Pearl Grocery Offers High Prices and Big Bargains This Week
The Pearl Grocery in Baxter Springs Kansas promotes severe stock clearance with bargains on groceries and announces plans to open Pepper & Tolbart poultry house, offering top prices for poultry and eggs, plus buying all kinds of produce. Also notes local news on Fourth of July events, a potential new mill on L. L. Cardin land, mineral rights, war-era tax questions, a yeast explosion incident, and nearby drilling ventures.
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Pepper & Tolbart Poultry House
L. L. Cardin
Lou
New Bargains in 5c 10c 25c Goods
Bargains across 5c 10c and 25c goods including English torchon laces, ribbed trimming lace 5c 10c, metal hair bow fasteners 10c, line of men s fancy border handkerchiefs 10c, ladies Jap silk handkerchiefs 25c, and high grade talcum powder 10c.
Must Have Sewers for Baxter Springs Now
An appeal urges Baxter Springs to establish a sewer system via a benefit district funded by long term tax payments. It argues the city should designate districts, petition the council, and let contractors install mains with taxpayers covering costs over years. It calls for action, inviting commercial club involvement and public suggestions.
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Baxter Springs
Commercial Club
News
Brakebill and Meyerding announce June wedding in Kansas City
Cards from Baxter Springs announce the marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Brakebill daughter of Mrs Henry W Brakebill Kansas City to Mr Leslie Gustave Meyerding formerly of Baxter in Kansas City on Wednesday June 26 ceremony details indicate a formal union between two Kansas families with ties to Baxter and Kansas City.
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Baxter Springs
Mary Elizabeth Brakebill
Henry W. Brakebill
Kansas City
Leslie Gustave Meyerding
Baxter
Kansas
City
Daisy B. Higgins
James N. Higgins
Frank Perkins
Marshfield
Jas B. Armstrong
Tulsa
Grateful thanks for support after loss of daughter
Mr and Mrs J N Higgins and family express appreciation for the help and kindness shown during the illness and death of their daughter and sister.
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J. N. Higgins
For Sale No 5 Keystone drill in first class condition
No 5 Keystone drill offered for sale in running order and fully equipped by Ed Byram. The report notes soldiers passing through Baxter Springs en route to the Mexico border face harsh conditions and health risks, urging consolidation of peace and safe return home. Local residents Mr and Mrs A H Reller and relatives traveled from St. Louis to stay with C W Bilharz family, with Miss Etta Keller visiting Gretchen Bilbars, and Frank Hemstreet visiting from Chetopa.
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Ed Byram
Mexico
New York State
Baxter Springs
A. H. Reller
Oliver
Virginia Reller
Baxter
St. Louis
C. W. Bilharz
Etta Keller
Gretchen Bilbars
Baxter Springs Seeks Rooms for Rent Shortage
To The People of Baxter Springs urged residents with spare rooms to report them to D. Martin, Secretary of the Commercial Club. The note requests landlords list available rooms to direct seekers, as every house is occupied and demand outstrips supply.
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Baxter Springs
Baxter
D. Martin
Commercial Club
Joplin
Baxter Field
Taking the Home Paper editorial plea to readers
A request from a community paper urges readers to value local news and recognize the labor behind each issue. It asks who would endure month by month without the paper and who would stand in the editor’s shoes for a time, acknowledging the effort and cost involved.
Auto Owners and town notes from Baxter County
State license due and new tag urged by Constable Henry Horton. City repairs planned on Military street road, North street graveling, and River street hill reduction. Deaths include Daisy Higgins and Ruby Alice Mann with brief interments. Troop trains attract townsfolk. visitors Mrs. W A Scott and Mrs. F E McAlerney noted. Local ads for dye works and a Brazilian navy boat power claim mentioned.
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Henry Horton
Dade
Military
Reunion
North
Blackberry Crop Tops This Year Despite Busy Town
The blackberry crop is reported strong this year though many residents are too busy to pick. In other news Mrs. Luevinia Benton, wife of David Benton, dies at her home after an assault. the injured woman survives with nonfatal injuries.
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F. E. McAlerney
Luevinia Benton
David Benton
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Dr. Nichols
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Columbus
Wayne Ridgeway
Mrs. Wear
Wayne
Harvard
Topeka
A. E. Pfremmer
Reno County
Chas, L. Smith
United States
Jim Goodwin
Roy Harvey
Picher
F. Powers
McWilliams
Brakebill-Meyerding
Frank Hemstreet
Chetopa
W. A. Scott
Columbus, Georgia
Ruby Alice Mann
Baxter Dye Works
Dreerpi Dled
Baxter State Bank
McAboy & Co
Jas. Large
Lowney
Chocolates
J. W. Grantham
Baxter National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
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