Letter from China critiques Nanking rule and wealth worship
A letter from Shanghai dated January 30 1930 argues that Chinese New Year is banned by government yet continues. It paints Nanking as divided and corrupt, claims Chiang Kai-shek relies on Russian aid and money, and portrays widespread greed and make believe governance. The piece ends with wishes for a honest prosperous China.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Chang Fa-kwei
Yen Hsi-shan
Chang Hs
Russia
Washington
America
Silver Hill
Draizen
H. G. C. Hallock
Dr Palm in Chillicothe Offers Guaranteed Glasses
Daily workday service in Chillicothe promises guaranteed glasses at low prices with Monday exclusions.
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Dr. Palm
Chillicothe
Golden Rule Cash Grocery Ad Highlights Bargains in Milan
Milan store promotes quality groceries and red hot prices with real bargains aimed at helping the reader’s pocketbook and inviting careful reading of the ad.
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Golden Rule Cash Grocery
Milan
Diary of Slats Boyhood Week Skits and School Events
Slats records a week recounting a Friday basketball game at the school, social outings, a Saturday visit from a visiting woman on love, Sunday church solos, Monday drawing an apple, Tuesday a party for Ole Mr Holcum's birthday, a Wednesday fight with Pug Stevens and lost teeth, and Thursday history class where Stinky says he would rather live in the United States for language reasons.
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Ant Emmy
Skhool House
Jane
Som
Are
Chirch
A. m
Teasday
Mr. Holcums
Wensday
Pug Stevens
United States
Wood
C B and Q Railroad builds new bridge across Mairs branch
The C B and Q Railroad crews work on a new bridge across the Mairs branch south of town. Piling was driven this week and the bridge raised about two feet. Plans include ditch work with the Burlington and State Highway Commission to improve drainage and replace a faulty bridge nearby. The road south of town will likely be graveled and extended toward Linneus this season.
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Mairs
Walter
Elmer Taylor
Burlington and the
State Highway Commission
Locust Creek
Linneus
Entertained Mr and Mrs Mace at a Sunday dinner
Mr and Mrs Carlos Mace hosted a delectable one o clock dinner Sunday at their Strip home. Guests included Mr and Mrs E G Brookshier W P Breeding Mr and Mrs Artie Taylor and son of Brookfield and Mrs Hulda Engburg of Centralia. The afternoon featured pleasant conversation before departures as night approached.
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Carlos Mace
Strip
E. G. Brookshier
W. P. Breeding
Artie Taylor
Brookfield
Hulda Engburg
Centralia
For Sale Solid Yellow Hartz Mt Canaries
Clara Hanman in Browning Missouri offers canaries for sale with sing ers priced at 5 dollars for singers and 1 dollar for females.
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Hartz
Roll of Honor Names For Local Service Members
Roll of Honor lists Mrs. George O Montgomery J E Brown A A Pipes for his son H N Tommy Barton Walter Prather A E Smith W S Pipes H H Abbott Rey Hart Guy Minor Mrs W H Minor Mrs Sam Johnson Otto Browning E A Jones C W White O S Wheat craft A L McCollum J W Sevier.
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George O. Montgomery
J. E. Brown
A. A. Pipes
H. N. Tommy Barton
Walter Prather
A. E. Smith
W. S. Pipes
H. H. Abbott
Rey Hart
Guy Minor
W. H. Minor
Sam Johnson
Otto Browning
E. A. Jones
C. W. White
O. S. Wheatcraft
A. L. McCollum
J. W. Sevier
Making Marriage Pay in a Practical World
A historical reflection argues compensation in marriage, noting the cost of a wife beyond a dowry. It asserts Americans often expect a wife free of charge but end up paying through daily needs such as food and clothing.
Seed Corn for Sale 1928 Crop by H. F. Kille
Local farmer H. F. Kille offers several hundred bushels of yellow dent seed corn from the 1928 crop. Suitable for planting. Limited quantity available.
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H. F. Kille
Mare Pair For Sale And Young Mules Offered
Two draft mares found and broken for sale or exchange. One pair to be sold or given to someone to break. Another pair of three year old mules available. Also seed corn from 1928 crop at two dollars per bushel. H. E. Creason and Son.
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H. E. Creason & Son
Rhode Island Red Eggs for Hatching for Sale
S.C. Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching offered at three dollars per hundred. Phone North Salem Mrs. Van C. Mairs.
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S.C
Rhode Island
North Salem
van C. Mairs
Farm for rent near Browning Missouri with improvements
Notice lists a 70 acre farm four miles east of Browning and half a mile south of Enterprise. Contact Mrs. Belle Riley Spencer Route 9 Trenton Missouri for rental inquiry.
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Browning
Enterprise
Belle Riley Spencer
Trenton
Trenton Fire Destroys Pratt’s Booterie and Nearby Properties
A Sunday morning blaze in Trenton, of undetermined origin, gutted Pratt’s Booterie and two upstairs offices, damaged adjacent buildings, and caused about $100,000 in losses as fierce winds pushed flames toward the business district.
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Trenton
Riverside Letter From Cecil Browning Home News Plea
California note from Riverside dated February 27 1930 shows Cecil Browning writing to Mr Nickell about a move to Riverside route 2 The writer expresses gratitude for kindness and enjoyment of The Record noting mild weather rain on mountains blooming fruit trees and springlike scenes while pledging to keep home news coming.
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Riverside
Calif
Nickell
Missouri
Cecil, Browning
March weather shifts from lion to lamb and hints of spring
The piece notes a cold early March with ice and wind, then a milder turn that sets farmers to sow oats and work fields. A funeral notice follows for Freddie Hunter of Brookfield, detailing his church life, family ties, honors, and interment beside his mother after services at Bear Branch church.
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Conner
Brookfield
Hunter
Bear Branch
Buddy
Hunter and Rollins
Herbert
Earl Buswell
Charley Lambert
Cecil Guyer
James Cokerham
Herbert Lyons
Sale of household items by C. E. Petter
One bedstead and springs a cook stove an oil stove several chairs a cabinet and a trunk offered at the residence of C. E. Petter for sale.
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C. E. Petter
The Farm Road Movement Impact on Rural Roads
The piece argues that a nationwide farm to market road system would yield immense benefits. It notes that two thirds of farmers are blocked from markets for months by muddy, unimproved roads and that better secondary roads would boost farm business, reduce accident hazards, and lower medical costs for farm families.
Sad Passing of Freddie Armstrong Young Man of Kirksville
Freddie Theodore Armstrong born January 27 1908 near Purdin Missouri died February 18 1930 at Laughlin hospital Kirksville at age 22 after appendicitis and heart trouble operation. He leaves father William J Armstrong sister Mrs Lola Hargadine brother Everett and niece Marian Viola Harga.
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Freddie Theodore
William J
Anna Armstrong
Purdin
Laughlin Hospital
Kirksville
Lola Hargadine
Everett
Marian Viola Harga
March 20 1930 License Plate Display Notice Sullivan County
Special notice requires all motor vehicles in Sullivan County to display 1930 license plates as provided by law. Officers urged to assist in enforcement. Alvin B. Walker, Prosecuting Attorney.
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Sullivan County
Alvin B. Walker
Idris Garrett Hosts Whimsical Birthday Party
Idris Garrett invited twenty two friends to a March 1 party with gift laden decor and games about money. A centerpiece gift from Mrs. Mary Griffis featured one hundred forty four small medallions crafted over seventy eight hours. Guests enjoyed a three course money themed menu and declared a very nice time.
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Idris Garrett
Mary Griffis
Imogene Smith
Jack Smith
Bank of Happiness
Idris
Elizabeth Burwell
Dorothy Creason
Della Carter
Lucile Kuhn
Mildred Gooch
Oma Atkins
Beverly Duncan
Annabel Atkins
Evelyn Gable
Gladys Atkins
A Garrett
Harvey Fields Dickinson
Jimmie Robison
Raymond Alspach
Verle Atkins
Carlyle Bennett
Luther Baker
Gordon Pipes
James Kibble
Edward Williams
Jay Griffis
Mervyn Garrett
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Land OF Make-Believe
Conrad S. Babcock
Reserve
Kansas City
Kansas City Journal-Post
California
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