Local notes from Missouri towns and officials
Reports from Keytesville, Kirksville, Poplar Bluff, Sedalia, Rolla, Blodgett, Joplin, Jefferson City and Verona cover bond issues for waterworks and schools, a historic marker push, a farmer’s arrest on still charges, a fatal shooting by a son, a government building bid request, and state treasury records. Key details include bond lines, inaugurations, and municipal votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thearthett
Paton
Michan
Henry Cross- Reid
Wil Mom Wends
Cullens
Legion Gervigss
Robin Gould
Moberly
Keytesville
David Mclain
Settia
United States
Shortridge
Jefferson City
Rolla
Missouri School of Mines
Blodgett
Mrea
W. Lemons
J. Cialr
Gallatin
Gentry County
Albay
Marcella K Hoent
Stanberry
Lewis A. Harris
Charles E. McCaskey
Ernest C. Wright
de Kalb
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Bankera
O. E. Jones
Lockwood
Methodist Church
Carthage
Warrensburg
Maguire Street
Kirksville
John L. Simmons
la Plata
Fulton
Callaway County Farm Bureau
Maryville
Young People's Council
Nodawsay County Sunday School Association
Columbia
Rotary Club
Mise Chowothy Hroeffie
Hed
Sedalia
Harold Kindie
Mea! Kindle
Pettis County
Ilneve
Earl Thurman
Anderson
Festue
Coo
Board of Education
Lee R. Wolffe
St Louis
Chicago
Bourbon Station
Supreme Court
Gmail
Missouri Press Association
J. & Hubbard
Missouri convention approves 100000 for salaries
Jefferson City reports a state constitutional convention adopts a resolution to allocate 100000 from general revenues for convention salaries and employee costs. The measure mirrors Missouri press association ideas on liberty of the area and safeguarding press freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Constitutional Convention
Emelon
John E Hill
Marysville
Miseoari State Press Association
State Bonus Commission
Missouri
Statue of Civic Virtue in City Hall Park debate in New York
The New York clash over Frederick MacMonnies's Civic Virtue statue peaks with Mayor Hylan promising action if mass opposition persists. The piece outlines Angelina Crane’s 1804 will funding the work, delays, and shifts to a marble reconstruction, including the sculptor’s vision of a youthful figure surrounded by allegorical sea women and a wrecked ship, sparking woman’s suffrage era tensions and public protests led by Mary Garrett Hay and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick MacMonnless
City Hall Park
Hylan
Angelina Crane
Helaties
MacMonnies
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Pulitzer
C. V
Paris
New York
Municipal Art Commission
Michelangelo
City Hall Square
National League of Women Voters
Mary Garrett Hay
la Pow
New York Metropolitan Museum
Nathen Hale
America
France
Marne
Popper
George Washington
Elvic
der. Eilen Toole
W. CT
Agale
Art Critica
McMonnies
MarMonnies
Boston
Many Minor Planets and the Growing Field of Asteroid Discovery
The article notes rapid growth in minor planet discoveries aided by photographic astronomy. It discusses how a faint line on a photographic plate can indicate an asteroid or a comet, with observations determining the true nature. Eros and asteroid 585 remain among the most interesting distant solar system bodies, kept under close watch by astronomers.
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Eros
Solar Eystem
Jupiter
Sant Observation and Plan for Work
An aged editorial reflects on daily routine and the need for a settled plan. It contrasts perpetual busy activity with no real achievement and urges careful scheduling of work study and healthful relaxation for productive living.
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Woodman Burbridge
Suburban Lady’s Collie Causes Sunday Disturbance
A suburban woman’s collie went aggressive while being served at a Sunday home. The dog broke free from confinement, triggering a tremendous racket. Neighbors heard the commotion as a nearby resident rescued her cat from the melee. An onlooker urged keeping the dog at home.
Wind Sale Tales From Mroweess Islands
A fragmentary historical note recounts Kee ale Millie of Mroweess Island seeking wind to aid ships. The tale mentions selling wind to sailors, a ritual of boiling kettles, prayers, and the belief that wind would eventually come, with reference to Sir Walter Seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mroweess
Eithes
Walter Seat
Hemle
Tanlac Proves Pain Relief and Weight Gain Claim
A customer testifies to Tanlac easing long running rheumatic pain, fatigue, and poor sleep. She says the medicine restored her appetite and enabled weight gain, praising the product and noting it is sold by druggists.
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Tanlec
Joseph Hug Seeks Havana Return For Warm Winter Visit
In Philadelphia at a luncheon the novelist Joseph Hug spoke of wanting to return to Havana this winter citing year round bathing. He recalled meeting a young man recently back from Havana and joked about the breakers. A fragment mentions two Spanish dancing girls from Malaga.
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Joseph Hug
Philadelphia
Havana
Malage
Not Just What He Meant Quoting Sparks Laughter
An orator's misquotation about his wife at a chair provokes laughter as the audience meets the slip. The speaker intended a flip of better or worse but earns a roar until the chairwoman offers forgiveness and a light remark.
Swamp-Root Kidney Ailment Remedy Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the top remedy for kidney liver and bladder complaints. It claims rapid effects and positions two bottle sizes available at drug stores with mail order through The Wigram Company.
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Kilmer
Ionaver
Trimer & Co
Binghamton, Y
Child recalls mother’s wish for a red or green book
A young girl, about nine, visits a library to fetch a book for her mother. At the desk she explains, My mother wants a book. The librarian asks what kind. The girl thoughtfully replies, Sure she would like a red or green one.
Cottcura Toilet Trio Talcum Ad Promotes Powder
An advertisement touts Cuti ture Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and finely scented economical option for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims the powder renders other perfumes unnecessary and positions it as part of the Cottcura Toilet Trio along with Soap and Ointment.
Erroneous Quote Reports on Emerson and Guerrilla Hunt
A fragment notes an error in The New York Tribune naming Halph Waltorf Emerson and mentions Mary Has tings Frndley leaving New York this month to hunt guerrillas in the Af Re at wilde. The readable text is garbled and raises questions about attribution and intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Halph Waltorf Emerson
Thors
Mary Hastings Frndley
New York
Repentance Becomes More Than Simple Sorrow
The phrase suggests repentance goes beyond remorse for sin, implying deeper change. It contrasts surface regret with eradicable, lasting transformation in conduct and conviction.
Private Hooke Intervenes as Bar Tension Ends in Threat
An unnamed private intervenes when a bar confrontation nearly ends in self harm. He wrests away a weapon from a buddy who laments life, reveals the distress of a recent dog sale, and learns the weapon belonged to the colonel, clarifying the danger from the weapon in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooke
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Biden
Sinai
Ot Tues
Verona
Executive Department
Education and Revenue
Kennett
Farm Bureau
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Agricultural Bureau
Itm
Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Cape Girardeng
Southeast Missoul
New York City
Neven McMein
Indies
Malmalda
MacMennies
Mayer Hylan
New York Herald
Mave Gettled
Wind
Skippers
Emoemed Lings
Desiaree Tanise
Ion
Reg Ker
Fey
Lem O
Cheserbrough Mfg. CO
Meedd F
Sevi Gus
Byet
Louse
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