Oldest Missouri Conference minister dead at 81
The Rev. W. F. Belle, 81, oldest minister in the Missouri conference of the M E Church South, died at his Fayette home after a 60 year ministry in Missouri. He began in 1851 and remained active until about ten years ago when he was superannuated. He received the Bishop Marvin cane after Rev. Vandeventer’s death.
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W. F. Belle
M. E. Church
South
Fayette
Missouri
Vandeventer
Marvin Cane
Lending Gaps Highlighted by Resource-Constrained Donors
The remark notes a paradox where those most ready to lend are the ones with the least resources, while financially better off individuals hold back. It frames a social dynamic about charitable giving and access to credit.
Settlement Worker Debate Over Diet Sparks Banter
A brief exchange features Mrs. Grogan questioning meat use while a settlement worker argues vegetables offer a viable alternative. the chat unfolds with light humor and practical food considerations.
General Grant’s tale on military neatness and slovenly Brigadier
General F. D. Grant recalls a story about his father speaking to General Sherman when a brigadier renowned for slovenliness entered. After the brigadier left, Grant reports his father’s remark about who would be responsible for the brigadier’s shirts during the first week.
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F. D. Grant
General Sherman
Sherman
The Shorter Route Joke At Sherry's Dinner
At a New York luncheon Lady Duff Gordon told a Reno related quip about divorce. Two girls discuss marriages being made in heaven and unmaking them, one noting Reno as the easier path.
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Duff Gordon
Sherry’s
New York
Reno
Senator Fletcher Denounces Ignorance Of Orange Grower
In Jacksonville a dinner speech by Senator Duncan A Fletcher condemns an orange grower who failed, blaming his ignorance for the loss and comparing him to a tramp who knew not industry. He mocks the notion of work as an unhelpful herb.
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Duncan A. Fletcher
Jacksonville
Shorter Line to Market Begins Steel Laying near Rolla
The Missouri Arkansas and Gulf Railway received two car loads of steel and began laying track south from Rolla for the new Ozark Short line. Additional cars of steel and ties are expected in the coming days toward Bakers Field, its southern terminal 125 miles away.
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Missouri, Arkansas and Gulf Railway Company
Rolla
Ozark
Bakersfield
Kans City pledge aims for vast highway support
Judge J. M. Lowe in Marshall urged Kansas City to commit at least 100000 members to the National Old Trails Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Association. G. A. Radford of Marshall said Missouri will contribute more members and more money to the national highway movement than Kansas.
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J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
Marshall
G. A. Radford
Missouri
Kansas
National Era Upsilon Gamma Conclave At Pertle Springs
The seventh conclave of the National Era Upsilon Gamma sorority was held at Pertle Springs with over 100 sorority members in attendance. College toasts and songs filled the late hours of the gathering.
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Pertle Springs
National Era Upsilon Gamma Sorority
Policeman Shot in Fight at Springfield Store
Policeman Wilkerson of Springfield was wounded in the hand during a struggle with a burglar before dawn. The burglar seized the officer's gun as the shot rang out.
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Wilkerson
Springfield
Tornado Claims Fifth Victim in Bates County Family
Mrs. Henry Cameron of Merwin died after surviving a tornado that struck the northern Bates county area last week, making her the fifth death in a family of six.
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Henry Cameron
Merwin
Bates County
Columbia Institute Plans Modern School Building
The Columbia Institute announces plans to erect a modern school building this summer. The new structure will provide every convenience for student comfort and include the latest equipment for instruction. The announcement is of great interest to supporters of Columbia.
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Columbia Institute
Friends of
Columbia
Drury Seeks Pi Beta Phi Chapter at Chicago Convention
Twenty Mu Beta sorority members from Drury College Springfield with patronesses will petition the Pi Beta Phi national convention in Chicago to grant Drury a sorority chapter. A special coach has been chartered to transport the party.
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Drury
Pi Phi
Mu Beta Sorority
Drury College
Springfield
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Chicago
Springfield Reacts to Taft Rer nomination in 1912
Springfield received the renomination of President Taft as standard bearer of the Republican party with unusually modest public display, reflecting a subdued response to the presidential candidate selection.
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Springfield
Taft
Centralia Cattle Fetch Record High Price
McBride and McKinkis of Centralia paid eight dollars seventy five cents per hundredweight for 18 fat cattle from B. T. Carter. The sale set the highest price ever paid for cattle in Centralia, totaling two thousand two hundred twenty four dollars.
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Centralia
McBride & McKinkis
B. T. Carter
West Plains district approves $30,000 rock road bonds
By a vote of 505 to 159 the West Plains special road district decided to issue bonds of 30000 dollars to fund rock road construction within the district. The measure will finance road building projects and improve transportation access.
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West Plains
First Bank to Open in Portage Des Sioux Missouri
Portage Des Sioux the historic river town plans a new bank for the first time with a $10,000 capital. Local residents have subscribed 80 percent of the capital as the bank is organized by a local banking company.
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Old Town
Portage Des Sioux
Missouri
Ste Genevieve
Mississippi River
Alton
Good Roads and Docks Urged in Keokuk Power Zone
Representatives from six cities in the Keokuk Iowa power zone met at Hannibal to discuss Mississippi River dock and terminal facility construction and road building. They urged a concerted effort by local commercial bodies to promote highway construction, especially north from St. Louis.
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Mississippi River
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
Unfair Freight Rates Alleged Hearing Set
The Springfield Manufacturers and Jobbers' association reports a special examiner of the interstate commerce commission will hold a hearing on July 15. The case targets the Frisco and Missouri Pacific railroads over alleged unfair freight rates on shipments from east of the Illinois Indiana line to Springfield.
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J. Edgar Smith
Washington
Interstate Commerce ‘Commission
Joplin
Southwest Missouri Millers’ Club
St. Louis
San Francisco
Missouri Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Federal Court
Springfield Manufacturers and Jobbers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frisco and
Ilinois-Indiana Line
Springfield
Family quarrel ends with wife shot and suicide in Norwinetown
Richard Brown shot and seriously wounded his wife after a family quarrel and then killed himself at a relative's home in Norwinetown, a suburb of Flat River. He had separated from his wife and sought reconciliation.
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Richard Brown
Norwinetown
Flat River
Brown
Tornado Victims Found Near Merwin In Wheat Field
A middle aged man and a girl about 10 were found in a wheat field three miles from Merwin as unidentified cyclone victims. A. H. Alexander a 50 year old farmer died nearby, bringing the toll to one more victim.
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Merwin
A. H. Alexander
Fulton Treasurer Weds Miss Anna Watson at Home
Fulton city treasurer Robert B. McVeigh married Anna Watson at the bride home with only immediate relatives present. The couple will honeymoon in St Louis after the ceremony.
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Fulton
Robert B. McVeigh
City
Anna Watson
Mrs. McVeigh
St. Louis
Woman Gives Site for Catholic School at Columbia
Mrs. John Butler donated a $12,000 site to a Columbia Catholic church for a parochial school. A ten room building on the grounds will serve temporarily while instructors are secured from St Louis.
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John Butler
Columbia
St. Louis
Defer Highway Inspection Tour Details Postponed July Crossing
Walter Williams said the cross state highway inspection tour by Old Trails Road officials has been postponed. The auto will cross the state in July.
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Walter Williams
Old Trails Road Association
Real Estate Delegates Dined with St Louis Exchange
Delegates from the Kansas City and Denver real estate exchanges traveling to Louisville for the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges convention were entertained by the St Louis exchange. The dinner, chief feature of the visit, drew about 100 attendees including several women.
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Kansas City
Denver
Louisville
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
St. Louis
Bag Check Man Arrested For Passing Bogus Checks
R. O. Dallas was arrested at Clay Center Kansas and brought back by Sheriff Wilson Hall on suspicion of passing two counterfeit fifty dollar checks. The checks bore signatures of the Western Electrical Advertising Syndicate and endorsement in the name of H. C. Waters.
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R. O. Dallas
F. W. Poor
Columbia
Clay Center
Kan
Wilson Hall
Western Electrical Advertising Syndicate
H. C. Waters
Double Funeral for Don Carlos Couple in One Grave
A Baptist church in Liberty held a double funeral for Mr and Mrs Thomas J Don Carlos killed in a cyclone near Leeton Johnson county. Their bodies were buried together in one grave at Fairview cemetery.
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Baptist Church
Liberty
Thomas J. Don Carlos
Leeton
Johnson County
Fairview Cemetery
High Price Paid for Cattle Postwar Record
E J Shobe of Laddonia paid the region’s top postwar cattle price buying 34 head from Mill Householder near Mexico at 8 50 per cwt and about 115 dollars per animal.
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E. J. Shobe
Laddonia
Mill Householder
Mexico
Jail Breakers Captured Near Rolla
Ike and Fred Heffine who broke jail in Houston on June 12 were captured by Sheriff Joseph L. Wilson of Phelpe county near Newburg and brought to Rolla. They are charged with burglary and larceny.
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Ike
Fred Heffine
Houston
Sherif Joseph L. Wilson
Phelpe
Newburg
Rolla
Hefiine
Landlord Outsmarts Tenant With Blind Descent Into Décor
A Detroit Free Press anecdote shows a landlord pressuring a tenant by cataloging worn rooms and dirtiest wallpaper. The tenant agrees to paint porches to avoid higher rent, revealing a sharp exchange about maintenance and bluffing.
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Barber Shop
Detroit Free Press
Cloths and the Man: Bible Seller Wins Buyer in SC
A colporteur in South Carolina walked miles through mud, urged a passerby to buy a Bible, and was refused. The next day after rest he sold a Bible to the same man, remarking that his buyer was a Baptist gentleman who buys when muddy.
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South Carolina
Four Dollars for a Cake of Soap Delicacies for Travelling Brides
Soap once considered a simple necessity now arrives at two to four dollars a cake as French imports tempt travelers with satin covered boxes and scented notes. Each cake in a small box fits the traveling bride who seeks refined toilet articles and dainty trinkets.
Above the Laws and the Penalty for Riches
A wealthy man consults a doctor who declares the person has lived too high and violated nature's laws. He faces a penalty, asks if a technicality could excuse him, while the medical voice sternly insists on accountability.
Only One Fault to Find at YMCA Banquet
Lambert Kaspers of Chicago related a tale at a YMCA banquet about a Kansas farmer and a Dane seeking naturalization. The judge asked if the conditions suited him and the Dane replied yes, but he wished for more rain.
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Lambert Kaspers
Chicago
Kansas
Children Raised as Pets May Never Learn Discipline
A provocative line reflects on youths raised as companions rather than raised with boundaries. The remark suggests lasting behavioral challenges and social adjustment issues tied to unconventional upbringing.
When You Are Expecting an Opportunity It Misses
The line notes that waiting for a chance often results in missing the chance entirely, warning readers about hesitation and timing in pursuit of opportunities. It emphasizes caution against overly passive waiting.
Spat-Now and Spat-Oh Clash Over Time Share
Fragment of dialogue shows Mr Spat-Now and Mrs Spat-Oh in a heated discussion about listening and allocating time. The exchange reveals a dispute over spending the remainder of the night arguing and securing a share of conversation time.
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Mr. Spat
Mrs. Spat
Language Help Leads to Ill-Advised English Lesson
An American helps a Frenchman with English but receives a strange letter claiming the man will learn from the textbook and dictionary then come to America to lecture, even joking about the scaffold. The tale highlights misused grammar and humorous miscommunication between language learners.
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Ais
America
Badge Demands Votes for Women Becomes Stylish Fad
Dialogue shows a badge demanding votes for women. A exchange reveals a wearer who previously argued against suffrage, now noting the badge has turned into a fashionable trend.
Lines on Mabel's Face Poem Tears Upset Roses Tale
A man writes a poem titled Lines on Mabel's Face to a woman named Gertie who is angry. Rose confirms she read nothing, she tore up the poem in a fit of anger, revealing a romantic squabble and a comic named object.
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Gertie
Rose
Mabel
A Changed Man in a Marital Exchange
A dialogue between Mrs Knage and Mr Knage reveals marital tension as she notes his changed behavior since the marriage and he hopes he was foolish before. The brief exchange suggests strain and self-reflection within a domestic dispute context.
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Mrs. Knage
Mr. Knage
Easy to Cut the Price Joke at the Butcher Shop
A customer asks for sausage at a shop. The butcher claims the price rose to twenty five cents. The customer cites Schmidt's selling for twenty cents but Schmidt's is out of stock. The butcher jokes that if he were out of stock he would charge twenty cents too.
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Schmidt's
The Village Cut-Up Charley Billingsley
The Village Cut-Up features Charley Billingsley known for quick wits and comic remarks. He constantly delivers humorous lines and calls an umbrella a bumbershoot in a playful exchange with locals.
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Charley Billingsley
Neighborly Suspicion Sparks Quiet Domestic Rift
A tense exchange hints at rumors about Mrs. Wombat's behavior as a resident of the former house. One speaker denies hearing gossip while acknowledging ongoing unease about her presence. The dialogue underscores social friction without concrete accusations.
Prediction on Eiffels Longevity
A humorous exchange questions whether Eiffels will live to a green old age. The reply asserts he will if he lives long enough and does not gain more knowledge than he has now.
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Eiffels
Paxton Co Offers Free Paxtine Antiseptic Sample
The Paxton Toilet Company of Massachusetts will mail a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic to any woman free upon request. The product is advertised as a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation.
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Paxton Toilet Co. of
Mass
His Choice Declares A Promising Enterprise A Paying Proposition
A speaker notes the enterprise holds promise but questions profitability. The conversation frames a business venture as both potential and a test of earning viability.
Fragments Offer Comic Snippets on Love and Vices
A collection of brief, humorous lines about romance and social habits. Notes touch on how women react to suitors, cigar pricing, Cupid's busy match making, and a joke about getting things for free.
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Howell County
Mary Livesay
James M. Lindsay
Hadley
Livesay
Ebby
Charles E. Hires
N. Broad St
Philadelphia
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
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Post
Poster Cereal Company, Led
Battle Creek, Mich
Jalan Telocates
Ness
Rest
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Castoria
Mrs. Wombat
LEWIS
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Coca-Cola CO
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ConaCoke
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