Missouri History: Susan Blow and the first public kindergarten
The article notes Miss Susan E. Blow and Dr. William T. Harris opening the first public kindergarten in St. Louis in 1873, launching the U.S. public kindergarten movement. It details Blow’s influence, training, writings, and leadership culminating in her 1916 death in New York, with St. Louis now home to 107 kindergartens serving over 8,000 students.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Susan E. Blow
Kindergartner
William Torrey Harris
St. Louis
United States
America
Miss Blow
Gari Melchers
State Capitol
Henry T. Blow
Hegel
Schelling
Fichte
Kant
Freidrich Froebel
Froebel
Mme
Maria Kraus-Boelte
New York
Harris
Des Peres
Carondelet
Philadelphia
Blow
Europe
Germany
Boston
Columbia University Teachers College
National Kindergarten Union
Local Traders Feature Visitors and Guests
Grover Maggart of near Cora traded here Saturday. John Smith of North Salem traded here Tuesday. Lot Langdon of Green Castle visited Friday with his parents Mr and Mrs W S Langdon Mr and Mrs T S Bartow and Lola Rae and Jean were Chillico and Trenton visitors Saturday.
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Grover Maggart
Near Cora
John Smith
North Salem
Lot Langdon
Green Castle
W. S. Langdon
T. S. Bartow
Lola Rae
Jean
Chillicothe
Trenton
Purdin Socials and Rural Carriers Meeting Summary
Purdin residents visited on Sunday and Saturday with many calling on neighbors. The Rural Carriers Association met at Purdin Hall with attendance from Linneus Laclede Brookfield and Bucklin. The Ladies Auxiliary served refreshments and members sent a plant to Mrs. D C Lady. Will Jenkins nears home after surgery and Hamner in Michigan suffered a non fatal wreck due to blinding lights.
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W.M. Pulliam
D. L. Cady
Leona Smith
Eather Lambert
Mary Sayers
Joe Creason
Leotta Owens
George Pulliam
A. W. Cotter
Floyd Hardin
D. C
The
Carrier Association
Elmer Head
County Agent urges pasture, shade trees and molasses use
The county agent promotes spring pasture improvements and offers Circ. 358 from the College of Agriculture with bulletins on care of work horses, year round pasture systems, farm ponds, oat production, mineral feeds, and forage crops. He urges shade tree planting, drought tolerant species, and walnut lumber value. Farmers are advised to obtain molasses to replace part of grain and to consult their Committeeman about soil conservation under the new program.
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College of Agriculture
Missouri
Oat Yields Boosted by Fanning Mill and Smut Treatment
Heavier yields of oats are secured by using a fanning mill to remove light kernels and by treating seed with formaldehyde. Sprinkling uses one pint formaldehyde per 20 gallons water for 50 bushels. spraying mixes one pint formaldehyde with one pint water. Cover with blankets for several hours, then sow or dry if not sown. Cost is about one cent per bushel, potentially increasing yield by 3–6 bushels per acre.
Potatoes as a staple crop and seed selection tips
The notice explains that potatoes are a staple crop for gardeners and outlines seed quality requirements. It advises using well shaped, disease free seed pieces with eyes, weighing about 2 ounces, preferably blocky shapes, and planting soon after cutting at a depth of 3 to 4 inches with 10 to 12 inches between pieces.
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Purdin
Ford
Universal Credit Company
Tuibiena
Armour
Hamil
the Farmers Store
Browning
CORA
Humphreys
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