Farmers Week and breeders meet at University of Missouri
The American Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting during Farmers Week at the University of Missouri in Columbia with other state and local societies convening. Corn and fruit exhibits and prizes in the boys corn growing contest will be awarded. Also noted are local updates on Ellen McCardell’s injury, MWA election plans, John Lake’s recovery, and fish catches in the Illinois River.
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American Breeder's Association
University of Missouri
Farmers’ Week
Agricultural Department of the
University
Farmers of Missouril
American Breeders’ Association
United States
Canada
Columbia
State Board of Horticulture
State Corn Growers’ Association
State Dairy Association
State Association of Highway Engineers
State Sheep Breeders’ Association
State Swine Breeders’ Association
State Beekeepers’ Association
See This The Next Sack of Flour You Order Has The Likeness
A reader notes a sack of flour bears a cut likeness that resembles a familiar figure and questions its origin and meaning, implying possible mislabeling or misbranding.
Christmas holiday history and origins across countries
The piece traces Christmas as a legal holiday across states, its shifting religious observance among denominations, and the adoption of customs. It covers origins of the Christmas tree in Germany, Santa Claus like Knecht Ruprecht and Kriss Kringle, and Christmas practices spreading after German influence via Queen Victoria. It notes heathen roots adapted by Christian leaders to ease conversion.
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District of Columbia
Americas
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Telesphorus
Jesus
Europe
Asia
Santa Claus
Knecht Rupert
Germany
Rupert
Kriss Kringle
England
Victoria
A Dante Portrait Restored In Florence Wall Discovery
A hidden fresco of Dante, long believed lost, reemerges after an artist clears whitewash from a Hargello wall in Florence. Dr Henry Vea Dyke calls the restoration even more remarkable than the rediscovery, praising the enduring power of art.
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Dante
Hargello
Florence
Henry Vea Dyke
Christ
Sure Sign of Love and Christmas Acquaintanceship
A fragment notes a character named Charlie who shows genuine affection this Christmas season. Miss Dinsmore discusses belief in Charlie’s love and recalls how he has not terminated their relationship before the holidays, signaling a hopeful change in their acquaintanceship.
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Charlie
Miss Dinsmore
Editorial rebuke of Post-Dispatch racism stance
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial on the negro question draws sharp criticism from the Kansas City Star as rot and treason against the Democratic white man’s state. The column derides pandering to black voters and social equality while noting local notices of arrivals and events, including Dr J N Southern’s professional visit and Mrs B Elliott’s Dallas trip.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Missouri
Pulitzer
Democratic Party
Kansas City Post
Democratic Organization
Democratic State Organization
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Heinz
Yd, Rouse, Melson
Fo Pimson, Ping Lane
Monroe City
Ellen McCardell
Washington, D. C
John Lake
Quincy
Illinois River
Onroz
Ghest
Barland
America
Wis Mathel
Innie
Dimmitt
J. N. Southern
City of Flowers
J. Thomas VanMarter
J. Tom VanMarter
Mudd
E. N. Bell
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