Missouri and Iowa Weather Destroys Property and Enrollments Rise
The era reports wild weather with twisters across Putnam Schuyler and Adair counties in Missouri and southern Iowa causing damage to buildings and trees. Enrollments at Kirksville State Normal School expect to top 1200 this summer as rains hinder rural attendance. Describes a local infant death by accidental hood entrapment and notes a forthcoming wedding in Bowling Green with notable guests.
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Putnam County
Schuyler
Adair
Missouri
Iowa
Kirksville ‘State Normal School
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McCormick Mowers Highlight New Big 4 and Vertical Lift Models
The McCormick New Big 4 mower uses a larger frame and heavier wheels with 4 1 2 5 6 and 7 foot cutter bars. The McCormick Vertical Lift mower adds vertical cutter bar operation while in use. The McCormick New 4 mower has fewer parts and emphasizes simple, durable design for light draft and dependable service.
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McCormick New
McCormick
McCormick Self-Dump Rake Performance and Features
The McCormick self-dump rake works well in all hay conditions. It dumps quickly and the teeth return to the windrow, leaving a neat field. The rake can operate with the ground or up, and teeth can be locked down to bunch from the windrow. Engagement of the trip rod ratchets dumps the load into staggered wheels.
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McCormick
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Local notes and incidents from a rural district news page
A collage of small items: a woman slips into an old garden well but escapes, a Cameron gambling raid disrupts a resort, overdue furniture claims led by a prosecutor, storm injuries in Clio with a chicken-saving heroine, resignations of a Princeton mayor and city staff, elopement plans of Osgood teens, chimney and stove pipe damage, Missouri fraternal orders reported by the state labor commissioner, petty theft at Cole Bros restaurant, scattered Sunday School attendance, and local visitors and travel notes.
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Cameron
Els
Fitzpatrick
Missouri
Odd Fellows
Masonis Order
K. of P's
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Trenton
M."c. Hudson
Law De_partment
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State University
Mizeouri
England
Witthayaya
Alex Cochran, Jr
Milsa
Tom Evane
la Grange
Mra. Evans
Supreme Court
Joseph
Sean Ales
Déstineve Clark
Bowling Green
Thomas Nichols
Cameron Wfy
McCormick News
Lee Ae Zend
Boa Ees Eis
Morgan’s Lumber Yard
Kate Hemmingwey
Gox
Clio
Hemmingway
Coxs
Q. M. Perry
Princeton
City Electrican
Muck Rakers
Tattgle Meekins
Oms Todd
Osgood
Dwight Todd
Joe Mackinty
Green City
Cole Bros
Prigot
Ke G. A. Gatheee
Aya
Keith Clark
Union
Paylite Bishop
Widaville
Rome
Moniday
Wola
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