Health sermon launches Clay county sanitation survey
Pr Lumsden of the Bureau of Rural Sanitation preached a health sermon at Liberty on the William Jewell College campus. He heads federal health officers conducting Missouri's first county sanitation survey, with Dr H C Yarbrough leading local work and support from state officials and University students. William M Paxton, 98, Platte City lawyer poet and old Free Mason, died recently in Platte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Lumsden
Bureau of Rural Sanitation
Lumsden
United States Public Health Service
Liberty
William Jewell College
Doctor Lumsden
Clay County
Missouri
H. C. Yarbrough
R. R. Sayers
P. M. Stewart
Thomas Parran
F. A. Reuter
H. R. Orien
E. R. Hunter
F. H. Matthews
State Board of Health
Missouri University
William M. Paxton
Platte City
Tragedy at Missouri Pacific Crossing Knob Noster
Pearl Maze a prosperous farmer was struck and killed by a fast train at a Missouri Pacific crossing in Knob Noster. His brother in law Bob Williams leapt from the buggy and escaped injury in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Maze
Missouri Pacific
Knobnoster
Bob Williams
Bevier Postmaster Thomas Francis Dead at 75
Thomas Francis of Bevier aged 75 died at his home. He served as Bevier postmaster for sixteen years. He leaves a widow a son and son in law A D Nortoni of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Francis
Bevier
A. D. Nortoni
St. Louis
Missouri firm awarded $200000 state library contract
The Missouri State Company of Columbia wins a two year contract to supply books for every high school and rural school library in Missouri. The deal, valued at about $200,000, marks the first time a Missouri firm has secured the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Stote Company of Columbia
Missouri
Missouri Instructor Resigns to Join Iowa Company
M. A. Kelley, an agricultural engineering instructor at the University of Missouri for four years, has resigned and will move to Fairfield, Iowa, to take a position with the Loudon Machine Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
M. A. Kelley
University of Missouri
Fairfield
Loudon Machine Company
Drain Lake Near Joplin To Probe Motorist Drowning
Work to drain a lake near Joplin began to determine if a motorist who backed a car into five feet of water had drowned. The overturned vehicle was found by a passing motorist, a man's hat lay on the bank, and a license plate number matched a Joplin man but did not belong to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Joplin Gaan
Buried Miners Rescued After Forty-One Hours
Four men trapped in the Babcock mine near Joplin were rescued alive after forty-one hours without light food or water. They appeared unharmed and walked to their homes following the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock
Joplin
Recruits Gather for Machine Gun Company
Sixty recruits were obtained at a Sedalia meeting to form the machine gun company of the Third Regiment. They will undergo medical exams and be mustered into federal service at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalla
Farmer Hangs Self at Rockport Farm
A. H. Breck 76 a retired farmer near Rockport died by hanging in his barn the body found by his aged…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Breck
Rockport
Army Truck Train Replaces Mule Legend on Mexico Route
W. O. McGeehan notes the Columbus to Namiquipa expedition relies on a fleet of auto trucks carrying troops and supplies. The piece contrasts mule transport with motorized convoys, praising trucks for speed and reliability while detailing discipline issues with civilian drivers and the dangers of desert travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
New Mexico
Namiquipa
Old Mexico
W. O. McGeehan
New York Tribune
Matanzas
Marne
France
War Department
Mexico
United States Army
Who’s Got the Money in Western Canada Agriculture
A Calgary Magnet excerpt argues Western Canada farmers drive wealth from crops and livestock. It lists wheat, barley, flax values across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, noting cash wealth surpasses real estate and stocks. The piece praises farm labor, then adds a closing quip about women with natural curls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Lim
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
California
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York City
Ninth Cavalry
Betsy
Corallitas
Jes
New York
Anuto
Crogscountry
United States
Springfield Rifles
Jeonlanr
Espila
Gasolle Cavalry
Farmers of
Usaids
Rota
Vienna
Jan Nein
Om Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!