Missouri Public Service OKs 10 Percent Rail Fare Increase
The Missouri Public Service Commission authorized the Missouri Southern Railroad to raise passenger fares by 10 percent, to 4 cents per mile for adults and 2 cents per mile for children 5 to 12, with 54 miles of track from Leeper to Buckner. The hike aims to boost annual revenue by about $1,254 and support service improvements.
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Missouri Public Service Commission
Missouri Southern Railroad Company
Leeper
Wayne County
Buicker
Reynolds County
Hyde
Cobb
St.Louis
W. A. Morants
Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
Boy
Trenton
Ella Victoria Dobbs
University of Missouri
Missouri State Teachers’ ‘Association
Kansas City
Mathilde C. Geckes
Missouri State Highway Commission
Sikeston
Hannibal
St. Joseph
Springfield
WOS
Missouri Radio Broadcasting Station
Knit tunics lead holiday fashion in knitted gowns and headpieces
Julia Bottomley notes early Christmas display in shops, highlighting knitted tunics, lace caps, fringed trims, and new headbands. For fashion observers, tunics seen with slim straight lines, jacquard patterns, and fur trims dominate. caps feature side drops and wire stays for adjustable angles, with many gift ideas for needleworkers this season.
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Milady
Solving the Fire Mystery in Scarsboro Store Fire
Private investigator Catesby uncovers an insurance scam linked to Hanson’s Scarsboro department store. Ice fragment used as a lens reveals premeditated fire origin, halting a likely $250,000 claim. Hanson bargains, Catesby exposes fraud, and the case heads toward confession and Rochester transfer.
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FN Atesby
Rochester
Lillian Burke
Scarsboro
Catesby
Johnny Roele
Peter A. Hanson
Jennings
Agency
Hanson
Mr. Hanson
Noughtfall
Hansen
Working the Dollar and the Weight It Bears
A meditation on prudent money use by George Horace Lorimer warns against overburdening the dollar. Small loads are safe, while heavy pulls risk ruin like overworked horses, ending with the loss of value and a hollow return.
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Coon Island
Poplar Bluff
George Horace Lorimer
Baltimore and Ohio Magazine
Potatoes Grow Odd in Washington Water Scarcity
Scarcity of irrigation water in high line districts of Washington State causes potatoes to yield tubers twice as long as normal and cucumber shaped. Roots stretch in search of moisture, altering formation across patches.
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State of
Washington
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Cape Girardeau
United States
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Cape Fair
Bond
Haynes
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Lewis County
Edna May Bradshajy
la Grange
Irl
Efditas
Massachusetts
Leonard Dean
Mississippi River
Rockwell
A. Kibbler
Carthage
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Company
May McKinney
Gladys McKinney
Muskogee
Okla
Sedalia
State Penal Board
Ray Oburn
St. Louis County
Oburn
Ralph Koenig
Pocahontas
Koenig
Missouri University
Ozark
Ozarks
Missouri-Kansas- Texas
Babcock
Gus Nelson
Becker
Juvenile Shoe Corporation
Republic
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
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