Pacific Railroad Complete in Missouri History Week
Floyd C. Shoemaker recalls that in September 1865 Missouri Pacific linked St. Louis to Kansas City nearly finished, with limited service before full through trains began October 2. The piece traces early conventions, routes, and wartime setbacks shaping the long project, including key figures and cities along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Pacific Ocean
Missouri
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
George R. Taylor
Daniel R. Garrison
Big Blue River
Kansas City
Benton
India
Missouri River
Jefferson City
Kansas’ City
Franklin
Pacific
Hermann
Tipton
Answers Canning Question from Miss Essie Hoyle
The Missouri College of Agriculture through home economics extension led by Miss Essie M. Hoyle discusses tomato canning safety. It warns against bruised or moldy fruit, emphasizes processing times, open kettle heating, proper jar preparation, air bubble removal, and rapid sealing to prevent spoilage and fermentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri College of Agricullure
Essie M. Hoyle
G. Ml. Kirby
Missouri Game and Fish Department
Ozarks
Kirby
Great Lake of the Ozarks
Lake District
Hens Paid Summer Upkeep Despite Low Egg Prices
284 Missouri flock owners followed a laying mash plan in July to keep hens on feed and produced an average 124 eggs per hen with an average of 158 hens per flock, yielding about $30.38 gross per flock. Eggs sold at 11 cents a dozen vs a 14 year average of 24 cents, yet owners benefited by maintenence costs and culling loafers for year round producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri College of Agriculture
Berley Winton
Extension Poultrymen
The
College of Agriculture
Linn County High Schools funding totals and notes
The document lists sums for Linn County high schools including Brookfield Browning Bucklin Laclede Linneus Marceline Meadville Purdin St Catherine Forker Shelby Pershing and totals of 75 351 for schools and a rural total of 290 512 470 192 390 431 392 388 306. It condemns a restriction as shamefully abused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Brookfield
Browning
Bucklin
Laclede
Linneus
Marceline
Meadville
Purdin
St. Catherine
Forker
Shelby
Pershing
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Ing
California
Sedalia
Warrensburg
General Price
Holden
Pleasant Hill
Independence
W. A. Pew
E. W. Crookshanks
Harry Grimes
Ray Gooch
Cap Wood
Wm. Pendergast
Hubert Shaffer
Gail Thurlo
Grafton Kingsolver
K. M. Duncan
Chester Bagley
Virgil Lee
Merton Street
Walter Taylor
G. E. Wilhite
Jay Burkholder
Curt Bagley
Ray Johnson
John Shanks
Guy Johnson
W. W. Western
Chas. Gooch. Com
W. H. Brown
Norman McDonnald
Arthur Phillips
J. ‘H. Milam
Lawrence Thudium
Earl Campbell
A. J. Stufflebean
LL Gooch
Quin Guyer
Edgar Crist
A. L. Almond
W. J. Cokerham
John W. Guyer
Ross Lyons
Towsend Godsey
Mark Twain State Park
Monroe County
John H. Ross
Arrow Rock
Saline
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Florida
Clemens
Mark Twain Park
Ross
Twain
Wallace
Clinton County
Big Lake
Holt County
Game and Fish Department
Chas. A. Lee
Omaate Tayere
Playere
Cune
WDAF
Goodyear
Peterson Bros
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