Missouri Farm Training Network and Notables in 1907
The Kirksville Normal school plans an 80 acre farm with 15000 dollars to train students in dairying and poultry under a cooperative setup near the campus. Other items include Uncle Henry Dorman’s 110th birthday, a New Cambria church fire scare handled by a choir, and various Missouri events from Clinton to Moberly such as rail funds, tobacco interest, and courthouse changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville Normal
Kirksville
Kirk
Missouri
Henry Dorman
Liberal
Steuben County
Seventh Regiment Volunteer Cavalry
Gettysburg
Battle of
Yellow Tavern
Vernon County
G. A. R. Post
Lamar
Kidney Pills Prove Cure for Civil War Kidney Trouble
A testimonial claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured chronic kidney trouble after five years with no relapse. The advertisement notes five decades ago during the Civil War and urges purchase from all dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffal
Remedy for rheumatism mix claims cure and alcohol mix
An advertisement promotes a never failing remedy for rheumatism by mixing whiskey Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound with instructions to take tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. The excerpt also includes a humorous dialogue about a Yale graduate and a passport.
O A Kelley Mocked By Pine Logs Auction Tale
An auctioneer, O A Kelley, marks pine logs with his initials. A bystander, hearing O A K on the logs, jokes that Kelley deceives buyers into thinking the logs are oak. The Springfield Republican cites this as a humorous example of his wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Kelley
Begorra
Kelley
Springfield Republican
A Boy Treasures Language Lessons From a Neighbor
An only child praised for his careful speech but allowed limited play with a neighbor boy who speaks freely. He returns home with an ecstatic smile saying he likes the boy who swears well and knows every word.
Wise mother in law helps woman cure stomach ills with Postum
A reader from Iowa shares how switching from coffee to Postum cured her indigestion and blotchy skin after years of stomach trouble. She notes her mother in law’s good coffee alternative and credits Postum for restored health and energy. Her grandmother also improves after using Postum during travel. There’s a note: name and Battle Creek origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Western Canada Wheat Boom and Settler Prospects
The 1908 Western harvest is described as the largest in the country's history with estimates from 100 to 110 million bushels and high prices. Rail traffic and trade rise while banks loosen credit. 1909 outlooks are strong with Grand Trunk Pacific expansion and potential 120 million bushels if conditions stay favorable. A Cardston Alberta letter praises local yields 53 and 48.5 bushels per acre, oats at 97, and describes prosperous farm life and cattle fattening, noting Alberta as a future farmers paradise. an offer to learn about immigration rates and land aids is included.
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West
Grand Trunk Pacific
Cardston
Alberta
Western Canada
Ils
Paradise
North America
Houston Post Teases Personal Rivalry and Woodwork Black Eye
A fragmented line from the Houston Post hints at a playful feud claiming a wife is hard to beat while recalling a black eye from chopping wood, suggesting a lighthearted anecdote in a sports or lifestyle column.
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Houston Post
Important to Mothers Castoria Safe for Infants
The notice emphasizes examining each Castoria bottle for the signature and notes its use for over 30 years. It mentions the familiar brand line The New Way and cautions buyers to ensure authenticity. Also includes a Punch cartoon line and an ad for Red Cross Mall Blue.
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Congregational
New Cambria
John S. Logan
St. Joseph
Logan Block
Springfield
St. Louis
New Orleans
Memphis
John Romboutz
Clinton Moving Picture House
Clinton
W. H. Shull
Mississippi
California
Paul Edwards
Wabash Roundhouse
Moberly
Paul
Roundhouse
Rushville
The
Christian Church
Parkville
Esther McAfee
James Cowgill
Gmelich
Treasury
Henry Drechsel
Charles Drechsel
Lamine River
G. W. Simmons
Bay Kentucky
Harrisonville
Lone Jack
Shawhan
James Rowland
Daughters of the American Révolution
Boone County
Edna D. Day
University of Missouri
Homemakers
Bessie Claybrook
Suan
Claybrook
Bloomington
Macon County
Railroad Board
Missouri State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Frank Wightman
Tom Bradbury
Kate R. Morrow
O. M. Steers
Tate
Santa Claus
Max Meyer
Homemakers’ Convention of Farmers
John Brooks
John Thompson
Missouri Bay
William ©. Wallace
Warrensburg
William H. Wood
Marshall
Nice
France
Horace Rumsey
Moberly Gas and Electric Company
Mr. Rumsey
Nevada
A. L. Preston
Evening Post
J. R. Napton
Democrat-News
Thou Sands
Speedy
Yale
Jerushy
John
Houury
Scott
Bohemian
Carada
Frederic Goujon
du Pease & Cie
Lexington Ave
Newark
Darling
George
Abrutai
RED Cross Mall
Tateaine
Tae
Tegan Beneficial Des
Cams Bay
Gemina
Carters Iver Pills
Carters
Garter
Tresa
CeOr
Cairide Don
Salzer Seed CO
Box W
Larose
Wis
Parkers
Habalsam Eo
Eases
EEC Ng Maand Guibet Bes
Mcgrath
Mountain View
Fatag
Canada
Crawford
Douglas Hore
Battal
Pamitz
Sosa
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brociioo
Mass
Chang
Thompson
Kansas City
Seattle
Bes Klondike
Aes
British Yukon
President Hill
Great Northern Ry
Pacific Northwest
Acai Samme
Saeed Dane
Frank T. Hunter
the Trustee Company
Wash
Sloan
Sweeney
Price
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Wks.omns
Lewis
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