Missouri Board Reports On Foot and Mouth Disease Threat
The Missouri Board of Agriculture issues a timely bulletin on foot and mouth disease in livestock. It outlines outbreak facts, control measures, and includes notes from Dr. Luckey and Dr. Connaway, with references to federal publications and prior Missouri efforts.
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Blate Board of Agriculture
Missouri
Board of Agriculture
Ourl State ‘Board of Agriculture
Bia
New England
J. W. Connaay
Ion
Connaway
Board of Culture
D. F. Luckey
Chicago
United States Department
Typhoid Fever at Fulton Strikes Missouri School for the Deaf
Two 19 year old students Myrtle Enyart of Kansas City and Lee Downey of Amoret Bates County died from typhoid in Fulton while eleven others at the Missouri School for the Deaf remain ill though not in danger. Immunization has been given to all students officials and staff and water and milk were found pure by the state bacteriologist. The outbreak is thought to be imported from outside the campus. Downey was a senior and pitcher on the school baseball team.
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Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Myrtle Enyart
Kansas City
Lee Downey
Amoret
Bates County
C. H. Christian
Young Downey
Commission urges fire prevention in schools and new safeguards
The Missouri fire insurance commission recommends teaching fire prevention two hours weekly in public schools and creating a state fire marshal to enforce rules. It proposes rate reform bills, supervision of reciprocal companies, and licensing powers for the superintendent of insurance to curb unsafe practices by fire agents led by chairman E. F. Goltra of St. Louis.
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State Commission
Missouri
Major
Jefferson City
State Insurance Department
Insurance Commissioner
E. F. Goltra
St. Louis
Enemies in Our Vocabulary Dr Marden Urges Action
Dr Marden argues that words of doubt and fear like cannot and if only hinder achievement. He cites confidence as the key asset and urges decisive action and belief in oneself to avoid a life of mediocrity.
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Dictionary of Fools
The Tragedy of Nothing to Do
A Chicago arrest case is cited where a rich woman explains idleness as driving theft and arson. The piece mocks boredom as a motive and contrasts 10,000 opportunities with diversions that keep people from honest effort.
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Chicago
North Pole
Empi
Mgray Rae Gwan Ar Ae
What Makes a Girl Popular
A compact discussion on social behavior for girls outlining that true popularity comes from respect for parents and kindness. It argues that reckless behavior gains transient attention but not lasting respect from men who value family loyalty and trustworthy character in a future wife.
Value of the Old Man and Apprentice in Industry
Engineering Magazine argues the old man retains value in industry as trainer and coach. He may be slow but reliable and should be pensioned if unable to work, or given a suitable schedule and allowance to keep him active. Apprentices also deserve a wage adjustment to prevent clashes over bonuses.
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Engineering Magazine
Origin of Twain Death Rumor Quip Recalls London Dinner
The note recounts Mark Twain’s London visit and a dinner where a rumor of his death circulated. He replied by telegraph, Rumor of my death greatly exaggerated, a line now famous from After Dinner Stories by N. C. Fowler Jr.
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Mark Twain
London
Mrs. Clemens
Twain
N. C. Fowler, Jr
Von Moltke’s Sage Remark and Travel Diary Snippet
The Life of Von Moltke by his nephew notes the field marshal at ninety valued Treitschke’s German History of the Nineteenth Century and Sybel’s Foundation of the German Empire. The travel diary recalls a yacht voyage with twelve travelers including Englishmen, whom he found indispensable like salt in food, even when not always sea worthy.
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von Moltke
Treitechke
Sybel
Gasoline Losses at Poles Linked to Tin Fracture
Mr. B. T. Brooks of the Mellon Institute argues that gasoline loss by the Amundsen and Scott expeditions at low temperatures came from tin pulverizing at extreme cold. He notes tin can seams may fail, especially in soldered joints, and suggests explorers use glass or cold resistant metal containers.
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Amundsen
Scott
Captain Scott
B. T. Brooks
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Mr. Brooks
Small Matter Overlooked by the Oculist
Sim Dorkins complains of failing spectacles to an oculist who admits they worked initially but worsened. the doctor remarks they will do as well as ever if washed. The exchange reads as a humorous courtroom slice from Judge.
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Sim Dorkins
Sim
Father's Ultimatum in Family Dispute Over Support
A father demands the fiancé pays board to live with his daughter. The suitor argues two can live cheaply, but the father insists on ongoing support for his daughter while the couple plans to share living costs.
The Orator’s Long Preamble as a Jest
A playful remark calls an orator a lad who repeats needless phrases. It humorously notes the habit of saying Needles to say and then extending the point for half an hour.
Forbidden Pleasures Echoed in Human Humor
A playful reminder that people seek joy in actions society cautions against. The piece examines tension between desire and prohibition, highlighting universal impulses and the irony of moral guidance in daily life.
Balance Kept by Nature and Historic Disasters
Scientists estimate annual births around 80 million and deaths near 60 to 70 million, yielding a net population gain of about 40,000 daily. War kills less than natural disasters which include the 1737 Indian quake, 1908 Messina quake, 1896 Japan tidal wave, 1755 Lisbon quake, and 1703 Japan quake among others.
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India
Messina
Japan
China
Lisbon
Persia
Ford urges shaping a child’s future by character study
Henry Ford in Washington advised observing a child’s character and proclivities to assign a trade or profession. He recounted sending a boy for a small purchase, who returned with the news the item was out of stock and handed back the quarter in smaller coins, illustrating resourcefulness.
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Henry Ford
Washington
Did your husband cut his false friend with a razor
Passage from a Boston era item shows a sharp quip about a husband and a false friend. The exchange uses dialect to convey a tense, domestic moment in a local setting.
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Boston
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