Swat the Rooster and School Reform Debates Rise
Poultry experts tour Missouri and Kansas urging roosters be penned or sold to curb summer egg losses. They claim up to half of June to August eggs spoil, with roosters causing most of the waste and price drops. Separate notes discuss a proposed central board for county schools upsetting local districts, with mixed support and strong opposition in Missouri. George L. Hicks honored by Palmyra friends.
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Jefferson City
Democrat-Tribune
Missouri readers split on Teddy and tariff news
A collage of editorials from Missouri papers discusses President Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, and tariff changes. It cites confusion over policy impact, political sniping, and the shift in public sentiment. The item also notes probate notices and a poultry disease advisory.
Moulds Fatal to Poultry Disease in Chickens and Hens
Mouldy litter and feed cause aspergillosis in poultry, described as fatal to chicks and birds. The Missouri College of Agriculture notes signs include drowsiness, poor appetite, rapid breathing, white diarrhea, and yellow growths in lungs or other organs that clog air passages and kill birds. In mature fowl two forms affect the respiratory mucosa and air sacs.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Monroe City LO F Elects Officers for Upcoming Term
Monroe City Lodge No. 268 LO O F elected officers at its regular meeting last Thursday. Named are N G J E Johnstone and V G J C Ensor with appointive officers to be installed in July.
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Monroe City
Hold on to virtue and character above all else
Frankford Chronicle exhorts boys to guard virtue amid temptation. The piece urges restraint when tempted to swear or lie, keep temper under pressure, and protect one’s good name as priceless wealth beyond gold or status.
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Frankford Chronicle
Why Do We Count by Tens Why Not Dozens
In a Norborne Democrat snippet a discussion questions why numbers use tens instead of twelves. It notes fingers as the counting basis and imagines twelve fingers would push counting to dozens. The piece references people and tribes and ends with a travel line about Zetta and Julia Harn visiting Quincy.
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