Homecoming Hope as Missourians Return to Imperial State
In Jefferson City an appeal to Missourians who left for fortune abroad draws responses from Mer rill to Imperial California. Labor Commissioner Hiller’s 1910 Red Book notes the back-to-M Missouri urge aided by rural and urban presses and local editorial optimism about farming income despite southeast flood damage and northwest drought. Capt. S. A. Smoke receives War Department confirmation of detailed staff duty with the Missouri National Guard under Adj. Gen. Rumbold, with a mounted captain's pay and rations.
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Jefferson City
Merrill
Wisconsin
Spokane
Washington
Imperial
California
J. C. A. Hiller
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Springfield
Joplin
Hiller
Morgan County
T. C. Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
S. A. Smoke
War Department
Paroled Convicts Expanded Under Governor Hadley Policy
Gov Hadley extended paroles to two young inmates serving sentences for felonious assault in Dade county and assault with intent to kill in Franklin county. Elson Bryan, sentenced November 1908 for three years, and Harry Perry, a Franklin county offender jailed July 1906 for nine years, join others released on promises to work on farms or suitable occupations until their terms expire.
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Hadley
Elson Bryan
Dade County
Harry Perry
Franklin County
State Treasury notes July interest receipts and bank payments
Interest checks totaled 9643.21 with payments from National Bank of Commerce Kansas City and several Jefferson City and St. Louis banks. State Bank Commissioner Swanger praises Missouri banks June 30 1910 statements noting improved conditions contrary to recent uneasy business sentiment.
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Treasury
Cowgill
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Exchange Bank
Jefferson City
First National Bank
German- American Bank
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Missouri
State
John E. Swanger
Swanger
The Old Man’s Tongue and the Straight Ticket
Henry recalls his father’s charity of speech and political independence. The elder man warned against gossip and urged voting the straight party ticket, a principle Henry later finds the ticket crooked and unrecognizable.
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Henry
Way of the Cross Leads 99 Home
Rev. Frank N. Riale reflects on Franklin and the divine guidance in life and politics. The piece connects Calvary to daily faith, citing biblical verses and a pastor’s lesson from the 1789 convention. It frames Calvary as the sublime answer to universal sin and redemption.
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Calvary
Waterbrook
Franklin
God
Father
Frank N. Riale
Babel
Jesus
The Song of the Soul in Inner Worship
A meditation on the soul’s song rising from life rather than lips. The mind and heart form a choir praising God with reason, love, and conscience led by will, revealing a rhythm of life and a secret heaven within the breast.
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Will
It Takes More Than Church Fairs I Make a Fair Church
A compact remark about community events and faith in local life, hinting at the balance between social activities and religious commitments. The line suggests that fairs alone cannot define or sustain a church community.
Secretary Wilson Now the Bug Man
Washington reports secretary of agriculture James Wilson becomes chief bug inspector under a new law covering all insecticides and fungicides. A three department committee prosecutes enforcement while a subcommittee handles legal matters, with rats debated as potential insects. Judge Pugh aids with legal arguments, famed for a prior police court claim.
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Ashington
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Bug Commission
R. E. Cabell
Internal Revenue
Charles Early
Department of Commerce and Labor
George P. McCabe
Department of Agriculture
United States
Biological Survey
Judge Pugh
How Old Mother Earth Hides Her Age
Smithsonian researchers Clarke and Becker estimate Earth’s age between 55 and 70 million years. Earlier figures by Kelvin Walcott and Sollas vary from about 20 million to 150 million years for Earth or oceans, reflecting ongoing scientific debate.
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Mother Earth
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
George F. Becker
United States Geological Survey
Prof. Clarke
United States
Becker
Lord Kelvin
Clarence King
Carl Barns
de Lapparent
Charles D. Walcott
J. Joly
W. J. Sollas
Peanuts Grow From Simple Snack to Million-Dollar Crop
Washington figures show the peanut industry reached 36 million dollars last year, with Virginia lead production and significant shares from Tennessee Georgia West Virginia and the Carolinas. Peanuts now power meals from circuses and picnics to hog and poultry feed and even soil health.
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Washington
America
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
West Virginia
Carolinas
General Wood May Stir Up the Army
General Wood, named chief of staff, returns to Washington to shape reforms. He is expected to raise officer physical tests and decide troop assignments to the Philippines while pursuing militia cooperation and staff reshuffles with General Carter and General Bliss moving to new posts.
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Leonard Wood
Franklin J. Bell
Argentine
United States
Washington
General Wood
Roosevelt
Philippines
Wood
Carter
Bliss
San Francisco
West Point
What They Did With Them A Cockney Describes a Dog Deal
An American in England recalls a cockney asking a dog dealer for a “gr’y’ound” type with shorter nose and body, saying it resembles a greyhound but isn’t one. The dealer bluntly replies they do not keep such dogs and drown them.
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England
One Cobb Resigns Shocking Georgia Supreme Court
A morning after Judge Andrew Cobb announces his resignation from the Georgia Supreme Court, an Atlanta lawyer and a shoe drummer in a departing train car discuss the move. The lawyer buys a newspaper and notes Cobb has stepped down, prompting the drummer to exclaim with surprise about Detroit's next move.
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Cobb
Andrew Cobb
Supreme Court of Georgia
Atlanta
Detroit
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
On a Stygian Ferryboat Shade Delights Ad Scene
In a mythic voyage a passenger crosses the Styx with Charon at the helm. The shade jokes about scenery for a toothpowder ad, revealing a wry note on enduring vanity and the ruling passion that outlives mortal life.
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Charon
Styx
the Shade
Marine Eye Salve promotes relief for irritated eyes
An advertisement for Marine Eye Salve from the Marine Eye Remedy Co offers Asept ic Tubes Trial Size 215c and urges readers to write the company in Chicago for the product addressing red itchy eyelids cysts styes and falling lashes.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Hicago
Not Really Famous and Yellow Clothes Ad Milieu
Column quotes a Detroit Free Press remark on eminence and race. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes. A brief jab at argument feasts precedes a Cold Cure claim for Comet pion and Dr Pierce’s Pellets as a laxative.
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Detroit Free Press
Pierce
Many a Girl Faces Choice Between Singleness and Marriage
The remark notes that many women struggle with balancing independence and vows, highlighting social pressure and evolving ideas of union and autonomy in relationships.
Cure of Eczema with Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent
A Virginia reader reports ten years of hand eczema finally cured after using Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment. She credits the treatment for complete skin recovery and notes success for family members, including a daughter whose hands healed in two weeks.
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M. Beb. Falin
Speers Ferry
Lettuce Leaf Eater Shocks Salad Talk With Uncouth Taste
A diner causes a scene by eating the lettuce leaf that the salad rests on, prompting remarks about his uncouth behavior. The incident highlights etiquette norms in social dining settings.
Wise Author Draws Conclusions at Start
A seasoned writer offers initial judgments that set the tone for his forthcoming work. He outlines core themes and signals the stance he will maintain throughout the narrative.
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