25 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
1
The ad promises reliable delivery of groceries in quantity and quality with the best and freshest goods at reasonable prices. It appeals to repeat trade by inviting a trial, asserting customer satisfaction as the path to regular purchases.
Baxter residents gather for visitors from Webb City Joplin and Route 5. Wheat market outlook grows with two buyers boosting farmer selling opportunities. Boosters promote Booster Day in Miami and nearby towns as politics heat up toward the August primary.
A country visitor riding home on a crowded city car gives his seat to a feeble old lady who stands beside a superiorly dressed man reading his paper. The incident contrasts urban vanity with simple rural courtesy in a five o’clock commute.
The city and rural route editions offer engaging items including Fables and Slang by George Ade and Growing Seedling Evergreen in Kansas Not Difficult by state forester Chas. A. Scott. Flies Dangerous to Have in the House, a piece from a knowledgeable writer, and For Handy, Boys and Girls to Do. Indian animal stories for children plus farm guidance such as Preparing Wheat Ground Early by W. M. Jardine. The News costs $1 a year and is worth it.
Two month old child of Mr and Mrs J L McCoyne Route 1 died early yesterday morning from strangulation. Mrs McCoyne woke at 4 am to nurse the baby then prepared breakfast. Mr McCoyne found the infant dead when he checked the bed. Dr English pronounced death by strangulation.
Read the illustrated article on flies and become the everlasting enemy of the past. You owe it to yourself, your family and your community to do your part to ward off the fly menace and improve public health.
The Presbyterian Church holds Sabbath school at 10:00 a m and preaching at 11:00 a m with another service at 8:00 p m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:00 p m and an erase meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:00 p m. You are invited to all services.
H. R. H. McCauley, part of the John Jones leases on Five Mile, brought in the season's first wheat on Tuesday. The grain tested 60 pounds and was purchased by Chas. H. Gaines. The wheat was shipped out over the M. O. & G. railroad.
On Every Page the town paper highlights a busy week of local news and humor. July 4 barbecue at Devil's Promenade invites residents to join in festive communal dining and celebration.
A historical critique urges the Baxter Springs Board of Health to resign or punish unsanitary alleys and decorations. It asserts the board holds vast powers to close places and compel clean up, yet questions whether it will enforce health laws or arrest noncompliant owners. It names Drs. Boswell, English, and Wear and calls for duty.
The Baxter State Bank adds a large section of two key safety deposit boxes. These are secure units that require two keys to open and cannot be moved as a whole. They are ideal for private papers like deeds mortgages abstracts and insurance policies or for storing jewelry.
The writer denounces selling Chautauqua tickets under cost, arguing subscribers who pledged or signed contracts expect fair pricing. Those who bought last year for this year’s event should not be harmed by resellers seeking profit from the high class entertainment.
New Bridge T M McCauley of Miami starts constructing a concrete bridge over the Host bill creek south of town. The span will feature a 30 foot water opening and heavy pipe railing with the hill lowered to fit the grade. A W Abrama donates tailings for the project. Hood’s announce a new profit sharing plan. Hugh Farrelly W F Supp and W L Brown, candidates for U S senator from Kansas, plan to attend the Big Baxter Reunion with expectations of unified support after primaries.
Mrs. L A Paul of Columbus Ga visits Bax terite friends with daughter Mrs Arthur Scott. Capt Wm Watson of Pittsburg, a 20th Kansas veteran, plans to speak at the reunion. Miss Ethel Cook leaves for Muskogee Okla to join the Telephone Co. district. A barn burns on the old Starbuck place. fire department unable to save it. Victor Murdock, Progressive of Kansas, to speak at the Big Banner reunion Sept 2. Judge Sairth campaigns for re nomination with aluminum fittings and needle packages touted. Mrs A D C Harvey returns from Caboole Mo to visit Ella Jackson. Local Masonry group hosts Galena visitors. Fred Stone earns a Masonic degree. Chas F Osthoff of Columbus seeks Democratic nomination. long history in county industry. For Sale Dr. uM QOe Bee.
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