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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
2
A reproduction of the Score Card for Corn from the Missouri Corn Growers Association sets the standard for a rural school exhibit on November 14. The card outlines fourteen scoring points graded on a 100 per cent scale, prepared by W. C. Fisher.
Detailed corn judging rules cover Type and Uniformity, Ear Integrity, Kernel Purity, Shape of Ear and Kernels, Kernel Uniformity, Germ Quality, Butts and Tips, Spacing, and Cob Size. Each criterion assigns point deductions for defects, with specific thresholds for inches, color, and shape across ears and kernels.
The Farmers and Teachers Association will convene November 12 to 14 with a corn day on Saturday November 14 led by M B Jordan of the Missouri University agricultural department. Prizes total four cash awards for best ten ears white and yellow corn with second prizes. exhibits limited to district school members and grown within the exhibitor’s district.
Mrs Langley declares to Aunt Matilda she will move to her own mind and leave others opinions behind. She recalls Gissing and admits years of constant preoccupation with others views. She plans to move into her own opinions and stay there, reflecting on the park outside.
Edward J. Pence executor of John J Powvier deceased seeks final settlement at the Saline County Probate Court. The hearing will occur at the county courthouse on the first Monday of December. Creditors and interested parties should appear to present claims or objections.
Notice is given to creditors and others interested in the estates of Ispme Thornton and Chas Solmikuehler that executors intend to make final settlements at the next Probate Court terms. The hearings will be held at the respective county courthouses on the first Monday of December.
Minnie Hustedde executor announces letters testamentary granted September 800 day, 1904, by the Probate Court of Haline County Missouri. All claims against the estate must be filed within one year for allowance, or be barred. two years from publication to preserve rights.
Local coal dealer touts continued business at the old stand offering Red Label Farmers Block Higginsville Block Parlor Block of Corder Illinois Lump and Illinois Nut coal. Customer call lines listed as Yard pho 76 and office 86 Jne with a promise of “the best coal for the cash.”
Dr and Mrs G E C Sharp spent last week with their daughter Mrs Albert Powers in Joplin, detailing a extended family visit.
A youthful narrator speaks of new departments and mental improvements while retaining visits to friends. Aunt Matilda quips that the move might prove cheaper in the long run. The exchange ends with a light remark about living in own opinions.
A hungry city scene shows a thin young man sharing peanuts with pigeons to calm the birds and entice them to trust him. The birds’ trust leads a middle aged man to hire him as a coachman for thirty dollars a month and board. In a separate note, Mrs Murphy visits a settlement house with a bruised face, joking about marriage as the teachers are all single.
An ad extols Dr Miles Nervine as a sleep restoring remedy. It claims natural rebuilding during sleep, no opiates, and a testimonial from May Scott about relief after one bottle, with a money back offer through Miles Medical Co.
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