White lead test and Dutch Boy mark guarantee purity
An old article explains a simple home paint test using an outfit from National Lead Company to verify purity of white lead. It urges buyers to request House owner’s Painting Outfit No. 49 and look for the Dutch Boy trademark as proof of quality. Also includes a humor snippet about a raises joke from an office boy.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
National
Aations Lead Company
Truty Caiding
Sailor Answers Girl on Monotony of Ship Life
In a brief exchange, a girl asks how sailors cope with life at sea and monotony. The sailor shrugs off the fatigue, admitting they are all fright, and explains their endurance as part of daily seafaring life.
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Wee Sulle Bey
Manchester Guardian
Missouri Farm Club Seeks Ways To Sustain Youth Interest
Mae Crose writes to Dr H J Waters dean of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture seeking plans to keep youths and families tied to country life. He suggests practical contests and demonstrations for boys and girls, a farm boys encampment, local premiums, and schoolhouse corn shoots with lectures from experts. Rosa Nise leads the Country Women's club as road work grows across Missouri. Curtis Hill notes record road construction and funding in 1908 with macadam and gravel miles, while Dr J W Comnaway touts hog cholera immunizing serum showing strong results across counties and states.
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Mae Crose
H. J. Waters
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Dead Waters
Moberly
State Board of Agriculture
Rosa Nise
The
Country Women’s Club
Curtis Hill
Missouri
J. W. Comnaway
Missouri College of Agriculture
Saree
Connaway
A Bit of History of the State Capitol and Fire
Gov Hadley cites a history of the state capitol from its 1823 start to 1840 completion and 1987 wing addition noting fire losses and fire risk. It recalls the 1837 blaze destroying records and warns the current building lacks a fireproof vault and may face similar peril. Methodists Head the List notes a house chaplain’s census of congregations: 29 Methodists, 25 Christians, 23 Baptists, 22 unaffiliated, 21 Presbyterians, 10 Catholics, plus Evangelists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, a Dutch Reformer, a Quaker, and one atheist.
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Hadley
State Capitol
Boone County Prize Essays On Daniel Boone History
The Boone County superintendent of schools offers a cash prize to the pupil who writes the best essay on Daniel Boone and his relation to the county's history. The prize aims to encourage local historical study and writing among students.
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Superintendent of Schools
Boone County
Daniel Boone
Wolves and hoboes figure in county court and university event
Eight wolf scalps were laid before the Independence county court after a hunter brought them from near Lee's Summit. A warrant was issued for the captor with a $16 bounty. A Missouri University hobos convention, led by G Sam Scott, drew 10 cent admissions as hoboes arrived by special train. Gertrude Barney, once Montgomery city collector, married her campaign manager E H Ham as Gov Haley appointed Frank J.
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Independence
W. C. Bushart
Lee's
G. Sam Scott
The
Sons of Rest
University of Missouri
More's Switch
State treasurer reports April balance and receipts
James Cowgill state treasurer filed a report with Governor Hadley detailing April finances. The balance on hand reached a multi year high of 4.50 million dollars after 762 thousand in receipts and no disbursements.
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James Cowgill
Hadley
General Assembly
Treasury
Liberty Woman Finds Nine Opossum-Keeping Turkey
A Liberty resident checking a setting turkey hen discovers the bird has nine baby opossums as offspring. The note mentions Liberty’s sizable colored population and a speculative $5,000 raffi value for the turkey as a raffi bet or prize.
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Liberty
Joplin Links to Neosho by Interurban Rail Line
D L Robinson of Kansas City says Joplin will connect 20 miles south to Neosho by an interurban line, with Joseph Heim as president of the Joplin and Pittsburg Railroad. Estimated cost around 1 million dollars, $600,000 raised so far. Plan follows completing current local lines. Also notes gains in Kansas City livestock movement and an oil spring gushing from a stump in St Charles county.
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Joplin
Neosho
D. L. Robinson
Kansas City
Joplin & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Joseph Heim
Robinson
Joplin & Pittsburg Company
Joplin & Pittsburg
Cure of eczema with Cuticura praised in old ad copy
An elderly man describes severe eczema, sleeping only after using Cuticura products and claims a full cure within a month. The testimonial from Mt. Kisco New York dates to February 3 1908, attributed to W Harrison Smith. The piece also includes a short anecdote about vaccination at a kindergarten and a quip from Mrs Julia Ward Howe.
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W. Harrison ‘Smith
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Power Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted for Red Weary Eyes
Murine marketed as a relief for irritated eyes including red weak and tired eyes with mentions of conjunctival issues. The ad asserts soothing effects, notes no prohibited drugs, and targets infant to adult use, pairing with other product calls like Allen’s Foot-Ease and broader era health quips.
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New’ York
Chicago
A Cure for Fits Promises Free Epilepsy Trials
A dubious cure claims to treat fits and nervousness with Epilepticide, offering a large free mail trial and literature from Dr. May Laboratory, 548 Pearl Street, New York City. The page also includes assorted anecdotes and various medical ads and quips.
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Ioc
Fae Raed Mong Oe
Dr. May
Pearl Street
New York City
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Wolves
Jackson County
Gov
Haley
Frank J
John Holle
Henry Aiolle
Firepratt
Lawrence County
Perb&ges
Herne Hoblitzelle
Mississippi River
Bonne Terre
Mississippi
Harmony
Vernon
Bates Counties
Methodist Conference
Savanah
Missouri'conference
Methodist Episcopal Church (South
Warren Campbell
Atlanta
St. Charles County
Eczema
Elzena
Sweden
Allen
Bangs
J. Cheney
A. du
A. W. Cleason
Acta ‘Uecuy
Hall
Jose’ Gaadaloupe Aleud
Jalest Yan
Jalisco
Mexico
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Red Cross
DODDS
Guarseed
Picker & Beardsley Commission Company
ST. Louis
McIntosh
McIntosh Truss CO
Sia
Walnut St
Philadelphia
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VELIE
Tnon
John Deere Plow CO
Cyatue
Thompson
Lewis
Wis
Cascaret
Parker's
Balsam Sie
Centaur Company
NEW _YORK
Gastoria
Seattle
Weaward
Alaska-Yukon
SPOHN
Spoha Medical Co Y
Pacterioogiis
Western Canada
Government of Canada
Canada
Western
Ottawa
Crawford, Street
Hansas City
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