Spelling Contest Brings County Teacher Gathering
The county spelling match in Springfield produced winners Wm Greenawalt of Jasper first, Alice McDaniels of Mérmilion second, and Ernest Irwin of Sangamon third. The ninth and tenth year work is adopted by Auburn school board, with a county institute planned August 16-20 featuring Prof Cc Bailey and Prof J H Brewer.
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Kile
Springfield
Greenawalt
Jasper
Avon
Alice
McDaniels
Mérmilion
Ernest
Irwin
Sangamon
Clark County
Mateh
Marshall
Avinner
Casey
Auburn ‘School Board
Ray
Aeie Clark
Bailey
J. HS Brewer
Peoria
Ella Price
Bloomington
Batley
Thes
Practical School Journal
Brewer
County Normals
Martinsville
Price
Leo
Sinking of the Evelyn and North Sea mine probe
The Evelyn a cargo vessel bound for Bremen sunk in the North Sea off Borkum Island due to a floating mine. The loss highlights neutrals protests over mine dangers while many ships continue to navigate the minefield with risk. Indiana Senate passes limited woman suffrage granting voting rights for offices not in the state constitution.
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Evelyn
Bremen
Maine
North Sea
Borkum Island
St. -Louis
Globe-Democrat
North’ Sea
Germany
Triston
United, States
Indiana
Sénate
Curious experiments probe rock fall in vertical mine shafts
Engineering Magazine reports Michigan College of Mines faculty experiments in Tamarack shaft showing dropped metal spheres miss the bottom and lodge on shaft timbers due to earth rotation. One ball disappeared, another struck the east wall hundreds of feet down before settling.
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Maine
Calumet
Michigan ‘College
Inter
Ste
Tamarack
Freezing of Light and Radium Emanation
Birmingham Age-Herald reports on freezing light using radium emanation. At minus 312 degrees Fahrenheit the emanation gas congeals, trapping light that travels at 186000 miles per second when released. As it thaws, brilliant sparks rise from surrounding liquid air, creating a dazzling display.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Greek Leader’s Prisoner Freed by Mussulman General
An account says a Mussulman general defeated the Greeks and captured their leader. The prisoner was asked what treatment he expected. He replied that a king would release him, a trader would sell him, and a butcher would slaughter him. The general released him.
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Baying
Begging by Hospital Inmates Noted in London
Fragmentary report notes abuses at Bethlehem hospital where impostors pose as inmates to beg. The text mentions a man known for faking illness to obtain money, reflecting concerns over charitable funding and fraud in London institutions.
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Bethlehem Hospital
London
Fractured Quote from Philadelphia Ledger Cites Will Worries
A reader frets about telling her rich uncle of his health while fearing a will favoring poor relations. She contemplates how honesty might affect his bequest and her own standing in the family.
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Velxd Boylla
Charybdie
Philadelphia Ledger
Station chatter hints at motive in stage kiss scene
In a muddled exchange from a clipping, characters discuss kissing, mistaken identity, and a wife as a motive. The fragment references Munich and Blatter with cryptic lines about money and confusion.
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Munich
Archimedes Lever Thought Experiment Recalls Earth Raise
A historic account from Scientific American posits Archimedes could lift the Earth by a vast lever if given a fulcrum. It calculates Earth’s mass, volume, and the impossibly long lever and duration required, concluding the task would barely begin even after 2,200 years.
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Wei
Archimedes
C. O Sundstrom
Scientific American
Frederick the Great and the Correggio Portrait Request
A vignette from the Seven Years War shows Frederick the Great in Dresden admiring a Correggio painting. The gallery director Reidel fears a royal demand, but the king smiles and offers to have a copy made to preserve the artwork.
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Frederick the Great
Dresden
Royal Picture Gallery
Reidel
Frederick
Correggio
Bore and Caliber and the Tyrant Giac
The text discusses shotgun bore by the lead ball weight equal to one pound and defines rifle caliber by bore diameter to two decimals of an inch. It references Philadelphia Press and notes the harsh conduct of musical tyrant Giac and the Viennese court under Emperor Joseph II with composers demanding ducats for performances.
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Philadelphia Press
D Spirish
Ant Giac
Ig Agid
Rant Orto
Joseph ‘Il
Fragmented Quotations and Jokes on Suffrage and Society
A chaotic collage quotes The St James Gazette and Houston Post with quips about suffragettes, a suffrage joke, a man and his umbrella over another’s wife, and reflections on words. It includes miscellaneous remarks on art and rhetoric from early 20th century papers.
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Houston Post
Frank James Dies on Farm at Excelsior Springs
Frank James former member of the James gang dies at his farm near Excelsior Springs at 74 after months of ill health and a stroke. The Civil War era outlaw formerly rode with Quantrell’s guerrillas and later led bank crimes across multiple states before a 1883 surrender and pardon.
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Frank’ James
James
Excelsior Springs
Frank James
Quantrell
Jesse
Lawrence
Kan
James Brothers
James-Younger
Pang
Cole Younger
Lee’s Summit
Commercial Bank
Liberty
Russellville
Gallatin
John Sheets
Columbia
R. A. G. Martin
Corydon
Rock Island and Pacific
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Kearney
Archie
James Boys
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Bob Ford
Jefferson City
Test for Liver Complaint and Health Claims
An 1880s style ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills to restore liver activity and relieve constipation, claiming improved mood and digestion with a purifying effect on blood. Also endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
Ady
Local Happenings Include Marriages and Obituaries
Clarence Callahan and family visited Morganza while Myra Evans wed Ernie Seago in Tulsa on February 5. Nelson Carpenter died at his home after several years illness born December 18, 1838 in Darwin and a Civil War veteran. Abigail Lindley, age about 95, died near town after a lingering illness.
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the Herald
Clarence Callahan
Morganza
Callahan
Myra, Evans
Ernie Seago
Tulsa
Okio
Nelson
Administrator's Notice for Jeremiah Hills Estate
Administrator Thomas Spivey gives notice to creditors and claimants of the Jeremiah Hills estate in Clark County Illinois. He will appear before the Clark County Court at the Marshall court house on the first Monday in April to adjust claims. Debts to the estate should be paid promptly to the undersigned. Dated February 15, 1916.
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Jeremiah Hills
Clark
Inois
Clark County
Marshall
Notice of Administrator for Estate of Otho Bohn
Henry C Botin, administrator of the Clark county Illinois estate of Otho Bohn deceased, gives notice to creditors to appear at the county court in Marshall on the first Monday in April 1915 to settle claims. He requests all indebted persons to pay promptly. Atty S M Scholfield. Dated February 8 1915.
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Otho Bohn
Otho
Bohn
Clark
Illinois
Clark County
Marshall
Sarah E. Carter
Tinois
Notice of Administratrix in Cary Marvin Estate
Administratrix with the will annexed Hannah Marvin of Cary Marvin, deceased, will appear at Clark County Court in Marshall for the April term to adjust claims. Creditors must present claims. all debts should be paid to the administratrix or attorney Everett Connelly. Dated February 1, 1915.
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Ilinois
Clark County
Ee Oy
Sy B. F. Johnson
Claudius ‘Ross
Gustave Ritter
Robert Thompson
Sextus’ Ross
Marshall
Wlinessa
Estate of Sarah E Carter Administrator's notice
Edward Pearce administrator announces probate of Sarah E Carter estate in Clark County Illinois. April term visit Marshall Court House for claims and debt payment required by all creditors.
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Edward Pearce
Admr
Graham
Snavely
Attys
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Alana
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Ded
Ose
Bottoy
Ted
Edwin. O. Grover
Agapy
Abrammar
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Pista
Blink
bin Roingham
His Lever
Ste An
Worcester
Tiveritfods
St. ‘James
Tlandor
Thomas Spivey
Snayely
Henry C
Botin
Adm
S. M. Scholfield
Atty
Lllinois
N. B. Lee,Jr
George Stults
N. B. Lee, Jr
Lang
Josephine Lee
J. W. Wallace
Everett Connelly
Cary Marvin
Cary
Marvin
Apri
Hannah Marvin
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