Municipal Lighting Debate Lifts Control Issue in St Louis
A city panel led by ex executive Gaara of the Clybe tongue reviews municipal vs private power. The report estimates total operating costs per kilowatt hour and argues for a competitive system with safeguards, outlining depreciation, interest, sinking fund, taxes, and insurance impacts.
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Gaara
Louly
J. L. van Ornum
A. §. Langadorf
Washinston University
Yiohn J. Lichter
Enginger
Truscott
Beguo
Avallavic
Weaguern
National Civic Federation
Puble Utilities
America
United States
St. Louis
Fas Tar Na
Pty Leguf
Dogualttee
Opemititg & Munnicipal
Phint
Suleh
Chicago
Fiemus
Hoiwever
Tha Lly
Troferrlig
Thetroport
Ussi Mivunleipai
Cis
Comptroller’s Department
Warnoff
Starcely
Auditor censures Austin water department report as faulty memo
City auditor criticizes the water and light department audit for incomplete records and discrepancies. He cites unapproved payrolls, mischarged damages, predated payments, and skipped warrants, calling the system a mere memorandum and urging reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Storris
Lind
Carliers
Ghott
Trems Tice
Tex
Stop and Figure in Ligonier Banner
The Ligonier Banner urges taxpayers to tally municipal waterworks costs showing missed profits, depreciation, and potential private-plant comparisons. It argues fire protection costs risen to nearly 8,000 dollars, claiming municipally owned systems are costlier than private ones and calling for scrutiny.
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Ceat
Nnion
Ligonier
Uch
Tisparers
Ligonier (Ini
Taxpay
Street railway venture in Belfast loses money
The street railway system taken over by Belfast has proved a losing venture. Service has been curtailed and many employees discussed with the aim of putting it on a paying basis, per the St Louis Times.
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Belfast
Ireland
St Louis Times
Passing the Rapids tale of courtship and suspicion
A mother watches her son Finney reach the girl noticing age as Ruth Pennington and Grace Grace Grace Grace explore potential matches among old friends. A ribbon found in a suit pocket sparks worries of romance and elopement while Grace and Harry's secret letters surface. marriage stakes loom as families consider distant schooling and overseas travel.
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Finney
Sroned
Stuth Pennington
Grace
Robinson ‘Crusoe
Deway
Tim
Harry
Ruth Mennington
Slarry
Vie
Rula
Uth
Ruthaml
Muth
Ruth
Teeth
Grave
Supy Hose
Europe
Barry
Ruth Lenuington
Mildred Chard
Danton Pleads for Paris Organ Grinders Despite Guillotine
The article recounts Danton defending organ grinders in Barbury as deputies seized Liberty of Music amid revolutionary upheaval. It notes Danton’s speech praising the grinders’ right to play, though he faced execution for unrelated reasons. The Westminster Gazette attribution is included.
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Danton
Puilltfelins
Danton Chen
Paris
Convention
Westminster Gazette
Hotel Accommodations In India Public Health
The piece condemns Indias hotel standards abroad and at home, noting high daily rates for poor comfort. It complains of inferior meals, dirty table linen, and poor service in many establishments, especially in Calcutta, calling for improvements in public health and hospitality quality.
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Calcutta
India
Artistic Poison and Mescal's Vivid Dreaming
A fragment discusses mescal as a drug of artistic inspiration, claiming its potent, hallucinogenic effects can paint landscapes in the mind. It mentions Wilkin H. Thomson and Everybody's Magazine, noting the blurring of vision and the allure for artists, then touches on Kiowa usage and missionary removal of Indians.
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Oller
Wilkin H. Thomson
Everybody's Magazine
Rio Grande Sud
Lightning and Thunder Interval Observation
A brief guide explains counting the interval between lightning and thunder to estimate storm distance. Each two seconds equals about 1,100 feet, so ten seconds equals roughly 11,000 feet or a little over two miles. It notes light travels faster than sound and offers reassurance after hearing the thunder crack.
No Cause to Be Discouraged: Wetie Girl Near Three
Philadelphia Record notes a lighthearted view on child development and early speaking, citing a few humorous anecdotes about a child not yet talking and a wife who began dating late, illustrating a casual newspaper tone from the era.
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Youngpop
Henpeckie
Philadelphia Record
Impostor and Malefactor in Toman Family Tale
A Seoteh- Toman elder warned her kin that one son is an impostor and the other a malefactor. It was later revealed she spoke in coded terms with phrases sounding like notwisterer and manulsetozer, obscuring truth about her two sons.
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Carlyle
Seoteh- Toman
Balth
Tither
Lana “Manulsetozer
Good Intentions About Tew Law and Lawyers
A Syracuse Herald quip questions the intent behind the law known as the Tew. The joke suggests the aim is to generate business for lawyers.
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Syracuse Herald
Doctors All Agree This Time On Pierce Medicine
The advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for mucous-disease symptoms including nasal catarrh throat laryngeal and bronchial affections and linked ailments. It touts professional endorsements, recommends Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and claims the product cleanses blood and treats stomach liver and skin issues while warning against substitutes and urging readers to obtain the All-Healing Salve separately.
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Materia Medica
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Sage
Action Pierce
Perhabe
USA
Paul
Pieter
Golden Medicsi
Main St
Buffalo
Drugelsts
Piergt
Muffalo
Hr. Pierce
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