Cross Roads and Cora Family Movements
Wayne and family recently moved to a house northeast of Cora, vacating the prior home of T. E. Bundridge and family who moved to Oklahoma. Franklin family visits Cora on Sunday. Billie Franklin visited Brookfield to see his brother J. B. Franklin and family. Hazel Dodson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Comp ton. Edward Kibble of east of Cora visited Milan on Sunday afternoon amid snow. Ralph Morris works for Billie and Atis Franklin. Bob Gliding for Jove ll of Milan works. Bundridge visited Milan. Dodson was a Milan visitor Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Cora
Wayne Dines
T. E. Bundridge
Oklahoma
Edward Kibble
East of Cora
Milan
Local residents reconvene after Sunday visits
Norih Salem News reports a busy weekend as Miss Fannie Peagier and Miss Alpha Pearler share time Sunday night. Numerous families including the McCollums, Smiths, Wyatts, and Mulfords spent Sunday with relatives. Several students missed school due to mumps and illnesses like asthma were noted among residents.
Sedgwick Items Highlight Local Travels and Illness
Sedgwick items mention Benford Coram and Coram brothers on a business trip to Winigan on Saturday. Walter Overshest is reported very sick at this writing. Dave and Everett Coram took a business trip to Brookfield on Friday. Mrs J C McCollum visited with daughters Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Jim Cleeton and her daughter Genevie visited Mr and Mrs Will Haley on Sunday. Mrs Carrie Overstreet visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benford Coram
Winigan
Dave
Everett Coram
Brookfield
Jim Cleeton
Genevie
Will Haley
Sunday visitors fill Montgomery kinfolk invitations
Sunday events note Don Minor and family 7 Everett Coffman and kin visited Mr and Mrs W Overstreet. Charley Coram and family Will Abbott and kin visited Renford Coram and wife. Kirksville relatives visited George Montgomery and wife. Mrs Ica McCollum spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs Walter Overstreet. Ray Lambert and family Will Broyles and family and Simon Head and family visited Claude W McCollum and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Head
Robert Lambert
James Deskins
Frank Tucker
Charley Coram
Will Abbott
Renford
Coram
Sunes
Ib Montgomery
George Montgomery
Ica McCollum
Walter Overstreet
Ray Lambert
Will Broyles
Simon” Head
Claude W. McCollum
M. E. Church Notes on Unity and a Spring Talk
The notes praise the Sunday services and unity among local churches. Mrs Stevens of Conn will speak next Tuesday evening April 13 at the church, representing the W F M Society. The writer invites all to attend and hear her, as he cannot attend the sermon Sunday morning in Linneus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Conn
W. F. M. Society
Linneus
W. Clay
Cora and Vicinity Moves and Visits Reported
Ella Heskins visited her parents Mr and Mrs J W Browning in Humphreys on Tuesday. Victor Jones and family moved to the John Stephenson farm west of Cora on Friday. Walter Stephenson moved to the Sally Shepherd farm near Browning. Ernest Dodson Neve Heskins S C Harmon N E Maxey Mr and Mrs Roy Knifong and Bob Jennings went to Milan on Monday. Dell Howard made a business trip to Chillicothe on Monday. A daughter spent Saturday with Mrs Alpha Hollon and relatives in Browning. Alex Hines moved to Meadville on Monday. Mack Hagen is working for A Brinkley at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Heskins
Humphreys
Mrs
J. W. Browning
Victor Jones
Milan
John Stephenson
Cora, Friday
Ernest Dodson
Neve Heskins
S.C. Harmon
N. E. Maxey
Roy Knifong
Bob. Jennings
Snowbound Roads Hit Garner Area Gatherings
A severe snow storm last week left roads nearly impassable around Garner and nearby. Virgil Lee and family from Purin visited Albert Dodge and wife Sunday. P W Bailey and wife visited his father Alex Bailey Sunday. Leonard Riedl stayed over with Herbert and Otto Peper. Herbert Peper and Henry Cruise families visited Will iam Haley Sunday. Johnie and Bennie Burkholder with Mrs E E Thudium visited Orville Thudium and wife Sunday. Mrs Laura Thudium is sick at this writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner and Vicinity
Virgil Lee
Pur|in
Albert Dodge
Sunday
P. W. Bailey
Alex Bailey
Leonard Riedl
Herbert Peper
Otto Peper
Henry Cruise
Buckiin
Johnie
Bennie Burkholder
Mrs. E. E. Thudium
Orville
Miss Estel Watson and Miss Dora Watson Visit
Miss Estel Watson visited Miss Dora Watson last Wednesday evening. Theodore Bailey made a business trip to St. Catherine last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estel Watson
Dora Watson
Theodore Bailey
St. Catherine
Local residents visit and travel notices from North Salem area
Miss Vaughn Fitzgerald visited Miss Lydia Bailey and Virgie Watson last Friday nate. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Milburn and sister Mrs. Floyd were shopping in North Salem, Saturday. Ernest Watson, Philip Bailey and family, Connie, Roy and Luther Bauer, Virgie Watson, Lydia Bailey, Bernice and Dorothy Riedl were visitors at the home of Alex Bailey, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Watson and little daughter, Helen visited Arthur Watson and family, Sunday, Carlos Bauer made his usual call in the Winigan vicinity Sunday eve. Frank Heal and family J. C. Head, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Olen Clapp, Mr. and Mrs. Feesie Minor and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Floyd visited at the home of T. A. Millburn, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Milburn
Mrs. Floyd
North Salem
Ernest Watson
Philip Bailey
Connie
Roy
Luther Bauer
Virgie Watson
Lydia Bailey
Bernice
Dorothy Riedl
Alex Bailey
L. M. Watson
Helen
Arthur Watson
Carlos Bauer
Winigan
Olen Clapp
Feesie Minor
Bert Floyd
T. A. Millburn
Egypt Items Reflect Snow Delays and Easter Travel
The report notes lingering snow effects in Egypt with roads blocked until Monday and schools closed for days. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Claude Bauswell, J W Jones, Grant Dodson and families, and Frances McClaren are mentioned along with Easter Sunday visits and lumber transport from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Bauswell
J. W. Jones
Frances McClaren
Oldtime Cultures and Modern Motherhood Talk
A newspaper discussion notes curiosity about ancient civilizations found in Mexico. An American engineer reports buried cities under volcanic deposits near a Mexican volcano, suggesting pre-Columbian pyramid cities and long gaps in Western Hemisphere history. The piece urges careful follow up and continued world history research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Western Hemisphere
Tut
Peru
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Palestine
Chaldea
Cro-Magnon Caves
Relieved Biddy of Duties in Rural Poultry Venture
An actress long retired from the stage buys a country smallholding and starts a poultry farm. She orders thirteen eggs and stations, seeks hatch timing from a poultry journal, receives advice, and three weeks pass with no hatchlings. Frustrated, she destroys the plan and removes the hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Journal
On Their Way and a Lesson in Eavesdropping
A reflection on children overhearing adults as a group of three girls walk home from school and consider buying ice cream. An informal lesson emerges about parental conversations and how much children absorb from overheard remarks and attitudes. The piece notes that kids listen, even when adults think they do not, and mentions a child describing being “stek” as feeling unwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Johnny
Mary
Stek
Scientists Claim Carbon to Helium Transmutation Found
In Sperry Gyroscope laboratory chemists report a breakthrough in transmutation turning carbon into helium. Helium, noncombustible and nonexplosive, is sought for dirigible airship power aiding a skyward fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sperry Gyroscope Company
In Another Class Fire Sparks Childish Debate
In a neighbor hood a fire broke out prompting a mother to tell twins not to go but to watch from four yards. Father offered to help and Billy urged to join, while Bobby noted guardians had plans of their own as the exchange captured a moment of family tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Bobby
The Perfect Hostess in a Quiet Conversation
A dialogue excerpt centers on Mrs. Parke and her husband with concern for his health, noting he looks thin. The exchange reveals family dynamics and concern without broader context, suggesting a social vignette from a domestic setting.
Too Early a Parental Nudge on Matrimony
A brief exchange shows a mother pressing for marriage prospects while the daughter delays, noting the suitor will not arrive until three o'clock. The light dialogue captures social timing and expectations in a domestic vignette.
Children a nuisance to neighbors with dog complaint
A reader notes neighbors complain that children are a nuisance to the community due to an allegedly troublesome dog owned by Oty. The exchange reveals confusion over the issue and seeks clarity on the underlying fault and responsibility.
Questioning the Cook
A brief exchange reveals a worker admitting past conditions of little work, no supervision, and high wages, followed by a question about leaving. The dialogue underscores motives for job departure and tensions in early employment settings.
Thrift Drives Waste Paper Recycling in U.S. Mills
The piece notes attic and basement discards surge at certain seasons and how junk dealers and bonfires often mishandle debris. It highlights thrift culture shifting away from burning toward reuse and stresses that millions of tons of waste paper feed U.S. mills, underscoring the economic and forest-saving value of recycling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Proverb Origins From Ancient Moral Lays to Everyday Speech
The passage traces proverbs as ancient unwritten morality and craft rules passed through generations. It notes their origin in preachers and writers who coined apposite sayings, preserved as enduring precepts long before formal authority or modern literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xuze
Disraeli
How Style Follows Style in Paisley Shawls
The article traces the Paisley shawl craze to Europe over a century ago with Empress Josephine and notes Kashmir shawls have a two thousand year history. Historian Gertrude Linnell argues the Paisley is a machine made European imitation of handwoven Kashmir shawls, once seen in Caesar era fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Josephine
Gertrude Linnell
Kashmir
Mentor
Vale of
Oman Empire
How Labeling Is Made Easy Printing Wheel Device
A compact labeling device centers on a three inch high wheel arranged with the alphabet numbers and punctuation. A small knob on the left turns the wheel while a spring on the right connects to a metal brace guiding the strike letter and resting the hand during operation.
Fairy tale health habits inspire children to learn
An imaginative story approach encourages young children to adopt personal health routines. Fairy characters such as a toothbrush and a hairbrush act as central figures to engage kids, with ongoing tales designed to be read day by day. Mothers who let imagination guide storytelling help entertain and benefit their children.
Evidence of 19th century commission letter from cemetery sexton
A collector reproduces letters from Mr Summers and a cemetery sexton discussing a sample case and commissions. Summers refuses a trader’s offer, citing his eight year policy of no agents and no commission, while acknowledging the other party’s claims. The letters are presented as bonafide and on file at Summers’ business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers
S. W. Summers
Notice of Final Settlement for Job B Peterson Estate
Executors W.P. Peterson and A.D. Peterson inform creditors and interested parties that they will render a final settlement at the next Linn County Probate Court term in Linneus Missouri on May 10 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job B. Peterson
W.P. Peterson
A.D. Peterson
Linn County
Missouri
Linneus
Statement of Ownership for Lender Record Browning Mo 1926
Statement of Ownership published April 4 1926 for the Lender Record Browning Missouri. Editor Publisher and Owner Joe Nickell lists known bond holders and mortgage holders at 1 percent stake, with none of other securities. Sworn April 3 1926 by Jesse D Burwell, with commission expiring March 10 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Joe Nickell
Missouri
Jesse D. Burwell
Purification Treatment Promises Health Renewal
Doctors endorse purifying the body to restore health. A course of Calotabs taken once or twice weekly for several weeks purports to purify the entire system, with a family package available at drug stores.
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Franklin
Billie Franklin
J. B. Franklin
Hazel Dodson
Jimmie Compton
Ralph Morris
Billie and
Atis Franklin
Bob
Joveell of
Worka Bundridge
Dodson
Norih Salem News
Ralph, McCollum
Robert ‘Long
Walter Smithy
Mrs. C. 8. Smith
Maxine
Smith
Anne Betty
Mrs. P. Bom
North So'em
Collum
Misses Buth
Irene Wyatt
Almira Jayn
Heodore Kitze
Rezer
Tze
RJ. Mulford
Sarah Moore
R. H. Smith
B. F. Almind
C. W. Bailey
Charles
Florence
Straley
Alpha Brantner
Truman
Ted Ritze
Miss
Tressaner
R. J. Mulford
T. M. Smith
Lioyd Cordray
Frank McCallum
Walter
J. C. McCollum
Mrs. Cleo and
Estel Coffman
Carrie Overstreet
Don Minor
Family
Everett Coffman
Pen
Trurcdwy Eve
Mrs. W. Overstreet
Tom Hill
Kirksville
M. E. Church Notes
Cora and Vicinity
Walter Stephenson
Sally Shepherd
Brownin
Dell Howard
Chillicothe
Alpha Hollon
Thei
Alex Hines
Meadville
Mack Hagen
A. ©. Brinkley
Walter Long
William Haley
Laura Thudium
DR. Price Cook Book
Price Baking Powder Factory
Hursday
Frank
Heal and Family
J. C. Head
Grant Dodson
Jesse Dodson
Hildred
Anna Lumsden
Margaret Swearenzen
Harl Palmer
The
Owl
Phar
Paysicion
Alvomon Lacus
New York
Atlantic City
Chile
Biddy
Thrift Magazin
Chicago
Burlington
L. T. Wykoff
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