Boyhood Coat Found Reunites With Soldier In Museum
An elderly man in Denver recognized a tattered Civil War coat in the state museum as his mother made it for him when ten. He explains the coat was lost after the Tupelo battle of July 14, 1864, and requests its return, recounting his family’s escape and his upbringing in Tupelo. The item was traced to J R Wylie of Company D Forty-fourth Iowa.
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Forty-fourth
Iowa Volunteers
South Franklin Street
Denver
James Merrick
Smiley
Board of
Capitol Managers
Capitol
Tupelo
Miss
Elgin
Tex
J. W. Thomas
Confederate Veteran Recovers from Roman Candle Incident
Ezra L Bliss a 75 year old former Civil War sergeant testified in court he was burned by a roman candle while Will ie Brown 17 fired it at Downey The judge ordered Brown to repay Bliss for a new pair of trousers Bliss valued at 12 to 14 dollars and noted the matter as a corrective lesson for the youths involved
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OS Angeles
Ezra L. Bliss
Fourth Missouri Cavalry
Stonewall” Jackson
Willie Brown
Sergeant Bliss
Willie
Bliss
Bank Bandit Explains Motives In Chicago Robbery
In Chicago at the Sixteenth Street State bank in St. Louis Avenue five youths with revolvers rob a teller and seize about $5,000. The bandit leader, a returning veteran, laments unemployment and asks why society fails to provide work for young men, while a bank official and family members react to the incident.
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Sixteenth Street State Bank
St. Louis Avenue
Jacob A. Kalis
Elsie Landauer
Rose Bowen
Central Park Avenue
Mary Rudnick
Nathan
Jake
Mr. Maltz
Centenarian Missouri Doctor Never Quarreled in Life
Dr. Joseph B Halstead of Breckenridge aged 101 is famed for never quarrelling or speaking ill of others in his long marriage to his wife of 67 years. They raised eight children and have eight grandchildren. He advocates simple foods like cornbread and mush and has chewed tobacco since age twenty.
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Breckenridge
Joseph 8
Halstead
Henry Clayis
Clay
Wilson
Mrs. Halstead
Neatness in Girls Clothes Spurs Fall Showings
Designers highlight neat, restrained schoolgirl outfits for fall. Dresses emphasize plain lines, exact pleats, and workmanlike detailing with collars or organdie accents. Mothers urged to explain why plain neat attire supports education and good taste.
Frocks for Indian Summer Fashion Then and Now
The piece describes fall styles echoing summer, with outfits designed to suit the Indian summer. It notes lightweight silks, gold and silver threads, and fabrics like crepes and georgette. The main fall dress flatters slim figures, while a black and white foulard ensemble suits fuller figures with modest, unpretentious distinction.
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Com Rs
Georgette
Foulard
Egg Preservation by Water Glass and Limewater Methods
United States Department of Agriculture experiments endorse water glass and limewater for egg storage. Best results with 10 percent water glass or a weaker mix, earthenware jars outperform other containers, and boiled water improves outcomes. Limewater offers cheaper alternative. eggs keep eight to twelve months, though optimal by six to seven months.
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United Stated Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Ways of telling bad eggs
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guide explains tests to identify spoiled eggs. It covers pink glow when held to light blood vessels light floater white rot black rot and explosive stage. It also notes a green white egg indicates bacteria and is unsafe to eat.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Keep Drinking Vessels Clean for Safe Milk Service
Guidance stresses cleaning and disinfecting all drink dishes to prevent contamination. Emphasizes scalding or other methods to ensure milk served is safe and free from illness risk. Public health notes urge consistent sanitation of beverage-related utensils.
Legume in Rotation
In the rotation of crops there should be a leguminous crop included in each cycle to improve soil fertility. The text emphasizes integrating beans or peas to fix nitrogen and support subsequent yields. It reflects agricultural guidance on sustainable farming practices.
Extra Good Laying Hens Productivity
A article notes that well cared for hens average 15 dozen eggs per year and sometimes reach 20 dozen. Ten hens can supply eggs for two average size families, given typical household use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Rearing Tips For Healthy Fowls And Breeding
It advises that fowls molt after one year, ducklings grow best on ground feed, and select vigorous growing cockerels for breeders. Emphasizes clean pens in heat to prevent vermin and disease, and recommends a summer ration of oats with ground corn and skim milk. Warns against feeding single grains for best results and notes guinea chicks are tender to raise. Mentions the American standard of perfection as a reference.
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France
Missouri
Batiste
Capes
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