Lessons on thrift and honest talk in daily life
An essay urges careful spending during high prices and saving for rainy days. It notes people avoid overpaying for goods, warns against gossip and wire tapping, and extols charity as thoughtful regard for neighbors. It also reports on John P. Bramhall aiding disabled service members through government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar
Atlanta
Georgia
Putnam County
Dan Bramhall
John P. Bramhall
The
United States
Department of “Action
Bramhall
Army
Navy
Cray Ae
The Old Fashioned Girl
A fragment reflecting on longing for a real old fashioned girl before modern dress trends and makeup altered appearances. The narrator suggests a bare possibility readers may not actually prefer the traditional look as much as they think.
Nobody Works But Uncle Sam quote cited
Neosho Times quotes a critic railing at government ownership of industry. The piece lists railroads, packing, steel, autos, newspapers, and farms as potential targets for nationalization and mocks by suggesting a slogan that “Nobody works but Uncle Sam.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
North Dakota
Sam
Neosho Times
Trustee Sale of Browning Lots Seeks Payment of Note
Trustee C M Thornton will sell at the Linneus courthouse door on December 1 1919 the Browning Missouri Lots Nine and Ten in Block Seven to satisfy a note of 1300 secured by a deed of trust dated April 18 1918 held by C C Tattershall and Alda A Tattershall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Tattershall
Alda A. Tattershall
Recorder of Deeds
Linn County
Missouri
Browning
Court House
Linneus
C. M. Thornton
Amboy official weds Cairo woman in Clinton ceremony
Mr E M Marvin new Amboy utilities chief married Miss Cora Frizielle of Cairo Illinois at Clinton on Oct 22 with Rev Matteee of the Methodist church officiating. They reside at Mrs C T Dunns Mason street Amboy Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.M. Marvin
Amboy
Illinois Northern Utilities Co
Marvin
Cora Frizielle
Cairo
Ill
Clinton
Matteee
The
Methodist Church
C. T. Dunn
Mason Street
Big Land Deal Sealed Near Fields Mill
A large land purchase was completed last week in the city corridor with J. D. Burwell negotiating the sale. Bert C. Bailey sold his farm just south of Fields Mill to his brother F. L. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D.burwell
Herbert C. Bailey
Old Fields Mill
F. L. Bailey
Owner Acquires K M Duncan Farm North of City
Spring has acquired the K M Duncan farm just north of the city. The 340 acre tract is well improved and lies fine. The purchase price was 45000 dollars. Mr Bailey plans to rent the farm soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. M. Duncan
Bailey
Hallowe en Luncheons Delight Ladies at Fields Home
Mesdames E. B. Fields K. M. Duncan and W. H. Dickinson hosted Hallowe en luncheons Oct 30 31 for about 60 ladies. Guests were greeted by a spectral figure and seated at candlelit tables with jack o lanterns. A five course luncheon followed with word and story contests and prizes won by Mrs. Guy Mrs. J D Lay Miss Maud Fields and Mrs. B H Peterson.
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Hallowe'en
E. B. Fields
K. M. Duncan
W. H. Dickinson
Guy
J.D. Lay
Maud Fields
B. H. Peterson
Farms for sale and money for loan offered
Calhoun and Thornton advertise farms for sale with favorable terms and promise unlimited money at the lowest interest rate. They invite buyers, sellers, traders, or borrowers to use their services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun & Thornton
Brookshier Rinehart Wedding in Browning Missouri
A marriage took place on October 29 1919 at the home of the bridegroom's father in Browning Missouri between Earl Glen Brookshier and Ethel Rinehart both of Sullivan county Missouri. The groom is the son of Mrs James Brookshier and the bride is the eldest daughter of Will Rinehart. Friends wish the couple a prosperous life together.
Mrs Owen Hosts Delightful Surprise Birthday Dinner
November 2nd Mrs Owen held a pleasant surprise party for her husband’s sixty first birthday. At 10 o clock guests arrived and shared a sumptuous dinner after games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suygrise
Owen
Felock
Birthday Gathering Honors Mr Kimbrough's Day
The community notes a birthday celebration for Mr Kimbrough with guests listed including S Johnson H A Tomlin Price Gilmer T H Moore H E Creason C E Stults Charles Tate Lee Kimbrough George Hoskins Marvin Murrell and others. The remembrance is cherished by all present and a guest attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kimbrough
Messers
Mesdames S. Johnson
H.A. Tomlin
Price Gilmer
T. H. Moore
H. E. Creason
C. E. Stults
Chas. Tate
Lee Kimbrough
George Hoskins
Marvin
Two Farms For Sale Northeast of Browning
I will sell my 140 acre farm and my 80 acre farm after purchasing another. Both properties are well improved with 100 acres hog tight fencing and good soil. Land lies well on a mail route ten miles from the school and ten miles northeast of Browning. For particulars write A A Hawkins Cora Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
A. A. Hawkins
Cora, Mo
Farmers look to 1920 food program as power shift rise
A provocative warning argues the American farmer holds the key to the nation’s economy. It details farmer organization, wage trends, and price pressures from steel and coal, urging a collective bid to cut living costs by reducing production costs and profiteering, with a pivotal 1920 farm plan at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U.S
Indus
Washington
Huston
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Pres. Wilson
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Brown
Pittsburg
Marvin-Frizielle
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