Local Briefs Highlight School Basketball and Community Happenings
Steele City hosts Alexandria basketball at the school gym as the boys seek county honors. Ed Wright reports robins singing. farmers trim wood and ship hogs to market. A Ford car was recovered after a theft. a barn fire claims hay and corn. Local church notes urge attendance and detail a February social and canvass events.
Endress Chair and Snowball Practice in Antiquity
A fragmentary note discusses the Endress Chair or snowball method, its ancient roots, and a claim tied to Innocent XI in 1078 condemning a vice. It references a Bombay Eyeminer writer asserting the “tens” fulfilled 400,003,000 in a day.
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Measure and Mercy Echoes in Market Debates
An archaic note reflects on fair measure and reciprocity in trade with moral overtones. The excerpt references a biblical admonition about giving and receiving equal treatment and hints at ongoing discussions or actions among readers.
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Iris
Old Grimes Canned Goods and Soaps Advertisement
A vintage classified-like ad lists 10c prices for Grimes brand products including hominy corn beans beans and pumpkin plus Swift’s White soap Sunbrite cleanser and Goblin soap. It highlights 24 bars of regular Swift’s White L Soap and 2 cans of Sunbrite Cleanser with multiple 10¢ price mentions.
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Ames
Swift
Sale Notices For Carl Ames And I S Myers
Bills show two auctions listed. Carl Ames will hold a sale on Thursday February 1st and I S Myers will conduct a sale on February 8th.
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Intangible Property Tax Debate Sparks State Bill Idea
Jefferson county representative Frank S. Welle asks the lower house to tax all intangible property at full value rather than the quarter-value under current law. The Fairbury Journal notes high taxes on intangible assets discourage land and livestock ownership in favor of selling or loaning money.
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Jefferson County
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Fisher's Lung Baim Relief Ad at Arner's Drug Store
An advertisement promises Fisher's Lung Baim relieves a cold on the lungs quickly, claiming safety and certainty and urging purchase at Arner's Drug Store.
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Fisher
Arner
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Birth for son in law and daughter in Washington Kans
Mr and Mrs E S Col Bug bee are pleased by the birth of a girl to their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Wm Bond Esther at their home on Mill Creek near Washington Kansas on Monday January 15 Ditler Record.
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Col) Bugbee
Wm. Bond
Esther
Mill Creek
Washington
Kans
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