Missouri State News The Pearl Button Industry
The Pearl Button industry in North Missouri turns rough freshwater mussel shells from the Mississippi river into valuable buttons and ornaments. Skilled workers with modern mills produce hundreds of tons monthly in Lewis and Pike counties. Also notes a large pearl found by a fisherman can be very valuable. Missouri rail rates clash with new state troop transport rules. National guard travels to Nevada encampment at 1 cent per mile, while railroads contest the 1 cent rate as unconstitutional.
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Uniqda
Northam
Missouri
Missinaippi
Lewis and Pile
Smith McPhertoy
Nevada
General Assembly
National Guard
Interurban Traction firm formed for Missouri run
Articles of association created a new company in Mexico to build an Interurban rail line from Jefferson City to Hannibal via Columbia Mexico and Perry with branches to Fulton and other Callaway county points. It will absorb the Mexico Santa Fe and Perry Traction company and aims to serve rich farming areas not yet reached by rail.
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Mexico
Jefferson City
Hannibal
Columbia
Perry
Pulton
Callaway County
Premature Explosion Kills In Oronogo Mine
The Oronogo camp near Joplin reports another fatal accident as James Strick, five years old, was instantly killed by a premature explosion in a sampling bar. William Jackson, ten feet away, was knocked down but not seriously harmed. Governor Hadley also commuted Ed L. Brown’s two year term for obtaining thirty dollars under false pretenses and granted Martha Allen parole after a prior sentence for grand larceny.
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Joplin “Inc
Oronago
Joplin
James Strick
Oronogo
Ming
William Jackson
Trick
Gov
Hadley
Qov
Ed L. Brown
Brown
Butler County
Wadley -Uley
Martha Allen
St. Joseph
Treasury Statement and June Treasury Balance
State Treasurer James Cowgill and Gore Hadley filed a June treasury report and a second quarter report. June receipts totaled $289 766.61 and deposits $1 910 690 3 27, leaving a balance of $8 024 623.00. A separate item notes a dispute over rent in St Louis resulting in a fatal stabbing with a ball bat and wheel spoke. Dean J Waters of the Missouri Agricultural College accepted the presidency offer at Kansas Agricultural College Manhattan with a salary increase.
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Treasury
James Cowgill
Gore Hadley
Alshuraements
Rosa Zola
William T. Schmitt
St. Louis
Zale
Bohmiltt
Dean Waters
Kanpaa
J. Waters
Missouri Agricultural College
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Novel neck piece for light summer frocks described
A new fashion neck piece to be worn with soft summer silk or chiffon frocks. Made of Liberty satin or chiffon, fastened to a boned lining with long ends resembling a sash. Features include flat plaits or tucked clusters, a rosette at back concealing the opening, and decorative tassels or fringe in silver or jet.
Many Uses of Tissue Paper in Travel Packing
Traveling readers learn how tissue paper saves space and protects delicate items. It recommends crumpling and packing sleeves, lace hats, flowers, and ribbons, and separately wrapping gloves and neckwears to prevent crushing. Layers help separate items in trunks and boxes, and travelers praise this paper as a superior packing material.
Dress in Sailor Style with Gaiter Gown and Novel Blouse
In a sailor fashion dress the skirt is fully plaited and stitched at the foot. The blouse features a two-piece wrapper seam with a central box-plait and neck fastening. White embroidered collars, frilled cuffs, and a coarse straw hat with puffed net crown and roses complete the ensemble. Materials require four yards serge 46 inches wide.
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Gaitor
Panieres and Crinoline In Fashion Shift
Silks satins and brocades inspire latest styles while soft fabrics retreat. Old time standard materials may regain demand unless women unite to resist drastic changes in dress authority. Crinoline and paniers are threatened to be banned but no action has solidified yet.
Princess Hip Yoke: New Embroidered Gowns Trend
The currags or princess hip yoke effect appears in imported gowns since fashion's opening. A notable design turns a two piece gown into one with embroideries covering the waist seam and hip area. Some trimmings imitate jacket or coat shapes for added style and unity.
Cure for severe eczema with Cuticura remedies
A Boston man describes three months of unbearable itching and cracking eczema on his hands and wrists before using Cuticura Remedies. He reports immediate relief and full recovery within a month, dated September 25, 1908, from 10 Somerset Street, Boston, with Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. as sole proprietors.
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Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Unexpected Prize Card Brings Up Coincidence
A pickpocket deftly lifts an old wallet from a beaming gentleman on a street car. In a secluded spot he unpacks the contents and discovers a card reading Young man, Give Up Your Career of Crime Nothing In It! The scene underscores a curious moral inside a simple theft tale.
Irish Bull and Cork Vet at Rural Council Meeting
An Irish Bull recounts how a County Cork veterinary surgeon failed to attend a swine fever case. At Dunmanway Rural Council, a member complained the official vet did not visit promptly, instead sending a substitute on the following Tuesday, highlighting delays in animal health response.
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Boyle Roche
County Cork
Dunmanway
Simple Problem Teacher Question and Witty Response
A brief classroom quip centers on a student Johnaly who jokes about a revolver to a teacher. The exchange frames a dark topic as humor, with the student calling the scenario a holiday as a punchline.
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Johnaly
Dusky Monarch Easy Mark
A carnival tale describes a beautiful captive who lures a cannibal king with flirtation and wit. She feigns vulnerability, outsmarts the ruler, and wins her release. The vignette preserves a playful, satirical tone typical of Puck.
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Red
Puck
Curious Elephant Encounter Ends With Ivory Haul
A friend recounts stalking a bull elephant in a large herd when winded by a charging cow. The elephant rammed a tree with tusks that snapped off near her head, stunning her momentarily. She then fled, leaving the observer with about 80 pounds of ivory valued at around 250.
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Circle Magazine
The Marital Grasshopper Defined in Western Australia
The term grasshopper describes husbands who take on domestic duties while wives holiday at the seaside. With domestic servants scarce in western Australia, wives recuperate by the shore in summer and husbands cook and run households, a label tied to the phrase grass widow in London Chronicle.
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Western Australia
London Chronicle
Cheering Him Up in a London Globe Quote
A London Globe snippet shows an invalid friend trying to cheer Bill with flahrs and jokes about his room. The playful dialogue mocks hardship and a hopeful mood despite illness. The tone blends humor with a sense of camaraderie as the speaker recalls climbing stairs for coffee.
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Bill
Orkard
London Globe
Youthful Idea on Green Leaves in Winter
An enthusiastic parent comments on the trees wearing green dresses of leaves in winter. A child replies that trees pack these green dresses in their trunks when winter comes, showing a playful misunderstanding of nature.
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