State Dairy and Food Inspectors Report Actions
Missouri has enforced the Pure Food Law in its third year, eliminating adulterated products. A. H. Douglass leads as State Dairy and Food Commissioner with four inspectors covering major cities, conducting 467 inspections across drug stores, meat shops, grocers, bakeries, dairies, and hotels. A scoring system now rates cleanliness and product quality in 50 locations, with 169 food samples analyzed.
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Missouri
Dairy and
Hadley
A. H. Douglass
Columbia
H.B. Allen
Tarkio
Wilbur Smith
Springfield
E. H. Ham
Montgomery City
Adolph Meyer
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hannibal
Jefferson City
In Memory of Mrs Susan Jaynes 1909
Obituary memorializing Mrs Susan Jaynes born in Indiana and living in Linn County Missouri since 1870. Loved helping others and comforting the dying, with a farewell kiss to her daughter the night before death. Her virtuous life is praised as a light that endures beyond death in heaven. Written by K. L.
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Susan Jaynes
Indiana
Linn County
Missouri
Siler
K. L
Heavy storm impacts and fishing after floods
A heavy storm visitation on Friday brought intense lightning and torrential rain with strong winds. Creeks rose by Saturday flooding low-lying bottoms and delaying corn planting. By Sunday rain eased and fishing resumed as several large fish were caught despite the high water.
Burlington Adds Through Trains and Faster Service
Burlington announces May 23 service upgrades including two through electric lighted trains from Chicago to Seattle via St. Paul. The Oriental Limited and Northern Pacific Express will offer observation cars and sleepers, with faster routes to Puget Sound for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. A Colorado Limited Chicago to Denver and a revised Denver-bound Denver Limited schedule follow, boosting on time performance and speeds.
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Otha Meptim
Chicago
Seattle
St. Paul
Oriental Limited
Great Northern
Denver
Elected Teachers Fill School Posts As Principal Debated
The school board elected all teachers except the principal. Mrs. W H Dickinson will head the primary replacing Miss Florence Clarkson who taught there last year. Frances Fields and Lilah Fleming take charge of the first and second intermediate grades while Leonard Shipley was chosen for the grammar department. The board delayed naming a principal, later reports say L D Sayers was chosen. A local merchant, John Swicegood, found a mouse in his pocket that chewed $69 in checks but the pieces are redeemable.
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W. H. Dickinson
Florence Clarkson
Dickinson
Lilah Fleming
Frances Fields
Frances
Lilah
Leonard Shipley
Beter
L. D. Sayers
John Swicegood
Here
Peoples Bank
John
Ber tie Jenkins and J S Schrock wed in 1909 ceremony
On Sunday May 9 1909 at high noon Miss Bertie Jenkins of Pur din Missouri and J S Schrock of Lacrosse Washington were married by Elder J C Owen of Hale Missouri. The ceremony was attended by a few relatives and friends followed by a dinner at the Jenkins home and a carriage trip to Lacrosse.
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Bertie
Jenkins
Purdin, Mo
J. S. Schrock
Lacrosse
Wash
J. C. Owen
Hale
Market closes with gains as cattle and hogs edge up
Market report shows a net gain of 10 to 20 cents on all kinds. Total supply 15,000 head at Wichita market, including 4,000 stock cattle en route. 11,000 on hand. Top steers 6.80, bulk 5.85 to 6.95. cows steady, top heifers 6.50. calves higher, veals to 7.25. Hog run 70,000 last week, supply 13,000 today, prices 6.90 to 7.30, down from prior week. Sheep and lambs near high last week but slipping.
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Chicago
Southwest
Texas
Arizona
J. A. Rickart
Demise of William Slater in Browning Missouri 1909
William Slater died at his home southeast of Browning on May 14 1909 at age 70. A Canadian by birth he spent over 30 years in the area and was regarded as a respected, upright man. Funeral services were held at his home May 15 1909 conducted by Rev C J A Porter, with interment in Enterprise cemetery. He leaves a wife nine children and five grandchildren.
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Browning
William Slater
Mr. Slater
Enterprise
Baptist Church Notice May 23 Cancelled Preaching
Pastor J. S. Henry announces no preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday May 23 due to being out of town. He will preach both morning and evening on the fifth Sunday May 30. Also a subscription renewal request appears.
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The
Baptist Church
J. S. Henry
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Missouri Dairy
W. P. Cutler
Cotter’s Bakery
Burlington
Schrock—Jenkins
Stock Report
L. T
Pe Wykoff
Wm. Slater
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