Advertising versus local merchants and a new auctioneer
A Macomb Journal reader touts advertising in local papers over mail order houses, arguing quotes and samples drive sales while home merchants lose trades by no proactive ads. The column then notes D B Hunter, a dentist turned auctioneer, and suggests Linneus consider a stock company to bore a deep well for coal or oil with local support and geologist backing.
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Macomb Journal
Hank
John House
Edward Singleton
Variou
Linneus and
Vicinity
Singleton
Linneus Bulletin
Needed Rain Delights Farm Regions With Helpful Shower
Friday night rainfall settled dust, refreshed stock water, and softened ground for fall plowing. The brief shower boosts fall pasture and wheat prospects, easing drought strain for farmers.
Harvey Harris Annual Harvest Sale Opens in Browning
Harvey Harris announces his Annual Harvest Sale running October 16 to 30. He invites Browning residents and nearby shoppers to visit his Milan store as headquarters for the event and view the many bargains offered.
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Leaper-Record
Harvey Harris
Browning
Milan
Suckers and moral officers at the side show
The Milan Standard notes price changes at a side show from 25 cents in the afternoon to 10 cents in the evening after gambling ads. It jokes that if there were a morning show, boys would be paid 25 cents to enter. It laments the disappearance of moral officers and questions their role.
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Barnum
Milan
Goes West. T L McMichael Returns From Polson Montana
Former Linn county surveyor T L McMichael came back from Polson Montana last Saturday after buying property. He plans to move with his family between now and November first and has already erected a residence for rent and is building another for himself wife and Mrs Kate Perkins his mother in law.
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T. L. McMichael
Linn County
Polson
Montana
McMichael
Kate Perkins
Linneus Buletin
Card of Thanks for Lula Austin Death Burial
The relatives of Mrs. Lizzie Pierce thank friends for kindness during the sickness death and burial of their beloved Miss Lula Austin who spent Sunday in Purdin.
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Lizzie Pierce
Lula Austin
Purdin
Charles C. Jessee 1836 1909 Local Citizen of Browning
Charles C. Jessee born July 22 1836 in Russell County Virginia died Oct 8 1909 at his Browning Missouri home aged 73 years 2 months 16 days. He married Judah Ferguson Oct 20 1859 in Russell County. Survived by widow and five children D C Jessee in Kansas City and Eld John P Jessee in Gower Missouri. Former Sullivan County Judge 1883 85 and longtime Browning merchant and church member. Burial and funeral details not listed.
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Jessee
Charles C. Jessee
Russell County
Virginia
Lebanon
Browning
Linn County
Missouri
Judah Ferguson
Eunice N. Fields
Rebecca I. Gray
D. C. Jessee
Kansas City
Eld
John P. Jessee
Gower
Mr. Jessee
Marshall
Kaffong
Sullivan County
Christian Church
Fell and Co quit Browning sale at cost
Fell and Co announce their departure from Browning and will sell a large stock of general merchandise at less than manufacturer’s cost. They urge local shoppers to buy winter clothing and other goods before they leave, noting the business built up during their stay and promising deep discounts.
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Fell and Co
Browning
Zephyr Flour Arrives at Peters Produce Co Sale
Zephyr flour truck arrives at Peters Produce Co offering stock at reduced price. Local shoppers eye fresh shipment and affordable baking options as store promotes new delivery.
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Peters Produce Co
Cane fodder handling tips for safe maturation and drying
Farmers are advised to delay cutting cane until seed is ripe to maximize flavor and fattening value. For rows, use a corn binder and shock after sun drying. for broadcast sowing, mow or tedder and form large shocks. Leave cane on ground a week to ten days to reduce weight and weathering losses, avoiding early shocks.
Public Auction at Browning Farm on Oct 20 1909
Public sale to be held at a farm 8 miles northwest of Browning on Wednesday October 20 1909. Items include 12 head of horses and mules with various ages and foaling statuses, 3 milch cows, 5 heifers, 4 white faced steer calves, and 75 hogs in brood.
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Browning
Hackney Horse
Jack
Farm stock and farming implements sale announced
Sale listing includes sows pigs and 4 head of sheep with Cotswold rams and a Thoroughbred ram, 500 bushels of extra good seed oats, several plows harrow cultivator walking equipment and harness. Sale starts at 10 o'clock with terms to be announced day of sale by C A Hamilton.
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J. I. Case
C. A. Hamilton
Box Supper at Jenkins School Raises Library Funds
Mrs Herma Adams and Jenkins school patrons held a box supper Friday night Oct 8 with large attendance despite rain. Recitations readings and songs pleased the audience. Auctioneer D B Hunter sold decorated boxes with choicest eats. Miss Clair Calhoun’s box brought 1.90. Proceeds exceeded 25 dollars for library additions.
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Herma Adams
Jenkins School
D. B. Hunter
Balloon lands near Rural Dale after St Louis race
A balloon from a St Louis balloon race drifted over Laredo last Tuesday noon. It shifted direction from southeast to northeast to northwest before landing on John Robb farm near Rural Dale. Two men, Augustine Post and C. B. Harmon, occupied the balloon, later retrieved by James Williams and shipped to the St Louis Tribune.
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Laredo
St- Louis
John Robb
Dale
Augustine Post
C. B. Harmon
James Williams
St. Louis Tribune
Car Load of American Fencing Offered by Harvey and Davis
Harvey and Davis announce a stock of American fencing arriving by car load and plan quick sales with attractive prices. The notice emphasizes rapid turnover and availability for customers seeking fencing materials.
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Harvey & Davis
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