The Apple Name in Eden Fruit Tale
A New York Sun interpretation explains the apple label as a mistranslation. Latin fructum and pomum both mean fruit, but pomum also means apple, leading to centuries of artwork and myth tying Eve to an apple. The article notes no biblical fruit is named and cites fig trees and other myths as broader parallels.
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Garden of Eden
Euphrates
Tigris
Hesperides
Paris
Troy
Egypt
Jesus
India
Odin
New York
Whipple Named Counsel In House Leak Inquiry
Sherman L. Whipple selected by the house rules committee as counsel and inquisitor in the peace note leak investigation. A prominent New England trial lawyer, he holds the largest fee paid to a Massachusetts lawyer, 220000, in the Bay State Gas receivership case. Whipple, a Yale graduate born in New Hampshire, moved to Boston in 1886 and became known as an independent Democrat who sought Senateетки nomination in 1911 but lost to Lodge.
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Sherman L. Whippe
House Rules Committee
New England
Ife
Massachusetts
Bay State Gas Company
New Hampshire
Yale
Boston
Whipple
Democratic Organization
Senate
Senator Lodge
Vinegar Antiseptic Recalled as Overrated in Ancient Writings
The article notes ancient claims of vinegar’s strong antiseptic power and widespread use despite its high cost, arguing the quality was greatly overrated.
Itj Is The Enemy We Do Not Suspect Rojas
A terse line identifies Rojas as the most dangerous enemy who remains unseen by suspicion. The statement frames a hidden threat attributed to Rojas as the central risk discussed.
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Itj
The Lobster of Courtship and Matrimonial Wit
A quirky collection of aphorisms about marriage work and ambition. It contrasts courtship trends with later life, noting that clever:\nfirst class schemers can secure jobs where real workmen fail and that fidelity on the payroll yields the best employer.
Mother's Doll Story and Paris Man Gets State Job
A children’s tale describes a mother cat with three gingham kittens Timmy Dora and Ted as they play in a red barn and haymow. Attorney R S Dyas of Paris Illinois is appointed assistant attorney general with duties over inheritance tax in Edgar Clark Jasper and Crawford counties. More than 70 percent of Jamaica’s exports go to the United States.
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Timmy
Dora
Ted
Mother Cat
Paris
R. S. Dyas
Dyas
Jamaica
The
United States
Administrator’s Safe of Real Estate Sale in Clark County
By order of the Clark County Court Illinois H H Clark administrator for Clara A Hutchinson deceased will sell at public sale on April 7 1917 between 10 am and 4 pm at the east door of the Marshall courthouse the following real estate including the south half of the northeast quarter of section 24 township 11 north range 12 west with specific parcel exclusions and a 25 foot cartway. also the south half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter section 19 township 11 north range 11 west west of the railroad right of way and a 25 foot roadway from the southeast quarter to the public highway all in township 11 north range 12 west Clark County Illinois cash on day of sale. Everett Connelly attorney.
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Clark County
Illinois
H. H Clark
Clara A Hutchinson
Marshall
Edward Henbest
Ed Henbest
New York Central
A. D
H. H. Clark
Clara A. Hutchinson
Everett Connelly
Publication Notice in Clark County Court 1917
Public notice from Clark County Illinois states that Charlie Smitley administrator seeks an order to sell real estate of Margaret Smitley deceased to pay debts. It names defendants Sue Smitley and Elmer Smitley and describes the property Lot 8 in Block 36 in Archer’s First Addition to Marshall Illinois. The matter is set for the April term 1917 with summons issued and returnable April 2. The notice warns defendants to appear and plead or demur.
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Illinois
Clark Couty
Clark County
Charlie Smitley
Margaret Smitley
Ernest Smitley
Joe Smitley
Sue Smitley
Elmer Smitley
Carrie Gardner
Susie Murphy
Ariel Umbarger
Ed Shonk
Ruth Shonk
Arthur Shonk
Everett Shonk
Leona Shonk
Goldie Smitley
Lessie Hibschman
Wm. B. Archer
Marshall
Ilinois
Jobn Gunn
Clarence Gunn
M. L. Gunn
O J Gunn
Walnut Prairie
Clark
Iinois
Holden
Court House
John Gunn
Bill
E. D. Morton
Everett Connelly
Notice to Sell Real Estate to Pay Debts in Illinoi s Clark County
State of Illinois Clark county s s M L Gunn administratrix of the estate of O J Gunn deceased vs John Gunn Clarence Gunn Ida Barnlett Martha Dolson Otto Cooper and Harold Bright county superintendent of schools Petition to sell real estate to pay debts Affidavit of nonresidence of John Ginn and Clarence Ginn descendants named filed in Clerk of County Court Clark county notice
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Illnois
Clark County
S.s
M. L. Gunn
O. J. Gunn
John Gunn
Clarence Gunn
Ida Barnlett
Martha Dolson
Otto Cooper
Harold Bright
Peililon
Renal
John Ginnn
Clarence Ginn
Clark
Notice of probate sale in Clark County Illinois
The petition of M. L. Gunn administratrix of O J Gunn’s estate seeks court order to sell property in Walnut Prairie Clark County Illinois to settle debts. John Gunn and Clarence Gunn are summoned to appear April 2 1917 in Marshall Illinois to answer the petition or risk a confessed decree.
Administrator's Notice Estate of Richard Wright Deceased
Robert Wr Wm T Hollenbeck attorney acts as administrator of the Richard Wright estate Clark County Illinois. He will appear before the Clark County Court at Marshall on the May term the first Monday in May to hear and adjust all claims. He requests all debtors to pay promptly and all creditors to attend. Dated March 13 1917.
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Ilinois
Clark County
Matilda Kelly
Marshall Illinois
T Hollenbeck
Richard Wright
Clark
Illinois
Marshall
Annual Town Meeting Notice for Marshall Illinois
The town of Marshall Clark County Illinois holds its annual town meeting on Tuesday in April at 2 pm with Precinct 1 at City Hall Precinct 2 at Snov shop and Precinct 3 at Howell building. Voters will choose a Moderator elect a Supervisor a Highway Commissioner three Constables three Justices of the Peace and Pound Masters as determined. A vote on borrowing 33000 for roads will be taken at the meeting and petitions may be examined at the clerk’s office. Polis open 7 am to 5 pm.
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Marshall
Clark
Illinois
City Hall
Sullivan's Snew Shop
Howell Building
Southwest Corner Square
Precinct 1
A. D
F. C. Hippard
Notice to Bid on Indian Illinois Bridge Work at Clark County
Sealed bids for two plain concrete abutments and concrete floor on a bridge are invited by the Clark County Highways office. Plans and specifications are on file in Marshall Illinois with bids due by 2 PM April 5 1917. Work to be completed by June 15 1917. Engineer’s estimate $45000. Sam Liffick. Wabash Township. Tp 12-3.
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County Superintendent of Highways
Court House
Marshall
Zane Arbuckle
County Sept of Highways
Wwinolls
Illinoia State Line
Wabash Township
Clark County
McCoy
Farrington
Sam Liffick
Wabash
East Vandalia Timetables and Train Numbers Listed
A fragment lists multiple train times and numbers for the Big Four Route Cairo Division with schedules for North and South lines. Entries include 114-11 08 a m and 735-2:25 am along with other coded times such as 6-4:58 a m and 47:18 a m, indicating partial timetable data.
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Cairo Division
North South
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J. M. Turner
J. C. Yeley
ORA Kuykendall
Moses Heath
Don Jones
Gwinn
Andrew Kessler
Cassia
House
Bherman L. Whipple
Douglas Township
Victor Reynolds
CHAS
Thornsburg
Barren’s Branch
Hollingsworth Ford
West Branch
Big Creek
Said Creek
Chas. Thornsburg
Melrose Township
Jesse Spraker
Justice of the Peace
P. C. Hasten
Nicholas Thompson
George Shaffner
Homer Cooper
William Medsker
James Able
John Leasure
George Shafener
Robert Wr
Wm T Hollenbeck
Ight
Vandalia Unne
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