Uncle Reuben’s Letter on Kansas Taft Ushering In Picks
Reuben Hardscrable reports Uncle Joe Cannon’s Kansas primary stumble and insurgent gains. He notes a faint Roosevelt revival, Maine Hale prospects fading, Ohio GOP tensions with G B Cox, and Washington anxiety as taft allies stumble.
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Joe Cannon
Kansas
Cornwallis
Joe
Joway
Taft
White House
Lacey
Roosevelt
Washington
Nebraska
Hale
Maine
Congress
Ohio
G. B. Cox
Cincinnati
Roger Sullivan
Republican Party
Oyster Bay
Reuben
Milan Fair Promises Record Entries This Year
Milan merchants plan a large Milan Fair with bigger premiums in the race ring and more horse entries than ever. Admission remains 25 cents as the public is urged to attend. Burlington Railroad adds new libraries to its Library Cars replacing the five-foot shelf with up-to-date short stories and classic works for travelers.
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Merchants’ Fair Association of
Milan
Burlington Railroad
Eliot
Harvard University
Meadville Chautauqua notes and old settlers report
A Meadville Chautauqua preview cites season tickets and speakers including Senator Gore and Maud Ballington Booth with musical acts by Royal Hungarian Orchestra and Dixie Jubilee Singers. Old Settlers reunion at Linneus draws large crowds. baseball outbreaks feature Browning Unionville Linneus games.
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Meadville Chautaqua
Senator Gore
Henry Clark
Sunshine Hawks
de Vol
Maud Ballington Booth
Frank
McConnell
Lanham
Howard
Royal Hungarian Orchestra
Buda Pesth
Parland-Newhalls Co’s
Furgeson
Dixie Jubilee Singers
Browning
Meadville
Old Settlers
Linneus
James Reed
Judge Wallace
Unionville
Notice to keep roadsides ditches clear in District No 1
All parties are warned to keep the road sides along their property clear and ensure ditches are kept clean and open in District No 1 Banton township.
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Banton Town
Reverend Ogle to Lead Funeral Sermon for Jack Morgan
Funeral services for Jack Morgan will be preached by Reverend R. M. Ogle at Hoover Cemetery on Saturday August 20 at 11 a.m. A second preaching service is planned in the afternoon. By order of Com.
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R. M. Ogle
Jackson Morgan
Hoover Cemetry
Com
Delinquent 1909 season fee for Wilkes Cassity group
Dell Wilkes Don and Gilbert owe the 1909 season fee. Please call to settle or leave payment at the Savings Bank as directed by J. A. Cassity.
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Dell Wilkes
Don
Gilbert
Savings Bank
J. A. Cassity
Beelzebub's Best Friend
A regional column argues against saloons noting their influence on farmers and youths. It claims drunkenness builds over time, with saloons teaching drinking habits and treating culture. The piece cites farmer Rate of Kansas testing prohibition for six years and facing resistance.
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Kansas
Expert Judges for Fair Departments Mil an Missouri
Merchants Fair Association of Milan Missouri announces the procurement of an expert judge in each department to ensure impartial merit based judging. Event dates listed as Aug 30-31 and Sept 1-2.
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Merchants Fair Association
Darr Infant Dies. Funeral Held for Lorene Vincent Darr
Lorene Vincent Darr two months old daughter of Mr and Mrs S P Darr died Sunday morning. Funeral services were conducted Monday by Rev Potter and burial followed in Jenkins Cemetery. The Darrs received many expressions of sympathy from friends.
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Lorene Vincent Darr
S. P. Darr
Potter
Darr
For Sale: Six Room House on Two Lots with Barn
For sale a six room house with a good barn and new walks. The property sits on two lots and is well located. See for details.
Fresh Feed Carriers Bran and Shorts Prices
A local seller advertises fresh bran and shorts in a car load offer. The message pitches top quality and urges readers to request current prices.
Warning On Driving Trees In Yard Tracks
A brief notice from the U S trader and section foreman warns against driving trees along tracks in the yards at this place. The home talent play at the opera house two weeks ago was a decided success. Saturday night features a new play titled Lady Audley s Secret.
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U. S
Opera House
Lady Audley’s
Orrick Missouri letter reports bumper crops and booming farms
Joseph Buxton writes from Orrick Missouri describing rich harvests in Ray County with potatoes yielding 75 to 150 bushels per acre and buyers paying 75 cents a track. He notes railroad traffic on the Wabash and Santa Fe, high land values, plentiful money, strong farm wages, and local politics with a lean toward prohibition amid a Democratic county.
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Orrick
Joseph Nickell
Browning
Joseph
Kansas City
Ray Co
Missouri Valley
Wabash
Santa Fe
Caboose
Frances
Tarriff
Prohibition
Linn
Sullivan
J. Buxton
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Meadville Chautauqua
Old Settlers Reunion
Kansas State Board of Control
New York
Union
Missouri Valley Farmer
Harvey
Beelzebub
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