Kansas City stock yards cattle and hog market report
Market notes from Kansas City stock yards dated Aug 9 1915 show cattle prices steady to lower with some steers at 9.90 and 10.00. Idaho and Oklahoma cattle arrivals noted. Hogs sold 19 cents higher with top around 7.42. sheep and lambs up 10 cents with Idaho lambs around 9.00 to 9.15. Market correspondent J A Rickart reports mixed demand and upcoming corn prospects affecting feeders.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Missouri
Idaho
Oklahoma
Ted Steers
Arizona
J. A. Rickart
How to Can Beans for Winter Use
Green beans are plentiful and can be canned easily. Canned beans make a pleasant addition to the winter diet. The home economies department provides simple steps for preparing and processing beans to preserve them at home.
How to Grow Old Quickly
A satirical list from Wallace's Farmer warns that avoiding engagement with current events and disliked changes speeds aging. It suggests resisting new school funding or tax increases, eating as before, staying up late lamenting the past, and shunning youth, with a final jab at using a cane.
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Wallace
Encouragement for the Young and Struggling
A concise call to uplift the young and struggling, likening care for plants to showing appreciation and opening windows for sunlight. The excerpt urges consistent hope and support as a daily duty.
Appreciation for character valued across ages in history
A brief reflection notes that appreciation for character remains constant across old and young, emphasizing its value as a worthy investment. The concise sentiment frames honor and gratitude as enduring social currency beyond generations.
Nobody Knows But Mother: A Mother's Burden and Hope
Poem reflects on a mother's unseen burdens and daily toil as she tends children. It contrasts the silent load of housekeeping with the simple joys of home life, urging harmony, warmth, and parental sympathy over wealth. The piece advocates a bright home and shared heart between parents and children.
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Mother
Two Year Old Heifers Set Milk And Butter Records
Two two year old heifers owned by the University of Missouri dairy department set notable production marks. One produced 9891 pounds of milk and 389 pounds of butter in a year ending June 5. The other, in ten months, yielded 13,585 pounds of milk and 415 pounds of butter. The herd descendant Miss ouri Chief Josephine had a yearly record of 26,861 pounds of milk and 965 pounds of butter. She held the world record for
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Dairy Department
University of Missouri
Missouri
Josephine
University
Local thunderstorm effects on alfalfa crops emerge
A recent thunderstorm in a western county caused heavy rain that damaged cut alfalfa left to cure. The writer notes forecasting limits, explaining heat thunderstorms are highly local and can occur without warning, with varied impact across nearby areas.
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Weather Bureau
Mor Mal School Enrollments Exceed 1100 at Kirksville
In the past year Mor mal School at Kirksville enrolled over 1100 students with an average attendance around 730. The summary notes a strong summer term turnout and steady participation across terms.
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Kirksville
Missouri college reports record year and fall enrollment
The annual report notes drought and flood did not stop progress as 437 graduates were earned. diploma counts include 28 with bachelor level, 65 at 90 hours, 42 at 60 hours, 175 elementary certificates, 27 rural state certificates. Fall quarter begins September 7 with a large faculty and improved facilities.
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Ance
Missouri
John R. Kink
Acknowledgment of Thanks for Funeral Support
Widow thanks friends and neighbors for cooperation during illness and death of her husband who died last Saturday. She expresses gratitude for support from community.
Sale and notices from Mich Clarion listing livestock and horse
The item notes selling a milk cow and a roan gelding eight years old running lines into a sale at low price. A black and white sheep also offered. A religious verse line ends the notice. Credited to Mrs. R. C.-Lapee in Lapeer County Michigan.
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R. C
Lapee Co
Mich
Clarion
Creamery Pure Sweet Cream Ice Cream Notice
Pure sweet cream ice cream made at the creamery. Guaranteed wholesome and to pass pure food inspection. Orders promptly filled. Prices reasonable. Give us a trial. Adv Nova Mundell, Prop.
Bargains Rarely Heard Till Now
A fragment notes frustration that readers may miss out on wonderful bargains until they are announced. The line hints at delayed or scarce notice affecting shopper awareness and urgency.
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Zephyr Mills
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J. J. Smith
Merrick Bros
Haseville
J. B. Alberton
Cora
G. M. Spencer
PawPaw
D. G. Seymour
Salem
F.E. Sayers
Shatter
W. C. Stone
Purdin Merc. Co. Purain
C. E. Smith
Shelby
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