Dade County Wins Farm Adviser Backed by 500 Locals
Dade county qualifies for a farm adviser to direct scientific agriculture after a three year grant supported by five hundred farmers and business leaders. The Missouri agricultural college and government will share the salary, with the county ready to establish a farm bureau and employ an agriculturist under college oversight. A U S Laboratory will move to Sedalia, led by M E Penning and H C Pierce, funding education efforts to boost Missouri poultry and egg quality and conservation.
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Dade County
D. H. Doane
Missouri Agricultural College
Agricultural College
The
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Sedalia
Government
Nashville, Tenn
M. E. Penning
Food Research Laboratory
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
H. C. Pierce
Armour & Company
United States
Missouri
Sons of St Louis Man Begin Matrimonial Plan
Mrs. Louis J. Tichacek trains servant girls in her home to marry her nine sons. She has made three matches and plans to continue until each son marries a family servant. The father runs a business and adds each son as an active partner at age sixteen, with Harry recently joining as the eighth son.
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Louis J. Tichacek
St. Louis
Tichacek
Harry
Joplin Seeks Ouster of Gas Company
Quo warranto proceedings filed in Joplin circuit court seek dissolution of the Joplin Gas Company and expulsion from the state. Prosecutor for Jasper County claims a conspiracy in restraint of trade with Kansas Natural Gas Company since 1905 to lessen competition and control trade.
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Joplin
Joplin Gas Company
W. Bates
Jasper County
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Move a Church Stone by Stone in St Louis
The Lindell Avenue Methodist Episcopal church will be moved two miles west over several months and rebuilt as an almost exact replica with a changed name. Stone by stone the church will be relocated preserving its structure. Widow of Dr Broadhead Dead in Columbia. Mrs Victoria R Broadhead aged 74, widow of geology professor Garland C Broadhead, died of heart disease in a Columbia hotel room. She was a niece of General Sterling Price and a D A R member.
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Lindell Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Louis
G. C. Broadhead
Victoria R. Broadhead
Garland C. Broadhead
the State University
Columbia
Broadhead
Sterling Price
Four Funerals in a Small Town
In Laclede four funerals were held recently including the town's only undertaker. The community had to dispatch to Brookfield for an additional undertaker.
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Laclede
Brookfield
A Fulton Teacher Dead.
Mrs. Mary E. Martin aged 52 is reported dead in Fulton. She was married to J. B. Martin and cited as the oldest school teacher in Callaway County.
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Fulton
Mary E. Martin
Cass County Soil Survey Completed in Missouri
Field work by the Bureau of Soils United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station is finished. The Cass County soil survey report will be issued late this summer. The county spans about 712 square miles or 456 680 acres.
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Cass County
Soil Survey
Missouri
Bureau of Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Carrington Granted Four Month Paid Vacation
President W. T. Carrington of Springfield State Normal was unanimously approved for a four months vacation with full pay by the Board of Regents at their annual midyear meeting. This marks the first vacation since the normal opened five years ago.
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Carrington
W. T. Carrington
Sprinfield State Normal
Board of Regents
Normal
Slayer of Horse Gets Three Years
Stephen Burgovitch killed his employer's horse with a butcher knife in a rage. A jury in St. Joseph sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary.
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Stephen Burgovitch
St. Joseph
Doctors in Temaway Accident Bruise Ma con County Officials
Dr. T. H. Gronoway coroner of Ma con county and Dr. L O Mason of Bevier were badly bruised when a buggy wheel came off and the carriage ran away into a ravine after being dragged for several yards. Senator Willam Joel Stone to run for Senate in 1914.
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T. H. Gronoway
Ma‘con ‘County
L.O. Mason
Bevier
Temaway
Stone
Willam Joel Stone
Senate
Intercity Road Plan Aimed From Springfield to Joplin
Plans to build a Springfield to Carthage to Joplin highway move forward with Carthage Diamond Wentworth Pierce City Monett Aurora Verona Marionville Republic Billings Nichols and Springfield as main waypoints. Estimated cost reaches 50 000 with portions already boasting good gravel roads needing no work.
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Intercity
Springfield
Girl Disappears From State Normal
Grace Painter a 20 year old sophomore at Springfield State Normal disappeared after leaving her boarding place with a farewell note saying she might see her friends again some day. Daughter of Dr and Mrs W M Painter of Koshkonong Missouri.
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State Normal
Grace Painter
Springfield State Normal
the Normal
Gas Fight at Springfield Over Street Lighting Contract
A new phase in the dispute between Springfield city authorities and the Springfield Gas and Electric company emerged when a petition reached the city council. It bears signatures of officers from every commercial organization, urging a maximum contract rate of 6 cents per kilowatt and a $45 yearly rate for street arc lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfield Gas and Electric Company
Attorney John M. Barker Dies in Bartlesville Gas Accident
J M Barker aged 71 a prominent Montgomery county attorney and former prosecuting officer died in Bartlesville Oklahoma from natural gas while bathing for shaving on legal business. He was brought back to Montgomery City for burial after the accident.
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John M. Barker
Montgomery County
Bartlesville
Okla
Montgomery City
Girl Travels Far to Wed in Spring Field Union
Miss Clara Edison travels twenty one days from Hamburg alone to meet Frank Turchinsky from Kieniu. They marry in Spring field, uniting the two families.
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Hamburg
Germany
Clara Edison
Frank Turchinsky
Kieniu
Poland
Russia
Springfield
Northwest Missouri Pioneer C E Thompson Dies at 69
C E Thompson aged 69 longtime mayor of Agency and a Northwest Missouri pioneer died recently in Agency. He was well known as a local civic leader and early settler in the region.
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Northwest Missouri
C. E. Thompson
Agency
Freeze Will Help Fruit Buds In Ozark Belt
Ozark fruit growers felt anxious about bud safety as a sharp 50 degree drop cooled trees. Late week brought near summer warmth with temperatures around 75 degrees and buds swelling. Experts say the buds are not likely damaged by the cold spell.
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Ozark
Bateman Named Manager for Madras Church Printing Plant
C. N. Bateman of the Daily Drover's Telegram staff in Kansas City has been appointed manager of the printing plant for the Methodist Episcopal church in Madras India. He will sail from New York on February 18. Bateman is 22, son of John D. Bateman assistant editor of the Christian Advocate in Kansas City.
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C. N. Bateman
Clark N. Bateman
Daily Drover’s Telegram
Kansas City
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Madras
India
New York
Mr. Bateman
John D. Bateman
Christian Advocate
Brookfield Pioneer Woman Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. A. C. Clark widow of a Brookfield pioneer resident died in Brookfield after a brief illness.
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Brookfield
A. C. Clark
Religion by mail project led by Episcopal board
The Protestant Episcopal Church's board of religious education announces a correspondence course. Bishop D S Tuttle of St Louis serves as president with headquarters in New York City.
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Board of Religious Education
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
D. S. Tuttle
St. Louis
New York City
Pioneer Resident of LaMonte Dies at 71
Albert W. Wimer a pioneer resident died at his home north of La Monte. He was 71 and born in Virginia. He is survived by a widow and six children.
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LaMonte
Albert W. Wimer
la Monte
Virginia
Valentine Day Gifts Light Up Ailing Annie Tupper
Dr March visits Annie Tupper, a dependent of a married brother, as she crafts valentines for friends. She explains how she plans small remembrances for women over fifty and married women busy with life. Valentines day brings a flood of cards and happiness to her room.
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Annie
Annie Tupper
St. Valentine
Mrs. Adams
Slack Housekeeping
Mrs. Wood
Mary Trask
Doctor March
Valentines
Miss Helen Gould Betrothed Sparks Charity Legacy Tale
The New York charity worker reflects on Miss Helen Miller Gould's giving spirit. A retold anecdote about a poor minister who gave away his clothes to help others ends with a moral: he eventually had nothing left for himself. The story underscores Gould’s lifelong philanthropy and public spirit.
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Helen Miller Gould
New York
White pimples on head baby cured by Cuticura ad
A mother in Ransom Illinois recalls a two week old baby plagued by white pimples and sores spreading over the head and body. After failing with eczema remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with nightly thick application and a hood, washing twice daily, and the child was cured. The ad promotes Cuticura products and offers samples via Cuticura Department L Boston.
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Ransom
Ill
E. F. Sulzberger
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Marriage invitation from Lippincott’s note on race and class
A Richmond man recalls receiving an invitation to the marriage of Henry Clay Barker and Josephine Mortimer Dixon at the bride’s mother home. The notice says those unable to attend may send a response. The excerpt reflects social attitudes toward race and propriety in early 20th century society.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Barker
Josephine Mortimer Dixon
Lippincott’s Magazine
Not to Blame in a Heated Racist Exchange
A fragment shows Sambo Johnsing scolding about mixing with white children. His son counters that the other boy was white before he swam. The terse scene captures racial bias and a parent child exchange during a tense moment.
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Sambo Johnsing
Sambo
Detecting Real Diamonds and Baby Teething Syrup
A dialogue discusses telling a genuine diamond from a fake and mentions Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children as a teething aid. A moral note on a girl tossing a hand and Adam losing a rib is included as the passage shifts through proverbial lines.
Sam’s hellish guess in class lesson on volcano
In a Chicago Record-Herald note a juvenile named Sam misreads a volcano lesson. The teacher uses colored crayons to render a flaming mountain while students guess its meaning. Sam, citing his home Bible, blurts hell as the shape seen in the blackboard image.
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Small Sam
Sammie
Chicago Record-Herald
Wedding Rings That Wear Wear Long Lasting Platinum Rings
The article notes a shift away from gold to platinum wedding rings as the newest trend. Actress Mlle Jeanne Provost inspired the idea after her marriage to M Firpo, choosing a ring that lasts longer despite higher cost.
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Mlle
Jeanne Provost
M. Firpo
Worldly and True Comments on Lois Campbell Debut
Claude H. Wetmore notes Lois Campbell’s billion-dollar debut in St. Louis as a symbol of the city’s rapid growth. He says America's gaze is fixed on St Louis and its wealth, contrasting money with other values that wealth cannot buy.
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Lois Campbell
St. Louis
Claude H. Wetmore
America
Demagogue Definition Quips From School Leader
William H. Maxwell, superintendent of New York schools, tars demagogues with a sharp quip about a seven year old girl who defined demagogue as a vessel containing beer and other liquids.
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William H. Maxwell
New York
Wanted, a Wife by Window Advertisement in English Town
A provincial English town features a novel ad where a shop displays a photo of a man with the note Wanted, a female companion to the above Apply at this office. The scheme aims to keep wives busy meeting household needs as husbands provide for the outer woman.
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England
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