Town pride and growth urged by local editorials
Readers are urged to support local progress and unity to make towns thrive. Articles critique delays in express delivery and call for citizen action, noting a need for collective effort rather than lone boosters. A statue unveiling in Keytesville on June 17, 1915 is announced with remarks by state leaders.
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Sterling Price
Keytesville
Major
Hadley
Reed
Stone
Caruthersville Democrat
Looking a Sheep in the Face and Free Wool Debate
A Livestock Reporter excerpt notes lambs from Tennessee selling for 11.50 per hundred while railing at Republican arguments for free wool. The piece portrays sheep raisers facing market quotes and mocks partisan rhetoric about wool subsidies. It argues voters should weigh evidence over party lines.
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Tennessee
Life is Too Cheap in War Era Population Debate
An excerpt from the Saturday Evening Post argues that 1914 half lacked balance as French births fell while Germany’s population grew. It contends anti child propaganda stems from tribal patriotism, claiming the world is overpopulated and calls for a wiser, kinder global community rather than more people.
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Germany
California
Japan
Saturday Evening Post
The Dollar Store That Built a Town Advertising King
A seedy geezer with shrewd sense started a business on a dollar. He used one dollar for stock and eight for ads, turning three dollars into growth. He expanded to a storefront with plate glass, large windows, and bold ads. Customers flocked, sales grew, and he became known as the merchant prince for his relentless advertising.
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Sone
Luink
E. F. Melntyrr
A Mean Trick by City Youth at Farm
A city youth lands a job with Farmer Jones and is awakened at 4 a.m. by a farmer who says they are cutting watts. The youth asks if they mean wild oats, joking about the pruning in the dark. The tale appears in Circle and Success.
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Farmer Jones
Roosevelt Adjusting To Life After Presidency
A Boston Transcript comment reflects on Theodore Roosevelt adapting to life beyond the presidency, noting how he remains engaged and connected to public affairs despite no longer holding the office.
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Boston Transcript
Know Thy Country in a Promoting National Spirit
An exhortation to American patriotism praising past achievements in science, industry, and culture. It argues citizens should be well informed about national resources, power, and progress, citing figures from Egypt to Gutenberg to McCormick. The piece previews a free article series on America’s transportation systems.
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America
Amiri
Egypt
Noid
Jerusalem
Greece
Chaldea
McCormick
Ber
Railways Dominate Global Transport As U S Leads
A historical overview praising the United States for its supremacy in rail transportation. It cites US rail mileage of 241,109 miles in 1911, 38 percent of world total, capital investment around 13 billion dollars, and higher wages for railway workers. Comparisons cover rates, country investments, and government ownership share, with a promise of later analysis.
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America
United States
Bert
Europe
Stry Lee
Great Britain
France
Germany
Rowsla
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Aonetria
Russia
Telegraph and Telephone Pioneers of American Industry
A patriotic overview lauds telegraph and telephone systems as the era’s greatest American achievements. It notes the U S leads in users and wire mileage, with 66 percent of global communications and about 3.19 million telephones in use, highlighting investment and traffic figures as proof of innovation and organization.
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Spiring
United States
Europe
Countries
Annual yearning for a quiet place away from war and dirt
Fragmented excerpts describe longing for a peaceful retreat as Missouri's early counties and current 14 remain, while Missouri state history and local notes mix with humor and travel quips. Reports cover threshing machinery shipments valued at 150000 dollars, a remark on newborns, and a European ruler debate.
Stand Up for The Missouri Hen the bene Feebey Aesesieton
In a fragmented note the writer mentions a venue, people named Kinross and Sg, and a cryptic message about events in Deuhrymen ood annus and O Wy. The text remains largely unreadable but hints at a public gathering or performance with unclear details.
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Missouri
Kinross
Lee
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