The Great Infidel and a World of Gentle Wisdom
An examination of Robert G Ingersols eloquence and faith critique contrasts his mortal flaws with his poetic praise of women. A tale shows a forgiving neighbor mother guiding a boy to fix a window and learn kindness. It laments sensational literary trends and urges nurturing home virtue over infidelity and vice.
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Robert G. Ingersol
America
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Robert W. Chambers
Chambers
Barn Fire Awakens City Early Tuesday Morning
Early Tuesday at about 3 30 a barn owned by E M Neely burned in a blaze that awakened residents. Loyd Neely calmly led the team from the burning structure and saved a buggy and harness while the barn consumed a small share of corn and hay. The fire’s origin remains a mystery and no insurance was carried on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Neely
Loyd Neely
Celebrated Birthday Of Uncle Matt Harris At Pleasant Hill
The Harris family and grandchildren gathered at Uncle Matt Harris's Pleasant Hill township home to honor his eighty six birthday. His children and E E Harris of Kirksville attended as well. After a long afternoon of well wishes the guests departed. Harris had been ill for weeks but is now improving and friends hope he reaches his hundredth birthday. He is a pioneer settler with a wide circle of neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Harris
Pleasant Hill Township
E. E. Harris
Kirksville
Mart
Mr. Harris
Herbert C. Bailey
Mrs. Bailey
Herbert
C. A. Lantz
Ross Burk
H. N. Thurlo
Oyster Supper Benefit for Local School
The Parent Teachers Association will serve oyster soup pickles and coffee in the rear of the Peoples Bank Saturday evening February 17. Proceeds support the school and invite all residents to attend.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Peoples Bank
Letter From North Dakota Acknowledges Paper Credit
A 1917 letter from Cathay North Dakota sends a $2.00 check to the Browning Leader-Record of Browning Missouri. The writer praises the paper as a link to an old birthplace and notes heavy winter weather with lots of snow. Best regards to the editor and family.
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Cathay
N. D
Browning Leader-Record
Browning, Mo
Leader-Record
N. Dak
W. A. Smith
Roll of Honor Readers Added to Leader-Record List
The Leader-Record reports new and renewing readers including Mrs. M. E. Van Wye Kansas City Walter Stephenson Roger D. W. Nichols Humphreys Mrs. Sarah I. Gooch route 2 Jacob Griffis route 4 H. A. Warren route 1 Chas. E. McNeiley Milan T. B. Mundell route 2 W. D. Patterson Purdin Mrs. M. H. Hutchinson Purdin Roy Smith route 4 Mrs. Catherine Smith Milan A. B. Clark route 1 F. L. Maggart route 4 EK. KE. Neely Stahl R. L. Seaman Okmulgee Okla Dr. H. E. Epperson Hamilton A. W. Payne St. Catherine J. R. Carlstead Purdin J. L. Sparks route 2 J. S. Schrock American Falls Idaho J. J. Knifong route 3 J. H. Knifong route 3 J. T. Hooker route 2 J. M. Havens route 3 J. W. Warren St. Catherine Walter S. Dickey Kansas City Ebb Schrock Almira Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader-Record
M. E. van Wye
Kansas City
Walter Stephenson
Roger
D. W. Nichols
Humphreys
Sarah I. Gooch
Jacob Griffis
H. A. Warren
Chas. E. McNeiley
Milan
T. B. Mundell
W. D. Patterson
Purdin
Kindling at Electric Theatre Promises Big American Drama
Charlotte Walker stars in Kindling a photodramatic debut about a poor tenement woman fearing childbirth and poverty. She turns to theft from a rich owner to escape destitution with a hopeful twist in this extraordinary plot. Remember Charlotte Walker in Out of Darkness.
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Charlotte Walker
Kindling
Electric Theatre
Four Kinds of Liars and Subscription Disputes
A biting column exposes liars in newspaper readership, noting the worst is the man who denies receiving all copies after a year and refuses to pay. The piece critiques evasive excuses and defends fair subscription accountability.
Liar accusations cited in rural presses across Missouri
A collection of sharp quotes targets paper thieves and liars in Clarksville Pike County and Ellendale postings. The Plymoth Independent suggests editors may be the biggest liars by publishing obituaries and claiming the deceased went to heaven.
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Clarksville
Gazette
Pike County Post
Ellendale Advance
Brethers
Plymoth Independent
A Gentleman of Leisure at Electric Theatre Friday
A Jesse L. Lasky photo drama based on the play opens at the Electric Theatre with Wallace Eddinger in the title role. A rich young man hires a burglar to loot a house but targets the police commissioner’s residence, while romancing the commissioner’s daughter, in a tale of crime and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Lasky
Electric Theatre
Wallace Eddidger
Appreciative Readers Support Low Newspaper Price
A letter from A W Payne of Orange Grove Farm Fossil Ore dated February 10 1917 encloses payment for another year praising the Leader Record Browning Mo for maintaining a one dollar annual price. The missive notes appreciation for moral front page content and local news and mentions clipping from the Oregon Journal as evidence of public sentiment.
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St. Catherine
Leader-Record
Browning
Missouri
A. W. Payne
Orange Grove Farm
Fossil
Ore
Leader Record
Oregon Journal
If you don't eat with us we both starve Sayera
A brief line expresses mutual reliance in a dining plea attributed to Sayera, suggesting shared sustenance and social obligation.
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Sayera
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Great Infidel
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Roll OF Honor
John Barleycorn
W. J. VanHorn
Hamilton
Joe Nickell
H.E. Epperson
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