Harvey SAYS Afton route to White Way planned in Arkansas
Monte Ne Ark March 5 Coin Harvey returns home after two weeks organizing the White Way routing from Monte Ne toward Vinita The plan divides the route into three divisions about 30 miles each on consecutive days April 10 to 12 with Afton as a rival for the line Funds and labor are pledged by Hiwassee Centerton and others including J H Keith who offers 500 and 1500 more are expected, surveys begin tomorrow with engineers to Centerton by Friday night and Hiwas see by Saturday.
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Monte Ne
Ark
Harvey
White Way
Vinita
Gravette
Grove
Oklahoma
Afton
Joplin
Kansas
Hiwassee
Hiwaasee
J. H. Keith
Keith
Centerton
J. C. Faris
Mr. Harvey
S. L. Adame
Satur
Fragmentary Thought on Learning and Attitude
A fragment expresses the idea that true understanding comes after forgetting prior study and that approaching a subject with humility and a learned mindset aids deeper knowledge. The text reflects a personal meditation on attitude, memory, and learning.
Sermon Ends With Singing After Dark Hell Sermon
In Missouri a preacher spoke about A Dark and Endless Hell drawing commentary from forest surroundings. At the end of the sermon record shows attendees began singing a line that reads Tell Moth Kill Be There.
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Missouri
Missouri Woods
St. Louis State
Accident comment reveals two killed in motor car crash
An overheard exchange downplays a serious crash scene and mentions two deaths while noting a car had just been revarnished. The snippet captures a grim remark amid a fatal incident, reflecting casual indifference to the aftermath.
Local Humor Quip From Sunday School Exchange
In a brief Sunday School exchange a teacher asks what happened to Lot's wife and Young America quips that she turned to salt, noting it would look like a yellow al story. The fragment shows a playful misreading of biblical detail.
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Bunday School
Lot
Between Neighbors Excerpt on Thermometer Fraud
Dialogue shows a neighbor accusing a thermometer of failing to bring extraordinary weather while another character Peleg argues a thermometer cannot act like a lightning rod, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding about weather instruments.
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Peleg
Sound Economic Sense Slum Reform Debate
A provocative editorial argues spending to abolish slums yields better long term gains than addressing their fallout. It cites economic efficiency and housing policy as priorities, framing slum eradication as a route to improvements in urban living and productivity.
Why Fall On Having been shaven In barber shops many years
The Atchison Globe laments the barber shop porter pattern. A porter shines in week one, declines by week two, and is replaced by a new worker by a month. The piece questions why porters quit after obtaining jobs and why they do not keep steady work, noting this cycle appears common.
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Atchison Globe
Laundry stamps and numbers mark laundry items worldwide
Across France Bavaria Bulgaria and Russia laundries stamp or mark linen to identify ownership. France uses full name and address plus a geometric design. Bavaria stamps a large number on linen. Bulgaria employs a large stamped number with designs. Russia marks linen with threads arranged in arrow shapes and periodically issues regulations for laundries.
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France
Bavaria
Bulgaria
Russia
Iriahman in Algiers court martial recounts scuffle
An Irishman serving in the Fendi legion in Algiers explains to a court martial how a minor clash with a guard escalated. He recalls hearing Qui vive and responding in broken French, leading to a fight.
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Iriahman
Fendi Legion
Algiers
New York Sun
Gruesome Mementoes Of The Spanish King’s Museum
A sensational claim describes a private collection tied to Spain’s monarch. It reportedly includes a knife used in a past assassination attempt, a horse’s skin from a bombing incident, and memorabilia from events surrounding the king’s wedding in Madrid.
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Spain
Paris
Madrid
Scolding for Summer Girls in Victorian Vein
A Carisbrooke vicar laments modern summer visitors and English women's dress, contrasting old Punch magazine images with 1910 fashions. He also rails at motorists, calling them symbols of wealth and noise disturbing the public.
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Carisbrooke
Isle of Wight
Hhis Pariah
New York Tribune
Laech
Beauty lecture sparks Iowa club women clash with officials
A Des Moines Register report describes an Iowa Federation of Club Women meeting where a speaker’s serious emphasis on conservation prompted surprised club members. A bystander mistaken for attending a beauty lecture reacts as organizers clarify the annual board meeting.
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Iowa
Des Moines Register
Mme. Xo
Iowa Federation of Club Women
Novels by Weight Shaw's Weighty Proposal for Books
The piece satirically endorses selling fiction by weight as a cure for high living costs and scarce supply. It mocks pricing novels by the yard and the old five foot shelf idea, arguing weight could curb output and align supply with demand while reflecting modern buying habits.
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Bernard Shaw
World's Fund of Wisdom
Mr. Shaw
Shaw
Eliet
Fever Quelling Lime and Citrus Tonic
In feverish thirst, half a lime juice poured over cracked corn or mixed with charged waters provides relief when sipped slowly. Hot water by the teaspoon also helps, especially with a few drops of citrus oils or a half teaspoon of baking soda. Do not gulp, avoid very sweet or rich drinks, and skip ice water as it can worsen thirst.
Crippen Captor Kendall Recalls Seaworthy Torments at Montrose
In the smoking room Captain Kendall recounts a Liverpudlian voyage to Canada marked by extreme seasickness. The passenger endured the voyage bravely and asked to return with the ship, noting the half fare return policy as he spoke.
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Kendall
Crippen
Montrose
Canada
Father Point
Desert Sunset Over Calico Mountains Inspires Quiet Reflection
A lyrical description of a desert sunset over Calico and southwest ridges, detailing color shifts from purple shadows to pink and gold clouds. The piece notes nightfall with nighthawks, doves, and starry skies, ending with a serene faith-filled reverie about the vast desert landscape.
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Calico
Mary Alberta Beal
Art Critics Debate A Milkmaid Scene In Kansas
Kansas artists Albert T. Reid and Harvey Parsons discuss a watercolor showing a girl in a milkmaid costume with a Holstein cow in a daisied field. The piece, depicting a milking stool and ambiguous action, prompts questions about the girl's intent and the stool, revealing humorous tensions in art interpretation.
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Albert T. Reid
Harvey Parsons
Kansas
Reid
Parsons
St James J Hill Tells Railcar Bedclothes Tale
At a Conservation congress banquet in St Paul Roughing St James J Hill recounted a railway anecdote about sleeping cars. A passenger asks for a corkscrew to dig a pillow that has worked into his ear, prompting a porter’s scandalized reply about drinking in berths.
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James J. Hill
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
The Worm: A Modern Husband Drama in Puck
A quarrel over money unfolds between a husband and wife as he demands a $500 monthly allowance and she retorts by taunting his demands. He accuses her of backwardness, she counters with a sharp line about a wife as a modern partner, culminating with her reaching for the checkbook.
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Puck
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Federation of Club Women
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STAR
Kansas City
F. M. Gwinnup
Son
Halsell Building
Ohlahoma
Farmers State Bank Vinita
Okla
Cobb Hotel
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