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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
6
The article notes brood parasitism by cuckoos and cowbirds and describes a grebe that lays in marshy nests. It explains how one bird covers the nest with decaying vegetation to incubate while the mother rests, and how the grebe brood reappears at night to brood normally.
An article notes that vanilla extract comes from the orchid genus vanilla planifolia. It explains most people eat vanilla as flavoring rather than the bean, and traces the plant’s native habitat to warmer parts of Mexico and Central America, with cultivation in the West Indies and East Indian Archipelago.
In Centralia Monday afternoon a party described as beggars de luxe arrived by large six passenger motor car seeking gasoline and fuel for innkeepers, including a father, mother, and several children. They differed in travel but not in aim, following a highway from unknown origins amid local curiosity.
An item urges economical kitchen practices and water safety, arguing from old adages that scraps of meat and fat can be reused in soups and hash, while noting concerns about washing and waste. It discusses food remnants, flour waste, and the potential of reusing leftovers to cut costs. It also mentions drinking water safety and the discovery of nematodes in water, stressing cautious consumption and scientific scrutiny.
A distorted passage from a Vermont notice mentions a man seeking help and a doctor, with references to a tonic claimed to boost appetite. The readable parts imply a personal appeal and a claim about a restorative product, ending abruptly with focused phrases about health and meals.
Vacation Trips to Oklahoma and Texas offered at low fares via twice monthly excursions on June 6 and 20. references to rubber products and historic uses, including pencils, waterproofing cloth, and cement, with notes from F T Smith about a valuable cow, her offspring, and its sale history from the Santa Fe Progress.
The Probate Court of Monroe County Missouri grants letters Testamentary to Clarence Hays as Executor of Sydney A. Mudd deceased hearing held May 17 1916. All creditors must present claims within six months for allowance and within one year from publication to avoid bar. Meriwether & Meriwether attorneys represent the estate.
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