Liquor Interests Fight In Monett Campaign
Missouri Congressman Jacob E. Meeker and state representative Frank Farris campaign for liquor interests in Monett's wet and dry fight. Both lawmakers live outside Monett, yet success here would boost whisky and beer power, a bold and risky move provoking strong public resentment and scrutiny of bills to curb saloon influence.
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Jacob E. Meeker
Frank Farris
Monett
Meeker
United States Congress
Missouri
Farris
Senate
Kansas City Star
Missouri State Poultry Show opens doors to public in Joplin
The Missouri State Poultry Show in Joplin invites the public, backed by the Commercial Club, to view thousands of birds. Organizers expect the event to boost the local poultry industry, with many breeders urged to exhibit purebred stock to attract buyers and raise regional wealth beyond Jasper County mining. December 7 event aims to showcase birds in good feather, encouraging conditioning and protein-rich diets for both old and young stock.
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Missouri
Commercial Club of
Joplin
Missouri State Poultry Association
Commercial Club
Jasper County
Letter From Southwestern Missouri Millers Club gains and pest notes
The Southwestern Missouri Millers Club promotes shows with similar rigging as the prior elite event west of the Mississippi and features Judge W H Card of Rhode Island Red Club of America for class reviews. It urges higher state poultry membership and explains Hessian Fly control measures for wheat, detailing double discing, deep plowing, controlling volunteers, late sowing, and pasture crops to protect next harvest.
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Mississippi River
W. H. Card
Rhode Island Red Club of America
Card
Missouri State Poultry Association
Missouri
Fred Crosby
Mountain Grove
Federal Agricultural Department
Federal
States
Southwestern Missouri Millers Club
Joplin
Birds Largest Kingdom of Life, Jefferson Sermon
In a mature sermon in the Woman's Home Companion pastor Charles Edward Jefferson of Broadway Tabernacle New York City said there are more kinds of birds than fishes serpents and animals combined. He asserted the largest kingdom of sentient life is the kingdom of the birds.
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Charles Edward Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Lamps of Ancient Times
Primitive illumination relied on animal skulls and seashells. As pottery and metal emerged, the lamp principle persisted in ancient Egyptian Greek and Roman pieces and in stone cups and boxes of northern nations.
Boy Discovers Newborn Baby From Night Under Bed
In a quiet evening scene a father leads Tommy to his mother’s room and reveals a tiny baby hidden under bedclothes. Tommy exclaims with wonder that the baby is “tid” as he proudly meets the newborn.
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Tommy
Preparing for the Future Frank Learns to Fight
A young boy newly enrolled in school clashes with his younger brother. His mother objects, but Frank replies that he must teach him to fight so the younger sibling can defend himself at school when he is not present.
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Frank
Old Soldier Recounts Worn Tales Of Climate And Bread
An elderly veteran tells children about past winters in far places, recalling bread toasted in the sun. A youngster interrupts with a witty quip about corkscrews used to draw breath, hinting at the harsh conditions faced by soldiers.
Deafness Cure Promised by Local Applications
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It explains deafness from inflammation of the mucous membranes and the Eustachian tube, promises $100 for any case not cured, and offers circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also touts Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Fieil
Commerce traveler touts machines to Works manager
A traveling salesman extols his wares, promising the machines will pay for themselves in under six months. The manager tests the claim and proposes a safe deal, offering half a dozen if they prove profitable, but notes he cannot pay if they fail to perform.
Subscribers Who Pay and Those Who Don't Refusal Notices
The item discusses subscribers who fail to pay and those who don t, noting a process to remove names from the list and issue notices. It mentions sending out around 100 notices to subscribers for nonpayment and urges notifications when a stoppage occurs.
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Advertisers urged to submit copy by Tuesday noon
Notice reminds advertisers to prepare and send copy using troff on y day and to ensure it arrives by no later than Tuesday noon. Authorities emphasize timely submissions to meet publication deadlines.
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