Cattle market steady to lower at Kansas City sale
Stock report from Kansas City Stock Yards dated August 16 1915 notes strong demand fading late last week but supplies large and quality varied. Top corn fed natives sold near 9.90, mixed yearlings 9.85, stock grades 9.50 to 9.60, middle grades down 10 cents, pasture cattle 7.75 to 8.60, feeders near 7.90 for good lots, breeding heifers leading the rise with yearlings at 7.60. Quarantine receipts 47 cars. market steady to 10 cents lower overall with fed steers 7.75 to 8.50 and other classes showing slight declines.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Defective Eyes Keep Children Back Says Doctor Ravenel
Dr. M. P. Ravenel of the University of Missouri warns that unseen vision defects cause backwardness in schoolwork. He urges parents to test children’s eyes before starting school and to provide proper glasses to prevent punishment and discouragement.
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M. P. Ravenel
University of Missouri
Doctor Ravenel
Ravenel
Breeding and feeding stock to be plentiful this season
A local notice states breeding owes six to six fifty dollars and lamb feeding prices range from seven fifty to eight dollars. The message from J A Ritkart at Mar Cor promises plentiful breeding stock and feeding supplies for buyers this season.
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J. A. Ritkart
Mar, Cor
Cure for hog cholera touted with guarantees
An advertisement proclaims B. A. Thomas Hog Powder cures hog cholera with a 90 to 95 percent success rate, promising to save nine of ten hogs. It asserts the medicine as straight medicine and guarantees results, signed by M. F. Bench.
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Adv
M. F. Bench
Farm loan rates offered by Burwell and Porter Milan Mo
Burwell and Porter of Milan Missouri advertise farm loans with the lowest rates and favorable terms. Contact them for current rates and details.
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Adv Burwell & Porter
Milan
Woman Cures Horse Colic In Traditional Remedy
A lone woman used a traditional remedy to treat a horse with colic while nearby men were away. She administered a plant based preparation on the horse’s tongue and the animal recovered. The report credits the woman’s quick action and notes the old time method as effective in this instance.
Cross Roads and Corn Threshing Is the Order of
The brief item highlights threshing as the main activity at a rural gathering with focus on grain handling and farming chores. It notes community participation and the seasonal context typical of harvest times in agricultural districts.
Local visits and a 69th birthday celebrated at Corn
Eck visited with Robert Stephenson and wife Sunday. J. B. Alberton and family were guests of S. C. Harmon and family Sunday. Sieff Head and family visited his grandmother Mrs. Will Bingham Sunday. Rev Nickell of Chillicothe filled his regular appointment at Cross Roads Saturday and Sunday. D. G. Havens and family visited Mrs. Havens parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas Franklin, Sunday. A birthday dinner for Mrs. Joshua Jennings marked her 69th birthday at Corn. Stufflebean and Baker had a threshing machine accident last Thursday when the belt broke and the engine ran down Uncle Bobby Stevenson hill and overturned.
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S. C. Harmon
Sieff Head
Will Bingham
Nickell ‘of
Chillicothe
Cross Roads
D. G. Havens
Joshua Jennings
Stufflebean & Baker
Bobby Stevenson
Thrashers and Coal Car On Hand At Peters Produce Co
A brief notice notes thrashing activity and the availability of a coal car on hand at the Peters Produce Company managed by an adult, indicating ongoing operations or storage details.
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Peters Produce Co
Dr H A Drew Osteopathic Physician Advertises
Mr and Mrs J W Biswell of Laclede visited relatives here last week. They sold their LaClede restaurant and will start a racket store in Laplata. Friends here wish them success in their new enterprise.
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J. W. Biswell
Laclede
Laplata
California Expositions Ride Promises Scenic Train Value
A vintage travel pitch touts investing in the route that offers the most to visitors to California Expositions. It urges buying tickets for the Burlington line touted as delivering American First value with prominent scenic stops and smooth luxury train service.
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