Leighty Family Moves to The Retreat Mountain Grove
A letter from A F Drake of Jasper Missouri recounts the Leighty family's move to Dunn area near Mountain Grove in September 1976. They endured a 46 hour Springfield delay due to engine shortages, reached their new home The Retreat after long travels, and reported good conditions, timbered surroundings, local firefighting loss, and a growing town with new stores and rising produce prices.
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Leighty
New Home
Mountain Grove
Moy
A. F. Drake
Jasper
Springfield
Dunn
Jasper Salutation From Wm D Leighty and Family
A brief note extends warm thanks and best wishes to Jasper friends from William D Leighty and his family, expressing appreciation and goodwill.
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Jasper
Wm D
Leighty
Family
Reassuring Thought From Eminent Biologist
A biologist states that one pair of rats, if undisturbed, will multiply to 37 million in two years. The note adds a reassuring reflection that they almost always seem to be applied, per an Ohio State source.
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Ohio State
Velvet Making Through Ages in Europe and India
The text traces velvet development from fur to velvet making in India and its arrival in Italy in the fourteenth century where the craft reached its height. It notes velvet's introduction and its prominence in Italian textile history.
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India
Italy
Old Moon in the Young One's Arms Phenomenon
The article explains the old moon in the young one's arms sighting near the new crescent in the western sky. Earthlight on the moon’s shaded portion reflects enough light to reveal the full round disk to observers, making the crescent appear partly embraced by the rest of the moon.
Ants Hollow Wood in Remarkable Tunnels
A passage notes ants hollow trees and tunnel through hard wood with expert skill. It cites authentic cases of tunneling under ditches and streams including a South American ant said to have bored a tunnel under the Paralybon river bed as broad as the Thames at London Bridge.
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Thames
London Bridge
W. L. McAtee
American Museum Journal
Work of Sponge Gatherers in West Indies
Sponge fishers in the West Indies reel in sponges torn from rocks by a forked pole. They float to their boats and use a bucket with a glass pane in the bottom to spot sponges beneath the water surface.
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West Indies
Burk's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Play in Jasper Friday
Burk's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. presents the moral and refined performance under canvas in Jasper Friday night, Sept. 27. The company touts the show as a landmark in American history with loyalty, liberty, and Christian values, emphasizing wholesome entertainment for families and youth.
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Burk
Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co
Jasper
Prand
Ady
Oils From Australasian Antarctic Expedition Promising
Recently announced results of an investigation into oils prepared during the Australasian Antarctic expedition show gea leopard oil Weddell seal oil and penguin oil as high quality. Compared with commercial oils they prove suitable for soap making leather dressing burning and other uses.
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Geo. B. Lowry
Wine Produce Co
Mrs
Admr
A. W. Radford
Uncle Tom's Cabin Company
Melak
H. F. PitTs
Jasper, Mo
Jasper County
Live Stock Commission
Link
Fasken
Dell W. Hubbard Commission CO
Kansas City Stock Yards
K. OC. Mo
Royse Yall Nce
Muar
Aes
Brunswick Phonograph
New Brunswick
Rpswick
Brunswick
Gammon Music Co
Carthage
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