Belleville readies for Bryan speech at Chautauqua crowd
Republic County plans peak attendance as W. J. Bryan is billed to speak in August. Sheriff Huntington posts a $25 reward for the arrest of forger Thomas Brown, tied to a check cashed by Worley Hardware Co. Miss Verna Burkman and Miss Gertrude Nutter are named teachers for Talmo and Republic schools for the coming year. A flying exhibition is set for the fall fair. County commissioners Haney and Stewart visited Belleville this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
Republic County
Belleville
Sherriff Huntington
Thomas Brown
V. A. Guy
Worley Hwd. Co
Verna Burkman
Talmo
Gertrude Nutter
Cuba
The
Republic
Canada
U. S
Saskatchewan
Brown Land Co
Hardy
Neb
Local notes record births travels and teaching plans
Lester Williams celebrate a new baby while Roy Liggitt a BCHS grad secures Kunkle School for next term. Various residents attend tours and meetings, teachers are appointed, and locals travel to Emporia Dunkard meeting Saint Joe while discussions touch on taxes and school construction. Scientist Clement Wragge attributes New Zealand tattooed rocks to ancient sun worshipers possibly linked to Easter Island and Atlantis era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Wragge
Raglan
New Zealand
Easter Island
Central and
South America
Street Hired for the Day in Real City Scene
A moving picture crew leased a city street for a day of filming. A man refused to yield the space, claimed rights, and challenged a nearby officer. The officer directed him off the street, then joined the scene to applause from other actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Picture Company
Picture Company
Prolific Fish and the Tenacity of Names
The piece notes that Leewenhoek, an early naturalist, claimed cod spawn about nine million in a season and flounder over one million while mackerel exceed five million. It jokes about fish family reunions and argues Trump Roosevelt would not fear such claims. It cites numerous fish varieties and defends their fecundity as reported by the historical authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Lewenhoek
Ile
Cod
Hoosevelt
Wife asks for things she knows I cannot afford
A humorous exchange: one wife asks nothing directly but tells him when she wants something, and her husband replies she asks by declaration rather than request. He notes that since marriage she has not asked him for a thing, implying planning or budgeting keeps needs clear.
Desert Mirage and a Thirsty Bedouin’s Narrow Salvage
In Mogara an exhausted Bedouin staggers toward an oasis as four men restrain him while a fifth lets a few water droplets pass his lips. The man, eyes bloodshot and tongue blue, has wandered for days seeking water, and drinking now would kill him.
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Mogara
L. Dow Covington
Wide World
Cairo
Local Sayings Speak Of Saints And Secrets
A fragment from a regional piece notes humor about Bill and his wife, suggesting a playful reaction to their union and the gossip surrounding what she possesses and where she comes from. The tone hints at community chatter and colorful characterization.
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Presbyterian Church
Rydall
Scandia
Kansas
E. Porter Ahrens
Newall's
Gourtland
F. L. Warren
Bane OF
Scanuia
Doctor Bros
City Drag Line
W. E. Godfrey
River Bridge
Chas, Peterson
Haney
Courtland
Stewart
Lester Williams
Roy Liggitt
B. H.S
Kunkle
Wayne
Peter Brown
Omaha
Wm Bainbridge
Board of Equalization
Belleville Center
Floy Anderson
Herbert Cooper
Cherokee, Okla
D. Kirk
Messrs. Matson and Clark
Smith Center
Mable Young
Norway Two
Red Top
Dist. 81
Lincoln Two
Minta Walters
Highland
Norway School
Arthur Bakken
Amos Bailey
Salina
Grant Cooper
Nellie Ruley
Carrie Keith
Mary Collins
Irene Randall
Emporia
Joe Haniel
H. W. Brown and Sons
San Bernardino
Cal
Republic Co
Mary Daggett
St Joe
Dunkard
Mr. McClure
W. M. Moore of
Munden
Street
Arkoon
Miller and Stafford
A. Ellingson
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