Birth of Stephen F. Austin in Missouri history feature
This week recalls Stephen Fuller Austin born 1793 at Austinville Wythe county Conn. and traces his Missouri roots through his family’s lead business, early education, political service, and pivotal role guiding Texas colonization from 1820s to 1836. He faced imprisonment in Mexico City, then led Texas forces against Mexico, spending his fortune mobilizing troops as threats loomed.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Austin
Potosi
Texas
Stephen Fuller Austin
Moses Austin
Austinville
Wythe County
Conn
Virginia
Louisiana
Spain
Ste. Genevieve
America
Pittsburgh
Herculaneum
Bacon Academy
Colchester
Transylvania University
Lexington
Stephen Austin
Arkansas Territory
Stephen
Brazos
Mexico
Mexico City
Coahuila
United States
Army of
Father of Texas Austin Dies in Texas at 60
Austin planned retirement but accepted Secretary of State under President Houston. He died a bachelor in Columbia Texas on December 27 1836. He was buried in Peach Point cemetery with President Houston and state officials as twenty three gun salutes rang out.
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Austin
Houston
Columbia
Texas
Peach Point
Junior Class Officers Named at M E C South
The Junior class of M. E. C. South elected J D Luton president Edgar Morelock vice president Phyllis Vincent secretary and Elizabeth Ann Prather reporter under teacher Mrs Frances Carr The next Sunday school meeting will be with Elizabeth Ann Prather on November 6 C R
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South
Frances Carr
J. D. Luton
Edgar Morelock
Phyllis Vincent
Elizabeth Ann Prather
C. R
Letter from W H Peters Garnett Kansas Oct 27
W H Peters writes from Garnett Kansas on October 27 reporting a light frost threat, crops including kaffir corn and sudan grass, water availability from a well, and his wife who had a stroke eleven years ago and remains unable to talk. He notes fall wheat looks fine and sends regards to friends.
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Garnett
Kansas
Joe
W. H. Peters
Printing Ad Promotes Live and Let Live Prices
A small newspaper notice advertises low everyday rates under the live and let live pricing plan. It highlights affordable options for readers seeking budget printing services and quick turnaround times.
Diary of Slats and family antics across a week
A fragmented diary recalls a Friday resolve to curb mistakes at Slats home paper, a Saturday club dinner with prize talk, Sunday farm sale remarks, a Monday dish mix up, a Tuesday wedding license joke, Wednesday jail for Jake Grubs after a domestic dispute, and Thursday Nudist colony salad dressing ban.
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Unkle Hen
Manny
Jake Grubs
Farmer’s Pigs Bring Small Return Versus Leghorn Chicks
A South Dakota poultry dealer recalls a farmer who sold 29 Leghorn cockerels for 11.78 while another sale netted 53 pigs weighing 3180 pounds at $1.00 per hundred pounds, deductions leaving only 1.98. The contrast highlights low pork returns versus poultry profits.
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South Dakota
Fie
Sioux City
Iowa
John
Commission Company
National Livestock and Meat Board Fund
Hartford Insurance
Coun Oesats
Leghorn Springs
Frank Priebe
Register Your Baby Campaign Urges Immediate Action
A nationwide and Missouri led effort urges birth registration for every baby born in the last twelve months. Cards were mailed to all families and must be filled and mailed promptly, regardless of prior registration, to aid education eligibility inheritance rights voting travel and health programs. The prompt registration is essential for later life benefits and state records.
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U. S
Poison pen threats to Clifton Parish church in Rugby
Letters threaten a complete exposure of sins sent to many Clifton Parish church members in Rugby England. In Utah, R McColling says a man drove up in a truck opened the mountain lion cage and carried away two beasts from the Salt Lake City Zoo.
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Clifton
Rugby
Eng
R. McColling
Salt Lake City Zoo
A Good Turn In A Bellevue Hospital Scene
John Jones wakes in a private Bellevue room after a shooting to find Butch Snyder visiting. Snyder reveals he did not shoot Jones but offers help and warns him to recover. The scene shifts as Snyder orders gifts for the wounded man and plans to help others.
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Hey
John Jones
Bellevue
Ziegfeld
Mr. Jones
Pardner
Lord Cackiyack
Morning Papers
Butch Snyder
Butch
Sixth Avenue
London
Mike
Quiet Quips and Proverbial Snippets
A collection of witty maxims and moral observations on human behavior. The lines offer cautions about luck, honesty, vanity, money, health, and social conduct, with playful language and sharp aphorisms.
Incident That Tested Byngs Sense of Humor
Lord Byng visiting South Africa amused as a dog named Bingo followed him from a hotel lounge. A lady calling Bing she silly did not know his identity. Byng flashed a look of amazement then laughed when the dog scampered back.
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Lord Byng
South Africa
Bingo
Lacy
Montreal
Not Sure Lee Shubert Comment on French War Debt Pact
Not Sure Lee Shubert returns from France and discusses the French ratification of the Mellon Berenger war debt settlement. He says public opinion is unclear in both countries and compares it to a bachelor asked if he is married.
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Lee Shubert
France
Mr. Shubert
Editor Rebuffs and One Accepts Verses for Farm Invitation
Clement Wood bought a farm and wrote verse invitations sent to editors. Most editors declined publication, but one accepted and sent a check, as reported by Collier's Weekly.
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Clement Wood
Collier'’s Weekly
Doctor Patient Exchange Shows Quiet Promise
A humorous exchange between a doctor and wife reveals a demand for absolute quiet from the husband. The doctor’s calm reply marks a witty, orderly start to the consultation.
Been West Eh An Indian Wearing A Straw Hat
In Passing Been West eh Yes Of all the things you saw what impressed you most An Indian wearing a straw hat The Louisville Courier Journal notes a traveler’s remark highlighting a striking sight during a journey in the West.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Mystery Dialogue Sparks Quiet Scandal
A fragment from a column hints at social chatter about an unnamed woman and a secret kept under her hat. The exchange mentions a barber college and a motor car wreck as implied topics of local gossip.
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Marie
World Hard Money Stock Totals Across Metals
The world’s metallic stock totals 203000 units, with gold holdings worth 9,710,204,000 and silver stock valued at 4,183,029,000. The figures reflect the overall monetary stock measured in metal and currency equivalents.
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Stephen F. Austin
Noose
John N. Dewald
Seneca County, O
Florence Ellersby
Leeds
Clarence Bussey
St. Charles
Ill
Herman Gloron
Mattoon
John Ketterman
Hartford City
Ind
Klondike
T. C. Brunk
Rosedale
Calif
Donald Vuengst
Cleveland
James Farris
Salt Lake City
Raymond Goodman
Billings, Mont
Manistee, Mich
Edward Tejak
Chicago
Adam Krick
East St. Louis
Joseph McDonough
Boston
Edmund Regester
Buffalo
E. W. Elby
Boise
Ida
Emma Needles
San Francisco
By Sylvia Parker
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU
Byng
Bright Editors
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