Property tax list of numerous tracts in Missouri lands
The document enumerates numerous real estate tracts by section township and range, with tract numbers and descriptions such as NE qr SW qr and various other fractional quarters across sections 1 through 36 in multiple townships and ranges. It ends with an itemized tax bill showing taxes and costs totaling 802.25 dollars for the year, and a court notice for response by August 24, 1908, plus publication in the Potosi Journal.
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Ship
Township
NW Ar
Elf
Spart
Potosi
Rarest American coins listed with high value totals
A dealer list identifies the fifteen rarest U S coins totaling about 16 000 dollars. Highlights include the New York doubloon of 1787 by Ephraim Lrashear, a single gold piece valued today at about 3 000 dollars and weighing 411 2 grains, with only five known survivors. Also noted are the 1822 half eagle, the 1804 dollar, the 1791 Washington cent, and the 1792 Washington half dollar, each with records of scarcity and current estimated values.
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New York
Ephriam Lrashear
United States
A. P. Smith
Wall Street
Washington
George Washington
Lincoln Gettysburg Address summary capture lead remark
Lincoln speaks at a Civil War battlefield reminding that a nation conceived in liberty must endure. He honors those who sacrificed for equality and a new birth of freedom as the nation faces trial in war.
Addressing the Nation on Memorial Ground Dedication
The speaker invokes Lincoln at the battlefield, stating the ground is consecrated by the brave dead and urges the living to dedicate themselves to the unfinished work. He calls for a renewed devotion to the cause and a government of the people that shall not perish.
My Doll a Poem of a Cherished Keepsake
A nostalgic poem recounts a wax doll with jointed limbs and golden curls found under a tree on a Merry Christmas. The speaker recalls tender care, affectionate nicknames, and a lifelong vow of gentleness, now faded as the doll sits neglected on a shelf. The author is Margaret Gozzin.
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Anil
Margaret Gozzin
Boots Recovered After Colored Thief Attempt
A traveler recalls riding in sleeping cars and catching a colored man attempting to steal his boots. The boot thief was stopped and made to return the footwear.
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Eph
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Jos. Cresswell
Circuit Court
State of Missouri
Wis
Darling
Mawnia
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