National Rural Teachers Reading Circle Aids Rural Education
The government backs a plan to educate rural teachers through a National Rural Teachers Reading Circle. Thirty states participate. the two year course covers cultural books, educational classics, and rural education topics. A certificate awaits those who complete 17 books in two years. The St Jacob village board expands sidewalks, touting smart management. Maine lacks a town marshal with no recent arrests. the village board finds the role largely ornamental.
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National
Rural Teachers’ Reading Circle
Bureau of Education
St. Jacob Village
St. Jacob
Mexico Eyes Liberty From Uncle Sam War Fears
Mexico has considered extending its stance toward Uncle Sam and may soon realize this aim as daily developments unfold in the growing international dispute that has prevented outright war.
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Mexico
Sam
Natural Death Declared In Fatal Street Collision
A St. Louis man was run over and killed by an automobile last week. The coroner's jury ruled the death natural, noting the findings as a natural cause.
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St. Louis
Editor mocks town citizens on naturalization papers
A town editor satire remarks that several residents should consider obtaining new naturalization papers, signaling a facetious challenge to their civic status.
Doing little things in a sure but simple way seems to be the simple way
A concise maxim on steady progress, noting that many great leaders start with small, reliable steps done clearly and consistently. It emphasizes practical discipline as the foundation of later success.
Two Evils Choose Dimsworn Mutts Decline Clarity
A terse political adage warns that when offered a choice between two evils people may opt for both. The line reflects dismay over limited options and the tendency of cynical factions to benefit from indecision. No identifiable individuals or organizations are cited.
Public Forum on Railroad Regulation and Investment
Frank Trumbull argues regulation is necessary yet restraint on railroads curbs new investment. He compares railways to hotels under strict rules, noting an efficient banking system helps, and emphasizes the interdependence of managers employees and the traveling public in a balanced national policy.
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Frank Trumbull
Railroad Executive Advisory Committee On
Federal Relations
Origins of May Name and Decoration Day History
The article discusses how May likely derives from Mairoes, the senate in Rome, not Maia as once thought. It notes May has few holidays besides Decoration Day on the 30th and recalls old May Day customs with baskets of flowers and hidden deliveries. It recounts the Decoration Day origin story tied to Civil War veterans and Gen Logan's 1868 order to decorate soldiers' graves.
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Mairoes
Senate
Rome
May
Maia
Hermes
Germany
Adj
M. P. Shipman
Logan
Sloan's Liniment Eases Rheumatic Pain Quickly
A testimonial notes rapid relief from rheumatic pain after applying Sloan's Liniment to sore muscles and joints. The ad claims it boosts circulation and brings a tingling warmth, with James S. Ferguson of Philadelphia praising the one application relief and urging readers to buy the remedy for 26 cents at druggists.
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Sloan
James S. Ferguson
Philada
West Pocket Essays by George Fitch
George Fitch humorously argues that closets matter far more to women than men. He jokes that rooms need space for gowns, a vent for sneaky husbands, and even sleeping rooms being moved outside to make way for closets.
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George Fitch
Seattle
Salvation Army
Too Good To Live A Humorous Tombstone Verse
A humorous verse recalls a model man who never smoked nor drank and never said a word against anyone. The piece contrasts a tidy moral image with a satirical tombstone line about being too good to live, then shifts to a 19th century school board relic denying railroads and steam travel as sinful.
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Kelly Pool
Instant Relief Claim for Adler-i-ka in Troy Readers
Local readers report rapid relief from constipation and stomach trouble using Adler-i-ka with buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. Advertised benefits include action on both bowels, reduction of sour stomach and gas, and claims of preventing appendicitis after few doses.
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Troy
Kingston
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We Jarvis
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Kinloch
Maine
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New Village Board
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Phan
Eee
Phancy
Pene
Hell
School Board
Lancaster
Ohio
Oliver Cromwell
Lucretia Borgia
Robbespierre
France
Abraham Lincoln
Henry VIII
Robert Fulton
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Pat Maloney
Pat
England
Sammy
Portia
Julius Ceaser
Jack
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
Republic, Times ‘Or
Star
Daniel Peterman
Missouri
Belle
Sweiestaresey
ST. Lous
Dan Liebler
General Merchandise
Walter W. Meiners
Quality Shoe Parlor
Springs
Yuede & Probst Commission Company
North Third
Produce Center
Louis, MO
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