Linn County Corn Show plans by Brookfield club and townships
Brookfield Commercial Club approves 75 cash to insure the county corn show in Brookfield on November 20 and forms a publicity committee. Township shows will be held at Adv il le Klin Pur Brown Brookie with winners advancing to the county event. The institute focus shifts to wheat and oats varieties and yields under Linn County conditions. Property damage on Main Street includes broken cement blocks costing about 14 dollars to repair.
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Brookeld Commercial Club
Arl Jones
Linn Cunty Experiment Station
Missouri Agriculture College
Comercial Club
eGraw Theatre
Brookfield
Tovey
the Ommercial Club
Orge W. Bailey
A. W. Ker
C. W. Green
J. Bailey
Nes
Oakfield
Adville
Klin
Pur
Brown
Brookie
Linn
Harvey & Davis
N. E. Cotter
Main Street
F. A. Fleming
Fred
Halloween Celebrations Draw Larger Than Usual Crowd
Children and teens enjoyed Halloween in typical fashion with a noticeable jump in participation. Observers noted more people out than in past years and groups gathered along Fourth Street near Earl Gable, where activity appeared lively despite informal fences and posts.
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Hallowe’en
Fourth Street
Earl
Gable
Obituary and Public Notice Items From Linn County
Obituary records Zora A. Almond born Sullivan county Missouri August 1870 died November 2 1918 aged 43 years 2 months 17 days She married Robert Jennings twenty five years ago and had six children all living Funeral services were held at the White Oak on November 2. W W Clay reports. Also a public notice announces a Linn County W T U essay contest on The Effect of Alcoholic Drinks Upon the Human Mind and Body First prize ten dollars for seventh and eighth graders second prize five dollars for fifth and sixth graders third prize three dollars for third and fourth grades Essays due January 1 1914 with word counts and submission details Grace M Sissons addressed in Laclede Mo. Prizes will be printed in county papers
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Zora A. Almond
Sullivan County
Robert Jennings
Jacob
White Oak
W. W. Clay
Linn County W
Grace M. Sissons
Laclede
Scientific Temperance Federation
Trusl St
Boston
Mass
Advertising and local business in Memphis ad debate
The Memphis Reveille comments on a large mail order house advertisement showing its vast building with the caption The house you built. It raises questions about sending money far away and urges local dealers to improve advertising to avoid losing business and tax revenue.
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Memphis
Stock Shipments Report From Local Stock Yards
Monday brought heavy activity at the stock yards with several shipments to Kansas City and other destinations. L. M. Kenley sent one car of butcher stock, J. H. Bundridge two cars of cattle, Fleming & Smith one load of hogs to St. Louis, L. C. Morgan two loads of cattle to Kansas City, and a partial entry for Saree Robinson one load noted.
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L. M. Kenley
Kansas City
J. H. Bundridge
Fleming & Smith
O. Louis
L. C. Morgan
Kansasites
Browning Circuit quarterly conference agenda announced
The Browning Circuit holds its first quarterly conference business session in Browning Saturday at 1 p m. Rev J M Boon preaching Saturday 7 30 p m and Sunday 11 a m Chillicothe District P E Sunday school 10 a m D B Hunter Supt Epworth League 6 30 p m Subject What can we do for our little brothers and sisters Mrs Eva L Moore leader Marion Moore Pastor.
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Browning Circuit
Browning
J. M. Boon
P. E. Chillicothe
D. B. Hunter
Epworth
Eva L. Moore
Marion Moore
Card of Thanks for Help During Illness and Death
The undersigned thank friends for help and kindness during the sickness death and burial of wife and mother and praise the good women of White Oak. Robert Jennings, Family and Relatives.
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White Oak
Robert Jennings
Death of John M Gilmer Prompts Lodge Mourning Resolution
Purdin Lodge No 468 LO O F resolves to drape its charter for thirty days in mourning for John M Gilmer who died October 20 1913. A copy of the resolution is sent to his widow and to be entered in lodge minutes and printed in local papers The Bulletin Browning Leader Record. Committee: C I Grice A M Hunter A S Johnson.
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John M. Gilmer
Purdin Lodge
Bro. Gilmer
Purdin Enterprise
The
Bulletin
Browning Leader Record
C I. Grice
A. M. Hunter
A. S. Johnson
A Reunion of Burk and Bailey Kin
Mr and Mrs D C Burk hosted a Sunday gathering of relatives including Mrs Joe Turner Prairie City Mrs J R McPheren Geneva Neb Mr and Mrs A Clark Mr and Mrs F S Johnson cousins of Mr Burk Mrs Eleanor Hammers El Paso Ill Miss Harriette Bailey Normal Ill Mr and Mrs J M Bailey and son Fred and Mr and Mrs Henry C Bailey sisters and brothers of Mrs Burk The group represented the remaining Bailey Clark and Johnson families A bountiful dinner and pleasant conversation ended with hopes to meet again One who was there.
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D. C. Burk
Joe Turner
Prairie City
Love
J. R. McPheren
Geneva
Neb
A . Clark
F.S. Johnson
Fred
Burk
Bailey, Clark
Pie Supper At White Oak Grove School House
Miss Ora Johns organized a pie supper at the White Oak Grove school house Friday night. The crowd from the city attended and bought many pies at 40 to 80 cents. Proceeds, totaling about, plus additional donations, were raised for the event.
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Ora Johns
White Oak Grove
Mrs H B Johnson visits St Joe with Mrs Gooch
Mrs H B Johnson traveled to St Joseph on Monday to visit with Mrs B F Gooch.
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H. KB. Johnson
Uncle Reuben's Letter on Mexico War Talk
In a reflection from Reuben Hardscrabble a letter debates the Mexican election irregularities and U S options. It weighs military intervention costs the risk to American troops and public policy while endorsing cautious action and moral considerations.
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Col. Roosevelt
Col
Bryan
Africa
Mexico
Stich
Reuben
Doctor H E Epperson Leaves Browning for Hamilton Practice
Dr H E Epperson who spent a week in Browning with friends departed Sunday for Hamilton where he recently bought property and will set up practice. He and his wife came from Moulton Iowa fifteen years ago and have made Browning their home. He is a Keokuk Louisville and Marion-Symms Medical College graduate and they are both Baptist church members. He is past W M of the A F and A M and belonged to other lodges.
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H. E. Epperson
Hamilton
Epperson
Our City
Moulton
Iowa
Keokuk
Louisville
Marion-Symms
Baptist Church
W. M
A. F
A. M
Browning
Free Shoe Giveaway at Electric Theatre Tonight
A free pair of J. J. Smith's shoes will be awarded next Tuesday night to the ticket holder with the lucky number. A free number is issued with each ticket purchased Thursday Saturday and Tuesday nights. Buy tickets and keep the numbers adv. O. L. Curtis.
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J. J. Smith
Electric Theatre
Adv
O. L. Curtis
Feed goods offered by J. D. Knifong
J. D. Knifong advertises selling chop bran shorts and ship in any quantity from a quart upward. He offers a full car of fresh wheat bran arriving in a few days and invites customers to see him for feed line needs.
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Adv
J. D. Knifong
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Linn County
S. Announcements
Frowning Caverns
United States
Willum Jennings Bryan
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Huerta
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