Aunt Julia Hoskins Glidwell dies after long illness
Julia Ann Hoskins, known as Aunt Julia, died November 21, 1912, at the old home near Cora Missouri. She was born September 29, 1841 in Howard County and moved to Sullivan County in 1846. Survived by five children Rev. Robert Glidewell Mendota Missouri Blaine Glidewell Arkansas Minnie Glidewell Mary Hite near Cora. two brothers James and Sydney Hoskins. one sister Mrs. Roan Des Moines Iowa. many grandchildren and friends. Funeral led by Rev. Nickell Browning, burial Deep Springs cemetery.
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Julia Ann Hoskins
Howard County
Roachport
Sullivan County
J. T Glidewell
Better Lord
Robert Glidewell
Mendota
Blaine Glidewell
Arkansas
Minnie Glidewell
Mary Hite
Cora
Nickell
Browning
Deep Springs
Cayl
Julia
James
Sydney Hoskins
Roan
Des Moines
Iowa
Milan
Linn County Spelling Contest Plan Adopted at Brookfield
A teachers association meeting led by Supt Joyce at Brookfield outlined the Linn County Spelling Contest scheme. Township contests will select three top writers from district tests, with a February 1912 township date and a county date to be set by Supt Joyce.
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Teachers Association
Brookfield
Supt
Joyce
Speller Contest Teachers Appointed Across Townships
The notice lists appointed teachers to manage a spelling contest in respective townships including Bent on Pauline Cotter Baker Bessie Kellog Bucktin Frank WarTiger Jackson Cecil Dryden Jefferson J. E. Marsh Enterprise Orville Hooker Grantsville Pauline Trumabo Locust Creek Jessie Western Brookfield Agnes Larsin Marceline Ruth Hardin Yellow Creek Luella Sébring Clay E V Wilkerson North Salem Myrtle Johnson Parson Creek P. M. Litton. Signed by committee.
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Benton
Pauliné Cotter
Baker
Bessie Kellog
Bucktin
Frank WarTiger
Jackson
Cecil Dryden
Jefferson
J. E. Marsh
Enterprise
Orville Hooker
Grantsville
Pauline Trumabo
Marceline
Ruth Hardin
Yellow Creek
Luella Sébring
Clay
E. V. Wilkerson
North Salem
Myrtle Johnson
Parson Creek
Large 396 Acre Enterprise Farm Sold in Linn County
Ralph Leonard sold his 396 acre farm in Enterprise township to W. E. Ware for 22500 with Ware’s city residence valued at 3000 as part of the deal. Leonard family plans winter in Kansas City and may buy a smaller farm next spring. C M Thornton brokered the trade, described as among Linn county’s largest this year. Mr and Mrs Ware will relocate to the farm soon.
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Ralph Leonard
Enterprise Township
W. E. Ware
Mr. Ware
Mr. Leonard
Kansas City
C. M. Thornton
Linn County
Mrs. Ware
Literary Society Meet at Jenkins School
The Imperial Literary Society of the Jenkins school met on Friday November 22 1912. The program included songs essays recitations a debate on consolidated versus separate schools with the affirmative winning. Eva Haley served as secretary.
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Imperial Literary Society
Jenkins School
Society
Opal Johnson
Nina Vincent
Irene Lay
Hallie van Bebber
Curt Hatch
Isabelle Haley
Cecil Crookshanks
Mary Bailey
Herald Homes
Orville Hatch
Francis Johnson
Flora Christy
Paul Westlake
Hallie
Eva
Mary
Herbert
Orvis
George
Eva Haley
Trapping the Muskrat in Classic Field Craft
A practical guide from Farm and Home on muskrat trapping. It covers trap setup using sharpened sticks, placing traps underwater, drowning rats, minimal bait, and safe skinning. Tips include boat use to conceal scent, timing with musk, and proper board making for processing hides.
Mrs Gooch and Naomi Return From Visit Near Purdin
Mrs. Caroline Gooch and her granddaughter Naomi returned Sunday afternoon after a several day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Purdin of near Purdin.
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Caroline Gooch
Naomi
Dan Purdin
Near Purdin
Johnson trades Main Street lots for land near big bend
Saturday H. B. Johnson traded his three business lots on the north side of Main street to John Gable, giving them as part payment on land near the big bend south of town. If weather permits, Gable will build a 40 by 45 auto workshop at once and will extend to the street in the spring.
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H. B. Johnson
Main Street
John Gable
Big Bend
Seed Testing for Farmers at Missouri College Lab
A seed testing laboratory operates at the University of Missouri Columbia in cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture. Tests are free and aim to help farmers and seedsmen detect weeds including dodder in clover seed. Send samples with name and address for purity and germination tests. reports return in about a week to a month depending on seed type.
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Missouri
The
Agricultural College At Columbia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Columbia
M. F. Miller
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
Reverend Potter to Preach at Prairie Seminary School House
Notice invites the public to attend a sermon by Rev. W. C. G. Potter at the Prairie Seminary school house on Saturday night December 7th. All are cordially invited to attend.
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W. C. G. Potter
Prairie Seminary
Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets Featured At Local Furniture Store
Christmas ad promotes Hoosier kitchen cabinets as ideal gifts for wives. Local furniture store markets durable cabinetry in festive display for holiday shoppers.
Missouri's Carlotta Pontiac Produces 23593 Pounds Milk in One Year
The seven year old cow Carlotta Pontiac, bred at the Missouri Agricultural College Farm, yielded 23 593 pounds of milk in twelve months. Her fat content equaled 708 pounds of fat, worth over 200 dollars, with skim milk valued at 30 to 40 dollars. Feed costs and sales push gross returns above 230 dollars, a record for the college and state.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Josephine
Missouri
Carlotta Pontiac
Carlotta
Elgin
Missouri Agricultural College
Parable of the Tobacco Seed Warns Boys About Vice
A local column urges parents to guard daughters after eight and to teach morals and self reliance. It shares a parable describing tobacco as a temptation that harms boys, leading to weakness, spitting, sneezing fits, and moral decline, warning of its social and spiritual harms.
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Lord of Hosts
Kirksville Pastor to Lead M E Church Services Sunday
Rev. Chas. E. Petree, superintendent of the Kirksville district, will occupy the pulpit of the M. E. church Sunday morning and evening, December 9. All are cordially invited to attend these services.
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Chas. E. Petree
Kirksville
M. E
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