Stock Growing in Barton County Focus of Jasper item
The Jasper News reports a Kansas City Drovers Telegram note dated March 4 stating T. Diggens of Lamar Mo bought a string of young cows and moved to Barton county. He acquired a 680 acre farm with grazing land and remarks that cheaper Missouri lands near Bart on offer opportunities to stock cattle, raise calves, and profit from grass fed herds as open ranges decline.
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Barton County
Kansas City Drovers Telegram
T. Diggens
Lamar
Diggens
Arrow Rock
Saline County
Missouri
Bartoo
Cnlves
Civic improvement by the Indies' Alpha club visible city park changes
The Alpha club's civic enhancement efforts show in the park and church properties. Churches plant street front trees and lines of young elms flank the cement walk between the Laughful lumber yard and the depot, drawing favorable comments from travelers.
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Indies’ Alpha Club
Alphas
Laugheuld
Thought Soap Was Edible 8 Wildlife Mischief
A Forest and Stream writer recalls whisky jacks, bold birds with long tails, raiding camp. They swoop on exposed food and even bars of soap, savoring or sample tasting, prompting humorous tales of reform and failed tastes, with birds peeling soap down the slope.
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Saya
Little but of Great Use in Milk Bottles
A housekeeper marvels at a small pasteboard tab used as a stopper for milk and cream bottles. She notes no patent stamp yet its practicality surpasses many patents, saving loss from dropped forks, hairpins, and other items. The tab allows a sifted stopper to pop out easily, benefitting households as a public good.
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Barger
Ideas of Big Battles in Cuban Conflict
Pan American contrasts Cuban war notions with those of other nations and Japanese. A Havana dispatch from Pinar del Rio describes a hard fought clash with Guerras forces, yielding two captured mares and a saddle. Government forces retreated after heavy losses. three killed and several wounded.
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Pinar del Rio
Havana
Guerra
Parisian Bath Habits Spark Public Health Debate
The Bystander notes Parisians neglect regular washing due to limited water use. Only certain workers like chauffeurs, coal heavers, rag pickers, and masons may spend a few sous on baths, while clerks, workers, students, shopkeepers, and the bourgeois avoid bathing.
Unfortunate Mistake on Virginia Farm Ditch Digger
Colin Butler, an older Black laborer on a Virginia landowner’s farm, approached the farmhouse limping. He moaned that he saw a huge turtle and claimed he struck it with a spade, severing his big toe in the mud.
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Colin Butler
Virginia
Collins
The Rarest Autograph of Shakespeare Cited
A dealer notes Shakespeare's autograph is the rarest, with seven known copies, three doubtful. The best is in the British Museum with a $15,000 cost and potential $26,000 sale. Other copies are in property conveyances and in Shakespeare's will, with several doubts.
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British Museum
Montalene
Shakespeare
House Rents Abroad in German Cities Skyrocket
The article reports that working class rents in Berlin Frankfurt Cologne Koenigsberg and other towns total 25 to 60 percent or more of income. In Berlin court yard barrack dwellings the average rent for a single room and kitchen ranged from 11 108 to 13 10m.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Cologne
Koenigsberg
Peaches Killed Rumor Casts Doubt on Frost Damage
The article questions a rumor of peach crop death amid February cold and late freezes. Authorities say a future frost could still harm buds, while some predict a hot spring due to Halley’s Comet. Journalists note annual sensational reports and cite Carthage visit by Mmes. John Ward and Jos Doardorff.
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Buda
Halley
Second Class Mail Deficit Deepens Postal Woes
A historical note questions the U S postal system over second class mail rates. It argues handling costs exceed railroad payments, claiming a $30 million annual deficit even if rail transport were free. The piece labels the system rotten and seeks reform.
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Canada
United States
Post Office Department
St Louis Star Promises Bigger Better 1910 Year
The St Louis Star under E G Lewis will be the ideal family paper for 1910. It will be bigger, better and more interesting with each issue and will lead all others. The Daily Star by mail one year costs 2.00. The Daily and Sunday Star by mail one year 3.75. Send for sample copy and premium list for old and new subscriptions. Write today to the circulation department.
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E. G. Lewis
Daily Star
Mail
DAILY
Sunday Star
ST. Louis Star
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Lian
Ash
Loughead Lumber Company
New
New Quarters
West Side Square
Carthage, Mo
Mmnes
John Ward
Jos, Doardorff
Carthage
Vicinity
Misa Mary Marshall
Warrensburg
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Crow Merc. Co
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