Missouri Employments Aids 217,362 Unemployed in 1919
Missouri free employment bureaus aided 217,362 unemployed men and women in the year ending Sept 30 1919. Men outnumber women 11 to 1 in applying for work with 35 283 jobs offered through St Louis Kansas City and St Joseph bureaus. Wounded soldiers attend University of Missouri and Rolla School of Mines with government support.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Bureau of Labor
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lewis
Army
Buaus
W. Columbia
Solers
Battefields
France
University of Missouri
Rollahoo] of Mines
Held as Sheriff's Slayer identified in Parsons case
Kansas City. James Bradley, 32, arrested in Parsons, Kan, identified by EB C Maddox as one of the slayers of Sheriff John Talbott and deputies John McDonnell and James Stapleton on the Lexington Higgins ville road May 4. Bradley is Maddox’s 20th identification in the case.
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Kansas City
James Bradley
Parsons
Kan
EB. C. Maddox
Marshalls
John Talbott
John McDonnell
James Stapleton
Lexington-Higginsville
Bradley
Maddox
Club Women Elect Ninth District Missouri Federation Officers
The tenth annual session of the Ninth District Missouri Federation of Women s Clubs met in Sikeston Missouri Officers elected include President Mrs M C Horton Poplar Bluff first vice president Mrs Eula Bowman Shanks Sikeston second vice president Mrs John Hackman Cape Girardeau secretary treasurer Mrs Yancey White Farmington W W Martin of Cape Girardeau was unanimously endorsed as the Southeast Missouri candidate for the state presidency and will be presented at the next state biennial convention She is currently head of the State Federation press department and chairs the Fourteenth Congressional District League of Women Voters.
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Cape Girardeau
Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sikeston
M. C. Horton
Poplar Bluff
Eula Bowman Shanks
John Hackman
Yancey White
Farmington
W. W. Martin
Cape Girard
Cape Girardeau Broker Arrested on Officer Fraud Warrant
Cape Girardeau Missouri broker Austin Peck Jr aged 24 residing at the Planters Hotel was arrested in St Louis on a fraud warrant sworn by Dr 8 W Morgan of Jackson. The warrant alleges Peck posed as head of the Lou Tex Oil Land Co and exchanged 600 shares of oil land stock for $500 par value stock of the American Mineral Co. Peck denied stock sales saying the physician was unduly excited and explained his company’s operations.
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Cape Girardeau
Austin Peck, Jr
Planters Hotel
St. Louis
8. W. Morgan
Jackson
Cape Girardeau County
Peck
Lou-Tex Oil Land Co
Martinsburg Forms Charles Divers Crane Post of Legion
Discharged soldiers organize a new American Legion post at the Knights of Columbus hall in Martinsburg. The post honors Charles Divers Crane, Audrain county’s first World War I casualty, who joined Martinsburg’s 1917 draft contingent.
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Martinsburg
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Charles Divers Crane
Audrain County
France
Crane
Governor weighs war bonuses as senator urges special session
Jefferson City Missouri Governor Gardner received a letter from State Senator Mark A. McGruder of Sedalia urging a special session to grant bonuses to Missourians who served during the war. The governor said he had not considered a special session yet but has given the bonus issue substantial thought.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
Mark A. McGruder
Sedalia
Ball Sues Over Prohibition Referendum Ballot
J Elmer Ball of St Louis attorney for the Missouri Anti Saloon League filed in the Circuit Court to block Secretary of State John L Sullivan and Attorney General Frank W McAllister from placing the ratification of the Federal Prohibition amendment on the referendum ballot.
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Jefferson City
J. Elmer Ball
St. Louis
Missouri Anti- Saloon League
John L. Sullivan
Frank W. McAllister
Company Sells Government Goods to Employees at Cost
The International Shoe Company in Hannibal Missouri purchased 1000 cases of canned goods from the Government and will sell them to plant employees at cost. The firm also bought raincoats from the Government and offered them to workers at cost.
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Hannibal, Mo
International Shoe Company
Hanibal
Legion Holds Election in Carrollton Missouri
LeRoy Smith Post No. 1 American Legion elected officers led by Post commander Ray Parkins and vice commander Everett Conley. Other officers include adjutant Smith B. Atwood treasurer Leslie C. Hudson historian Sue C. Lozier and chaplain Robert C. Cary.
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Legion
Carrollton
LeRoy Smithpeter
American Legion
Ray Parkins
Everett Conley
Smith B. Atwood
Leslie C. Hudson
Sue C. Lozier
Robert C. Cary
Haden and Cochran Married in Macon Home
Mrs. Ivah Cochran, matron and manager of Cochran Hospital in Macon, Mo., wed Mr. Leroy F. Haden of Shelbina, Mo., at A. B. Culbertson’s Macon residence. Mrs. Haden will continue her hospital duties.
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Macon
Shelbina
Leroy F. Haden
Ivah Cochran
Cochran Hospital
A. B. Culbertson
Haden
City Light and Water workers get 10 percent raise
Poplar Bluff Missouri city officials announce a ten percent pay raise for all employees of the City Light and Water plants. The action covers wage scales and will affect daily operations.
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Poplar Bluff
Mississippi River Commission to Meet Aboard Steamer
The Mississippi River Commission will hold its fall session aboard the steamer Mississippi at St. Louis on November 14.
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Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi
St. Louis
Governor Gardner Sends Letter After Missing De Valera Reception
Eamon de Valera reception in St Louis draws note, Governor Gardner absent and sending a letter to be read. In Jefferson City, E William Loesch, 45, wealthy retired farmer, is instantly killed by an automobile. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Gardner
Eamon de Valera
St. Louis
E. William Loesch
Jefferson City
Train Hits Auto Near California Killing One
Missouri Pacific passenger train No 12 struck a car at Burke Crossing one mile west of California Missouri. Three young men from Clarksburg were aboard Will McPherson Smith Donnelly and Roy Vansandt. Vansandt was killed instantly while McPherson and Donnelly were injured with crushed limbs and bruised hip. The car belonged to McPherson who drove the vehicle. All three were under 25 and unmarried.
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California
Missouri Pacific
Burke Crossing
Will McPherson
Smith Donnelly
Roy Vansandt
Clarksburg
Vansandt
McPherson
Donely
Wilson Urges Third Red Cross Roll Call For Peace Aid
President Wilson urges nationwide Red Cross support for a third roll call from November second to eleventh. The message calls for expanding domestic welfare work, completing postwar relief in Europe, and boosting peacetime membership to sustain both domestic and abroad programs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Europe
Congress of the United States
Secretary of War
Woodrow Wilson
Two Mules Stubborn on Mission Road
A colored man driving a mule attached to a junk wagon on the Mission road refused to move as the animal stood fast for half an hour. The driver used persuasion with a shovel handle and cruelty while others mocked his stubborn mule and tested his resolve.
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Mission Road
Ane
American interest group forms in Foochow district
The Foochow branch of the American Chamber of Commerce is formed to replace a prior organization. The small local American population could not sustain a chamber of commerce.
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China
Foochow
Ing
Foochow Consular District
American Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Tomato Thrown? Grocer Says Only If Paid In Advance
A joke in a Strict Business tone features an auditor asking if a grocer would throw a tomato at a speaker. The grocer replies he would not unless the speaker prepaid. The exchange showcases streetwise humor about business transactions.
Pape's Cold Compound Advertising Claim
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the quickest relief for a cold, promising to unclog nostrils, stop a runny nose, ease headache and feverish symptoms, and says it costs only a few cents at drug stores with no quinine. It claims the remedy acts without assistance and tastes pleasant.
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Pape
Diplomatic veteran Sir George Buchanan tells a travel tale
The article recalls Sir George Buchanan, the British ambassador to Rome, recounting a humorous garden party memory. A British tourist and his wife meet him at The Hague. the husband warmly greets him and says he and his wife swear by his whisky.
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George Buchanan
Rome
The
Hague
Sir George
Gentle Cascarets Ad Promises Easy Relief
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a mild overnight laxative. It claims they cleanse the liver and bowels to relieve dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach, contrasting with harsher remedies and promising no griping or sickness.
Value increases echo war era prices
A brief exchange notes rising costs since the war. Jack asks Ethel about feeling like prices have increased to thirty cents, and she smiles and affirms changes in value since wartime.
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Jack
Ethel
Yeoman Shield
Cuticura Skin Care Routine Instructions
To achieve clear skin, lightly treat pimples, redness, roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on a small amount of Cuticura Talcum.
No concrete issue left for the country to discuss
The speaker asserts there is no additional problem the nation lacks that would have drawn public attention, implying broad satisfaction or absence of noteworthy crises. No specific events, dates, or people are named in the readable text.
Keeping out of a lawsuit is easier than getting out
A concise caution notes that avoiding legal action is simpler than escaping its consequences, emphasizing the burden of legal exposure and the challenge of disengaging once a dispute arises.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Genuine Tablets for Nineteen Years
An advertisement promotes Aspirin as Bayer made medicine. It states Bayer tablets are genuine Aspirin, prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. It notes handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents and explains Aspirin is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono acetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Teddy and Bernice Make a Point about Teddy
Bernice loves the faithful old watch dog Teddy and refuses a dinner visit saying she has an appointment with Teddy. The saying connects time and money with long distance phone talk.
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Teddy
Bernice
Danderine Ad Promises Hair Strength and Dandruff Cure
An old advertisement touts Danderine as stopping hair loss and dandruff with a small bottle bought at drugstores. It claims several applications halt shedding, rid scalp of flakes, and make hair grow strong and glossy. The note adds a caution about judging a man's knowledge by self opinion.
Save the Babies from Narcotic Dangers and Castoria Claim
An editorial laments infant mortality linked to narcotics and opiates in medicines. It argues many tonics cause harm though some products claim safety. The piece endorses Castoria as free of narcotics and notes it bears the genuine signature.
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Tries
H. Fletcher
Castoria
When Work Is Gone Who Presses the Button
A humorous exchange between Lazy Lorenzo and Dog-tired Dick ponders ending work and strikes by electricity. Lorenzo fears a single button press would leave people idle with no one to push it, highlighting tensions about automation and labor.
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Lazy Lorenzo
Dog-tired Dick
Snowy Linens Promise Satisfaction With Ball Blue
A lighthearted item notes satisfaction from clean clothes and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue. It comments on politics as uncertain and observes women trimming hats and others trimming husbands in a playful aside.
Dangerous Suggestion Echoes in Parental Guidance
A fragment from a period piece notes a baby's cry described as high pitched and prompts cautions about uttering such remarks in public to avoid trouble. The line hints at social norms and sensitivities in childcare discourse of the era.
Legal notice fragment from Ohio case in Toledo records
Fragmentary legal notice from State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County naming Frank and Cheney & Co. as parties and referencing Macong Surfaces of the System. Details incomplete but indicates an internal action or filing within Toledo area records.
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State of
Paradoxical Business in a Studio Trade
In a humorous exchange a studio owner jokes about numerous sittings and standing orders, highlighting a paradox in the business model where demand for time leads to repeated engagements. The banter underscores recurring client demand and the artist’s steady workflow.
Not Your Heart It Is Your Kidneys
Fragments describe kidney related pain and disorders including stones gravel rheumatism and sciatica, contrasting with heart issues. The text touches on bodily derangements and natural processes causing discomfort.
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Nature
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Ty Operative State and Federal Labor Bureaus Report
I. D. Follen
George Reavis
Herbert Reavis
E. S. Elliott
Lamonte
Pettis County Court
Hopkins B. Shane
Follen
E. H. Foster
Salem
Dent County
State Senate
City Selle Light Plant
Wellsvillefi, Mo
Ate Mo., Power Co
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Buchanan's Whisky
Iittle
North Haven
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Mkham Medicine CO. Lyne
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