Vaccination power debate and political musings
A Missouri opinion upholding state board of health authority to vaccinate and quarantine exposes fears of expanding commissions. The piece laments loss of self government, contrasts European experiences, and notes public backlash to stringent health rules amid smallpox concerns. It also mentions Helen Drexeler, a sensational jail case over soldiers’ allowances, and political machinations around Governor Hyde and Senator Reed with brief local notes.
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State Board of Health
Barrett
Board of Health
Missouri
Europe
Society Notes From The Democrat Tribune Daily
Mrs Arthur Adams visits Kansas City parents while George Haigh and Eliza beth Haigh spend days in St. Louis. Jos Goldman and Evelyn Goldman visit relatives in St. Louis as Wm Busby, a State University student, enjoys time in the city. Ruth Wells hosts Miss Josephine Berry of DeCredie Mo with others. Judge Ragland and J Turner White attend the State Bar Association in Kansas City. Mrs Nettleton returns to Kansas City after a visit to daughter Mrs Marie Rose. Will Zeveley plans a few days here with a dinner for Mr and Mrs Harry Mann. The Methodist circle at East McCarty Street is hosted by Mrs Chis L Petit. Miss Emma Stukey and Miss Hill depart for Warrensburg and Miss Stukey may enroll in Teachers Training School. Mr Lester of Norborne Mo visits sister Mrs George Wagener and Mr Wagner at Elmerine Ave. A Tom Dumm returns from the State Bar Association meeting in Kansas City and addressed the gathering. The College crowd anticipates Santa Claus with a flurry of wants, parents planning to sacrifice some luxuries for Mary and Johnn’s fraternal wishes. The Young Women’s Missionary Society met at the Christian Church with a dinner and officers elected. Tea and bazaar hosted by Senator and Mrs W G Irwin on West Main Street featured chicken salad, sandwiches, cake and coffee. Jefferson Theatre schedules “Cats at Law” and a Tom Boy feature with dinner at 6. Judge and Mrs Robert T Bailey host the Saturday Night Card Club for dinner and bridge afterward. A reminder to keep the Fourth Commandment as described in Exodus. Bridge party hosted on Marshall Street by Mrs H S Kilby with a long guest list.
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Young Women’s Missionary Society of Christian Church
Robert M. Talbert
Carl Antenreith
Lucile Lipscomb
Virginia Cross
W. G. Irwin
West Main Street
Crippled Porcelain and Ferry Fare Puzzles in Note
The fragment mentions Cisco from San Diego and the Twelfth Naval District reporting a line passed to a destroyer with crew to be taken off safely. It also advertises a demand for good clean rags at 5 cents per pound and discusses porcelain glaze expansion. A Europe based manufacturer works on a glaze matching porcelain. Language notes explain salvaging versus ferriage and make a quip about railroad bonds versus baby bonds.
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Cisco
San Diego
Twelfth Naval District
Wanted Good Clean Rags Will Pay 5c a Pound
Help Wanted notice in Democrat-Tribune seeking clean rags. Advertises payment of five cents per pound. Includes a brief instruction about delivery or collection by the newspaper.
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Will
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Democrat-Tribune
Destroyer De Long Grounds Off California Coast
Four men reach shore after the destroyer De Long ran aground on rocks one and a half miles south of Half Moon Bay California. Ensign R J Townsend Fireman G M Leeper Torpedeman Sherman and Seaman Kirsch swam to land as the engine room flooded and oil tanks emptied. The ship lay about fifteen feet from shore with heavy surf.
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San Francisco
Del
de Long
Half Moon Bay
California
R. J. Townsend
G. M. Leeper
Sherman
Seaman Kirsch
Black Draught touted as family remedy for bilious children
A Marmaduke resident extols Thedford's Black Draught as a trusted household medicine for bilious children and sour stomachs. The letter praises its gentle liver action, quick relief, and long history of use, urging households to keep a package handy and look for the label.
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Marmaduke
Ark
Thedford
Mary
Hill
Route 1
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Cole County Democrat Printing CO
Jefferson City, MO
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Helen Drexeler
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Sammuel R. O'Fallon
Holt County
Alonzo D. Barnes
Platte City
General Assembly
House
Reed
St. Louis
League of Nations
Gblvestor
Polk
Galves
Houston
San Antonio
Fred Harvey
W. Hagenbuch
DP A
Walnut St
Kansas City
Hartman
Peru
Arthur Adams
Kansas
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Mrs. B. Roen
George Haigh
Elizabeth Haigh
Wm. Busby
State University
Ruth Wells
West End
Josephine Berry
DeCredie
W. T. Ragland
J. Turner White
State Bar Association
Mrs. Nettleton
Mrs. Marie Rose
Will Zeveley
Harry Mann
Chis. L. ‘Petit
The
Methodist Church
James Hill
Emma Stukey
Warrensburg
Miss Stukey
Teachers’ Training School
Mr. Lester
Norborne, Mo
George Wagener
Mr. Wagner
Elmerine Ave
A. Tom Dumm
Santa Claus
Johnn
Jefferson Theatre
Vodevil
Hileen Percy
Robert T. Bailey
Card Club
Bridge
H. S. Kilby
Marshall Street
C. Wollman
Max Meyerhardt
McAninch
Marshall
John Weber
E.’E. Mansur
Bert Landmann
Jos. Raithel
Walter Bohling
Ralph Graham
Oliver Bassman
Joe Brenneisen
I. H. Whitely
Donse SkoTraders
Senan
Democrat
Tribune Office
San Fran
Biliges
Arkansas
Harry
Philippine
Wolff-Berger Co
Madison
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