Final settlement sought in Polly Nikirk estate Kansas case
In Republic County Kansas Probate Court J H Sandhill administrator will seek a full and final settlement of Polly Nikirk deceased at the next term on January 12 1917. He requests allowance of service and attorney fees discharge of sureties and an order locating and approving heirs. First published December 21 1916 in the Scandia Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic County
Polly Nirkirk
Court House
Belleville
County of Republic
State of
Kansas
Polly Nikirk
J. H. Sandhill
A. D
Despondency and remedies with Chamberlain's Tablets
Despondency, often from indigestion and biliousness, can be eased by Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad claims you will feel better within a day or two and notes the tablets are obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Rail Time Card Shows Eastbound Freight and Passenger Schedules
A 1916 time card lists east bound train numbers with departure times including Local freight No 84 at 2 55 pm Fast freight No 94 at 12 40 pm Fast Passenger No 8 at 9 19 pm Local Passenger No 362 at 6 38 pm and others. It notes Topeka eastward flag 40 and various local and fast services with morning and overnight times.
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Wlocal
Topeka & East
Missouri Pacific Card North and South Schedules
The Missouri Pacific timetable lists northbound and southbound trains with departures and routing. Northbound No 631 Warenger and No 691 Local freight run on Mon and Wed at 7:35 a m and 9 50 a m respectively. Southbound No 632 Passenger and No 691 Freight run Tue Thu and Sat at 12 32 p m.
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Warenger
Mon
Wed. & Rb
Eae
Thurs
Sat
Make believe booster chides paper for not boosting town
In a column from the paper's past, a self styled booster urged stronger hometown support and criticized the paper for not promoting a cause. He argued if every private citizen backed the town as firmly as the paper, local good would trump commercial interests and serve the youth above all else.
Pheasant Valley School District 24 December 1916 Report
Monthly school report for Pheasant Valley School District No 24 for the month ending December 22 1916. Enrollment 2206 days taught 20 average daily attendance 4138 absences 455 tardiness 28 neither absent nor tardy 10 named students listed. Invitation to visit the school with a note about a Confederate officer poem from Johnson Island prison. Also a personal verse about love and parole from the Civil War era.
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Pheasant Valley ‘School
Mdna
Rudolph
Donald Moe
Anna Clifford
Wesley
Johnson
Zeonia Moe
Lncile Nelson
Sherman Robison
They Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread Phrase
A brisk quip on boldness and impatience in social entryway sayings. The line mocks waiting in an ante room and hints at a brisk admission scene tied to a bold personal appeal.
Sizes of Planets Compared by Francs
A French writer suggests a scale for planet sizes using a twenty franc piece for Earth. Venus equals 15 francs, Mars 2, Mercury 7, Uranus 280, Neptune 320, Saturn 1 840, Jupiter 6 800 and the Sun 6 780 000.
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Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Uraygus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Plan to Resume Railway Inquiry After March 4th
Washington reports the Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce will resume hearings on government railroad regulation after March 4, with a report due January 8. Shippers, investors, and business groups urge federal unification of regulation to curb conflicting state and federal rules and to enable railroad improvements.
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Washington
Congressional Joint Committee On Interstate Commerce
Congress
Commerce Committees
Wilson
Newlands Committee
Newlands
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Industrial Traffic League
A Kentucky Hunter Faces a Parisian Blackmail Duel
Zeke Brown, famed for aiding at New Orleans, sinks wealth into Paris and opens a banking house. A libel threat by the Journal of the Nineteenth Century prompts a duel threat from M. de Pombeau. A bizarre list of weapon choices follows, including handkerchief duels and poisoned sausages.
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Jackson
New Orleans
Kentucky
Zeke Brown
United States
England
Zeke
New York
France
Paris
M. de Pombeau
Ieke
M. de Pethbeau
Journal of the Nineteenth Century
Monsieur
America
Seine
Didn't Care For It
A humorous Yonkers Statesman snippet features a barber asking about liquid soap and a map in a chair refusing to drink it, preferring chewing soap if forced to eat it. The exchange showcases light, wry local tone and playful wordplay.
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Yonkers Statesman
Money by the Bushel in a Boston Whisper
A backhanded comment about a large sum of money claimed to come from a woman named May Wheat is called a joke in a Boston Transcript dialogue.
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May Wheat
Boston Transcript
Stray Stories Quip About Convincing Women
Humorous remark from London Stray Stories about a man failing to persuade a woman that she is pretty. The exchange highlights playful gendered banter and social attitudes of the era.
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London
Open the Eyse Under Water Practice
Advice on practicing eye opening underwater during swimming with favorable conditions. Emphasizes gradual adaptation and safety, keeping eyes closed until well below the surface and during initial dives for protection.
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Tye GenTaon Company
the Centaur Company
New York City
Peterson
Republic County, SS
J.M. Livingood
Judge
Scandia Journal
California
Superior Service
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Colorado
Salt Lake
Rock
Stewart
Kansas City
R. Ft
Jersey
Missouri Pacific Card
Johnson Island
N. Y
A. M. Poage
MY Love
and L
Her
Three Acres
Johnson’s Isle
Ian
Roy
DR. Miles
Miles
Lewis J. Cutter
Marietta
Ohio
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