Local interest in county primaries grows across townships
Clark County communities held primary elections and conventions last Saturday. In Marshall township Democrats polled 618 votes and Republicans 411 while Weaver's Store in Wabasil drew large crowds for both parties. Voters showed goodwill with little mudslinging, signaling rising civic engagement at home.
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Clark County
Wabasil
Weaver’s Store
Melrose
Orange
Martinstinsville
Casey
Marshall Township
Remembering friendship and political tides of the era
The writer recalls Christmas cards from Woody Evans and reflects on friendship shaping happiness. The political scene notes Democratic unity with Gov. Small facing Republican Emmerson and labels, predicting Clark County support for Emmerson, while Lowden and Deneen stay distant.
It Was a Fair Exchange It Was a Fair Exchange
Daphne's cropped hair and John’s cross gender disguise create a public scandal at a town hall dance. Daphne's anger ends their romance after John adopts a feminine look with mauve attire and perfume as he pursues the dance with her. Peter Thorpe and Mrs. Thorpe react with amusement while Daphne's father accepts the change. After months, Daphne regrows her curls and the affair ends.
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Ace
I John
John
Daphne
Bank
Mr. Thorpe
Jove
Sea Serpents or Birds Seeable Mirage Says Admiral
Admiral Hugh Rodman argues sea serpents are eye illusions not monsters. He cites Nantucket surf ducks forming long roosting lines and wave motions that can resemble a serpent traveling along the horizon. He notes cormorants and pelicans move similarly on coastlines.
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Hugh Rodman
Kentucky
Field and Stream Magazine
Admiral Rodman
Nantucket
South America
Why Tree Replanting Would Not End Floods
F A Collier cites US engineer Major Gotwall arguing deforestation has little effect on floods. He notes historical floods occurred with abundant vegetation in 1785 and 1844 and 1580 Natchez flood. He argues rainfall drives floods and plowed land delays runoff as much as forests.
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Mississippi
Major Gotwall
United States
de Soto
Natchez
F. A. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Why Animals Don’t Worry and Live in the Moment
The piece argues animals lack a true sense of time and do not fear the future or mortality. It notes they live in the present, have unconscious memory, and form habits from experience without conscious longing for past happiness or past sorrows.
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Il Munro Fox
The
Forum Magazine
Famous trees linked to early American history
A New York Times note recounts Plymouths Famous Trees. It mentions Plymouth landing trees Undens and oaks from England, 1745 Governor George Watson planting linden trees from London, Charter Oak in Connecticut, Pennsylvanias William Penn tree, and Englands Great Oak at Ravenshead as a Sherwood Forest relic.
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Plymouth
George Watson
London
Connecticut
Pehlinsylvania
William Penn
England
Ravenshead
Sherwood Forest
New York Times
Why Called Cayuses
The Cayuse name comes from the horses the Cayuse Indians bred near the heads of the Walla Walla Umatilla and Grande rivers in Washington and Oregon. Once linked to their horse breeding, the term Cayuse spread from local use to wider Northwest and national usage.
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Wallawalla
Umatilla
Grande
Washington
Oregon
Union
Pathfinder Magazine
Why They Must Tune Up
The orchestra must tune up at the venue as instruments react to atmospheric changes. Once tuned, instruments can drift out of pitch due to environment.
Boiling Point Difference Between Milk and Water
The milk boils at a slightly higher temperature than water due to dissolved solids such as salts and sugars in the milk. The time difference in boiling is very small, reflecting the effect of these solutes on boiling point.
Why Vegetable Got Name The Pickle Lettuce
The pickle lettuce earned its name from the old belief that on hot dry summer days its leaves twist and point nearly north and south like a compass indicating direction.
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Marshall Herald
Wabash Valley Printing Co
Telephone
Marshall
Illinois
Harry B. Potter
Wmnois
ARGUS
W. W. Svans
Belleville
Jesus
Woody Evans
Brennen
Cermak
Thompson
al Smith
New York
Small
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Bemmierson
Tribune
Emmerson
Lowden-Deneen
Lowden
Deneen
Carlstrom
CITVE
THOS
Baby
R. I
Martinsville
G. C. Cunningham
Martinsville, Illinois
Central Lumber Co
Atari
Parker
Olinois
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