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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
A short local notice promotes cent a word advertising for selling livestock and buying items through the paper. It mentions a 100-feet barn, clear title, and the owner seeking Baxter Springs property, with cash offered. The office is referenced as the contact point.
Northbound service on No. 122 Meteor to Kansas City and No. 108 Kansas City Special described in a terse Frisco timetable brief. Details imply routing or schedule notes for two trains with common city destination.
After a long wait the store announces colored cardboard is in stock and ready for purchase. Readers are urged to join the news list to receive updates and availability notices.
Akron Ohio May 20 Special The American Automobile Association will be sole arbitrator for the season’s 1916 racing champion and will allocate ten thousand dollars in awards to the first, second and third place finishers. Goodrich Silvertown tires may be used but no purchase inducement is offered. drivers may choose any tire and the winner’s prize will be divided regardless of tire choice. Also included are brief local notices of health testimonial and a marriage in Newton Kansas to Mr. McDaniel and Miss Harrington, with plans to reside in Cleburn.
Mrs Florence Slife of Wabash praises Chamberlains Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains in strong terms. A family reunion at Mr and Mrs T A Embree home on May 28 honored Leona Harrington and her sons Charles and Arthur of Wichita with a four course dinner and roses carnations and lady slippers in Baxter. Harry Brown of Joplin visited F M Perkins before the week. The News is $1 a year.
Baxter Springs citizens offer testimony on kidney remedies including Dean's Kidney Pills by Mrs P P Prather of Cedar St. She reports back pain relief swelling reduction and improved condition after use from A R Kanes Drug Store Buffalo NY. The ad then shifts to advocating farm life for youth and notes Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable household medicine available locally.
Public notice announces Baxter Telephone Company's request to raise tel service rates. The Public Utilities Commission of Kansas will hear the case in Topeka on June 16, 1916 at 9:00 a.m. The commission's secretary is Moore. Also promotes a new cancer book offering free copies by mail.
One hundred forty two in Sunday School last Sunday. A movement to add to the church for a dining room kitchen and more class rooms. Children's Day program planned for June 1. Memorial services held, though day largely unknown.
We express gratitude to friends who offered support during the illness and death of Beat tice. Signed by Sarah Hendry and family.
Comer Military and Neosho discuss preservation of the old Thompson stand, a familiar local landmark. Community leaders urge support to maintain the historic site amidst development plans and potential relocation considerations.
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