Rugged Rural Dispatches Highlight Missouri and Surroundings
A mishmash of county seat battles in Linn and adjacent counties faces injunctions delaying road routes. Missouri crops show promise despite dry spells with wheat and corn thriving. Local injuries include Claud Jeffries’s ankle fracture after a runaway horse. Parachute stunt near Trenton captivates residents, and a string of small town incidents follows in Cameron, Memphis, Kirksville, and Lucerne with autos, mowers, and a church schedule noted.
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Missouri
Claud Jeffries
Lancaster
Thia Horee
Bill’ Gundy
Unionville
Memphis Reveille
Missouri Corn Crop Saved by Shallow Cultivation
Hy F Wo Mumford director at the experiment station says dry 1911 showed cultivation saved the corn crop in Missouri and urges continuous shallow cultivation now to conserve moisture. If farmers follow this mulch method it could add millions to farmers incomes and avert crop loss.
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Mumford
Raperiment
Missouri
Nyala Tonic Aims to Boost Appetite and Digestion
Nyala Tonic claims to increase the appetite aid digestion purify the blood and boost circulation. The description presents the tonic as a spring medicine with multiple health benefits.
Rural News Flash and Local Incidents
A man around thirty attempted suicide in a Seymour hotel last week after going to his room in the afternoon two gunshots were heard. Landlord found him in serious condition with doubtful recovery. Separate reports note Fourth of July patriotism in towns and boy participation. A buggy crash near Bethany sent McGowan to bruises and Burgess with a broken arm. Linn county plans first rural high school serving eighteen square miles, approved by a large majority. Edith Fay, near Sumner, severely scalded when a stick slipped while turning kettle belongings during laundry.
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Seymour
Var
McGowan
Burgess
Bethany
Foraker
Linn County
Edith Fay
Sumner
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