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Title: Missouri's Plain People
Description: Article about the Amish town of Jamesport, Missouri, with descriptions and photos of the community's low-technology way of life.
Date: 2000-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Maryville: Modern Matrix
Description: Article about the town of Maryville, Missouri, in the northwestern Missouri county of Nodaway, home of Northwest Missouri State University and the birthplace of Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People." Description of some of the town's notable characteristics, including the "first electronic campus in the country," the first NCAA Division II football team to win consecutive national championships, a high quality school system, a diverse but cohesive community, and equidistant proximity to Kansas City, Omaha, and Des Moines, with photos.
Date: 2000-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: A Family Tradition: This Spud's for You
Description: Photo and article about "the Backer's potato chip plant in Fulton," Missouri run by the Backer family since its establishment in 1931 at nearby Hiller's Creek, Missouri.
Date: 2001-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Splendor in the City
Description: Article gives the history of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis and includes several color photographs of the interior and exterior of the church.
Date: 2000-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Made in Missouri--Roll Out the Barrel: Bygone Buckets
Description: Photo and biographical article about Doug Bratcher, a cooper or barrel-maker in Liberty, Missouri, making wooden storage items for movies, electronics companies, and Silver Dollar City, etc.
Date: 2001-02
Object Type: Magazine Article