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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
3
The Jefferson City merchant community seeks protection against itinerant peddlers and circulars. City officials are urged to enforce ordinances that limit windshield ads and doorstep literature, seen as a nuisance by 90 percent of local households.
The article highlights rising relief expenditures with one in five Americans dependent on the U S treasury for essentials and total direct payments reaching billions. It notes potential shifts in Missouri road control and cites policy changes on price fixing under new Deal pressures. It also reports a surge in public recreation use funded by emergency relief, stressing that playground investments meet real needs.
A meditation on the World War heroism at Ypres. The true hero is the nameless private who endured mud fear and death, not the decorated generals. It argues the real hero exists in every nation’s ordinary soldiers who faced hell in battlefields like Ypres Cambrai Verdun and the Somme. Jefferson City needs to relocate and fund new grade schools now with federal support.
A compilation of remarks from public figures including Governor Talmadge, Huey Long, Admiral Byrd, and Mary E. Hughes, touching on prosperity, taxation, loyalty, youth, stability, and societal values. The collection blends political commentary with cultural notes and humor from various newspapers.
Rehearsals for the Majestic showboat production Ace in the Hole are strenuous with long hours and quick changes. The cast endures drills under director Kirk while a vivid riverfront audience awaits. Mrs Hyatt of the Water Queen recalls showboat glory as the troupe polishes scenes and tunes instruments ahead of opening night.
Old John complains of nocturnal urination and bladder discomfort. He describes using Bukets tablets with buchu leaves and juniper oil, claiming they ease the bladder like castor oil eases the bowels. He notes a 25 cent refund if not pleased after four days and mentions Fischer Drug Co. and Brandenburg Drug Co. as advertisers.
Governor Park uses a clipped 1889 St. Louis Republican excerpt to explain the Missouri surveyor’s southward jog into Pemiscot and Dunklin counties. The note cites Col John H. Walker, a Pemiscot plantation owner, as influencing the border move to keep Missouri from appearing out of state.
Col Walker, deemed the Southeast Missouri's most influential citizen, urged inclusion in Missouri before the Boundary Commission in 1820. The commissioners acquiesced, and Congress accepted the commission's recommendation in 1821, aiding Missouri's admission to the union.
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