Property Tax Sale Listings and Court Notice in Missouri
An itemized statement shows the total taxes and costs due on extensive real estate properties listed by tract numbers across multiple townships and ranges in Washington County Missouri. The document also outlines a court petition requiring defendants to appear at the next term in Potosi by August 24, 1908, or face judgment, with publication in the Pateal Journal.
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Potosi
Pateal Journal
Washington
Missouri
Jos. Cresswell
Circuit Court
State of Missouri
County of Washington
Joseph Cresswell
Rare American coins worth a combined total of 16000 dollars
Dealers list the fifteen rarest U S coins with a total value around 16000 dollars. Highlights include the 1787 New York doubloon by Ephraim Brashear, valued at about 2000 if offered today, and the 1804 dollar with only four or five known, valued near 1000. Also noted are the 1791 Washington cent and the 1792 Washington half dollar, each valued at about 1000, with the latter now nearly unobtainable.
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New York
Ephriam Brashear
United States
A. P. Smith
Wall Street
Washington
George Washington
Lincoln Gettysburg Address amid Civil War dedication
The excerpt presents Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on a Civil War battlefield. It recalls the nation founded on liberty and equality, then frames the ongoing war as a test of whether such a nation can endure, and marks a moment of dedication at a pivotal battlefield.
Not a Headline Yet: A Presidential Dedication Speech Excerpt
The speaker reflects on honoring fallen soldiers and continuing the nation’s work. He asserts the ground is consecrated by their sacrifice and urges the living to renew devotion to liberty and governance by the people to prevent the dead’s sacrifice from being in vain.
My Doll and a Tender Christmas Memory
A nostalgic verse recounts a wax doll with golden curls and a smile found beneath a tree on a Christmas morning. The speaker recalls caring for the doll as a child, naming and pampering it, then later discovering it neglected on a shelf while imagining the doll’s approving eyes. Margeret Gozzin.
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Margaret Gozzin
Sleepin' Cars and Boots Turned Up in a Ride
A traveler recalls riding in sleeping cars and a colored man who attempted to steal his boots but was stopped and made to return them. The anecdote captures a roadside incident during the journey.
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