Boone County Tornado Toll Tops Dozens Dead
A fierce tornado ripped through Northern Boone County Missouri striking Centralia and vicinity causing seven confirmed deaths in Centralia and a death in Richmond with many injuries and widespread property damage estimated at 100000 dollars. The storm ruined farms and homes from Redtop church to Hallsville and Dean Lake with multiple towns reporting casualties and extensive destruction.
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Boone County
Centralia
Mexico
Beckley Sanders
Mary Rowland
Lydia Roberts
Eisele
Lou Eisele
Marjorie
Lizzie Jennings
Jack Jennings
Flossie
Redtop Church
James Thompson
Richmond
Dean Lake
Carroll County
George
W. Stricklin
Nevada votes bonds for road between city and military reservation
By a wide margin voters approve bonds totaling 30000 dollars to pave a road linking the city with the government military reservation, strengthening local infrastructure and access.
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Nevada
Drury College Confers 42 Degrees at 44th Commencement
Forty two candidates received degrees at Drury College during the forty fourth annual commencement exercises. The commencement address was delivered by Henry M. Beardsley of Kansas City.
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Drury College
Henry M. Beardsley
Kansas City
Old-Time Nevada Journalist Harvey Wisbell Dies
Word reached Nevada of the death of Harvey Wisbell at Gas City Kansas. Wisbell was an old time Nevada newspaper man and served as Vernon county clerk from 1902 to 1910.
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Nevada
Harvey Wisbell
Gas City
Kaw
Wisbell
Vernon County
Draft Worry Brings Death in St Louis Case
Robert Skibbi of St Louis feared draft into the army and shot his wife before taking his own life, leaving three small children.
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Robert Skibbi
St. Louis
Man Dies of Grief After Wife's Death in Centralia
J Milton Boyd aged 68 dies at his Centralia home after grieving his wife’s passing ninety days earlier. He refused medicine and food, slipping into decline.
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J. Milton Boyd
Centralia
Storm Deaths Reach Eighteen Across Missouri Illinois
Storms across Southeastern Missouri and Southern Illinois caused at least eighteen deaths and sixty injuries. Reports cite fatalities near Zalma Bollinger County and Dongola with others near Advance Stoddard County. twenty houses blown down at Crowder Scott County. A family of seven remains missing near Zalma and Lettie Springfield Traction Strike ends with no released details. Calf Club No 2 forms in Clinton Henry County with thirty seven youths owning Holstein calves. next year auction planned with prizes.
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Missouri
Ilinois
Bollinger
Scott
Stoddard
Cape Giarardeau
St. Louis
Zalma
Bollinger County
W. F. Boyce
Dongola
Advance
Crowder
Scott County
Clinton
Henry County
Mrs Busch Invests Half Million in Liberty Lown Ends
Mrs Adolphus Busch widow of a prominent brewer purchases half a million dollars of Liberty Loan bonds. The action signals strong local support for war financing and reflects the prominent Cleveland area investor stance.
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Busch
Adolphus Busch
Corn as war food for America and allies
The piece urges American farmers to boost corn production to feed the nation and its allies amid wartime shortages. It extols corn’s value, cites historical uses from Davy Crockett to Indians, and describes corn dishes and ancient diets, arguing corn can sustain troops and civilians as frost-free, fast-growing maize varieties spread nationwide.
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United States
Europe
America
Hannibal
Caesar
Gaul
Davy Crockett
Whittier
Daniel Boone
Middle West
Arizona
Northwest
Southwest
Mexico
Dakotas
What the Insignia On Uniforms Means
The article explains how to identify army ranks and branches by insignia, hat cords, buttons, and collar marks. It details chevrons for corporals and sergeants, organization buttons, branch symbols, U.S. collars, leggings colors, shoulder bars, and cap cords for infantry cavalry and artillery, plus corps insignia and distinctions for home-defense units.
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U.S
Quartermaster’s Corps
Engineering Corps
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
Plattsburg
New York Sun
Protests of Esteem Dialogue On Briggins Patriot Love
A brief exchange questions Briggins patriotism amid remarks that he loves his country and family. The dialogue weighs whether affection for family should influence views of national loyalty.
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Briggins
Old Bostery and the Million Dollar Brain
Two men joke about Old Bostery claiming a million-dollar brain and the cost of discovering its true condition. The quip satirizes wit and intelligence as valuable yet pricey in human minds.
The Lamp of Life Promises a Glimpse of the Future
A devotional piece discusses how the Bible guides life like wires carry current, urging close study through prayer and charity. It likens Scripture to light, cites verses from Psalms and John, and urges readers to seek comfort, faith, and moral renewal through God's word.
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God
A. Ihink
Christian Herald
Christ
Christ Jesus
Paul
Jesus
Bethany
Salt
Richard Baxter
David
Isaiah
Sacred Heart Review Faith Unites Believers in Love
A short note on love binding believers to God and faith guiding their gaze toward the sacred heart. The piece emphasizes sympathy and unity through devotion, describing love as the completion of faith within the sacred fellowship.
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Sacred Heart
Transforming Power Through a Different Choice
A reflection on how a single altered choice can illuminate the soul and shift a man’s inner life. The text invokes Socrates to emphasize awakening through new light and self inquiry.
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Socrates
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Robert H. Moulton
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