High Cost of Living in Old Missouri
A Jefferson City bulletin summarizes May 1 1914 versus May 1 1915 cost levels for staple goods in Missouri. Prices rose on cotton pork corn and beef while potatoes flax wool veal and horse values also moved, reflecting broader living costs. The report notes rising prices for chicken, pork, wool, and beef with some declines in other items and highlights automobile demand influencing horse prices.
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Old
Missouri
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John T. Fitspatrick
Buker
Kew
Falor
Superceor
Missouri News Brims With Court, Industry and Education Moves
Missouri boards clash with federal agencies over vital records and school funding while the supreme court contemplates consolidation. Rates face scrutiny as Springfield Gas and Electric fights to justify costs, and a pure food show in Columbia demonstrates practical kitchen science. Officials report large fines collected from the International Harvester case, with funds to state revenue. architecture talks swirl around a new statehouse.
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Columbia
State Board of Agrculture
State Food and Drug Department
Bob Bell
June Findley
Home Economics Department
University of Missour
J . Alien
Supreme Court
International Harvester Company of America
State Treasury
Alben
General Revenue Fund
Harvester Company
WM Cheves
United States Synreny Agurt
Orater
Paradise for the Birds and Migration Reflections
The excerpt describes a temperate zone sanctuary as paradise for birds in summer and a time of migration. It notes frost until June, smog, winds, and a southern wing lift signaling summer, with birds and insects fueling nests and food pools. It also includes a tangential anecdote about suffragettes and private detectives protecting treasures.
Real Life in the Country Life is in the open countryside and on the farm
Wealthy city leaders seek farm homes to escape monotony and clutter. The article extols farm life as the source of true vitality, growth, and civilization, arguing that working the land makes a sober, thoughtful, and hopeful person who understands the foundations of society.
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Magnatis
Porter’s Healing Tonic Rescues Sore Ailments
Fragmentary OCR shows a patent medicine claim promising cure for sores and skin conditions. It mentions De Porters Rouserette Healing and asserts fast relief and healing. Dialog hints at a patient’s father resisting treatment.
Feabriline 9 Quinine Product Claim Notice
Fragmented OCR describes Feabril ine trademark notice promoting Quinine product labeled as tasteeas 5 plan eat and claims suitability for adults with claimed reduced ringing. Mentions original package ounce and branding, with unclear details and obsolete language.
Farmer Silas-Oh Sows Wheat Amid Hee-How Assel Tale
In a rustic exchange, Of Course remarks that Hee-How is Farmer, while Silas-Oh responds with a lighthearted note on sowing wheat, portraying a simple farming scene and dialogue about planting.
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Silas
Strikes in New Orleans Over Electric Freight Trucks
A discussion notes the stevedores strike in New Orleans reacting to the electric truck system for moving freight between vessels and warehouses. The piece comments that motor vehicles are here to stay and society must adjust, viewing the strike as a labor response to progress.
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New Orleans
Call off your dog for goodness sake in Le Rire quote
A humorous quip from Le Rire mocks a dog and a deaf person with a belligerent call to silence. The cartoon caption reflects early 20th century satire on animal noise and social manners.
Had the Picture's Meaning
Two men examine a painting in a shop showing General Lafayette on a prancing horse with Victory at his feet. One suggests a seasonal reading while the other notes the heavy suit. The punchline: the horseman steals the woman's cloak, drops his sword, and she aims to recover both.
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General Lafayette
Lin Os
Goldier
Square Watermelon Dreams From Yankee Springs
Ignatius Tootle, a floral fire expert near Yankee Springs, pursues a rectangular square cornered watermelon to ease carrying. He plans to market the novel melon by 1927, aiming to outpace rival Burbank.
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Ignatius Tootle
Yankee Springs
Burbank Burbank
Tootle
Allmate
New Modern Dancing The Maperteng Instructor
A garbled notice describes a dancing instruction and antiseptic powder for shoes, claiming ten years of experience and claims to alleviate sore and aching feet. The fragment mentions a maker or place and a supposed address, with unclear names and terms.
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Aliien
Artificial Flowers Through The Ages
Artificial flowers have ancient roots with Egyptian makers shaping early blooms. In Europe in the eighteenth century porcelain flowers surged in popularity, with fragrance used to imitate the scent of real blossoms.
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Europe
The Noblest Arma by Abraham Cowley
A fragmentary reflection on heraldry and reason contrasts noble arms with practical tools. The speaker muses that plows in arable fields could be as noble as heraldic devices if driven by reason, suggesting virtue in everyday labor over ornate insignia.
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Abraham Cowley
Lydia E Pinkham remedy credited by Eldon resident
Omen shows a testimonial from S T Hunsey of Eldon Missouri praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for displacement inflammation and weakness. The ad claims the product helps with feminine troubles including ulceration tumors backache and nervous prostration and encourages others to try it. The Lincoln era Mississippi Valley tone emphasizes widespread success and availability.
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Eldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mr. S. T. Hunsey
Missouri
Vegretaire
Lydia E Pinkham
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Claima Trust
W M Hobinson
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State Reading Circle Board
State Teachers’ Association
Atkinson
Shaw
State Public Service Commission
Springfield
Springfield Gas and Electric Company
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Cadillac
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