Gas plant plans for Troy and Collinsville discussed
Local readers are urged to instruct attorneys to publish legal notices. A $30,000 stock company plans a gas plant in Collinsville and aims to feed Troy mains by October 1. Citizens show interest in a Troy plant, asking for practical finance and strong support. Community voices stress safe Fourth festivities while cautioning against excess patriotism. A former legislator joked about talking through his hat, a wry remark echoed beyond the chamber.
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Collinsville
Troy
A Town's Sidewalk Plans Show Startling Flaws
An Idaho townsfolk tale warns that underpaying for competent surveyors to plan sidewalks and bridges leads to chaos. A small western town, newly incorporated, faced court rulings, unclear grades, and costly recastings when bids failed to fix standards. A second surveyor corrected errors, convincing residents to accept new grades and avoid further mistakes. Economy must balance with proper engineering.
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Adaho
Engineering News
Itad
Fable of a Foxy Dominicker level tale warned
A clever advertising journal reprints the Fable of a Foxy Dominicker. A hen lauds her wisdom while skipping work to enjoy easy life, provokes the master to cut her off after finding no real industry, and ends with a blunt lesson to tell it straight.
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Dominicker
Inter-Reuben
Greenville to Install Local Gas Plant for Home Use
Greenville plans to follow Collinsville in putting in a gas system to provide fuel for fighting, cooking, and heating. The plant will be owned by a local entity.
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Greenville
Collinsville
Wyoming editor praises orderly saloons and suburb loyalties
The Iowa Homestead notes that impressions come from surroundings and stock, while a Wyoming editor argues for tolerance, admitting a delinquent subscriber paid 34 for subscription. He claims a few orderly saloons benefit a town.
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Wyoming
Luther Burbank urged to grow low cherry bushes
A quirky comment suggests that if Luther Burbank focused on cultivating cherries on small bushes a few feet high, it could lessen the frequent painful stories of people falling from cherry trees each season.
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Luther Burbank
Electric cradle hailed as latest invention
An electric cradle is described as the newest device, with the mother likely pressing a button and the baby handling the rest.
Waiting for Opportunity Turns Up in Town
A brief proverb-like note recalls that patience can lead to chances, while even a town that awaits may face rejection. The saying links personal timing with municipal readiness, hinting at fateful outcomes for those who wait.
Frown Not on Suggestions Building Successes
A fragment notes that suggestions should be welcomed as stimulus to better outcomes. It emphasizes that even imperfect ideas lay the groundwork for future achievements and progress.
Washington Budget Notes on Meat Inspection and Canal Rows
Washington letter reports House Agricultural Committee seeks two million dollar annual meat inspection funded by the people, opposed by President, with ties to the beef trust and Speaker Cannon. Also covers Panama canal fate, Senate sea level plan vs House lock canal, and a 36 hour animal starvation bill amid reform protests. Farmer Benson sworn in, recalls Civil War service and questions about effectiveness in the Senate.
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House
Beveridge
Senate
House Committee
Wadsworth
Cannon
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Neill-Reynolds
Chicago
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Bowie
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Panama
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Hale
Grant
United States
Benson
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Burton
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Isn t It True A Poem On Public Greed By S E Kiser
A compact verse laments public gullibility and the endless cycle of demagogues crooks and grafter seeking a chunk of the public’s wealth. The speaker condemns hypocrites and frauds while yearning for a way to curb the system.
Trollied Word Invented in Hillsboro
A Montgomery News item notes Mr and Mrs Hugh Hall of Litchfield “trollied” to Hillsboro Tuesday. The writer praises the playful coining of a short word to replace longer phrases, calling it a clever linguistic contribution.
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Hugh Hall
Litchfield
Hillsboro
Kodol advertised as stomach rest remedy in Highland Journal
The Highland Journal extols Kodol for dyspepsia claiming it digests food and restores stomach function after overwork. It warns breakfast eateries may be studied for cleanliness and mocks vegetarian diets, urging readers to try the product sold by S. Kingaton.
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Highland Journal
Murphy
S, Kingaton
Guile at Home In The Steeped Coal Cellar Plots
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer shows a dialogue where a child hides their father in a coal cellar to mislead a process server. The tense exchange reveals domestic scheming and a tense moment of deception inside a family setting.
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Papa
Love at First Sight in a Bank Scene
In a humorous exchange, Bacon questions the idea of love at first sight while Egbert points to a man in a bank clutching a fistful of bills, suggesting a comic motive for attraction. The vignette plays on misread signals and a poke at romance.
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Bacon
Egbert
The Maryville Tribune birth announcement and caustic quips
A jumble of sayings and satirical notes moves from a birth notice in Maryville Missouri to sharp jabs about editors and readers. The piece lampoons urban papers and mocks current events while noting a baby girl born to nine grandparents.
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Maryville
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