Folk, the Foe of Boodlers vy James A. Edgerton
A portrait of Joseph W. Folk, Missouri governor, as a crusader against graft. The article lauds Folk for exposing corruption, dismantling machine politics, and inspiring national reform. It recounts his rise from unknown lawyer to elected official, his moral leadership, and enduring influence on civic honesty.
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James A. Edgerton
Joseph W. Poll
Missouri
Bryan
Polk
Lin
Josep W. Folk
Folk
Volk
St. Louis
Siilfar
Minneapolis
San Francisco
America
Joseph Wingate Folk
Felk
Yellow Dog
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
More
Joseph W. Folk
Ountry
Kansas City
Shars
Ryan Belmont
Theodore Roosevelt
J. W. Walk
Falk
Crooks Polk
Governor Folk
Gertrude Glass
Furs Offer Seasonal Price Reductions with Guarantee
A fur dealer promotes reduced summer prices and urges readers to request a free catalogue and price list. The ad touts quality and claims lower prices than competitors, backing sales with a 43 year experience guarantee behind every article.
Reduced ColonisteRates on North Western Line Trips
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily through March and April from all points on the North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. For details write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago IL or contact the nearest ticket agent.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific & North Western
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Turner Hall Gymnastics Classes Schedule
Turner Hall offers Boys ages 6 to 11 sessions Wednesday 4 30 to 5 30 Saturday 9 to 10 15 Boys ages 11 to 14 Monday and Thursday 4 30 to 5 30 Youths ages 14 to 17 Monday 7 30 to 8 45 Friday 7 30 to 8 45 Girls ages 6 to 11 Tuesday 4 30 to 5 30 Saturday 10 15 to 11 30 Girls ages 11 to 14 Tuesday and Friday afternoons to 5 30 Misses over 13 Wednesday and Saturday evenings 7 30 to 8 30 Ladies Thursday evenings 8 00 to 8 00 Men’s class Tuesday and Friday evenings 8 30 to Fencing and Sunday School times listed as 11390 and missing details.
Real Estate Listings Include Lot Lots in Local Areas
Multiple property notes offer sale or rent options in New Ulm Nicollet county and Mulligan township. Properties include Lot 4 Block 75 N New Ulm to be sold within 30 days and cheaply. several lots in South and North blocks. a Model Drug Store occupying a store room. a 400 acre farm with valuable improvements offered at 245.00 an acre. Inquiries directed to Albert Steinhauser.
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New Ulm
Model Drug Store
Mulligan
Albert Steinhauser
Doing Chores and Harvest Life in Indian Summer
The passage extols self sufficiency in autumn tasks like digging potatoes shocking corn and baking apples by a wood fire. It links these chores to personal resilience a harvest glow and a serenity of after harvest season that settles over the farmer and his fields as Indian summer returns.
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Que
Dallas Lore Sharp
Atlantic
Case For An Expert. Who will inherit the property
A sick man asks his lawyer if the will is fixed as he instructed and then questions who has the best chance to receive the property after his death. The lawyer affirms, and the exchange ends with the client seeking a nonprofessional view.
Honest Girl or Not Aboard The Case
The Boston Transcript quotes a question on trust in a woman available for hire while Mrs Brown asserts the girl’s honesty. The Wide World Magazine describes fish spearing by firelight along the Mediterranean coast, noting the pecheaux flambeaux method used by nocturnal fishermen for a livelihood.
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Mediterranean
Wide World Magazine
Jersey Town Names and the German Porter Joke
A New York Globe item recalls a police officer on sick leave after a runaway horse and a German porter who jokes about Jersey towns having different names. The piece blends humor with a regional quip about unfamiliar Jersey geography.
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Jersey
New York Globe
Jury Exemption For Paying A Debt In Lies Unsuitable
A juror excuses himself to explain he would hunt down a man to pay a £5 debt rather than wait for the debtor to seek him. The court rejects the claim as dishonorable, excusing him from service. The judge states he does not want anyone on the jury who would lie about paying a debt.
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Polk
Enys
Missoni
John Jones
Jon Jones
Bryan
Governor Folk
Randolph
N. Y
Jefferson City
Missouri
Roosevelt
la Vollette
London Chronicle
Natural Fortress of Madagascar Described by Gazette
A St James Gazette account extols a northern Madagascar fortress as the world’s most remarkable natural stronghold. The hollow rock rises about 1,000 feet with eight square miles of area and sheer sides, admitting entry only through a subterranean passage used by the local tribe calling themselves the People or the Rocks.
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Madagascar
St. James
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Tom Lawson
Laepeigat
Chas, A. Albrecht
Wabasha Street Parrier
Wabasha St
St. Paul, Minn
Turner Hall
Turner Theatre
Henry B. Harris
THE
Lion and
By Chas. Klein
the Music Master
Twin Cities
Pioneer Drug Store
Daniel Webster
Eagle Roller Mill Co
Boston
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