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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
2
A historical note describes a shortage of work horses for American farms and the push to select sturdier mares. Experts warn the colt crop and breeding trends may impact future horse supply, with officials from the Department of Agriculture acknowledging tightening conditions and potential broader effects.
Fragmentary text reports tuberculosis cases condemned or acted upon amid a medical or public health context. Details unclear due to damaged OCR. No identifiable people or organizations can be reliably cited from the available data.
A Worthington gathering honored Mrs. A W Boyd and her family visiting from New Castle Wyoming. Attendees included A W Boyd and daughter Mary Carl Hogg Willie Ho James Vincent Albert Gillespie and many local relatives. A 16 year old boy Johnny Bonebight was injured when a truck ran over his arm and leg but is recovering.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports 614004 lead hogs immunized this year, a large rise from the prior year. The program aims to allow reshipment to feeding and fattening yards without herd danger, enabling continued growth and distribution beyond slaughter.
Officials report quarantine for imported sheep dogs after tests show parasite carriage. Of 21 dogs screened, none harbored parasites. however two had tapeworms and one tapeworm specimen was the gid variety. Bite rate unclear.
The page blends notes on property disputes and sports with scattered historical curiosities. It mentions windborne seeds, ancient needles, and early tool use, alongside stray remarks about U.S. governance, Lake Chad, and expeditions. The tone resembles a mixed historical column.
M E circuit announces revival meetings starting next Sunday at Weley at 10 am Zion at 880 and Nixent at West Liberty. The series will run two weeks then continue the 65th Sunday morning with a concluding night service at West.
Frank forecast for August 9 to 14 calls for generally fair and warm conditions. Local radar indicates light showers possible in some areas with improving conditions by midweek. Stronger heat expected inland with heat indices remaining moderate near river valleys.
The text surveys Paul Verlaine as a modern French poet seen as a genius whose religious ecstasy and exégeses mark his work. It notes his eleven-year disappearance after 1870 and his 1881 public reemergence with Sageese, followed by a life largely spent in Paris among absinthe, drinking, carousing, and writing verse and journalism.
The article notes substitutes and innovations: cork substitutes derived from fungi mixed with cement, a Norwegian patent enabling carbide as a motor drive, a Danish firm to briquette heather with higher value than peat, and experiments to use Limburg chalk marl as fertilizer.
The Hudson River runs about 300 miles from Troy to New York, with 150 miles reaching the tidal estuary where salt water backs up due to a shallow bed. The estuary is navigable but less significant. above Albany the river is a fresh water stream to its source.
A fragment from OCnvesete Magazine notes weak business with Shakespearean repertoire. The piece mocks reception of plays like Twelfth Night and A Winter’s Tale and reports poor trade for The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest.
A garbled OCR passage references individuals including Pred Fos Ph and Richart arate with a cryptic warning. It mentions Santa Clara and a postscript threatening to fight three others, with unclear context or actions.
Torrey Cemetery notice calls all persons connected with the cemetery to meet at 10 a m on Wednesday August 18. Bring tools paint brushes and designer J W Torrey.
The notice lists Aug 6 and 7 teacher exams and an Aug 23 24 1920 teachers meeting from 9 80 a m to 8 80 p m. It urges all teachers to attend and asks for certificate renewals and first grade county certificate changes with completed work for state certification.
Putnam County has seen little rain since mid July causing crop stress. Corn shows a promising outlook and a general rain could secure a bumper yield. Other grain and hay are near safe, though gardens are drying out pending rainfall.
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