seeks Poetic Sale Note
An admirer recalls feeling inspired while writing a poem for Lippincott's, hoping to sell it. The exchange shows a poet confirming inspiration and intent to commercialize the piece.
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Lippincott’s
Absolute Secrecy in the Stenographer Riddle
A witty piece on trust and discretion in the office world. A stenographer mocks the idea of perfect secrecy, noting even her own notes are unreadable to herself, implying humorous vulnerability in confidential records.
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Forest Bell
Shackelford
Ellen Hughes
The
Blue
Waverly
Eva Langley
Verna Bishop
Alma
Robt
Buhlig
E. M. Moore
James Corbin
Sam Humphrey
Humphrey Bros. Barbers
Jesse Humphrey
C. J. Frerking
James Humphrey
American Hotel
Marshall
Oorder
Leo Wollenman
Cross
Lee
Sweet Springs
Small’s Hall
Blackburn
Dover Sunny
Fred Morgan
F. L. Carter
Higginsville
B. M. Little
Kansas City
Sallie D. Russell
Howard Henry
Georgia Gilkeson
Wichita
Kansas
Frank Hoefer
Nannie Gordon
Wm. Hoge, Jr
Highland Falls
N. Y
W. B. Waddell
Moose Lodge
BE. G. Loomis
John B. Burris
Reid Kinkead
Joseph Tribble
Stalling
Plattenburg Coal Company
George M. Vaughan
A. Egle
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Franklin Ave
Xington
Missouri
N.T. Wicoxon&co
P. Stupp
Lexington, Mo
Roy
R. C. Reds
Lewis
Ansae
Neville Poultr
L. A.roy
Lexington, M
Kansas City Weekly Star
Weekly Star
Mamorize
Nora
His King
Guatay V
Mawegotet
Yunohe
Mali
Central Business College
Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO
Remi
Rexall
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