Two Roads Win Tax Case On Appeal In Missouri Court
Jefferson City reports the state supreme court division upheld the Wabash and Burlington Railroad property assessments in Montgomery County. The ruling limits county levies to the statewide allowable rate and suggests all assessments be made simultaneously to prevent future overtaxing. The decision follows Missouri cent fare and maximum freight law cases, with broader implications for railroad property valuations and exemptions.
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Brown
Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
John C. Brown
Wabash
Burlington
Montgomery County
Seid Dian Tattes
State Board of Equalization
Wallaven
Washington, D.C
Ceuttre
Minnesota
Missouri
Chicago, Burlington & Quines
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Kansas City
Moeseurt Putchie Service Commission
Learn to Keep Your Secrets and Confidence Safe
An early 20th century admonition urges guarding personal secrets and resisting sympathy’s lure. It warns confidants like Jane may betray, and notes the maxim that a secret remains safe only when known to one of three persons, two of whom are dead.
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Jane
AlWass
En campment officers named for Missouri veterans group
Fruitville reports the three days camp of the Missouri division of United Spanish War Veterans ended with a sham event between veterans and guardsmen. Officers elected include Detachment Commander G F Otte of St Louis, Fellow View Commander W Pugh of Kansas City, Junior Vice Commander A Robinhen of Hannibal, Department Adjutant F L Grisehler of St Louis, Department Duper Vailt? Hobart of Sparta? field, Department Dute Ailverite Robert W. Cowan of Springfield, Department Sutvegeis of Paeten NT Louis, Chaplain Lebert EB Swans of St Louis, and Department Marshal.
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Fruitville
Missouri
United Spanish War Veterans
Cotrad
GF. Otte
St Lens
Lf Pugh
Kansas City
A. Robinhen
Hannibal Juster
FL Grisehler
St. Twouis
Perter
Hobarst
Spartina Field
Dude
Robert W. Cowan
Sprineth
Sutvegeis
Paeeten
NT Louis
Lebert EB. J. Swans
St Louis
Missouri Encampment Abandons State Seat Election
The Missouri Poultry Reshrowl company failed to attend the national ward meeting in Jefferson City. The state assignment was dropped. witnesses and Newdetall Leon Nev in were noted. An investigation request was filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking inquiry into the event.
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Jeherson
Missouri
Miseouri
Dure
Dell
Nevin
Tien
Mewra
Missouri Public Service Commission
Springfield Peach Growers Association Contracts Sale
In Springfield an assembly of crowers from southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas formed the Browers of the Crowers Association. They arranged the largest peaigh crop es er crown and signed contracts for sale at Tiacours. It is expected that shortly Lun cars contracts will be secured.
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Springfield
Browers
Missouri
Arkansas
Tomato Poisoning Sickness Strikes Local Residents
A list of named residents from the city including Mary Gupton Thaehk Bessie Tanpes Theodore Gipton Mirabeth Corptot Louise Gupton and Virginia Rodeere of Meston Mo suffered plomaaine poisoning after eating tomatoes. They are expected to recover by nightfall.
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Motitacenies
Diarre Black
Mary Gupton Thaehk
Bessie Tanpes
Theodore Gipton
Mirabeth Corptot
Louise Gupton
Virginia Rodeere Ot Meston
Jefferson City Exams Open for Law Licenses
Two hundred eight students undergo examinations before the state board of bar examiners for law licenses. Two applicants are identified as negro. Kirksville report notes a boy killed by a pet goat, Charles Allen Hawkins aged years, dies of injuries in hospital after several days of play.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Bar Examiners
Kirksville
Charles Allen Hawkins
Wkirksville
Boone County editor Columbia Carter found dead in bed
Columbia-Thomas S. Carter aged 63 longtime editor of the Sturgeon Leader and oldest Boone County cher member was found dead in bed in his home. The death was reported by local authorities with no immediate signs of foul play. Authorities evaluated the scene and prepared a routine death notice for publication.
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Columbia
Thomas S. Carter
Cone
Boone County
Cher
Sturgeon Leader
Jefferson Route Receives PSC Permit for Equipment Purchases
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line was granted permission by the state public service commission to issue funds at a 3 percent rate for buying additional equipment and related parts, including vehicles and support gear. The action marks official approval for the loan program intended to expand the railroad’s operations.
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Jefferson
Chicago, Rock Island
Pieete Rodread
State Public Service Commission
Tt Tn
Teacher Carries Handsome Fan to Class
A teacher brings a handsome fan to the classroom for the children's edification. She questions a pupil about its use and learns the child does not know. The pupil answers that their mother uses a Boer to keep cool in simmer.
Interest in Your Troubles Sparks Candid Advice
Public sentiment echoes that others may share your burdens. The author, noting varied concerns, urges practical steps and resilience. The piece highlights communal support and personal value despite widespread worries.
Woman End Life In Joplin Tragedy
Fragmented OCR reads a suicide note and mentions a 24 seat coal rail car and a person named Gondshyn in Joplin. Details are garbled but indicate a woman took her own life and references locations and names appear incomplete.
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Joplin
Two Hearts That Beat as One in Step and Strife
Fragmentary lines describe two allies whose harmony falters when one lags behind the other. Despite discord they press forward in the same direction with a shared aim, though their rhythm wavers and clashes intermittently.
To Sing With a Toothache Rite of Borrowed Money Complaints
A humorous note on singing through pain compares it to asking a friend for a loan while you need money yourself, highlighting the awkward moment and shared discomfort in odd phrasing.
Ancient town found buried beneath Mediterranean waves
The article discusses a submerged settlement in the Mediterranean, noting the shoreline retreat and a 35 foot sea level drop followed by a 19 foot rise. It describes scientists debating slow earth movements that could lift continents and submerge coastal ruins, with references to ruined villas and eroded coastal features.
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Mediterranean
Dtamnan
Middle Sea
Tiberius
Shakespeare in Burmese at Alan daias India Pericles staged
Amateurs from the Burmese legal profession presented Pericles in Burmese style adapted by Matine Tin. The scene was moved to Burmese settings to suit local ideas. Financial success was strong, prompting plans to continue the concept with further scene shifts as imagination dictates.
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Alandaias
India
Pericles
Matine Tin
Open air theaters shaped British drama in Cornwall and beyond
The article notes large amphitheater plays in England and Cornwall with seating over 2000, marking early British dramatic art in open air venues. It mentions Cornish coast funds possibly supporting more theaters and recalls medieval performances now largely forgotten. It also reports German interest in extracting potash from feldspar, with current methods viewed as too costly commercially.
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England
Parrin Hound
Cornwall
Cornish
Yorkshire Yeoman on Deathbed Warns Clergy of Silence
An elderly Yorkshire yeoman on his deathbed tries to speak but is interrupted by pastoral assurances. The minister urges confession and conscience before death, while the veteran struggles to share his thoughts and fate remains uncertain.
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Para
G.t
Undefined legal note prompts temporary leave
A judge notes a clerk may need a few days rest before resuming work. The message implies a temporary leave pending decision on when the clerk can return. The fragment references a vacation and external inquiry about attendance. No concrete names or dates are provided.
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Ose
Moervins Palion Uclerk
Doctor’s Advice Worthless Says Marjorie
A courtroom brief quotes Marjorie and a judge as they spar over medical counsel. Madge taunts that going to a doctor is useless because the doctor prescribes many things she refuses to do, prompting a sharp retort from the judge.
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Madge
Marjorie
Recall in Ancient Greece Ostracism as Public Recall
The article explains ostracism in ancient Greece where citizens voted to exile a powerful or wealthy figure to safeguard the state. Names were written on oyster shells, and the senate enforced retirement abroad to curb potential threats, a primitive recall applicable to both insiders and outsiders. It notes this addressed graft and excesses, with a tone reflecting on historical governance.
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Historianus
Christian Herald
Senate
Commonwealth
Ringworm on Child's Face Report From Stratford Iowa
A Stratford Iowa mother describes her seven year old son's severe ringworm on the face and body. After trying various remedies with no success she reports curing him with Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about a month. A promotional note offers free samples and a 32 page Skin Book. Also includes a humor piece about Julius Kaufman and Danish writing discovery.
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Stratford
Iowa
Barbara Prim
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Teething Syrup Prompts Public Caution in Philly Schools
Fragmented lines claim 14,000 children are crowded from Philadelphia schools while a Gotham resident questions where they sleep. A garbled promotional note for Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup appears, hinting at unsafe remedies.
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Penn
Philadelphia
Gotham
Haut
Insects, Hum Bugs, and Humble Brags
A witty meditation on practical insects and pompous pride. The speaker notes that industrious insects are practical while calling some men born great but missing the joy of recounting their deeds. The tone skewers self praise and social vanity.
Neglected Napoleon sites in France face ruin at Longwood and Valley
The complaint notes the Longwood house in exile and the Valley of Geraniums tomb as memorials given by Queen Victoria to Napoleon III. Little preservation has occurred, the buildings decay, sheep graze the valley, visitors are few, and a storm may wreck the ruin leading to land abandonment and loss of a historic landmark.
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France
Republic
Napoleon
St. Helena
Church of St. Louis
the Invalides
Longwood House
Valley of
Gerantiums
Napoleon III
Nettles and Wild Edibles Featured by Country Folk
The article notes Mr Pepys and Evelyn praised nettle porridge as very good. It mentions spring nettle tops in pottage aiding the body and lists other rural greens like early wild hop shoots eaten in Kent. It adds a legal note that cultivated hops are felonious to harvest.
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Kent
London Chronicle
American height study places average near five feet six
Measurements of hundreds of thousands of native born Americans show the average height around five feet six inches, consistent across regions. Compared with other groups, Scots and men from Sweden and the Nordic regions approach or exceed, while many European and Asian groups trail the American by ranges from one to five inches depending on ethnicity.
Shady business on family tree services noted
A fragment notes a shady business in providing people with family trees. It claims over 400 acres of land held in game preserves in Scotland Irene. A quotation about jealousy and love appears, and a remark on Chinese adopting European dress is included.
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Scpt- Irene
Dr Porter's Antisleptic Healing Oil Remedy Claim
Thousands of farmers and stockmen know it, a trial will prove Porter's Antisleptic Healing Oil as a remarkable remedy for wounds, burns, sores, feet ailments, corns, itching, poison ivy, and dog mange. The ad says it treats skin and scalp diseases and barbed wire cuts among other issues and urges readers to consult the advertisement in Des Moines and nearby cities. The notice also describes streetcar letter boxes and how passengers post mail, with conductors collecting fares and signaling stops.
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Porter
Tres Moines
Turlington
Grand Rapids
Hone
People who jump at conclusions innet regard life as hurdle race
The remark notes a view that some individuals treat life as a continuous hurdle race, jumping at conclusions and blocking progress rather than seeking steady, thoughtful progress.
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Innet
The Best Hot Weather Tonic in a Group Photo
A garbled caption mentions Mrs Wombat posing for a group photograph with remarks about a group and gowns. The text references a hot weather tonic and mood improvements but is inconsistent, making details unclear and fragmentary.
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Montgomery City
Warren Zumwalt
Sober Tanging
Clay Lee
Jon Worley
St. Charles
Anne
Zumwalt
Unete
Charley Cheen
Wits
Albert Altt
Awe Ty Woo
Thaskley
Pmhootney
Toltn
Bo Boys
Dos Cr. Mo
Pyollewine
Myrtle Mos
Roach
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Stan Reach
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Fiat
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Olor
Irondale Geis
Irondale
J. B. Yenneuin
Ath Auto
Thaces Ward
St. Louis Company
Machiga Wits Uriventhropedt
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State Eagles
Gates
Trenton
Order of Eagles
Jamee Gates
George F. Prewington
Hester
BK. Pancam St
St. Lats
Newlands
Pentons
Sam Small
Small
New Corporation Law
Lcensé of & Corporation
Aiia
T. S. Carter
Rock Island
Stockholm
Germany
Dean
Indiana
George Harrington
Crawford
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Greece
Hill Thompson
Greeley
Julius Kaufman
Kaufman
George Kennedy
Kennedy
Thompson
By Thompson
Haf Voost
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Winslow
Contrary Natures
Alexander
Caesar
Tuileries
Longwood
Height
Quan
Samuel Pytcarr
Pampa
the Centaula Company
New York
Bears
Castoria
Tony
Mattapan
R. C. Kellogg
Becket
Mass
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
Temple St
Vienna
Libby
Chicago
Grove
Tutt
Lorea
Mehes
Tee
John L. Thompsos
ST. Louis
Lal
Canada
Lanitoba
G. A. Cook
Ramee Hy
Broegues
Abbeage
Kidmay
Jim Lic C
Haverstock KY
HaMrateal
London
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