Notable Missouri women philanthropists remembered in history
Floyd C. Shoemaker highlights a lineage of Missouri women benefactors from St. Louis and Kansas City to central Missouri. The piece traces founders and donors such as Elias Michael, Le Mere de St. Louis Marie Therese Chouteau, Ann Mullanphy Biddle, Ann Lucas Hunt, Caroline O'Fallon, Adele Sarpy Morrison, Winefred Patterson, and many others whose gifts established schools, hospitals, libraries, and charitable institutions across the state.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Elias Michael
St. Louis
Turner School
Missour
Marie Therese Chouteau
le Mere de
John Mullanphy
Ann Lucas Hunt
William Price Hunt
Caroline Schultz O'Fallon
Col
John O'Fallon
House of the Good Shepherd
St. Mary's
Little Sisters of the Poor
O'Fallon
Angels of Mercy
Adele Sarpy Morrison
Winefred Patterson
Rebecca Naylor Hazard
Elizabeth Arnot
Adela Page Thorne
Boston
Samuel G. Howe
Lucy A. Wiggin
Working Girls Free Library
Elizabeth Halsted Noble
Humanitarian Club
James Gay Butler
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Charles Cummings Collins
Mary E. Culver
Culver Stockton College
Canton
Anna F. Backer
St. Louis University
William L. Huse
Missouri Free School
Mary E. Perry
John H. Perry
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts
William Rockhill Nelson
Mary McAfee Atkins
Margaret Black Armour
Armour Memorial For
Catherine Berry Richardson
Women philanthropists honored across Missouri in historic gifts
The article lists Mrs. Louise G. Wallace and Mrs. Georgia Brown Blosser among founders and donors who established hospitals, schools, and homes in Hannibal Lebanon Marshall and other cities. It notes gifts to The Home for Orphans the Mark Twain home and funds for crippled children and convalescent care.
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Hannibal
Lebanon
Wallace Memorial Hospital
Louise G. Wallace
Washington Irving Wallace
Marshall
Georgia Brown Blosser
Blosser Home For
Crippled Childrens Home and Trust Fund
University of Missouri
Rain and Contour Rows Demonstration at Linn County Farm Meetings
County Agent Hall conducts soil conservation demonstrations showing contour plowed plots with artificial rain to reduce runoff by half. Meetings across Linn County next weeks will teach timely seeding for $4 per bushel seed benefits and larger conservation payments.
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Linn County
W. R. Marteris
Timothy
SCDA
Jackson—Sam
Walnut Worms Stripping Foliage Across Local Walnut Trees
County Agent Rolla A. Baugher notes walnut caterpillars threaten shade, ornament, nuts, and lumber. One or two broods yearly spawn from moths. banding trunks is ineffective. Small infestations may be sprayed with lead arsenate or leaves removed. Large outbreaks can denude trees in days. kerosene soaked cloth on a pole is used as a torch to burn swarms.
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Rolla A. Baugher
Pet burial cemeteries multiply across the United States
Report notes about 30 cemeteries exist nationwide for burying pets. Data on cars shows the average vehicle age around five years. New York state recorded maple sugar production in 1936 valued at 1 036 000 dollars.
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U. S
New York
Canada Dominates World Nickel Production
Canada supplies about 90 percent of global nickel output, underscoring its dominance in the metal industry and its key role in supplying manufacturers worldwide.
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Canada
Odd Facts From 1937: From Hand Looms to Iron Horses
A survey notes that hand looms still produced 30 percent of India's cloth in early 1937. Telephones transmit voices worldwide in a fraction of a second. Locomotives contain about 8 000 pounds of copper. Swedish subscribers can hear weather forecasts by phone. Irregular glands hinder study in school. Most stars range 3 000 to 35 000 degrees in surface temperature.
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India
Puzzling Figures On Ages And Agriculture Wealth
Agricultural experts estimate 3,000,000 tons of soil eroded from American fields each year. Wildlife harvest in the United States is valued at about $500,000,000 annually. Vienna has one candy store per 738 residents. Canada’s pulp and paper output exceeds $163,000,000 yearly with wages around $36,000,000.
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U. S
Vienna
Canada
Sermons Delivered in Ten Languages at St Patrick’s London
A week of sermons in ten different languages was preached at St Patrick's Church in London highlighting multilingual outreach and diverse congregants.
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St. Patrick’s Church
London
Ancient Syrian Mossac Shows 2nd Century Fish Portraits
An antiquity from Syria depicts fish scenes dated to around 200 A.D. showcasing early Paleoantique art. The piece highlights aquatic life and artist technique from that era.
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Syria
Wealth of U S. in 1932 Estimated at 375 Billion
The nation's wealth in 1932 was about 375 billion dollars, roughly 40 percent of the world's total wealth. The figure highlights the U S. economic prominence during the era despite the Great Depression.
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U.S
Texas Experts Name Loco Weed Toxin locoine
Texas agricultural scientists report isolating the poisonous principle of loco weed and naming the toxin locoine. The finding identifies the plant’s toxic agent and aids livestock safety strategies.
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Texas
Why Boys Grow Taller Than Girls According to Lime Excess
The text claims boys exceed girls in height due to greater lime excess in males. It presents a controversial, non-scientific assertion with no supporting data or context.
Sorghum Silage Safe for Cattle in Drought
Sorghum crops including Atlas sorgo and Kaffir corn are resilient and drought tolerant. Experiments show cane silage yields about 95 percent safety for cattle with no poisoning risk. Fermentation destroys prussic acid in stunted sorghums, and silage made from sorghums stores well in trench silos when properly packed and moist.
Employers bias against workers over forty sparks nationwide concern
The piece notes growing employer age discrimination against applicants over 40, with President Roosevelt urging fair hiring. It argues age limits deprive industry of skilled, experienced labor and mature judgment, noting middle aged workers bring needed steadiness and wisdom despite declining strength. It warns such practices hurt employers and communities alike.
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Pres. Roosevelt
U. S
Timely Topics Highlight Diverse Modern Trends
The item notes that Japanese farmers can raise two rice crops yearly and that in 1936 Russians bought twice as much candy as in 1935. It also mentions Britain reporting a tuberculosis death rate over 25 years, soil studies showing forests hold 50 percent more moisture, and a 25 percent rise in Americans playing golf in 1936.
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Britain
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Frank Priebe
Sweden
McPire
Brook's
Folger’s
Beoweiful
Browning Produce Department
Harvey & Neet
St. Joseph
the Farmers Store
Browning
CORA
Humphreys
Harris
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