County Board Proceedings and Finance Reported for June 14 1926
Minutes show resolutions on plat approval for Broadmoor addition to Savanna City, tax and bond issue matters, and committee appointments. Roll call results list Haas McInath Fritz Bolinger Fisher Warner Spearman Oyster Jobson Shanin Past Movers Know voting aye while Kellm er abstained. Budget recap cites expenses for State’s Attorney services, county offices, and per diem allowances totaling 2472 16.
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Jd Shendan
Wind
McGrath
Wok Knox
Broadmuer
Satara
Groudmoot
Supersisers
Ot Carroll
Ounty
de Lois
Brondimoore
Savi
Savanna
Messrs Haas
Medaath
Fritz
Selinger
Fisher
Warner
Pitchanger
Speatmat
Gyster
Dolvson Sheridan
Meyers
Anos
Chai Ail
Rumeison
Oregon
Chame
Devs
Cuemt
Mc Tnath
Frite Bolinger
Flickinger Spearman
Oyster
Jobson
Shani
Kellmer
John IL Brearten
Attomney
Hus
Johnson
Charman
Jonson, Gast and McGrath
East
Bow
John 4 Keltler
Adams
W Or Watson
Board of Supervisors
Mt Carrell
Dines
County Farm Committee
Public Buildings Committee
Coumitteee
Mance Committee
Printing & Stationery Committee
Pauper & Miscel Janeois
Ayr
Howard
Shakespearean Drama as Mirror of Life, Johnson Quote
Samuel Johnson asserts Shakespeare’s drama mirrors life and corrects readers’ wild phantoms by revealing human sentiments in plain language. He claims readers may glean worldly transactions and the passions’ progress through his scenes, preserving a hermit like restraint.
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Shakespeare
Samuel Johnson
Simpler Names Sought in Naturalist Nomenclature
Naturalists push for simplified terminology in their branch of science. They cite difficult prefixes like echedorhinotermes and neveurhynchotothrins and propose universal codes to shorten prefixes for clearer communication among naturalists.
World Grows Letter Correction Policy Debate
The Ohio State Journal argues that a correction can read as a new item, contrasting with the old policy of never correcting. The piece implies many editors fear public errors, while some see corrections as legitimate updates to the record.
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Ohio State Journal
Uume
Troy News
Only Woman Ruler in India Resigns Abdication Ends 25 Year Rule
Begum of Bhopal, Nawab Qudsia Hamidullah, abdicates in favor of her son Nawab Zada Hamidulla after long effort to name him heir. She leaves the throne to a minor while seeking stable succession under British approval. She remains in England with her family before returning to India.
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Sonderstidl
Aly Wouao
Ber Igha
Begum of
Bhopal
Nawab Zuda Hamidulla
Nawab Nasrulla Khan
Begin Dring
India
London
Zada Hamidulla
Prince of Wales
Begum
England
Coast Defense Test Plans for East Coast War Game
A practical test of aircrafts coast defense value against a modern fleet is planned for August next year at Narragansett Bay. The joint army navy maneuvers will use the battle fleet, including Lexington and Saratoga, with 231 planes to test mobilization of army air fleets to repel a sea attack. Col William Mitchell argued an adequate air force could protect the coast within 200 miles offshore.
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East Washington
Narragansett Bay
Congress
Navy
Atlantic
Lexington
Saratoga
William Mitchell
Army Air Chief
Lady Luck and the Kaiser’s Superstitions
A historical note recalls the former Kaiser’s belief in luck as crucial to Germany’s imperial dreams. Above a gilded door in his palace hung rusty horseshoe triangles on a nail, claimed by superstitious subjects to signal his fate. The relics stem from a Tiergarten ride over twenty-five years ago, and the horseshoe’s downward orientation is linked to failed ambitions.
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Berlina
Germany
Imperial
Kalser
Tiergarten
Cost of Raising a Child 18 Years Totals 7202
New York estimates show it costs 7202 to rear a child through the first 18 years. The breakdown includes 250 for birth, 2500 for food, 3400 for clothing and shelter, 1150 for education, 245 for health, 130 for recreation, 54 for insurance, and 570 for other expenses, totaling 7202.
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New York
Reserve Officers to Expand Home Based Military Instruction
War department outlines plan to increase reserve officers interest by radio talks and home study. Lieut Lauried Bully spearheads eight to ten minute broadcasts with Col Bulls delivering a talk titled What Our Army Does Besides Might. Stations and dates to be announced at summer camps with graded quizzes mailed to officers for marking by an army officer.
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Tn Dse
Goldo
Stall
Sexcual
Brondtask
Jou
Hastie
Nadio Froade
Geis Oliver
Schatfong
War Department
Cdmaond Bullis
Washington
Wo4p
Bulls
Freckle Face Contest Winner Named at Davis Event
Red McDermott of Oroville California won first prize in the Freckle Face contest held in Davis California for AY Huckleberry Finns of 1926.
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Red” McDermott
Oroville
Calif
Davis, Calif
Ancient Chinese Drug Ephedrine Proves Potent Aid
Madison reports University of Wisconsin pharmacologist Dr Ko Kuei Chen finds ephedrine raises blood pressure longer than adrenalin and aids asthma colds and fever. The drug, long used in China, is isolated by a new method and is tested at Mayo Clinic and Penn. It is described as excellent for asthma and head colds and a valuable anesthetic.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Ko-Kuei Chen
Chen
China
Mayo
Universit of
Pennsylvania
Sue to Keep Brother From Erecting Tombstone
Four siblings sue to restrain Ferdinand Brettschneier from placing a family tombstone on their parents grave in Cleveland Ohio. They allege he had his name carved on the stone and insisted it would be erected despite objections from other heirs who say the family specifications were ignored.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ferdinand Brettschneier
Mill That Cast 1812 Cannon Is Abandoned in Bridgewater
Bridgewater Mass The Stanley Iron Works mill once famed for casting 1812 cannon will be abandoned and the plant section moved to New Britain The historic site founded in 1759 supplied cannons for wars and rubber pots for whaling vessels The machine shop and foundry will be retained nearby
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Bridgewater
Stanley Iron Works
New Britain
Cann
Language Myth and Empire in the Atlantic World
Pierre Van Paassen argues that English dominance shapes colonial attitudes across the British, French, and Indian theaters. He notes English becomes the lingua franca in trade, governance, and social exchange, while local languages recede. The passage highlights cultural friction and imperial pragmatism under the Auunta Constitution.
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Hague
Cochin-Ching
Bonjour
Mindagagene
Biche Ju Mer
Pueble
Ching
India
Ayke
Boulevard Des Capucins
Corfu
South Seas
Pierre van Paassen
Humor and Tragedy in Justice Court
A Marion County court column recalls daily tragic cases with brief moments of humor. A defendant says he has never been arrested except while being held for vacancy. A woman testifies she was struck with a skillet, knocking a hole in her leg. A man claims steady employment as the custodian of the city’s largest apartment building.
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Marion County Criminal Court
Indianapolis News
Shaw on Shakespeare by Shaw is Excerpted
In McNaught's Monthly a note by George Bernard Shaw mocks Shakespeare comparing him unfavorably with Homer and Sir Walter Scott. Shaw says he would find relief in digging up Shakespeare and throwing stones, expressing strong contempt for the playwright.
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Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Homer
Walter Scott
Shakespeare
McNaught’s Monthly
Brand New Marcel Sweigatt Visits Silent Room
A young girl Marcel Sweigatt visits the home of a deceased friend. She examines the quiet room and studies the coffin, peering inside and inspecting the bottom with curiosity, then whispers to her mother about the scene.
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Marcel Sweigatt
Marcel
Kit
Dover widow cashes 1899 check for $310 services
Mrs Fon delia Wilds of Dover Delaware received a check dated November 4 1899 for 310 dollars for services in settling her husband s estate. She kept the voucher and recently presented it to the courts for payment. The check was honored at its face value.
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Fondelia Wilds
Dover
Del
Wilds
Right Place Store Owner Seeks The True Tale
The proprietor of the Right Place store in Petunia says he has told many stories about how his eye was blocked and wants to know the right one. Old Riley Rezzidew suggests telling people you don’t know. The Kansas City Star quotes the exchange.
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Petunia
Riley Rezzidew
Kansas City Star
Powerful Pump in the Human Blood System
A old medical note explains the heart pumps about one and a half gallons of blood per minute in a normal person while a vigorous athlete circulates eight to nine gallons. It notes the heart action drops 30 to 40 percent when a person stands up.
Starting Right
The brief quotes a dialogue from Stray Stories about domestic meals. The mother asks if she cooks what he likes and the daughter explains an easier system. They describe an agreement that he should like what she cooks.
No Help People Would Have Fewer Troubles
A compact quotation item notes that people would have fewer troubles if they spent less time discussing them. It references a daughter away at school and a tone of practical skepticism about cost and advice, reflecting a conversational aside from Life magazine.
Vanity swindler dubbed Lord Beaverbrook nabbed in Philly
Philadelphia police hold Robert Whitman Whs known as Lord Beaverbrook a frequent traveler using many names. He is charged in a nationwide swindle case involving wealthy women with claims of up to a million dollars. Victims include Mrs Frances Kemp who says he swindled her out of 18 dollars. Police say he has a long record and even jumped parole.
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Psladelphia
Robert Whitin
Beaserbrook
John Woo Wiedhater
Air der
Hst
Moysmensing Prieots
Gatashoes
Lord Beaverbrook
Philadelphia
Frances Kemp
Whitman Plaus
Ur Relics Move to United States in Penn Museum Wing
A 4000 year old Ur collection arrived in the United States and is housed in the new wing of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The exhibits, honoring the Moon goddess and ancient practices, come from a joint Penn and British Museum expedition to the ancient city. The wing is dedicated to Eckley Brinton Coxe Sr. for his support of archaeology and Egyptology.
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United States
Philadelphia
America
Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
Eckley Brinton Coxe
Brtish Museum
Old Metropolis
Woman Heads Road New Orleans Rail Firm Leader
Mrs Sarah Drain Denborn, in her seventies, becomes president of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, succeeding her husband as head of the railroad.
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New Orleana
Sarah Drain Denborn
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Loneliest British Isle Faces Overpopulation Crisis
Tristan da Cunha, Britain's loneliest possession in the middle of the Atlantic between Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Aires, now hosts about 140 people, nearly double two years ago, with food runs short. Most residents are shipwrecked sailors and wives from St Helens, potatoes are the main crop but failed this year.
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London
Britain
Tristan da Cunha
Atlantic
Cape of Good Hope
Buenos Aitres
St. Helens
Build up health with daily power sleep and simple exercises
A health note urges daily routines to combat recurring colds headaches indigestion and anaemia. It promotes exercising the lungs bowels kidneys and skin with a sequence of seven simple motions starting from a flat back position to improve posture breathing and vigor, claiming better carriage strength and daily energy.
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Pompeo Coppini
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Corneil Medical College
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