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Photographs of the Shackleford House, 921 College Hill Place (4) and of 338 N. Pacific Ave (5).

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Printed remarks (13p) of Hawes on “Drainage and Its Financial Obligations” made before the Senate of the United States, May 5, 1930. Pertaining to drainage in Southeast Missouri, agriculture and farm relief measures.

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Images of the town of Hornersville, Mo., working on the railroad, and working on the Little River.

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Abstract of the Record (32p) in the St. Louis Court of Appeals of the State of Missouri on appeal from the Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas, Cape Girardeau County, in which Houck sued the Waterworks company for failing to provide an adequate water supply to fire hydrants near Houck Depot which was destroyed by fire.

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Microfiche copy of a manuscript by Edward G. Mason, on local history and genealogy in early settlement of Illinois.

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Reports from surveys conducted by the University of Illinois on the soils of Illinois counties. 71 of the 102 Illinois counties are included in the collection with a different county being studied each year.

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Selections from the illustrated newspapers Frank Leslie’s, Harpers Weekly, Every Saturday, Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, and Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion dealing with Missouri and the Mississippi River. The majority of the selections deal with the Civil War, other topics includes steamboats, agriculture, and flooding. *Oversized

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Microfilm copy of the 1987 Annual Report of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jackson [MO].

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Newspaper advertisement for Ramsdell Norway Oats. *Oversized

Abstract This article was written by W.L. Bouchard, editor for The Lead Belt News. It discusses his inspection of Mine La Motte and the Hickory Nut Mine, both owned by St. Joseph Lead Company. The article pays attention to the daily life of the mines while also examining the machinery used in the mines and the safety and cleanliness levels of the facilities. The article also includes letters written to the editor. The same article was printed in The Lead Belt News on August 19, 1949 and in The...