Political probe sought into Army commissions amid favoritism claims
Roosevelt warned that political influence shaped Army commissions. Representative Royal Johnson of South Dakota has reintroduced a resolution to probe alleged nepotism and favoritism, noting that higher ranks went to athletes and clubmen while trained chemists faced sergeant positions. Also mentions varied notices and local ads present in the page.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
Chemical
Army
Farmers Elevator in market for sacks and seed prep
The Farmers Elevator announces readiness to fit sacks, clean seed, and pay the highest market price. It asks about Climax Chewing preferences and notes availability in three thicknesses at the Canteen.
Sulpher Salt Blocks Notice at Mill
50 lb blocks priced at $1.00 offered by the Mill. Let Rainey print it.
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Rainey
Haakon County Auditors Exhibit for Quarter Ending September 30 1919
Detailed financial exhibit from Haakon County auditors and treasurer listing receipts and disbursements for the quarter ending September 30 1919. Totals shown for funds and accounts with reference to county fiscal operations and allocations.
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Haakon
3ER
War Work Council
Bond
Register of Deed
Anne
Clerk of Courts
Salar
Court House
Haakon County
Jews of the State fund raises for boy hog program
In Jackson county a county agent organized boys to raise pure bred hogs with bank loans. Many sold original stock at profits, leaving registered offspring for future ventures. Local ranchers near Bixby propose an development fund after a promoter claimed oil finds and sought $20,000. The promoter left when confronted with obligations.
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Jackson County
Bixby
Perkins County
Great Law Governs Air and Sea as Eras Change
A sailing packet clings to tradition while an engine liner and a giant aircraft surge ahead, embodying a relentless progress. The old skipper and the liner captain feel the same fate under a universal law that ends eras and leaves their kind displaced. The piece conveys wistful dissent against modernization and the quiet sorrow of obsolescence.
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Lner
The Mystery of England's White Horses of Wiltshire and Down
A historical note on chalk hill figures in southern England including the Westbury White Horse at Bratton Wiltshire and the Uffington figure. It mentions claims that the carvings commemorate King Alfred’s victory over the Danes at Ethandune, cites measurements of the Uffington horse, and references other famous figures like Cerne Abbas Giant and the Long Man at Wilmington.
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England
Westbury
Brattan
Wiltshire
Alfred
Ethandune
Uffington
Cerne Abbas
Wilmington
Seeds Breathe Demonstration and Civil War Peace Talks
A Scientific American note describes seeds respiring by showing that many germinate only if oxygen remains, while a single pea grows, and burning a match confirms carbon dioxide presence in a jar with germinating seeds. Separately, Horace Greeley in 1864 received a Kentucky letter proposing peace talks with Confederate delegates, but the plan failed as backing waned, prolonging the war.
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Scientific American
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Prisoner’s Cake Request Echoes In Whispered Visit
A prison visitor asks to send cake to a inmate, who responds with a misheard line about dying and a wish for “a tie to it” in a cryptic exchange. The odd dialogue, marked by broken phrasing and dialect, hints at humor and fragility within the confinement setting.
Concept of Laughter From Stendhal Essay Noted
The Paris Rose Rouge publishes an unprinted essay on laughter defining it as a sequence of breathing spasms with a distinct facial expression and chest pleasure, arising from a sudden judgment of personal superiority over others. It explains laughter as the result of recognizing one's own worth in contrast to others.
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Paris Rose Rouge
Stendahl
Keep Mind Free From Rust Pennsylvanian Grit quotation
Keep Mind Free From Rust warns that mental rust comes from indolence and carelessness, not age, urging continuous effort to raise one’s ground and extend influence. The piece frames mental vigor as essential to usefulness and personal growth, citing self-discipline and resilience.
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Pennsylvania
Constipation and Health Tips Endorse Chamberlain's Tablets
The passage promotes regular bowels for health and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild effective remedy. It notes they aid digestion through proper diet and exercise, are easy to take, gentle in action, and cost a quarter.
Fine job printing at the office, Men Wanted To Sell Groceries
One of world s largest grocers seeks ambitious men to sell direct to consumers nationwide known brands across groceries paints roofings lubricating oils stock foods and more. No experience or capital required. Complete sample outfit and free selling instructions provided. Write John Sexton & Co 352 W Milinois St Chicago IL.
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John Sexton & Co
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure for catarrh and related ailments. It claims internal action via the blood to heal mucous surfaces, offers a $100 reward for a proven cure, and urges readers to request testimonials while listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Ohio as the manufacturer and many druggists as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
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