Missouri News Nuggets Highlights From Columbia to Rockville
Alumni and faculty notes reveal University of Missouri summer commencement with 285 graduates across eight divisions led by 112 in the graduate program. Rockville marks 60th anniversary amid Katy Railroad history and local quarry lore. Farm women attend Calla Lincoln camp in Jefferson City. Lions Club formation expands in Imperial. Bus crash near Kingdom City injures several with no fatalities.
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Solumbia
Missouri
S. W. Canda
Univer Auditorium
John M. Alexander
Colum- Presbyterian Church
Walter A. Hearn
Missouri le College
J. Liff
Sess
Rge R. ‘Throop
Washington Unity
St. Louis
J. C. Jones
Ritus
University
Ceville
Rockville
Ing
William L. Jesty
Katy
Is County
W. W. Graves
Sue
Globe
Robert S. Lamar
Erial
Pill
Websters
Imperial Lions Club
Lions Club
Stors
J. Dilgert
Ton
Kansas City
Tully
Kingdom 1d
Fulton
O. B. Mansfield
Dog Thief Hen Hunter Gets Life Sentence
Old Ring a bird dog turned thief after aging. Judge J K Camp, his master, sentenced him to life in the state penitentiary for stealing poultry, despite Texas law allowing up to five years for chicken stealing.
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Huntsville
Tex
Old Ring
State
J. K. Camp
Old King
Texas
Man Witnesses Whale and Shark Battle Near British Columbia
Horace Williamson, a rancher in Winnipeg, saw a dramatic clash between a whale and a fox shark off Garrow Point near Pender Harbor, B C. The combatants remained partially hidden as the giant sea predators fought, with the shark described as nearly forty feet long and repeatedly attacking the whale over about 300 feet of water.
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Winnipeg
Pender Harbor
B. C
Horace Williamson
Williamson
Garrow Point
British Columbia
Wife Refuses Jail for Husband After Punched Breakfast Fight
In Recorder's court Walter Rokosz was fined or jailed after his wife Agnes Rokosz testified she bore two black eyes from a dispute over pay and breakfast duties. Judge Stein initially sentenced sixty days in jail but then changed to six months probation on Rokosz.
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Detroit
Christopher Bk
Stein
Walter Rokosz
Recorder’s Court
Agnes Rokosz
Rokosz
Dog Hangs Self in Hyde Park Police Cell
In Chicago authorities report Boze a Maltese Spitz died after hanging himself in a police dog cell at Hyde Park. The dog escaped a leash and leaped from a window sill to hang by the neck until death while three other dogs watched from the pen.
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Chicago
Boze
Hyde Park
Spitz
Silk Stocking
Alive Man Seeks Return of Estate From Heirs
Denver Colorado Will McCarty, missing for 11 years and once presumed dead, appears alive in a county court petition that seeks removal of brother Henry McCarty as estate administrator and restoration of ownership to the living brother. The estate includes multiple parcels intended for Will McCarty’s three sons.
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Denver
Colo
Will McCarty
Nebraska
Henry McCarty
Missionary Beginnings in Acts 13 at Antioch
Lesson outlines the Pentecost Spirit leading Barnabas and Saul to the mission field. They are ordained, travel to Cyprus, confront Elymas the Sorcerer, and preach in Antioch Pisidia with a four part sermon. The account highlights church leadership, obedience, and early evangelism to Gentiles.
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Paul
Jess
Barnabas
Antioch
Saul
Lord’s Vineyard
Cyprus
Andrew
Christ
Elymas
Sergius Paulus
Pisidia
Paphos
Mark
Perga
God
Take Heed On False Gifts And Empty Promises
A Bunyan sourced admonition warns that boasting of gifts without true substance is like clouds that promise rain yet bring none. It contrasts painted beauty and fake fruit with real warmth and value.
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John Bunyan
God Will Aid Us If We Follow His Line
A religious reflection urges believers to trust divine guidance. It emphasizes that aligning work with God's path brings aid, while pursuing independent plans leads to rebuke and failure. Encouragement centers on obedience and faith in divine support.
Tear Gas Used to Subdue Solomon Islands Killers
Popular Mechanics describes tear gas bombs used to corner natives of the Solomon Islands who killed white officials. Refugees in a small valley surrendered after the gas attack. The note adds wartime price hikes for cotton and linen and a laundry suggestion.
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Solomon Islands
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Husband distributes booklets in Lodi California
Mr Ted Hinzman delivers about 30 million Pinkham Medicine Company booklets door to door in Lodi California Each booklet features women helped by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound His wife credits the medicine with improving her health and notes neighbors ask about her regimen
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Pinkham Medicine Company
Ted Hinzman
Lodi
California
Lydia Ingham
Harvest of Wapatoo Tubers on Ancient Island Reach
Nature Magazine recalls a autumnal scene from sixty years past on Wapatoo island where Multnomahs harvested wapatoo roots. Squaws waded in waters to free tubers, piling them into a canoe, later drying or cooking them for winter stores and fresh feasts.
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Wapatoo Island
Multnomahs
Nature Magazine
New Aid for the Blind Reaches Readers by Sound Guided System
A new invention aids blind readers by using a photo electric cell and a loud speaker. The user scans text with a light beam. black letters mute the sound while white background buzzes, guiding reading entirely by sound as described in Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Gentle Hint Bill Her remark prompts a tasty reply
A brief exchange features a suggestive remark by Bill and a sharp retort by Jim, ending with a humorous hunger line. The dialogue hints at a light moment between the two, framed in a playful banter tone.
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Bill
Jim
Benham’s Dilemma Prompts Harsh Duo Dialogue
A tense exchange centers on Benham pleading for clarity while a companion insists on brevity. The party contends with restraint and demands fuller discussion, highlighting friction over how much information to share and when to speak.
Height of Consideration in a Strained Interrogation Scene
A burglary suspect admits being in stocking feet when caught as the judge questions the reason. The burglar offers a flippant response about a sick family member as radio jazz plays in the background.
Mooney's Emerald Oil Promises Bunion Relief
An ad touts Mooney's Emerald Oil as a simple inexpensive remedy for inflamed toe joints and bunions. It recommends a two ounce bottle used twice daily and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy also claims vein and varicose vein improvement with routine nightly and morning application.
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Moone
Mooney
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