We Can Beat It. Local freight and farm paper ad blended
We Can Beat It continues with freight figures from Browning and nearby towns and a critique of local versus distant freight handling. The piece praises Milan and Browning while urging better local trade effort, and promotes The Farmer and Stockman edited by active farmers in Kansas City. It announces a special combination subscription with The Leaper Record and other papers at a favorable price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Browning
Milan
Farmer and Stockman
Kansas City
Lion
Sullivan Counties
Leaper Recorp
Bank Robber Battle in Missouri City Ends With Capture
A bank robber fought a posse of detectives and Clay county officials in Missouri City near Kansas City last Saturday. The gunman breached the vaults but escaped to Randolph where he was eventually captured. The episode follows reports of political friction over a bill and a growing world gold supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri City
Kansas City
Clay County
Randolph
Hepburn Rate Bill Reported to Senate by Senator Tillman
The Hepburn Rate bill that passed the House was reported to the Senate last Monday by Senator Tillman of North Carolina. The bill originated in a Republican House amid some discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Committee
Tillman
House of Representatives
Senate
North Carolina
House
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Retains Local Trust
Mrs B W Evans of Clearwater Kansas recalls her husband’s three month illness labeled quick consumption. A bottle of Ballard’s Horehound Syrup cured him and has been kept in the home for six years. The product is priced 25c, 50c and 1000 sold by Whatey and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Evans
Clearwater Kan
Ballard
Ieee
Maud
Tex
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
St. Louis
The Duty Of Today Emphasizes Voting Sacred Duty
The piece stresses ballot use as a sacred duty for Americans. It laments political indifference among otherwise capable citizens and warns that corrupt administrations arise when many abstain from caucus and voting booths. It urges timely civic engagement.
Influence of caucus and primary on party power
Arch bishop John Ireland argues that caucus and primary processes allow a few men to impose their will on a party, with wire pullers and slate makers replacing the people and defeating popular suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Citizen
John Ireland
Move Out of the Mud to Better Lands in Oklahoma
The letter argues Oklahoma offers cheap land and stock values while Missouri remains muddy and taxed later. The writer suggests homesteads will be proved, land tax rises loom, and urges readers to move west or stay if unable to improve, inviting the editor to visit.
I Love Missouri Best Place On Earth
The writer extols Missouri as the ideal home with friends and family nearby. They praise local life, contrast it with harsh Oklahoma and Kansas sandstorms, and wish well for those who have moved away. The piece closes with a wish to remain and be buried in Missouri soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
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Cora
Carole Rae
Gilse Tan
Wumonia
Guredi
J. A. Mairs
General News
Whatey & Sons
Rego
L. A
Venor King
Newrasthenia
J. BM
Buaine
Diane
Peoples BA
Sui
Jas. Neer, Pres
L. Gisson
Cashier
J. J. VanFossen
H.C. Baicey
E. C. Baiey
Jas. Neer, I. VanFossen
Vo. E. Duckworth
G. Watson
T. Watkins
Frank Tucker
Benjamin Maire
Ed Mosler
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