Flying machine interest and state building concerns loom
A June 22 1911 notice covers a fall injuring Mr George Megown, farm moisture tips, aviation at Nevada state hospital fire loss, aviation satire, tariff savings projections, moisture conservation farming advice, and a Hyomei antiseptic ad. It notes a Nevada building destroyed with about 1500 loss and asks about state insurance. It mentions Frank Brownell's aviation curiosity and New York World forecast on free list tariffs saving millions for cotton, lumber, steel products, and flour. It ends with moisture conservation guidance for corn belts and a purchase offer for Hyomei.
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State Hospital
Nevada
New York World
South
Kitchen
Ways and Means Committee
Steel Trust
The Power of Little Things
A 500 pound steel bar in a gun factory is gently nudged by a common cork on a silk thread. Repeated contact over ten minutes causes the bar to feel uneasy, then vibrate, and after a half hour swing like a clock pendulum, showing great potential from a tiny cork.
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Louisiana Preas
Kindergarten Confusion Over Presidents
In a kindergarten class children wrestle with defining presidents. The teacher prompts with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, then Theodore Roosevelt. Johnnie bursts with a quick answer claiming Roosevelt was the first Teddy bear, provoking quiet amusement.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnnie
Idaho plans world’s highest dam near Boise City
The reclamation service will build a dam in Idaho about 22 miles from Boise City. It will be 1025 feet long and 350 feet high, claimed to be the highest in the world, and will back up water to irrigate 300,000 acres. Estimated cost is $6,000,000 with construction over five to six years. Torchlight.
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Roosevelt Dam
Reclamation Service
Idaho
Boise City
Torchlight
The Tennessee Shad by Owen Johnson in New York edition
A novel review of Owen Johnson s The Tennessee Shad, a Lawrenceville tale about a firm of schoolboy high finance exponents. It traces their rise and fall with ironic schemes and a protagonist who aims to be a philosopher, a languid thinker in a tub directing others toil. Published by Baker & Taylor Co New York at $1.20.
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Owen Johnson
Lawrenceville
The
Baker & Taylor Co
New York
The Haunted Pajamas and Other Books Described
A list notes several books from major publishers with prices and brief summaries. The Haunted Pajamas by Dicky Lightnut is a misfit tale of two fers through pajamas and mistaken identity. Red Rose Inn is a summer romance told in letters about a sister’s future and a wealthy suitor. Ben at Oakdale Academy follows a brave boy finding a true friend. The Young Mineralogist Series third book offers adventure and geology insights. A large state spelling bee is planned in Jefferson City with a per-district committee to organize it.
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Dicky Lightnut
China
Dicky
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Red Rose Inn
J. B. Lippincott Co
Philadelphia
W. P. Evans
Jefferson City
Balky Mule and Curious Doctor Tale From Ex Bees
A farmer’s boy learns a mule balks and a doctor tests carbolic acid, prompting a money‑grabbing jig. Bee anatomy notes two stomachs for honey and digestion. Parisian Sage hair product is endorsed. Local visitors include Mrs J G Douglas and Miss Sallie Carney en route to Moberly.
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Ater
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Missouri
George Megown
LM. Wood
Frank Brownell
Jim Jefferies
Quincy
Cigar Factor
Western States
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L. M. Wood
Tennessee Shad
Francis Perry Elliott
Edith Tunis Sale
Ben Stone
Oakdale
Morgan Scott
Oakdale Academy
Ben
Hurst & Co
Prof
Edwin Houston
Griffith & Rowland Press
R. L. B'Ell
Prompsier
Elliott
J.T. Lee
Wilters
Marion
Monroe
Ralls
Shelby Counties
Bell Phone
Bly
Thos
Procton
A. Jaeger V
Pres
B. Proctor
Rutledge Aswt
Monroe City Bank
Katabiinhed
Thos, Proctor
D. P. Davenport
J. J. Brown
P. W. Huston
W. B. Arnold
A. Jaeger
M. B. Proctor
W. T. Rutledge
Redman
W. B. A. McNutt, M. D
Wood
McClintic
Monrole City
J. D. Scobee
Osteopathic
Omee
Proctor
Monte Cra, Mo
Hone I & M
J. M. Painter
Paris
Henry Burdett
Wm. Carter
Harmony Neighborhood
Will Burdett
Wim Yates
H Hagan
W J P Jackson
Cashier
Jobn A Yatee
J J Robinson
John Shearman
W W Longmire
TM Boulware
W H Carrico
Meriwether & Meriwether
Attorneys
James R. Hull
Monroe Hospital
S. C. Hampton
Chicago
U. S. Smith
Hannibal, Mo
Coprnianrs &c
Scientific American
Tiur
Nowa Dealera
I & Cosme
St. Washington
Youell
Monroe City, Mo
Democrat
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