Henry Goodrich Writes FromAgency Mo
Henry Goodrich of Agency Missouri sends a subscription payment and a clipping from Gower Enterprise noting a rising local reputation. He reports hot dry weather since June 5, wheat yields around 25 bushels and corn prospects excellent pending rain, and mentions locating the world’s largest stirrup factory in their town with government orders. He also references the burial of L J McCrary, brother-in-law to S D Chandler of Jasper, and invites friends to visit their new home twelve miles southeast of St Joseph.
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Henry Goodrich
Agency
Daly
A. F. Drake
News
Jasper
Gower Enterprise
St. Joseph
A Letter From Earl Frick Reflects WWI Experience
A 1917 letter from Navy gunner Earl Frick of Jasper to cousin Mrs. Bessie Embree details actions in France including submarine threats, rapid gun loading, and watch duties. He mentions Paris and Nantes, dining improvisations, and hope for a fall furlough, ending with regards to loved ones as reunion news arrives alongside local notices.
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Earl Frick
U. S. Navy
Ned Frick
Jasper
KR. 1
Cearnal
Girard
Kans
Bessie Embree
U.S. A
Engineer Corps
Tazo
France
Paris
Nantes
States
The Modern Baby and the Oculist Claim
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes an oculist’s claim that baby’s white clothing harms vision. It reports removing the cradle and familiar remedies as experts urge changes, and questions the impact of such measures on childhood and comfort.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Reading on the Farm Spotlighting Farm Reading Habits
On modern farms readers find books magazines and the daily paper alongside more obscure volumes from the past including ancient alimanine and a few other less engaging titles.
Sounds All Right Rectifies A Childs Rectangle Definition
Myrtle in fifth grade asks her younger sister about a rectangle. The sister replies with a humorous misdefinition saying a rectangle is a man tangled up in a wreck. The exchange captures a playful misunderstanding of geometry terms.
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Myrtle
Carelees Fire Hydrant Collision Joke
Jokum jokes that a fire hydrant skidded into them after claims of standing still. Dunkum denies motion, implying an improbable, humorous accident in a fragmentary exchange captured by a newspaper item.
Jasper Naval Recruit Writes Home From Newport
A sailor from St Louis describes two weeks at the Musician Training School in Newport Rhode Island. He details life on a small island base, drill work, and later band duty, noting heat, sun and heavy uniforms. He praises the chaplain and thanks Mr Moore for a letter.
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Jasper Naval
Newport
R. I
St. Louis
Detroit
Canada
City of New York
Narragansett Bay
Moore
Letter from A Mendel Drake Details Training Plans
A Mendel Drake writes about ongoing training and upcoming ten day visit with Jasper friends within the next four months. He notes missing home due to a busy schedule and references a current service with weather contrasts from last Sunday.
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Jasper
A. Mendel Drake
Only to Trust and Do Our Best in Daily Life
A brief reflective line from Robert Louis Stevenson urges trust in others and steadfast effort while maintaining a cheerful demeanor for the sake of self and others. The quotation emphasizes resilience and kindness in ordinary moments.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Preparing for Immortality Quote by Henry Van Dyke
A brief quotation states there is only one way to prepare for immortality, by loving this life and living bravely cheerfully and faithfully. The line attributes a lesson in courage and conviction to Henry Van Dyke.
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Dairy Division
Federal Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Henry van Dyke
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Clark
Bayne’s
Goodrich
S. N. Dewees
Crandall Brothers
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Eetedy
E. L. Brown
Marl
Simul-Pox
Soul
Dat Chine
Hemphill
Red Cross
W. D. Wood
W.S. Johnson
Harry Bender
Minnie Bushy
Pearl Canning
Nora Fox
W. E. Moulton
Loggins
U. S. Dairy Company
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