Local items on newspapers and community life
The piece discusses the role of the newspaper as a community educator and connector between farm and city, urges readers to share news, praises rural papers for moral and financial community value, and warns against gossip while weaving in humorous anecdotes about farmers, secrecy, love letters, and local wit. It champions continued support for local presses and reflects on village life and social norms.
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George the Fifth
India
Obituary of Jessie Mullins Deaf Father and Five Children
Jessie Wilson Mullins born in Linn county on June 15 1888 died March 23 1912. He married Ar minta McKay on June 12 1865 and their five children are Dora Mullins Mae Summers R W Mullins A W Mullins and Jennie Mc Kibben. He lost hearing in youth and studied at Fulton Missouri school for the deaf. He was a devoted Christian and expressed a desire to rest in Jesus before death. He is buried in Schreck cemetery beside his wife who died about 18 years earlier.
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Jessie Wilson Mullins
Linn County
Arminta McKay
Dora Mullins
Yalo
Cal
Mae Summers
Browning, Mo
R. W. Mullins
Woodland
A. W. Mullins
Baker City
Ore
Jennie McKibben
League City
Texas
School For the
Fulton
Schreck
Gooch School Closes After Successful Term
J. D. Burwell presided over a well attended Gooch school program. Patrons praised the term with a fine afternoon, remarks, and talks. Eight graders named were Laverne Gooch, Mary Shanks, Noble Bailey, Paul Cassity, and Leanna Jenkins.
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J. D. Burwell
Gooch
Burwell
Maxam
Laverne Gooch
Mary Shanks
Noble Bailey
Paul Cassity
Leanna Jenkins
Hackney Horse Company Shareholders Meet Planned
All Hackney Horse Company shareholders are summoned to the Farmers Exchange Bank in this city on Saturday March 30 to transact company business. J. J. Harmon. Boost for your home town.
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Hackney Horse Company
Farmers Exchange Bank
J. J. Harmon
Entertainment at Havens home lively Friday night
The beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Havens hosted an entertaining evening on Friday March 15 with games and dancing. A large crowd including numerous Dodsons Head Burkholders and Havens family members attended and praised the event as one of the season’s best.
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L. M. Havens
Lola Dodson
Ada Seaman
Lora Brown
Lucile
Irene Head
Mayme
Bessie Havens
Miss Miller
Messrs
Wm. Lockard
Grant Dodson
Chester Browning
Noel Head
Alva Brinkley
Jim Kenley
Roy Crowdis
Paul Gooch
John Boomer
Fred Kennedy
Nora Richardson
C. E
Frank McGee
James
John
Lon
Tom
Harry Havens
Ester
Roy Knifong
Orville
Ralph
Sue Elliott
Henry
Earl
Ollie Morris
Luther
Lauck
Geo
Willie Burkholder
Lon Huss
James Head
Miller
McGee
Fritz Edens
Jay Burkholder
Billie Burkholder
John Burkholder
Floyd Head
Lena Rivers at the Opera House on March 30
The review notes Lena Rivers blends country life with Southern society woman characters. It states Slocumville Mass scenes appear but rejects it as a hayseed drama and promises a Southern atmosphere after the first act. The show is listed for Saturday night March 30 at the Opera House.
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Lena Rivers
Slocumville
Mass
Caroline
Mrs. Graham
Anna
Opera
Coal Dealer Demands Cash Payments From Debtors
Wm. Harvey orders all parties owing for coal to call and settle immediately. From now on coal will be sold for cash only to ensure cash payments for coal purchases.
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Wm. Harvey
Card of Thanks from Summers Family
Card thanks community for kindness during our father’s sickness and death. Mr. and Mrs. A. Summers and family express gratitude.
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Mrs. A. Summers
Discing Land For Corn Promotes Soil Health And Yield
H. C. Hackleman of the College of Agriculture urges discing land before corn planting to improve soil structure. He notes stalk mulching reduces waste, speeds rotting, and enhances moisture retention, aiding water movement from subsoil to surface. The plan, recommended for fall or spring use, aims to boost future corn crops. R. W. Calhoun reports enthusiasm for lighting franchise, and city officials expect approval after constituent outreach.
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H. C. Hackleman
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia, Mo
Franchise Proposed for Acetergn Lighting in New Cambria
Mr Bevins of New Cambria appears before the board of aldermen seeking a franchise to install an acetergn lighting system for the city. The plan depends on securing the required number of supporters to begin, with confidence that demand will grow once operations start.
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Mr. Bevins
New Cambria
Board of Alderman
Bevins
Chapter V Meeting Shows Installation Set for 1912
March 23 chapter meeting at Mrs America Fleming home with Mrs Etta Smith as hostess. President arranged Maude Fields as installing officer for elected officers. A package for the Cor Sec Chapter V opened during meeting revealed orange blossoms from absent member Cornelia Harmon of St Petersburg Fla. Ten members answered roll call with Ben Jonson quotes and Mrs Mary Van Wye led a lesson on The Creative Period in English Literature.
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P. E. QO
America Fleming
Etta Smith
Maude Fields
Cor. Sec
Cornelia Harmon
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ben Jonson
Mary van Wye
Difficult Operation on Forest Williams Reported
Dr W C Ingram with Drs R W Whaley and Chas Van Wye performed surgery Friday for cuvetted bone on Forest Williams. A hole was drilled in the leg bone to drain pus, diseased bone removed, and Williams is recovering at his sister Mrs John Sargent's home with friends hoping for a full, uneventful recovery.
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W. C. Ingram
R. W. Whaley
Chas. van Wye
Forest Williams
John Sargent
Lena Rivers Play At Opera House Saturday Night
Mrs Mary J Holmes wrote Lena Rivers from scenes she visited and characters based on people she knew in the South. The author taught school in the South to capture the regional air. Lena Rivers, opera house, Saturday night, March 30.
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Mary J. Holmes
Lena Rivers
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