In Memory of Elbert Campbell at Cairo
Elbert Campbell aged 7 months and 16 days died at home near Cairo on February 21. He was son of Robert I L and Nellie Campbell. Funeral was at the Methodist Church near his home with Rev. W. T. Baker officiating. The bereaved family is mournful, with verses spoken as if a memorial. The notice also contains unrelated promotional prose about coffee and a loan offer from GeNOLA Lamp Co.
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Pneumonoia
Elbert Campbell
Cairo
Robert IL
Nellie Campball
W. T. Baker
Philadelphi
Ima
Youngstown
You Town Fair
Young
Mel Kinley
Missouri fruit damage from cold icily report
Secretary L A Goodman outlines Missouri fruit losses from severe cold with varying lows from 2 1 to 46 degrees below zero. Apples and peaches suffer. plums and berries show injuries while grape and strawberry risks are noted with guidance on pruning and recovery for next seasons. A separate Jefferson City report notes a House bill requiring ordained ministers to perform marriages.
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Columbian
L. A. Goodman
State Horticultural Society
Missouri
Richmond
Proply Going West or Northwest By Burlington Route
John De Wit travels on Burlington Route from St Louis Mo seeking best rates and trains for comfort. Inquiry letters receive courteous replies embodying the Burlington Line’s reputation as the road that can take you to any point in the west.
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John de Wit
Burlington
St. Louis
Going to School in a Rural Morning Verses and Ad
A nostalgic verse about going to school through fields and meadows ends at the old schoolhouse where memories linger. An inserted testimonial praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with a local drugstore advertisement following.
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Inne
Curious silk from gelatine reported from Switzerland
A Swiss consular report cites Professor Hummel of Yorkshires Leeds as inventor of a gelatine based artificial silk. The process heats gelatine to liquid, extrudes tiny threads onto linen, dries, and winds onto spools. It uses formaldehyde fumes for hardening, yields shades, but has low tensile strength.
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State Department
Frankenthal
Berne
Switzerland
Hummel
Yorkshire College
Leeds
England
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Henry Levy & Company
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Chamberlain
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Cash Shoe Store
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Wean Eis
Bowers’ Trade Palace
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