Western Missouri notes on farming and a fatal duel
A Dunklin County item recalls small sums sent to local “sluggers” and notes two towns facing prohibition pressure. Cape Girardeau reports a Christmas streetcar crash injuring Mrs Whitwell and Mrs Perry. Dexter covers a pistol duel in a drug store ending in a death, and a Dexter-Urges winter courses in agriculture at Columbia with free tuition and a Farmers Week Housekeepers Conference featuring Miss Edna Day and Miss Martha Van Rensalaer. A Missouri farmer details high yields from a 28 acre meadow and offers a lesson in modern farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture At
Columbia
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Edna D. Day
University of Missouri
Martha van Rensalaer
Cornell University
New York
W. K. James
St. Joseph
Missouri Federation of Woman
Missouri
For the Farmer's Wife
A discussion on rural wives leaving farms for town life due to hard country labor. It notes the broader national concern, Roosevelt’s emphasis on rural strength, and the risk of disappointment for women who relocate seeking easier living. The piece examines possible solutions to lighten farm workload and retain families on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Roosevelt
Keeping the Dairy Cow Under Summer Conditions
A farmer guide outlines how dairy cows reach peak milk in early summer on pasture. It emphasizes palatable, high protein feed, balanced rations, succulent forage like green grass, and moderate temperatures, advising winter practices to imitate summer conditions via silage and controlled temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C .J. Eckies
University of Missouri
Columbia
Weak weary women learn the cause of daily woes
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for urinary and fatigue ailments. Mrs. J L Robertson of Lutesville Missouri credits the pills with restoring appetite, energy, and sleep after years of distress. The ad urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
J. L. Robertson
Lutesville
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Notice for Public Sale of Final Proof in Missouri
Department of the Interior Land Office at Springfield Missouri gives notice that John W Rolens of Yount Missouri filed for final proof to support his claim H E No 15786 for west half lot 1 northeast quarter section 6 township 33 north range 9 east fifth principal meridian. Proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court Marble Hill January 19 1909 witnesses William Duncan F M Thompson William Ragsdale Edward Harper all of Missouri on continuous residence and cultivation of the land C N Van Hosen Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Springfield
Marble Hill
Missouri
John W. Rolens
Yount
William Duncan
Higdon
F. M. Thompson
Fredericktown
William Ragsdale
Edward Harper
C. N. van Hosen
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Southeast News
Hornersville
Dunklin Democrat
North End
William Bridges
West Swamp
W. H. Porter
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
W. H. Whitwell
John Perry
Politte Elvins
Congress
Thos
Thirteenth District
Festus
Tie
Poplar Bluff
Jessie Moore
Burns
Dexter
Stoddard
Martin McFarland
Republic
J. W. McCollum
McCollum
Harry
Fred
State Reform School
Young McCollum
Harry McCollum
Ballard
C. H. Runyon
Stan Pen
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
Clack
Taylor Mercantile Company
Selz Royal Blues
Selz
Drum’s Store
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