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Gobbler makes a break for itPosted Thursday, December 19, at 12:00 AM Around Thanksgiving, I tried to find a story I vaguely remembered about a turkey that decided it wasn't time to sacrifice itself to grace someone's holiday dinner table and made a break for freedom. I thought the story was associated with Fischer's Market on West End Boulevard, but, alas, I couldn't find it.....
Mrs. Ollie "Ma" Kopper decided to hang up her spatula in 1936, retiring from feeding Cape Girardeau's hungry masses after 28 years in the boarding and rooming business. Here's a feature story the Missourian published about the accomplished cook and early Cape Girardeau business woman:...
Have you ever noticed the small, granite mausoleum in New Lorimier Cemetery? It's dwarfed by the much larger, 1917 "Temple of Rest" mausoleum located nearby. The tomb holds the mortal remains of eight members of the Peironnet family. First to be interred there was Harlan P. Peironnet, who died July 14, 1912. Harlan was a prominent Cape Girardeau merchant, the son of Dr. Alfred and Charlotte Cooper Peironnet...
This photo was taken in 1976 by Missourian photographer Fred Lynch. It was published in the newspaper's Bicentennial Edition on July 4 of that year. The image shows the approximate location of the Moccasin Springs crossing used by some of the Cherokee Indians who crossed the Mississippi River in 1838 -- 175 years ago -- on the Trail of Tears...
Some questions are almost universal. Probably one of the most frequently asked is, "Where were you when President Kennedy was shot?" At almost 2 1/2-years-old, I was probably stealing toys from my twin brother in the ever-present playpen. I have no memory of President Kennedy, but like all Americans, I have lived with his legacy and the events that stole him from us 50 years ago...
I'm not much of a football fan, high school or otherwise. But I am a cat person. This front page story in the Southeast Missourian from 1938 caught my eye, and I decided to feature it in a blog as we close out the gridiron season. I've retyped the story, as the reproduction from microfilm was just too difficult to read. I apologize for the poor quality of the photograph. It's the best I could do from the scratched microfilm...
Under the heading of "Boys will be boys," I collect stories of mischief gotten into or odd little items that give me pause. I think it's appropriate to share some of these stories in this first blog after Halloween, the night of all nights for mischief making...
Halloween has always been a favorite holiday in my family. Perhaps that's because my middle sister, Jean, was born that day. My oldest sister still celebrates in grand style with a pumpkin-carving party each year. Ghosts and goblins apparently hold no fear for most in my immediate family. ...
"Uncle Andy" Caldwell's claim to fame was an adventure he had in the years just prior to the Civil War. A native of Cape Girardeau County, Uncle Andy and his brother, Robert, set off in 1852 to find their fortunes in the gold fields of California. Things didn't quite turn out the way Uncle Andy had them planned, however, and he returned to Cape County in 1859, in time to celebrate Christmas with the home folks...
A few years before my father's decline into the no-man's-land of Alzheimer's, I learned that he had never received the medals he had earned while fighting in Europe in World War II. While Dad rarely talked about his service, I knew that he was proud of his time in the Army. So I decided to acquire his medals for him...
For some reason, the publishers of the Missourian spent a lot of time over the years speculating on who brought the first automobiles to Cape Girardeau. I have found several articles on the subject. They seem to agree that Dr. A.D. Blomeyer owned one of the first vehicles in town, although they don't all agree about what model he drove. If we can trust Blomeyer's memory on the matter, his first automobile was a White Steamer...
In the summer of 1913, hard on the heels of the Rev. Lincoln McDonnell's big tabernacle meetin', a religious awakening took place in this river town. Churches reported their pews filled on the Sundays following McDowell's departure, and Sloan's Creek was used for more baptisms than swimming parties during that hot, hot summer. ...
I think by the time the publishers were getting to the end of the 1907 Industrial Supplement, they were getting tired of writing copy. They filled the last page with photos and captions. You'll notice as you read my comments under the various photos that I frequently reference the National Register of Historic Places. You can read the applications for these historic sites at Missouri Department of Natural Resources website...
The 1907 Industrial Supplement devoted one full page to some of Cape Girardeau's beautiful, new homes. A FEW OF THE MANY BEAUTIFUL NEW RESIDENCES OF THE YEAR. Home of J.W. Thornton. One of the prettiest and most modern frame residences in the city...
Cape Girardeau's first business district was the downtown area lining the riverfront. Its second was Haarig, also known as the Good Hope Business District and the Midtown Business District. Being of German descent, I usually call it Haarig, which is the German word for "hairy."...
I'm frequently asked how different sections of Cape Girardeau got their names. Probably the most frequently asked question is: "Was there ever a smelter in Smelterville?" Well, yes and no. There were plans for a heck-of-a-large smelter south of what was Cape Girardeau in 1907. Some of its buildings for the operation were actually even constructed. But the smelter was never completed and never smelted one single smelt of ore...
I'm hoping you've stuck with me through the first six installments of the 1907 "Industrial Supplement" and find them as interesting as I do. We're nearing the end of the supplement, with only one large article (this one) to go and then several smaller ones with lots of photographs...
Once more we return to the 1907 "Industrial Supplement" published by the Naeter Brothers for The Daily Republican newspaper. The article reprinted here was written for the supplement by Ledru Roland Johnson, an Oxford graduate and Cape Girardeau Normal School faculty member in 1907. Johnson taught horticulture at the school and wrote a weekly gardening column for The Southeast Missourian newspaper, "Over the Garden Wall." He died here in 1944...
This week's installment of the 1907 Industrial Supplement deals with the Third District Normal School, now Southeast Missouri State University. CAPE'S STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ENJOYS RAPID GROWTH; GREATEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF KIND IN THE WEST Cape Girardeau is proud of her industrial and commercial development; but she is no less proud of her educational institutions. ...
For several weeks now, we've been examining the contents of the 1907 "Industrial Supplement," which was published by The Daily Republican newspaper. This week's installment focuses on Broadway buildings. BROADWAY The Meyer Building. Erected by Meyer Brothers at a cost of over $15,000. The lower floor is used by them for a meat market, which as the following picture shows, is an unusually fine one. The upper floors are divided into modern flats...
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The Southeast Missourian's resident historian Sharon K. Sanders blogs about interesting pieces of local history pulled from the newspaper's morgue -- the place where our old editions are kept.
Hot topics Ma Kopper retires(  5 ~ 1:24 PM, Dec 16)
Remembering the Trail of Tears
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Gobbler makes a break for it
Boys will be boys, and other mischief
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