Second Missouri Compromise Signed by Monroe in 1821
This week recalls the 1821 passage of Henry Clay’s Second Missouri Compromise. It ended a bitter national fight over Missouri statehood and slavery, culminating in Missouri’s admission after a public act to remove the “free negro and mulatto” clause.
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Missouri
Henry Clay
House of Representatives
Senate
Monroe
Congress
National Congress
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Free States
House
Clay
Union
Wieck Aarconien
Missouri Remembrance of Admission Act and Henry Clay
Missourians celebrated state independence in 1821 praising the admission act as confirmation of statehood. They mocked the solemn public act as farcical sent to President Monroe who deemed Missouri's admission complete. Henry Clay was hailed as the hero of the Second Missouri Compromise and toasted across the state.
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Monroe
Missouri
Henry Clay
New Words Welcome Into Language Beaux Be A Beautician
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a new word be added to English beauty trades. It observes the term beautician may enter dictionaries, joining mortician and cosmetician, with spadician as a grave digger joke.
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New York
Sam Johnson
Yorick
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Valve’s Double Trick In Libera Rubber Plant Tale
Starvey S. Firestone, returning from a Liberian rubber plantation inspection, declares the climate superb if hygiene rules are followed. An Akron engineer helps a stuck traction engine rider on a mud road, noting the gauge reads ten pounds and the safety valve is screwed down.
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Starvey S. Firestone
Paris
Liberia
New York
Quotations on Life and Character Across Time
A condensed collection of maxims and reflections from classical and modern writers. The notes cover prudence, fate, self change, perception, and social behavior with a mix of authors including Euripides Ovid Montaigne Bryant and Bryant among others.
Versatile Worker in East Corinth Profiles A J Folsy
In East Corinth Vermont a versatile craftsman named A J Folsy earns notice as the jack of all trades despite the loss of one leg. The notice highlights his resourcefulness in adapting duties and serving the community as a master of many skills.
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East Corinth
A. J. Folsy
Bering Builds Workshop From Ground Up
A man named Bering creates a personal workshop by himself constructing every part from digging the cellar to adding the roof. He mends harnesses repairs shoes and keeps busy with carpentry and repairs.
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Bering
Parrot Alerts Family. Saves Oakland City Home
A parrot that had never spoken beforehand woke the Corn family in Oakland City Indiana as their home caught fire. Flames spread quickly, threatening to trap residents in bedrooms, but the talking bird presumably alerted them and enabled escape. The Indianapolis News reports the incident.
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B. M. Corn
Oakland City
Ind
Indianapolis News
Release It Yourself Binks Teaches Wife to Drive
A humorous exchange shows Binks instructing his wife on clutch control with her playful insistence she cannot grab it. The light moment captures domestic driving lesson banter.
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Binks
Between Friends Dialog On Engagement and Marriage
In the panel Ida insists she is engaged to Jack and will marry him, Iris denies this and suggests he could back out. The exchange captures doubt about wedding plans between friends.
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Ida
Jack
Iris
Honest Pug Terry Demonstrates Tough Stance
An Honest Pug Terry is praised for his boxing honesty while Jim questions how much he tolerates punishment. Terry replies that he retaliates when struck, underscoring his combative yet principled approach.
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Terry
Jim
Close Your Windows Dialog Sparks Theater Talk
A Boston Tran script mocks a daughter’s musical talents with witty lines about opinions on her singing. The short exchange hints at family banter and audience anticipation for a stage performance.
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Boston Transcript
Trees as Symbols of Good Citizenship
A reflection on trees signaling civilization and community values. The author cites how thrifty, worthy, and neighborly classes plant trees, while shiftless residents neglect them. Trees mark development, improve towns, and reflect civic pride as English influence spreads.
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Luther Burbank
Wilbur Hall
Saturday Evening Post
Clover and Prosperity Conference Held in Linneus
Linneus hosted the Clover and Prosperity Conference with 84 farmers from about as many school districts attending. 128 ate dinner at the Baptist Church basement. Frank Perry led as toastmaster from Brookfield Court. County Agent Hall opened the meeting and reports showed scant red clover but soybeans and sweet clover in many districts.
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Linneus
Baptist Church
Frank Perry
Brookfield Court
D. B. Ormiston
W. A. Pew
Pratt
J. N. Eden
Linn County
Legume Growth Conference Praises Lime and Phosphate Use
Delegates reported 1400 tons of lime in 1928 and over 500 tons of phosphate fertilizer applied to pasture plots. Extension Specialist Trotter noted 94 similar conferences yearly in the state and urged districts to spread lessons on growing clover and alfalfa, applying lime and organic matter, and sharing manure. Delegates pledged to boost lime use and implement corn race samples next season.
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Trotter
Branstetter
Delagates
One disk and cultivator tackle corn planter task
A single disk and a cultivator work alongside a corn planter to lay out fields efficiently. The setup emphasizes compact farming tools used in sequence to prepare soil and plant corn with minimal passages.
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Federal Union
Valve
Syrus
Chance
Euripides
Ovid
Bryant
Montaigne
Browning Farm Club
Brookfield
Meadville
Laclede
Purdin
Maroh
Browning
Cora
Milan
Lee R. Jeffers
Milan, Missouri
Ira Reed
MILCH
Jersey
D. H. Cougill
Ture
Ira M. Reed
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