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Jackson Mill

Published October 8, 2021

A 1930 article by Docia Karell tells the history of the Jackson Mill near Ava, Missouri.

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At the first meeting of the Missouri State Archaeological Society, held April 12, 1935, the society addressed the production of fake arrowheads, spearheads and pipes in southeast Missouri and the areas around Springfield and Neosho.

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Yom Kippur 1906

Published September 10, 2021

Rabbi Gross of Cincinnati addressed the congregation of Temple Israel on Yom Kippur in 1906. In addition to his talks, there was reading of text in Hebrew and singing by a finely trained choir.