May 27 1915 Evening Echo reflects on state legislature
The piece reviews the extra session of the legislature, praising a compromise omnibus bill that raises charter taxes on corporations and imposes new taxes on direct properties to avert bankruptcy. It defends the Republicans and Governor Hatfield, arguing the measures provide needed revenue and restore state finances. It also includes economic guidance unrelated to the main political narrative.
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Weil
Ators Solidis
Drimz
Nee
Barnelr
Hatfeld
Noted Whales Plan Naval Torpedo Scheme In Fiction
An unnamed narrator recalls a bizarre plot in which a fisher man type proposes training whales to attack enemy ships, with diagrams and a Secretary of the Navy figure. The scene unfolds as a whistle triggers surprise from American warships creeping up the river, ending with the secretary awaking in bed.
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David
Showsaveris
Tomas
Rhine
Chokins
Visit to Vitre France Offers Medieval Charm and Feasts
An evocative travel note extols Vitre and nearby chateaux in Brittany, detailing the medieval fortress built into the town's jetone walls, towers to climb, and the chateau near Vitre with echoes and sundial gardens. It highlights affordable meals, cordial hosts, and the charm of chivalry era ruins, inviting imagination and comfort.
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Faje Tern
Brittany
Imzdamen
Vitre
Leacus
Madame i de Sevigne
White Enamel Beds Sale Priced Low to High
A sale on white enamel beds with brass beds also offered. Prices range from 10.00 up to 60.00 or more. Savings cited from 2.06 to 3.00 on certain beds. Beds are attractively priced and claimed to be of good construction and quality.
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Phemartins
Mattresses and bed springs offered at low prices
A varied selection of mattresses including cotton felted double beds priced from five dollars and up. 100 percent cotton felt mattresses weigh about fifty pounds. Bed springs are available in multiple grades from three fifty to seven ninety, with a large line of America's best makes.
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Letius
America
Real Carpet Seeyeme Vacuum Giganer Sweeper Ad
An advertisement touts a real Carpet Seeeyeme built in and a Vacuum Giganer with carpet sweeper. Describes a three-vent machine wide openings, brush action across full width, and lint removal. Promoted as easy practical tunnel vacuum sweeper, dependable and inexpensive at 39.98, with nationwide sale ranging 37.50 to 900 dollars.
Island Portage Rail Line Operates With Human Power
A fragment describes a river island portage used by a Hudson Bay Company road. Freight moves on wooden ties and pushed by men, mostly half breed Indians, without locomotives. Connections include large downstream boats and canal barge freights, with a labor force required to push and load across the river rapids.
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Grand Rapids
Hudson Bay Company
Jong
Roofing Tiles and Slate Prices Auctioned for Building Supply
A 1920s city notice lists AE Slate roofing tile prices and samples from Ol SS sponse Tile Co Parkersburg WV for porch floors and roofing. It also includes a contractor bid invitation from the State Board of Cooperod Charleston with specs for a Glenville VA and Marshall College projects and a public bid opening.
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Ol SS Sponse Tie Co
Parkersbore Wo Va
Petia Meher
Gare
Cailesis Aes
Beice
Warne
Areyseer SarieSton
Oiza
Xlateland
Meakin
Glenville State Moral
Glenville
Fee
Marshall College
Sciente
Haas
Bankruptcy petition for Clarence Carothers of Clarkshure West Virginia
Clarence Carothers petitions the U S District Court for a full discharge from all debts proven against his bankrupt estate under the bankruptcy act. He declares surrender of all property and rents and asks that the court grant him a discharge excepted by law. Dated April 21, 3915.
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Sforthern
West Virginis
Clarence Carother
Clarence
Coruthers
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