Missouri News Nuggets Condense Busy State Events
In Kansas City plans for a survey of Missouri River tonnage aim to open a 9 foot channel for the Big Muddy to handle 2 000 ton barges and lower freight costs. Other items note bank charter rulings, 1930 Southwest Missouri Conference site, memorials for a 1928 dance hall blast, state game and fish receipts, a self-inflicted hog theft suspect, a 57th wedding anniversary, a census supervisor appointment, a Windsor doctor’s death, a Sedalia Boys Band dairy show trip, a new governor limousine, and Vandalia corn carnival activities.
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Kansas City
Big Muddy
J. C. Nichols
Missouri River Navigation Association
Mississippi
Missouri
Gordon F., Young
War Department
Jefferson City
State Finance Department
Franklin Bank and Trust Company
American Trust Company of
St. Louis
Shartel
G. C. Weatherby
Consolidated Company
Marshall
Southwest Missouri
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Central College
Fayette
L. M. Starkey
Sam Meyer
West Plains
Homer T. Fort
First Methodist Church
Fred FE. Pease
C. C. Simons
Caulfield
Potosi
Frank Gibbons
Howard Simmons
Gibbons
Irondale
Sedalia
Robert E. Stanley
Stanley
Sallie B. Leimbrock
C. H. O. Leimbrock
Saline County
Lafayette
Howard
Randolph
Monroe
Saline
Windsor
M. E. Bradley
Bradley
Baker
Shingles Boost Dutch Colonial Home Design
Reader builder era piece by William A Radford details a modified Dutch colonial home with shingles on outer walls. It describes a 24 by 24 foot plan plus sun room, central living space, dining area, kitchen, two upper bedrooms, bath and central hall, emphasizing attractive exterior, light filled rooms and suitability for narrow lots.
Treatment of Basement Walls to Keep Water Out
A guide to waterproofing basements discusses exterior wall coatings and interior cement troweling as remedies. It notes excavation may be needed for exterior work, warns interior coating may still leave damp walls, and offers options like asphalt paper and pitch membranes for heavy water.
Color Schemes in Homes Woods for Warm Rooms
The text explains using light to dark brown or red wood tones to unify a room. It suggests keeping the color scheme in warm tones and introduces contrasting furnishings to add animation.
Remodel the Basement is More Room Is Needed
When a growing family needs space, convert the cellar rather than built additions. Removing cellar trash, reducing fire and health risks, and adding thoughtful touches can free extra living space. A sleeping porch or sunroom over an open porch may solve sleeping needs. for a study or playroom, add outlets, a partition, and paint below stairs.
Good Looking Sidewalls and Roof Are Important
The article notes that homes appear better when sidewalls and roofs look fresh. It warns that many homes deteriorate quickly without repainting and that the roof and siding set the overall impression. It argues stained shingles on old walls cost less than proper painting.
Varnish Stains and Enamel Interior Finish Overview
Varnish stains color the wood while letting grain show through. Enamel provides a solid, rich, satiny coat with a wide color range and explicit tinting directions. The best finishes are waterproof and washable without damaging gloss or color.
Staged City Hall Hold Up Said to Cover Embezzlement
Philadelphia authorities deny a daring city hall payroll robbery was real. Alexander Hamilton, assistant paymaster, claimed two men locked him in a cabinet and fled with about $15,000, with the haul later tallied at $13,245.53 while investigators doubt his story.
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Philadelphia
Samuel 8. Schofield
Department of Public Safety
City Hall
Alexander Hamilton
Department of Public Works
Hamilton
Detective Bureau
Ment of Public Works
Alexander J. Hamilton
Vienna Savant Predicts World Starvation Within 300 Years
A Viennese physiologist Doctor Durigz warns the earth cannot feed mankind within three centuries. Professor Stoklosa agrees but urges intensified cultivation and radium as a method, noting the world population could rise from two to six billion in a century.
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Berlin
Doctor Durigz
Stoklosa
Bruenn
Czechoslovakian Academy of Agriculture
Doctor Durig
Earth
Professor Stoklosa
Cat Rescues Three From Fire in Middletown
A cat saved three people from suffocation in a Middletown New York grocery building fire. While Frank Hassen slept in the rear with two brothers, the cat jumped on his bed and woke him, allowing the trio to escape as the structure and its contents were badly damaged.
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Middletown
N. Y
Frank Hassen
Hassen
Dog Hero Collie Detains Bandit in Brooklyn Shootout
Shep the collie belonged to Officer Leo Williams of Brooklyn and helped foil a bandit during a deli hold up. The dog leaped and clamped the robber’s arm, knocking the pistol from his hand as he tried to fire on the officer in an alley.
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New York
Shep
Leo Williams
Brooklyn
Williams
When Babies Cry Castoria Provides Gentle Relief
Advertising copy touts Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and young children. It claims quick comfort for stomachs bowels and sluggish constipated conditions. The ad warns against adults medicines and urges to seek a doctor if needed. It stresses the genuine product bears Chas H. Fletcher's signature.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Bayer
Fall of Man Seventeen Boys Learn Cooking in Buffalo High School
Seventeen boys attended a cooking course at a Buffalo high school. A Morristown Jersey man remarked a humorous line about cows learning to get breakfast after marriage.
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Buffalo
Morristown
Timeless Jokes in Early Marriage Banter
A humorous dialogue captures new spouses remarking on the speed of time after their wedding. The groom notes that twenty four hours have passed, while the bride muses on how yesterday feels. The exchange playful and affectionate.
Fragmentary Ad Snippet with Quotations
A scrambled OCR style item contains ad like lines and quotes about Afghanistan afghans and a Red Cross bluing phrase. Mentions a large bottle 10c and a remark about chickens that come home to roost.
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Red Cross
Patient reports health improvement from daily Nujol intake
A woman in Philadelphia recalls being prescribed Nujol and taking a tablespoon daily since. She reports general health improvement and normalizing bodily functions, noting contentment with the remedy.
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Mar
Pete de Benaee
Philadelphis
Nujol
Charm Protects Bengalis From Evil Spirits Says Believers
Simple belief among Charm natives of Bengal holds that iron amulets shield people from malevolent spirits. The practice reflects regional superstition about protective talismans and daily safety rituals.
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Bengal
If you can't be firm, be stubborn in moderation
A pithy maxim advises firmness with restraint. The line urges steady resolve without prolonged rigidity, suggesting balance between steadfastness and flexibility in decision making.
All Set Now First Housewife I Haven't Seen Mrs Binks
In a brief dialogue a Delicatessen Patroness notes Mrs Binks is missing from shopping as the husband has purchased a drug store, reflecting small town chatter in the American Legion Monthly tone.
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Mrs. Binks
American Legion Monthly
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Philadelphia City Hall
Vienna
Savant
Cat
Afghanistan
Ayer
Nuj Aes
Park Avenue
York City
Dauber
Barton's
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