Purdin Items
Cool spell continues and rain is needed for pastures and meadows. Corn planting is nearly finished in the county. Many local visits occur as families travel between Brookfield Kirksville Hannibal and Bucklin to see relatives and patients. Thomas Cady nears tonsil surgery while staying in Kirksville hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pulliam
Mr. Cady
Mrs. Cady
Thomas
R. M. Ross
Brookfield
Ray Pulliam
Christine Pulliam
Geraldine
Ruth Pulliam
D. L. Cady
Kirksville
Roy Self
St. Louis
C. A. Schrock
W. A. Davis
Wm. Pulliam
Gardner and Vicinity Weather Drops and Planting News
The text notes cool weather and a demand for rain while corn planting proceeds. It mentions Roy Burkholder and family returning from Louisville Kentucky to visit relatives near Garner. Kris Jones and wife travel to Kirksville due to a daughter’s illness in the hospital. The Simpson child’s sickness improves. Leonard Riedl works for Lawrence Thudium. Thelma and Evelyn Lauck visit their grandparents near Bute and return to Garner. KF Thudium and son Richard attend Purdin commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kris Jones
Kirksville
Thelma
Evelyn Lauck
Garner
Bute
KF. Thudium
Richard
Purdin
Oddities and attitudes in early 20th century quips
A column of wry observations spans fashion nicknames and language quirks, public sentiment on media and politics, social norms, and humorous takes on society. It notes radio influence, fashion aging, and the cross pollination of culture from London to Moscow with playful critique.
Sensationalists forge evidence in homicide mysteries
Sensationalists have created a new enterprise of manufacturing evidence in homicide cases to prolong public interest. The practical joker has evolved into a dangerous nuisance harming truth and justice.
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