Missouri the Show Me State The Heritage and People
Editor Edward Emerine Wins piece extols Missouri as a diverse state with rich agriculture industry mining timber and manufacturing. It highlights regions from Kansas City to St Louis and notes leaders like Governor Phil Donnelly and historic sites in Hannibal and St Louis. The narration frames Missourians as varied yet united by a proud Show Me ethos.
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Worthless Swamp Transformed Into Productive Farm Land
Missouri's Swampeast region evolved from a great southeastern swamp to a rich farming area. Since 1923 planters and sharecroppers drained over two million acres, with land now valued up to $1000 per acre and cotton the leading cash crop. The Lite River drainage district, draining 550000 acres, covers over 3000 miles of ditches built privately.
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New Claim for Merits of Rammed Earth Buildings
WNU News Service reports on rammed earth housing as a low-cost solution. Anthony F Merril argues earth walls are durable and affordable, with examples of $3,000 defense homes and cottages under $1,500. The piece explains rammed earth and notes limited adoption due to cost and market effects.
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Barbs and gadgets from the Farm Journal groaner page
A playful column mocks apple dental cleaning claims and jokes about night vision, a 70 mph ski bike that fails uphill, and radio daily dance bands folding like accordions. The writer nods to a favorite commentator while lamenting trends and quirks with a groaner’s edge.
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Radio Daily
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Americans Spend Hundred Millions on Lotteries
Between 1935 and 1940 Americans spent about 1000 million annually on foreign lotteries and sweepstakes, with about two thirds going to racketeers. Collier's notes that over 40 percent of real lottery tickets were counterfeit and about 25 percent of genuine tickets in operations like the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes were worthless as stubs were destroyed and money pocketed.
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Wakeful lemon water kicks off healthier mornings
A healthful laxative alternative advocates lemon juice and water on waking. The drink uses the juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action. Lemons provide vitamin C and other nutrients for overall vitality.
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