He Will Write No More Bad Checks
Gray Miller 26 of North Kansas City received a $500 fine and one year in jail for writing a $10 worthless check. Justice Z M Best imposed the heavy sentence in Liberty Missouri, the harshest in Clay county for such offense. Miller admitted giving the check to Newts Baldwin of the Red Oak Inn near North Kansas City but said he expected to have money to cover it.
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Liberty
Gray Miller
North Kansas Kansas City
Clay County
Z. M. Best
Miller
Newts Baldwin
Red Oak Inn
North
Kansas City
City
Engberg Breeding Rites Held Aug 29 1926
On Sunday Aug 29 1926 Gus Engberg of this city and Miss Hulda Breeding of Marceline married. Justice F O Shoemaker officiated. Engberg is son of Mrs Anna Engberg Bucklin. Bride worked as nurse at Put man hospital Marceline and was highly regarded. The Herald extends congratulations Bucklin Harold.
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Gus
Fragments from a week of diary jottings in a poor handwriting
The text presents a rough diary style sequence for days Friday to Thursday describing travels to New Orleans visits to local trees linked to death by action a confrontation with a girl named Jane an aunt Emmy plans regarding Grants room questions about silk dress and a misfired remark about Campbells soup a moving picture show misdated entries and a partial note about Mr Klop with unfinished ending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gillem
New Orleans
City Park
Beast
New
Jane
Emmy
Grants Room
Munday
Finly
Mr. Klop
Unclear Speech Note Heard About Money Motive
Fragmentary quote notes a speaker describing sums of money and indifference of others. The text is informal and difficult to verify. No clear names, places, or events are readable to establish a factual news item.
Improvements At Postoffice
Postmaster A D Peterson oversees re arranging and renewing postoffice fixtures. Art Lambert and Roy Miller work by night to finish interior upgrades. When done the boxes face east and the west side gains daylight improving conditions for staff and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
A. D. Peterson
Postofice
Art Lambert
Roy Miller
Missouri Allocates 300000 Pounds of Low-Cost Explosive
Missouri will receive 300000 pounds of salvaged war explosive for the year ending next July, an increase from last year. Distribution centers at St Joseph, Ashburn, and Higginsville will handle shipments at about $10.60 per hundredweight with no free blasting caps. Farmers nationwide may order through county extension agents or the Missouri College of Agriculture Extension Service at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
A. J. McAdams
Missouri College of Agriculture
St. Joseph
Ashburn
Higginsville
Missouri College of Agriculture At
Columbia
H V Campbell Sells anything anywhere
H V Campbell advertises sales of various goods with contact details Browning Missouri Route 1 for dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haseville
Browning, Mo
Route 1
Daughter of Mr and Mrs Williams Taken for Appendicitis
Taken to Kirksville hospital Tuesday morning for an appendicitis operation. The Williams family from route one faced bad roads delaying travel. After car trouble they moved to plan B and rode a train from Milan arriving Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Inn
O. W. Williams
Kirksville
Ear
Mlan
Property For Sale in Town and Farm
S H Linhart advertises all town property and farm holdings for sale with contact implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Linhart
Bate Couple Returns From Annual Conference in Columbia
Reverend and Mrs. Bate came back Tuesday from the annual conference at Columbia. They traveled by Bogard to their new pastorate. Mr. Bate said the trip had good roads most of the way except a short stretch where chains were needed.
J P Pipes Family Held Home Coming
The J P Pipes family in Alameda California hosted a large homecoming gathering on Saturday September 11 with an abundant dinner under a shade tree. Relatives and friends enjoyed songs, conversations, and games for all ages, including J P Pipes Jas Hoskins and many others.
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Flf. Kille
J. P. Pipes
Jas Hoskins
J. B. Harmon
A. L. Pipes
Alameda
Calif
A. A. Pipes
H. F. Kille
J. N. Carter
Linneus
C. L. McQuown
J. T. Hustleton
Jas Dunlap
Carl Daniels
Traveler T R Dennis recounts Midwest Grandchild Visit
T R Dennis describes a family trip last week visiting Hazelton Kansas and various towns in Kansas and Oklahoma. He notes travels to Gardland Medicine Lodge Sharon Wichita Byron Corwin Kiowa Harrner Alva Attica Eldar hills Devil's Gulden and salt plains river crossings with remarks on Medicine Fork rivers and a pleasant return to Hazelton.
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T. R. Dennis
Walter Roberts
Hazelton
Kansas
Gardland
Medicine Ledge
Medicine Lodge
Barber County
Sharon
Wichita
Byron
Oklahoma
Corwin
Kiowa
Harrner
Alva
Okla
Cherokee
Medicine
Salt Fork
Ingersol
Attica
Eldar Hills
Devil’s Gulen
Farmers Mutual Insurance Annual Meeting Notice
Notice to members of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Linn County Missouri. The annual meeting will be held at the office of Chas. K Hart in Brookfield on Saturday October 2 1926. Session starts 10 oclock A M and continues until all business is transacted. By Order of the Board of Directors W B Flowers Secretary.
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Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Linn County
Chas. K .Hart
Brookfield
Board of Directors
W. B. Flowers
Pike County Grower Shows Five Essentials of Wheat
A. W. Luke Jr of Pike County demonstrated five essentials of wheat production on a 20 acre field in summer 1925. Early plowing and use of good seed boosted profits with $13 an acre figures cited by county agent C. W. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike County
A. W. Luke, Jr
C. W Campbell
Early plow timing boosts wheat yields in 20 acre field
Mr Luke divided a 20 acre field into halves, plowed one half in July and the other in September, applied lime to the whole field, seeded 200 pounds per acre of 16 phosphorus acid, and harvested wheat later. The July plowed half yielded 30 bushels per acre and the September half 20, with sales at $1.33 per bushel, adding $133 in extra income from early plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke
Notice Wanted General house work Browning Missouri
Mrs Emma Jennings Browning Missouri seeks help with general house work. The notice discusses inviting parental involvement to improve schooling as children begin a new term. It argues that understanding history and civics shows future value and urges parents to relate lessons to real life. It warns that ignorance taints one’s prospects and invites community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Jennings
Browning, Missouri
Browning
United States
New Pastor for M E C South Named for Browning
Rev Harold Coffman named as new pastor of M E Church South will preach in Browning next Sunday morning and night. He is a Central College Fayette Missouri graduate with several prior appointments and a preacher father. Browning gains a well recommended young pastor for the coming year.
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M. E. C. South
Harold Coffman
M. E. Church South
Browning
Coffman
Central College
Fayette, Mo
Mr. Coffman
Browning Looes Popular Minister and Local Tragedy
Rev James L Bate the M E C South pastor for five years was sent to Bogard by the Columbia conference. Bear Branch and Kaifong petitions pressed for his return but he goes to Bogard. He improved churches and growth in membership noted. Also mourns a local boy Read who died of cancer with family grief and funeral at Purdin Baptist church.
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James L. Bate
M. E. C. South
Columbia
Bogard
Bear Branch
Kaifong
Bate
Bear Branch Kaifong
Browning
Read
Edward
Alliance
May Ogle
Edna Alexander
K. C. Mo
Baptist
Purdin
Mary Ann McRunnels Stephenson dies at 76 in Indiana era notice
Mary Ann McRunnels Stephenson born September 10 1850 Indiana died September 8 1926 at age 76 in Reger Indiana with survivors: husband John R Stephenson seven children twenty four grandchildren nine great grandchildren one sister Mrs Barbara Parsons Milan two half sisters Mrs Alta McKinstray Roger Mrs Emma Nichols and half-brother Charlie Neighbor Joplin Missouri Funeral held at White Oaks Thursday with burial in nearby cemetery W. W. Clay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann McRunnels Stephenson
Indiana
John R. Stephenson
William
North Dakota
Ella Jerome
Green Castle
Robert
Johnie
Reger
Jennie Tully
Heaven
Barbara Parsons
Milan
Alta McKinstray
Roger
Emma Nichols
Charlie
John Kelly Ogle dies in 46th year
John Kelly Ogle of Linn County Missouri dies at age 46 on September 12 1926 after a life begun March 19 1880 in Linn County. Funeral plans are not listed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly Ogle
Linn County
Missouri
Advertising Merchants Hustlers and Newspaper Bargains
The piece argues merchants should advertise in any medium not just newspapers and urges local merchants to use our columns. It notes business shifts from kinship and pull to hustlers and large display type in growing towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secomd
Citizen Interest in Local Development and Civic Discussion
The article urges residents to engage with home city issues such as schools streets and taxes. It argues civic involvement builds confidence in the community’s future and stresses that readers should listen to and sometimes join discussions to shape local governance.
For Sale Parsonage Furnishings by James L. Bate
A house sale notice lists items from a new parsonage including a kitchen range heater cabinet cupboard baby bed high chair and dining table. James L. Bate signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Bate
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Engberg
H. V. Campbell
J.P. Pipes
Mrs. Kille
Advertising Merchants
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