City Ordinance Mandates Electric Meters in Marshall
The ordinance requires every utility user in Marshall to install and use electric meters installed by city staff. A five dollar advance deposits ensures meter ownership by the city and refunds with 5% interest if service ends. Monthly charges start at ten cents per kilowatt with a 75 cent minimum, with provisions on porch meter placement and supervision by the city’s public utilities superintendent.
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City of
Marshall
Nitnot
Mietera
Shan
Illinois
John Weir
Brank Greenough
The Curious Axolotl in Desert Ponds
An overview of the axolotl, a Mexican and southern California salamander, noting its tadpole like form, gills, and ability to transform into a spotted salamander when ponds dry, with rare cases of reversibility. The piece highlights its habitat, appearance, and unusual life cycle as described by Youth's Companion.
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California
Mexico
North America
Mystery of the Salmon After Spawning
In World Wide World Magazine an exploration explains the salmon runs across the Pacific, detailing the arduous journey from sea to rivers in Washington Oregon California British Columbia Alaska and Asia. It notes the dramatic struggle against falls nets bears and other predators, the rare chance of survival after spawning, and the mystery of why the life cycle ends in death after reproduction.
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Pacifi Ocean
Washington
Oregon
Californi
British Columbia
Alaska
Siberia
Japan
Agistte
Scientife
world—Wide World Magazine
Pocket Hunters and California Prospectors
A historical report describes pocket hunters as the most curious California prospector type. It notes gold deposits in small surface pockets and how miners trace gold particles to their source, abandoning sites when pockets run dry. One Trinity county pocket yielded up to 45000 in new ore.
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California
Trinity County
London Punch art editor narrator ambidextrous and sportsman
A fragment notes the art editor of London Punch as ambidextrous, with right-handed drawings and left-handed cricket bowling. It mentions billiard, cards, and a dealer persona, plus odd ad phrases about marital happiness, cooking, and advice for a student, all from the Courier Journal in Louisville.
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London Punch
Louisville
Courier Journal
Between Girls and e How will you reform him
A fragmentary quote discusses reform through marriage and heroic treatment, referencing Marte in a Boston Transcript line. It invokes Orison Swett Marden’s ideas on doing worthwhile things and the impracticality of certain tonics. The text reads like a clipped editorial snippet from a period newspaper.
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Marte
Boston Transept
Orlson Swett Marden
Historic trousers spark domestic protest in Chicago News
In a humorous Chicago News piece by Walt Mason a husband berates his wife for giving away his cherished trousers. He recalls their past value from a White House meeting, laments their ruin, and warns of economy’s toll on family finances and pride.
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James Forthy
Jamesworthy
White House
Bankruptcy Court
Associated Charities
Tamesworthy
Walt Mason
Chicago News
Concrete Balls and Bells of Concrete Sound Properties
The London Standark notes concrete’s odd vibration behavior in bells. A bell cast from concrete resembles a metal bell in general tone, yet a light touch can instantly halt vibrations, revealing concrete’s nonuniform sound transmission characteristics.
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London
Fragmentary city column yields scattered quotes and garbled speech
Readable portions show a fragmented urban column with broken dialogue about a minister and calls for help. The text includes stray phrases and partial sentences, making core facts unclear and limiting coherent summarization. The piece seems part of a larger informal discussion without distinct events or dates.
Local notices and society items from Mesdfield
Rural township news notes visits and events in Mesdfield including plan for a special election on highway system, a death in the Davis family, Anna Davis attending a university short course, a sick mother, and local marriages and social appearances among townspeople.
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Mestfield
Review
Justin Bardin
Oscar Green
Mhday
Tucson
Arizona
Dorsey Delpert
Champaign
The
State University
Migé
Anna Davis
John W. Davis
Davis
Laura .Trimble
Nina
St Loui
Newton Lowry
L. A. Weeden
Juanita Prewett
Isa London
Prewett
Ruth Hay
Helen Turner
Lawrence Hancock
Charleston Mercantle Company
Charleston
Tuscalo
Hutsonville News Briefs Include Death Claim, Fires and Tramp Warning
Hutsonville notices post warnings against tramps in the Cairo division and the town. D. H. Clements Jr. M W A member had death benefits approved for $2,000 with payment soon. James F Ormiston, home near Hutsonville, injured near Los Angeles when his car struck. leg fracture. Annapolis suffered a morning fire destroying Frank Able’s two story frame business building next to the bank, limiting further damage.
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Hutsonville
The
Herald
Herman Mehler
Louisiana
South
Robinson
Sollctting
Mecca
Cairo
D. H. Clements, Jr
M W. A
West York
James F Ormiston
Los Angeles
Calif
Ormistonas
Oscar
Annapolis
Governor Dunne’s memory fails to recall names
A Springfield account notes Governor Dunne struggles with faces and names despite long acquaintance. Two front office secretaries must announce visitors, including the secretary of state and other officials, as they are ushered into the governor’s presence.
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Dunne
Springfield
Secretary of State
Carlo the Dog Brings Neighbors to Home Yard Party
A rustic scene recalls Carlo the dog entertaining neighbors at Mr. and Mrs. Birs home. A stray shot of mischief or simple fun lit up the tan yard last evening as the town folk gathered for a quiet while.
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Carlo
A Surmise About Biblical Celebrities
A fragmentary remark suggests Daniel as a notably venerable biblical figure. The text appears as a wry, incomplete reflection on faith and fame, with unclear context and missing surrounding details to form a complete report.
Dr Kings New Discovery and Doans Kidney Pills Ads
Persistent cough remedy by Dr King’s New Discovery praised as a universal cure and household staple. Doan’s Kidney Pills urged to prevent serious kidney trouble with a child’s success story and nationwide availability at 50 cents.
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King
D. P.,lawson
Eldson
Tenn
Dr. King
City Drug Store
Nature
Doan
J. W. Doak
Main St
Paris
Dean
Foster Mulburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Peruna and Kidney Pills Endorsements Highlight Remedy Ad
An old newspaper ad extols Peruna for coughs and nasal catarrh with patient testimonials from Mrs Bourland of Frankston Texas and others. It also promotes free Peruna Almanac and Foley Kidney Pills praised by users like Sneffels Cole and Geo Potter. The copy emphasizes avoiding liquid medicines and urges readers to ask their druggist.
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Frankston
Texas
Peruna
Sneffels
Cole
A. J. Walsh
Foley
Geo. Potter
Pontiac
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