High Taxes Urged as Result of Government Waste
In a spirited call, Rev. Ma Matthews argues taxes rise from bloated, corrupt governance. He cites extravagantly large government, graft, and the spoils system as the Three main causes, urging merit-based offices and reduced machinery to slash costs.
Lionskillet Items from The Bloomington Star
Aunt Sally Hawkins hosts the preacher with dandelion greens and salt pork. The preacher splits wood and repairs a chicken coop. A quarrel ends with a bruise as a quarrelsome couple argues over false teeth. Penenople Ann Hibbs turns 18 with a pop ecorn social and crepe dress.
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Sally Hawkins
Dick Bledsoe
Rats Snare in U S Bulletins and RAT-SNAP Ad
Government bulletins show rats steal eggs, not hens. RAT-SNAP bait distributes in travel paths and captures rats. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 with guarantee through Turman and Riggs and H V Bennett.
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U. S
Turman & Riggs
H. V. Bennett
Irish captain notices neglected wash on soldier's neck and ears
An Irish captain inspecting his company observes a soldier has not washed the back of his neck or his ears. He sharply calls the man to attention and orders him to look at himself, an admonition recounted by the Edinburgh Scotsman.
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Edinburgh
Lighthearted observations on society and fashion satire
A collage of witty readings on dieting, marriage, money, and gender roles. Skirts hiding running gear, non skid pants, the flapper era, and jokes about women politics and divorce appear alongside car and tire humor. Notable lines reference Woodrow Wilson, fashion, and everyday quirks.
Vierra and Hawaiians At Redpath Chautauqua
The South Seas interest brings Albert Vierra with native Hawaiian singers and players to the Redpath Chautauqua. Vierra who first appeared at the San Francisco exposition helped popularize Hawaiian music in the United States. The company will perform Hawaii’s stringed instruments and haunting plaintive melodies.
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South Seas
Redpath
Pseudo meaning and uses in medical and geometric terms
The article explains the Greek roots pseudes meaning false and pseudos falsehood and how the prefix appears in terms describing false or counterfeit forms. It lists four senses including spurious conditions abnormal forms resemble true forms without key traits and a non Euclidean geometry example such as a pseudo angle.
Envy of Talent Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The excerpt discusses how clever people may hate each other and how extra talent can trigger jealousy. It argues mediocrity is good and genius in a common person is detestable, harming the neutrality of a plain character.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Bowser marriage of rules starts with mutual understanding
Mr Bowser reads a manuscript proposing house rules for Mrs Bowser, outlining strict routines from wake time to meals, money, and chores. Mrs Bowser counters with her own rules, asserting equal partnership and the right to speak, leading Bowser to leave the home in a stunned mood, the couple entering a trial by agreement.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Porterhouse
Electric Sugar Mill Aims Modern Central American Plant
An American company builds at La Lima Honduras the most up to date sugar mill in Central America. It will be electric powered by a 1000 kilowatt turbo generator with a 200 kilowatt auxiliary set. Fuel for electricity will come from sugar plant waste. Machinery supplied by the same company. First cane to be crushed in October.
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la Lima
Honduras
Central America
Confederate Era Sleeper: Moses Walker Dies at 128
Moses Walker, who claimed to be 128, died in Moultrie Georgia. He said he arrived in the United States in 1800 aboard a slave ship with his parents. He credited no special longevity rules beyond a fondness for corn whisky as a possible aid.
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Moses Walker
Moultrie
Walker
Silver windpipe fitted horse in Worcester street department
A Worcester Massachusetts street department horse received a silver windpipe from a veterinary surgeon to improve breathing. The device was inserted to aid respiration in the animal.
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City of
Worcester
Mass
Kingsley Sunday School Orchestra Guests at Pattons
Community events include visits by Misses Lorena and Gladdis Patton while Mrs Blanche Drake of Terre Haute stayed with C F Whitlock family. Fairbanks Legion Post memorial service featured Civil War veterans and 30 auxiliaries with Rev Leslie Johnson sermon on Matthew 5 9.
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Lorena
Gladdis Patton
Blanche Drake
Terre Haute
C.F. Whitlock
Bert Fisher
Hymera
Alvin Bicknell’s
Carl Lester
Flat Rock
Ill
Rufus DeHart
Jessie Harrison
Fred Wernz
Edgar Strain
Elmer Harrison
West Union
Charles Riggs
Ruth
C. F. Whitlock’s
Fairbanks Legion Post
Auxiliary
Leslie Johnson
Warren Dickerson
Kingsley Quartet
Why It Is Called Wall Street
Wall Street New York gets its name from an old wall that ran along the street in the Dutch era marking the northern boundary of New Amsterdam. The landmark linked the area to the early town limits and trading life.
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Wall Street
New York
Wall
New Amsterdam
Waltz in Mid-Air Among Swallowtail Butterflies
Passage describes how a swallowtail butterfly flits in an aerial waltz when meeting a conspecific, moving above below and around each other in coordinated flight. The text imagines a graceful, coordinated display as part of their behavior.
Superstitions of Sailors Yet Persist at Sea
Old mariners maintain beliefs about fate and luck shaping voyages. The superstition holds that omens surrounding timber and rigging influence outcomes, with tales of misfortune following careless acts or near misses at sea.
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