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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
6
Correspondence from Quinn notes families and neighbors in Lucerne, Unionville, and nearby towns celebrating Christmas. Mentions moves, visits, farm activity, stock shipments, and local schooling updates. Reports church dedication plans, holiday entertainments, and a youth tree with gifts arrangement amid seasonal events.
Glen Lewis of Milania is in town for the holidays while Lee Lemon returns home for Christmas. Stella Willamate visits for a few days and Mr. Schling enjoys time with his children. An oyster supper Friday night brings the community together.
Jacob France 18 is building a new house. Douc Gillam has erected a large new house. Clarence Lewis of Sidney has 8 new barn units. Johnson of Sidney region starts a new barn. Milton Leonard builds a smoke house. J R Smiths new house nearing completion. Adam Lornmire adds no new home. Wo Mahoney south of Siineg has a new dwelling. W Bibee will erect a poultry cottage. Thompson has a new roof on the hen house. FS Fechtling of Stah No 1 has a new barn, nicely painted. L M Bethlton has cottage home completed occupied. Lewin of Atall No 1 completes a summer-house and cellar at 150.
Andy Johnson and wife welcome a new girl baby at home. Martha Miller fought illness last week. Mrs. Geo Fightmaster visited county relatives Friday. Lem Rakes hauled wood to Unionville Monday and Tuesday. Charley Mullenix gave scholars a candy treat Friday. Ground shows snow as winter arrives. Albert Miller, home from Kirksville for holidays, visits. Robert Godfrey travels to Texas to see his daughter. L O Morgan and Lee Murphy checked a telephone line near Weat Liberty last week. Mrs. Taylor stays with her daughter Helping to care for a young girl adding joy to their home.
A fragment notes Mrs Grace Skipper sustaining a sprained ankle after a fall at Smoky Ridge. It mentions minor injuries and names individuals with unclear roles, reflecting incomplete OCR text from a local report.
The fragment recounts an accident from last week involving Joe Duncan's threshing machine where a wheel injury left a man severely hurt, while lingering notes praise recovery. It condemns alcohol use and laments whiskey rumors and a local crime where youths chased thieves, hinting at social unrest.
Mrs A Stevenson appears on the list of residents. Livonia hosted market activity for bogs and poultry. Several names visit relatives, move into new homes, spend holidays, or attend a Chapel school meeting. The fragment references farms, property, and a school gathering on a Saturday, the 80th.
Two centuries ago a merchant scheme at Lloyds coffee house in London spread to many patrons, sharing risks to Mediterranean cargoes and underwriting. The venture grew into a major European maritime agency that rates ships and tracks arrivals worldwide, preserving the coffee house name.
A recipe method describes simmering halibut slices in water with onion butter red pepper salt and thickening with flour or cornstarch. Eggs are beaten with lemon juice then mixed with the fish liquor and heated to a custard like consistency before serving with parsley garnish.
Unclear fragmentary text suggests a financial loss or crime involving a Chicago magnate and a figure of 950,000. Details are unreadable, with many garbled names and phrases impeding full reconstruction of events or entities.
A Jersey farmer outlines three corn based hog feeds linseed oil meal tankage and soybeans with experiments showing 120 pound hogs fattening on four parts corn meal to one part soy bean meal and other mixtures using linseed meal and tankage. He compares wheat middlings as a bone and muscle supplement, notes palatability and protein differences, and emphasizes selecting the lowest cost balanced ration. The piece shifts to reflections on organization and the value of teachers meetings for education, leadership, and progress, arguing aggressive educational associations drive improvement and that teachers influence student outcomes. A Jersey farmer near Fort Lee starts a dandelion field gate fee venture, anticipating substantial Sunday revenues from pickers.
A fragmented note discusses the value of a teachers' meeting with cautious optimism. The text hints at evaluating statements and proofs for readers to verify, referencing the Supreme Court and a likely essayist or editor.
Expressed juice of cucumbers half pint and other ingredients form a whitening cleansing lotion. Instructions mix shaving cream rose water almonds and soap into a paste, then strain and dissolve. Also notes on captivating Nile river scenes with numerous white boats and modern pleasure craft against ancient temples.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quips about a piano in a neighbor’s home as the instrument is “going, going, going” and draws a pointed remark from a sarcastic neighbor. The mother defends the piano’s value and status amid the chatter.
A garbled collage notes a polite clerk, a homely girl, and references to a German monocle ban. Suspected exchanges touch on a five dollar touch and lending, with mentions of miracles and wonders amid chaotic dialogue across Cleveland, Lorain, Woodland, and Boston Herald snippets.
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