Hearing on Be School Bond Issue in Carlisle
In Carlisle Indiana a remonstrance hearing on a proposed 35000 bond issue for a new three room school on Skiner Hill was held before state tax board member Mr Brown. Supporters cite condemned Shepherd building and patron petitions. remonstrators note Carlisle high and grade schools have capacity. Decision pending next week. bond sale postponed awaiting board ruling.
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Carlisle
Ind
T. C. Woodward
Brown
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Woodward
Skiner Hill
Shepherd
Grass Burr
Louis Meier
Arthur D. Cutler
Sullivan
Jim McConnell
Cutler
Meier
Grassbury
State Tax Board
Tax Board
Perfectly Scandalous Ends In Elopement At Mountain Inn
A 1921 tale portrays Marion Belmont and John Anderson Gray’s two week romance at a Willard Mountain inn. Gossiping guests, led by Mrs Otis and Miss Scobie, discover the affair and plot to reveal it. Belmont and Gray elope eventually, while hotel staff and amidship guests react with mixed shock and amusement.
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Rocking Chair Brigade
Willard Mountain House
Marion Belmont
John Anderson Gray
Pete
Miss Lapham
Mountain
Register
Alan
Betty
Mr. Anderson
John
Brad
Miss Belmont
Miss Scobie
Mr. Gray
Mrs. Otis
White Mountain Express
Telephone bill payment notice from New Home Telephone Co
Telephone bills are due and payable at the office on North Main Street between the 1st and 10th of the current month. Service subject to discontinuance is not paid by the 15th.
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Chalmers
James Wessell
Ellett M. Meyer
City Hall
First Street
N. W
Wildwood
Prince and Petroleum Lab
Marco
Ind
Bessie Sherwood
St. N. E
Otto Haseman
Linton
Lloyd Davidson
Lyons
J. E. Rowland
Jackson Farm
Second St. N. W
John J. Black
Indiana St
Chippewa Falls
Wis
The
New Home Telephone Co
North Main Street
Betwee
Queer Rengfort Survives and Southcott’s Followers Endure
Devonshire servant Joanna Southcott, a professed prophetess who issued 600 sealed presents to followers at prices from 12 shillings to a sovereign, still has adherents in London. Surviving documents are treasured for phrases like The seal of the Lord The Precious Man's Redemption To inherit The Tree of Life To be heirs of God.
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Rengfort
Joanna Southcott
Devonshire
London
God
Jesus Christ
Johnson Corrects Goldsmith On Meaning Of Slow In Travel
Johnson confronts Goldsmith over the line in Traveller where the word slow is debated. Goldsmith guesses sluggish mind in solitude, Johnson rejects this, noting the phrase signifies a sluggish mind that solitude fosters. Goldsmith concedes, then extols that talent and labor drive achievement. Reynolds quote follows about talent and industry.
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Johnson
Goldsmith
Dr. Johnson
Widow’s Marriage Curse Cited as Deadly Risk in Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star commentary lampshades the stereotype of dangerous widows, noting how a widow’s predilection for marrying innocents bystander can fuel perilous social tales and rumors.
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Kansas City Star
Pearls on California Coast Strike It Rich
Pearl oysters line the California coast with abundant harvests along the west side of Lower California. Valued gems are collected yearly, drawing attention to the thriving pearl industry and its byproducts for commerce.
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California
Lower
Thirty six fine pictures and an interesting meeting at the q Baptist church
A notice promotes an event at the q Baptist church tomorrow night featuring thirty six fine pictures and an engaging meeting. The item emphasizes community involvement and religious gathering in a local setting.
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the Q Baptist Church
Butter tasters as currency among coastal Indians
Sea shells known as butter tasters served as a medium of exchange for coastal Indian tribes trading inland. The dusky violet fragments, worn by sea action, could be chipped into rudimentary money called luckahank and later polished into gemlike forms. When cut and polished these shells reveal rich coloring and remarkable hardness, rivaling fine gems when set with pearls or amethyst.
South American Quebracho Wood as a Natural Monopoly
The Youth's Companion notes that quebracho wood, key in tanning, is a natural monopoly in South America akin to Germany's potash and India's luters. While not indispensable, quebracho accelerates tanning, delivering results in days while other materials take weeks. War demand boosted its use, but postwar leather demand reduces urgency.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
South America
Germany
India
Soldier turned thief tries to justify shoplifting tale
A judge addresses a former soldier charged with shoplifting, asking how he learned the crime. The defendant explains that army life trained him to "police the company streets" and he habitually picked up things as he went along. The exchange captures a humorous yet cautionary moment from American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Mule Causes Transportation Trouble in Rural Anecdote
Farmer Corn tessel recalls a scene where his new flivver alarmed a mule. The animal reacted with intense jealousy, charging forward and kicking the rear transmission out through the radiator, illustrating a humorous clash between a musician and farm life.
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Corn Tessel
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Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Minn
Wm. Coleman
North Main St
Newark
New York State
Filbert Kldg
Postoffice Bell
Harry Stevenson
Spencer
Sinton
New Linton
Éasonville
Delaware Hotel
Cooper
Oscar Bredeweg
Rexall
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Pratt’s Poultry Remedies
Board of Trade Feed Store
Pike
Joe E. Beasley
Chevrolet Motor Cars
Gerin’s
Flint, Mich
Arthur Fritz Sale Co
Charles Yates
Wakefield & Fox Co
South Main Street
Justin
Opera House
H. McMillion
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