Notice of Hearing on East Side Sewer District Certificate
The Board of Local Improvements of Marshall Illinois filed a cost certificate for the East Side Drainage or Sewer District project including outfall on Janda Ada Jennings area and connections along Madison Mechanic Cumberland Market streets. The court set October 24 at nine oclock am to hear objections and determine facts in Clark County. The board members Seymour Hurst J W Lewis C A Purdum signed September 27 1910.
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Board of Local Improvements
City of
Marshall
Ilinois
East Side
County of
Clark
State of
Llino
Ada Jennings
Clark County
Linos Wet
Uwet Bower
Warden Griffith
Hamilton
6Th) Street
A Resourceful Milliner in Copenhagen Confounds Rival
A Copenhagen milliner parried a Paris rival’s glare by buying twenty elaborate hats and distributing them to market basket women. The sun protecting gifts altered fashion overnight, driving the French shop to close while the native milliner reclaimed her status and customers.
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Copenhagen
Paris
Ranger Wolhuter survives lion attack in Transvaal chase
Two lions sprang from the brush as ranger Wolhuter rode along at dusk. He was knocked from his horse, fought for life with a belt knife, and killed the first lion by a throat wound. after stabbing again the beast fell. He then tied himself to a tree to survive until help arrived.
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Livingstone
Wolhuter
Transvaal
Wolbuters
Kaft
Dick Wolbbur
Erin
Blond
New York Tribune
Peculiarities of Lichens and Their Long Lifespan
The Wehen notes lichens live up to about a century with extremely slow growth. They suspend growth during dry periods and renew with rain, making them a vegetable wonder. They thrive only in dust free air and indicate air purity, never growing in polluted urban atmospheres.
Tingling Ears and a Tongue of Gossip Across Time
A compact note tracing the belief that ear tingling signals others talk about someone. References range from Shakespeare to Sir Thomas Browne, linking Beatrice's quips and guardian angel superstitions to old wives tales about right and left ear signals for praise or warning.
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Sling
Shakespeare
Beatrice
Ursula
Hero
Thomas Browne
Advice Seeker Turns to Discussion Over Work
The good natured person says when a man asks for advice he finds himself drawn into discussion. Mr Sirius Barker notes most people seek advice to argue rather than work as quoted in the Washington Star.
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Sirius Barker
Washington Star
Eggs in Dish Align With Recipe, Chicago Note
In a kitchen scene, Mr Recentmarrie stirs a pudding and notices hard smooth items. Mrs Recentmarrie identifies six eggs as the components exactly matching the recipe. The dialogue captures domestic cooking during a Chicago newspaper snippet.
Train Timetable Joke Sparks Passenger Frustration
A humorous exchange at the station reflects confusion over schedules as travelers expect a timetable and a station agent notes past practice. The dialogue highlights commuter impatience and the evolving role of printed schedules in transit.
Union of Fitzgerald and Lucy Burton Ends in Failing Honeymoon
A humorous yet sharp account of translator Edward Fitzgerald and Lucy Burton, a Quaker daughter, whose arranged marriage collapsed after a fortnight. Fitzgerald fled the honeymoon amid Lucy Burton's strict demeanor and social airs, followed by a drawn out separation and a formal settlement.
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Edward Fitzgerald
Omar Khayyam
Francis Gribble
Lucy Barton
Fitzgerald
Lucy Burton
Cowell
Jong
Scales on the Hair and Its Directional Trick
The article compares human, hog, and sheep hair scales under a microscope. It notes that overlapping scales determine tip versus base, causing hair to roll only toward the base due to edge friction.
Accommodating Chemist Delivers Odd Advice
A chemist tells a poor woman to take medicine three times daily after meals but she says meals are scarce. He then suggests taking it before meals as he moves to the next customer.
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Yendon King
Not Playing Fair in a Parlor Skit
The clipping notes a brief scene at Pinyng house with George blocking a girl from searching his pockets. The fragment hints at fault finding as a theme in the Chicago Record-Herald item and reads like a stray caption or dialogue excerpt.
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George
t-Chicago Record-Herald
Remnant Shaker Settlement Sells Kentucky Lands
The aged Shaker survivors near a historic Boone region town sold their 2000 acres in Kentucky with a pact the buyer will care for them the rest of their lives. The item contrasts Shaker communal life with other colonial experiments and notes declining Shaker numbers nationally.
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Blue Grass
Kentucky
Rifles of Boone
Lear
Shakers
United States
England
Charles 1
New World
Tennessee
Rugby
Tom Hughes
Arden
Littlestown Republic
Stlinshagsa
John Burns Accuses Policeman Of Tipping
John Burns M P accuses a police constable of accepting a tip from a man in civilian dress. He confronted the officer demanding to see what was in his hand and found only a large cough drop, then quickly left the scene.
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John
John Burns
M. P
Mr. Burns
Art. Burns
London
Hidden Patient Hope in Quiet Hospital Exchange
A physician reassures a colleague during a delicate operation with the remark that failure would remain unseen, underscoring tolerance for risk and the secrecy of uncertain outcomes in medical care.
Buffaloes and Training Myth From Fragmented Copy
Fragmentary OCR text mentions buffaloes and training but is garbled. The readable parts suggest a claim about buffaloes being the pinnacle of wild animals in some training context, though the full meaning is unclear.
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Quadrops
Mnfants
Jon
Astoria
Bears
the Centaur Company
New York City
Ion Aven
J.C. Winsons
Optician
Erika Int
Seymour Hurst
J W . Lewis
C .A. Purdum
Board of Local Improvements of the
Illinois
Ereaticman
Rey
Irving
Repair Department
J.A Morton
Wartburg
Ruskin
Palestine
Free For All
St. Louis Globe Democrat
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