Hamilton's Vote in Illinois House Pushes Road Bill
Springfield reports a volatile session as lawmakers strike across factions over Governor Small's omnibus measure. Senator Wright leads sharp cuts to state agencies and a landmark road bond expansion rises to 160 million while the Gateway Amendment moves toward ballot ratification.
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Not for a Nickel in a Country Arkansas Store
A quirky Arkansas country store tale shows a customer asking for a nickel’s worth of asafetida. The clerk, calling the item safetida, offers the purchase but declines naming Honeyfunkel as a price or alias, remarking he would not sell safetida and Honeyfunkel for five cents.
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Why do men wear black in church asks child
A Sunday school addressing explains white symbolizing joy in a bride’s wedding and a boy interrupts asking why men wear black. The exchange reflects on symbolism and decorum in wedding attire.
Tencher's Lesson on Money Tender Teaches Verb Tenses
A college English teacher explains a money-tender using English tenses. He says the term serves you in the present tense, lends in the conditional mood, keeps you in the subjective, and "uin s you in the future.
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Tencher
Magnified Trifles and the Value of Judgment
A brief editorial argues that many trifles are magnified while real issues are ignored due to a widespread failure to appraise value. It notes that ability to assess worth is in short supply as professionals face a two premium for such judgments.
The Clever Fly Outwits Insect Peers
A dated note highlights a housefly as the cleverest insect surpassing the ant and bee. An early authority claims it can think far faster, suggesting remarkable superior intelligence in the invertebrate world.
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Labor and Politics In Postwar America A Digest
A retrospective column surveys labor reforms from the twelve hour day issue in steel to postwar industrial conferences. It notes Judge Gary and Samuel Gompers’ roles, dye patent controversies after World War I, German language education, and the lack of leadership behind a national third party movement.
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Railroads in Foreground and May Milk Record Highlight Local Notes
The independents in Congress push a united stand on railroad laws while La Follette and Borah lead a reform push. In Washington, Mystic Shriners and President Harding joined a convention, then Warren is noted in town. Sadie the 4 year old Holstein cow from Wa bash township yields a ton of milk in May, tested tuberculin positive and milks three times daily. A Passing Show joke ends with a hair care shopper seeking remedies.
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Promoting Prosperity and Honest Teaching Sayings
A clipped quotation page emphasizes civic duty to improve community welfare and truthful parenting as the model for child honesty. It also includes Mrs Pluyleigh declaring she always ties her dog to guard against theft or injury from a roaming tramp.
Our Snappy Youngsters
A compact quotation feature quotes a boy recalling a street scrap with Biff Jones after a tense moment. The piece contrasts practical bravado with moral reflections on virtue and good company. It blends vivid slang with timeless sentiments on conduct and discourse.
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