Death of Mark Twain’s father in Missouri history notes
The piece marks the March 24 1847 death of John M Clemens father of Samuel L Clemens in Hannibal Missouri. It outlines his life as a lawyer justice of the peace and community leader shaping early Hannibal and family paths from Virginia to Missouri.
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Mark Twain
Jane Lampton
Clemenses
Missouri
Gainesboro
Tennessee
Orion
John Clemens
Jamestown
Fentress County
Clemens
Charles Dudley Warner
Pemela
Margaret
Three Forks of Wolf
Pall Mall
Benjamin
John Quarles
Florida
Monroe County
Samuel L. Clemens
Missouri General Assembly
Salt River Navigation Company
John M. Clemens
Salt River
Florida and
Paris
Henry
Hannibal
Mississippi River
Main Street
Jennie
Better Bulls Show Profit From Registered Beef Bulls
Oklahoma Experiment Station data from 1932 show calves from high grade cows sired by registered beef bulls outperform those from scrub cows or scrub sires. Lot III gained best on feed with higher weights and lower feed per hundred weight gain, yielding greater profit per calf compared with Lot I and II.
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Oklahoma Experiment Station
Bennett Father Returns Home From Hospital With Leg in Cast
Noel Bennett visited Kirksville and brought his father J. T. Bennett home from the hospital. The father has a broken leg near the hip joint and is confined to his room for several weeks but is getting along as well as could be expected.
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Noel Bennett
Kirksville
J. T. Bennett
Annual Browning School District Meeting Notice
Notice to qualified Browning District voters of the annual meeting on Tuesday April 4 1933 from 7 a m to 6 p m. Item one elects directors W P Nickell and G T Carter whose terms expire. Item two proposes a 100 cent levy on each 100 dollars for general school purposes. Judges of election named E F Peterson Gladys Atkins Iva Carr J R Williams district clerk.
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Browning
W. P. Nickell
G. T. Carter
Lime the Livestock Feed Mixture Saves Costs
A rural advice item recommends a mineral mix of finely ground limestone bone meal and salt to reduce livestock costs. The mixture boosts gains and milk output by about 8 percent across beef and dairy cattle sheep hogs and horses. Dealers offer 100 lb bags to farmers at low cost via County Agent Hall.
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Hall
Northern Grown Certified Seed Potatoes Pay for Missouri Growers
Missouri commercial growers largely use northern certified seed, though many still plant home grown seed. Higher initial costs for northern seed are offset by increased returns, while home grown seed yields more cull potatoes and lower overall profitability. Northern seed use has influenced planting patterns in Missouri and other states.
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T. J. Talbert
Department of Horticulture
Missouri
Cold spell reduces insect pests but not all threats
Leonard Haseman reports the cold snap killed hibernating insects more than very low temperatures. About 20 percent of codling moth larvae died above the snow in Central Missouri, none below. Chinch bugs suffered some loss in burned or poorly sheltered areas, Hessian flies were largely unaffected, and other insects faced severe hits. Farmers should not assume the problem is solved.
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Missouri
Leonard Haseman
Department of Entomology
Three Horses to a Wagon Without Side Pull
J C Wooley chairman of the Department of Agricultural Engineering explains a three horse hitch for ordinary wagons. By aligning the king pin and front axles the side draft is carried by the front wheels while the tongue remains free of side pull. Plans and prints available for purchase.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
J. C. Wooley
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Commercial Printing Promotion Seeks Your Next Order
A local printing shop proclaims the best line of commercial printing at reasonable prices and invites customers to place the next order. The ad emphasizes earning business and delivering service, asking customers if they are with them.
Plight of the Farmer and cooperative price remedies
The text quotes Fred H. Sexauer on wide price declines across milk butter vegetables and livestock and argues for either lowering purchase costs or raising selling prices. It urges cooperation among farmers and notes disorganization and middlemen harmed prices, urging steps toward coordinated action and better equipment and markets. W. F. Priek signs the letter.
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Fred H. Sexauer
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association, Inc
Sexauer
Birthday reflections from a poultry veteran on better record keeping
The author marks his 75th birthday and 58 years in poultry and eggs. He warns against guessing in business, stressing that farmers must keep records to know profits and manage items. He notes changes from barrel egg packing to modern methods and urges disciplined marketing and production practices.
Notice of Election for Browning Missouri Mayors and Aldermen
Notice states election will be held in Browning Mo on Tuesday April 4 to elect a mayor and two aldermen and to fill a police judge city marshal and collector. Polling places listed in East Ward and West Ward with appointed judges. Board of Aldermen ordered the election and appointments.
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Browing
Elmo Schre
J. D. Lay
R. Eris
Farmers Change Bank
Schi
Jnd
Creason
Shirley
Nellie Seaman
Uncle Charley Grice Visits From Pur
Purdin resident Charley Grice aged seventy one visited today to have a few teeth extracted at our sanctum. He is known as one of the finest men, with the latch string always on the outside.
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Charley Grice
Pur
Mr. Grice
School Honor Roll for Fifth Week Sees Mixed Marks
Freshmen include Donald Johnson and Joe Woodward with varied E and S grades. Juniors list Evelyn Haley Edgar Jones Beverly Duncan and Woody Slater with multiple S and E marks. Seniors Eunice Watson Vivian Pipes show mixed results. Post-Graduate Edward Riams shows E and S scores.
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Donald Johnson
Joe Woodward
Josephine R
Carmack
Virginia Bu
Edith Kolder
Min Wilma Powell
Wi Norvell
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Mark
L. A. Weaver
Department of Animal Husbandry
Peterson Garage
E. F. Peterson Browning
W. F. Priek
Purdin
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