Gardner Outlines Legislative Work and 48 Hour Week Pledge
Missouri Governor Gardner lays out his program in the inaugural address. He calls for a state tax commission, abolition of prison labor contracts, a single hospital boards reform, a state highway commission, a workmen's compensation law, and a constitutional convention question for voters. He pledges not to seek another office and urges legislative cooperation. The first session moves include a good roads law and a 48 hour week for women workers.
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Jefferson City
Capitol
Frederick D. Gardner
Missouri
Painter
Supreme Court
House
Senate
State Committee
Graves
Gardner
Major
Record Mineral Output and Political Shakeups in Missouri
Missouri's 1916 mineral output neared 55 million dollars, a record driven by gains in coal and metal mines. Inspectors report 16,000 coal miners, six fatal accidents, and 100 percent improved sanitation in Jasper county mines. Separate items note calls to repeal the corrupt practices act, penitentiary plant profits, a clerk’s firing, and a GOP purge of Democratic staff in state offices.
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Missouri
George Hill
C. M. Harlan
Joseph Myers
Evans Jones
R. C. Detchmendy
James Hawkins
State Mining Bureau
Jasper County
Hills
Joplin
Hadley
Whitledge
Ste. Genevieve County
Senate
House
Lester S. Parker
Missouri Penitentiary
Board of
Perio
Parker
Governor grants unconditional pardons to 92 first offenders
Gov. Elliott W. Majer grants unconditional pardons to 92 young offenders, the largest single release in state history. He will issue the pardons after addressing the convicts and calling his last official act one of humane compassion. The piece also notes a governor’s brother losing a job and lists new terms for members of the state board of agriculture and a state board election.
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Geo. E. Hackmann
John A. Lee
Roy E. Curtiss
Hartville
J. T. Waddill
Kirksville
Chas. BE. Rader
Kansas City
Fred Goyert
Cape Girardeau
Wm. C. Robertson
Cassville
John H. Duncan
Springfield
Maplewood
J. W. Wossell
Linn
Elliott W. Majer
State Board of Agriculture
W. R. Wilkinson
St. Louis
William M. Mulligan
Richland
Bay County
H. C. Duncan
Joseph Lovegreen
la Belle
Clark Couunty
E.th
Missouri Fair
State Board
Bylander
Sedalia
Secre
Phoebe Shelters Aid Farm Insect Control
The phoebe or bridge bird is a valuable home creature feeding on insects and aiding yard health. It nests under eaves or on shelves near buildings and can attract robins and barn swallows if placed high enough. A shelf with a roof keeps them outside and a simple design works in shrubs or brush.
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United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Man
Determining Be Fore Building Birdhouses For Local Birds
Guidance on selecting bird species and housing sites before building birdhouses. It covers how many tenants different species tolerate, interspecies nesting patterns, and preferred locations and orientations for houses and food shelters.
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New Mexico
St. Louis
Birds Attracting Birds Through Nesting Homes And Water
The article explains how to attract birds year round by providing fresh water, shallow pools, and diverse nesting shelters. It notes the economic value of birds as insect destroyers and urges homeowners to expand birdhouse offerings beyond the four traditional species.
Mrs Casey's Dilemma and Twin Lookalikes
A fragment from a column presents Mrs Casey asking about her twins, with a neighbor replying in rustic dialogue. The piece hints at family quirks and local humor in a light domestic scene.
Italian investigator links olive tree failure to soil impoverishment
An Italian investigator concludes olive trees fail not from infection but from soil depletion caused by nearby oaks. The study attributes the poor soil condition to oak influence rather than disease transmission.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promote Skin Health
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for eczema rashes itching irritations pimples dandruff and sore hands. Claims daily use helps prevent conditions and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. No woman with a new hat enjoys riding in a closed carriage.
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Dept. L
Boston
Men’s rights versus wife’s kin sparks legal debate
A historical remark argues that a husband’s rights are not automatically acknowledged by a wife’s relatives, highlighting tensions in family law and social expectations of the era.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Repeats Phrase
A fragmented ad style note repeats the Red Cross Ball Blue soap line and laundress praise. It mocks census data about turkeys shrinking and likens the bird to the dodo, predicting scarcity in coming years.
Latest Improvements Cranky Wife Tirade Quote
A quoted exchange notes friction at home with a remark about a wife being a self starter. The dialogue contrasts cranky behavior with self motivation, suggesting tension without explicit actions. The line hints at relational strain and personality traits.
Papes Diapepsin Ad Claims Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a five minute cure for indigestion and dyspepsia offering a fifty cent case from any drug store. It claims immediate relief and depicts the product as the quickest stomach doctor in the world despite unrelated humor about matches.
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Adv
Great Discovery Promises Relief for Dropsical Symptoms
The article describes swollen hands ankles and feet from a dropsical condition tied to kidney disorders. It claims rapid relief from inflammation due to uric acid through Anuric, noting accompanying pains in back and urinary symptoms may fade quickly.
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Anuric
Paris street trees tally by species
Paris counts 86,000 street trees with 26,000 plane trees 16,000 chestnuts and 14,000 elms. The figures outline the city’s arboreal distribution and urban greenery plan.
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Paris
Actress Reveals Secret For Gray Hair Remedy
A well known actress shares a home mix for gray hair using water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Dosed as half pint water one ounce Bay Rum one box Barbo Compound and a half ounce glycerine darkens gray streaks softens and adds shine. It won t color the scalp or rub off and can be bought or produced at low cost.
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Drake Watson
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Henry E. Sprague
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Watson
James F. Fullbright
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Harry Bridges
R. E. L. Marrs
Car
Thomas Knight
Independence
Ira Smith
Henry County
Frank Bowmann
Lexington
Robert McClanahan
Granby
D. E. Handy
Daviess
Charles H. Branham
John McDermott
Montgomery City
Marcelle Mulcahey
Mooney, Rey
James White
Rockport
J. T. Denton
Columbia
Jesse L. Duncan
Lincoln County
Board of Prison Inspectors
D. M. Oberman
John T. Barker
Oberman
McClung
J. Patrick Murphy
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Merciful
United States Biological Survey
Joo Drors
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Turkey
Pape
Holland
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