Woman foils two bank robbers in back of Oklahoma bank
Mary Garlinghouse, cashier at the State Bank of Vera Oklahoma, describes fighting two armed bandits who entered with masks. She wrestled for their gun, aided by Constable Mosby and Mayor Lapsley, securing one robber and wounding the other as they fled.
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Bear Steugete
American Bankers Association
Chicago
Little Western
Mary Garlinghouse
State Bank of
Vera
Oklahoma
Association
Mosby
R. C. Lapsley
Income Tax History Across English Rule and Resistance
Imaginative readers debate which modern achievement would astonish ancestors with the income tax. From Edward III’s 1321 levy of 130000 to Edward III’s 30 to 60 cent ranges and Richard I’s 5 to 8 cent taxes, the piece notes early attempts and Wat Tyler’s era showing long resistance to income taxation.
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England
Edward III
Winnipeg Free Press
Richard I
Wat Tyler
Britain
Safe Makers Only One Jump Ahead of Thieves
Scientists note ongoing defensive improvements aim to thwart acetylene torches and other tools used by burglars. The race between safe makers and safe crackers continues, with burglars adapting to drills and explosives as new safeguards emerge.
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Scientific American
Marvelous Natural Bridge Rainbow in Navajo Reservation
The Rainbow natural bridge lies in the Navajo Nation near Utah and spans a canyon with a stream draining the Navajo mountains. It rises 309 feet above water with a 278 foot span and features a rainbow like arch above a curved surface. Local legend says a rainbow turned to stone to help hero gods escape flood waters. Evade with prayers. the site is noted for its red and yellow walls.
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Navajo Indian Reservation
Utah
Navajo Mountains
The Silent H in English History
The article traces the silent H in Latin and Norman French learned forms and how English gradually adopted pronouncing the H. It notes the habit persisted among clergy and educated circles but spread mainly among less educated Londoners as English became dominant.
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England
London
For Sale Shep Herd Puppies Natural Heelers
For sale a pair of Shep herd puppies described as natural heelers. Contact Jansen at phone 2422 or H. E. Wegele for details.
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B. P. Ratzlaff
C. B. Reimer
North Pact of Jansen
Nebr
C. Collins
Hebron
Jansen
H. E. Wegele
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Cockney
Gansen Auto Co
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Jansen News Office
R. W. Murray
M. D
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Nger
Eest
Omaha
St. Joe
St. Joe Line
Denver
Beyond
Pouch Mall
St. Joe SG
Jansen Light & Power Co
A. J. Thiessen
Fairbury
C. W. Rose
J. J. Fast
Nebraska
Fast’s Store
Western Electric
H. D. Bartlett
Fordson
A. B. Thiessen
Geo
C. Friesen
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