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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
4
Acie Burton J D Allan Co Propietors announce weekly issue delivery terms. The Weekly Times published every Thursday offers one year subscription postage paid for 1.00 dollars.
The Democratic slate names John A. Knott Joseph Price William T. Carrington Ulvin D Brges Janes D Fox Leroy B Valliant A J Armond C Dickinson T Harper John F Berrell J A Patterson B K Lisi For Sheriff Juk T. u H For Protan Judge John A Silvers For Prosecuting Attorney A Ludwick W T Jonson J W McFaddern P A Brock J D March DK Renick The piece notes both parties claim the next Congress with a 5 vote Democratic lead and 21 Republican lead and mentions unrest at Shenandoah involving mobs and troops to restore order.
Great Sault Lake has dropped six feet compared with Isis after years of excessive rainfall, and several years of further rain will be needed to return to its prior level.
The Boer leaders Botha Delarey and De Wet announced plans to travel to the United States to study American agricultural methods.
The State Democratic campaign will open at Joplin with a grand picnic early in September. Officials consider coordinating county machinery at roughly the same time to streamline operations.
The Kansas City Journal notes Missouri voters will not support the phrase calamity bowlers. It accuses The Globe-Democrat and The Kansas City Journal of long running calamity rhetoric about their state spanning over twenty years.
Three girls in Pratt county Kane quit harvest work after poor treatment and began organizing a union. When empowered they ordered a strike, leaving farmers unable to harvest crops across the county.
The Democratic party in Bates county shows unity after a decisive primary with a large vote. The ticket is spread across the county and features the highest order of citizens and Democrats, honorable and upright in all dealings, well qualified for the offices. The forecast is the largest majority of any off year since the party gained power.
Rafford Pyke argues that men’s offhand lists of preferred qualities cling to abstract virtues rather than genuine preferences. In The Cosmopolitan August issue, his entertaining essay challenges readers to differentiate between what they feel they ought to enjoy and what they actually enjoy reading.
Sedalia Mo Aug 3 Frank L Boise a prominent real estate man left for a brief trip Thursday. His body was found in Muddy Creek five miles northwest of the city with his horse nearby. Decomposition suggested he tried to ford the swollen stream Thursday night after heavy rains. Coroner's inquest this afternoon.
The Republic in Nations campaign book disappoints Republicans by apologizing for trusts. It withholds condemnation and argues in favor of trusts, challenging Roosevelt and party leaders. Democrats are urged as the path to curb what is described as a vast commercial octopus.
Concordia Kansas August 1 The Republican river since Sunday’s flood changed its channel leaving the city about a mile to one side A new channel runs northwest of town joining the old river northeast of town wrecking several farms and depriving the Concordia mill and electric light plant of water power The city must extend sewers and the county build a new bridge as the old one is now far from water.
In Lexington Missouri George W Johnson 45 was shot dead at his home by chicken thieves after he fired two shots at them from the road beyond his henhouse. Four men are under arrest and a lynching is feared as the thieves fled, leaving two sacks of chickens.
The text links a tired feeling to spring illness and blood vitality, claiming blood deficiency causes fatigue and eruptions as signs of impurity. It frames the warning as something only the inattentive would miss.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a cure all for vitality and complexions. It cites letters from users like Mus. C. M. Roor of Gileld Conn claiming improved sleep and energy after use and mentions scrofula as cured.
A promotional passage extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for female weakness and related disorders. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Phebe Morris of Ira Coyuga County New York praising renewed health and ability to work full time after two bottles. The ad also offers Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser free on stamp for postage.
About 500 ex Confederates attend the Second Kentucky brigade reunion in Owensboro. Captain W T Ellis presents a gold medal to 13 year old Laura Talbot Galt for refusing to sing Marching Through Georgia. The Georgia Society of Montgomery sent the medal. Galt vows to wear it worthily amid adoring soldiers who kiss her and cry.
Colonel J. T. Child former Minister to Siam under Cleveland is very ill in Excelsior Springs Missouri at his hotel. He lives at his old Richmond Missouri home in Ray County and has been using the mineral springs. His physician says the danger point has passed and he is improving.
The article surveys the new court house in Butler Bates County Missouri. It lists materials used including limestone brick carthage stone and steel noting the 300 car loads of material and freight over five thousand dollars. It praises Cotes Moorman Fluke and Bubb Hy Stansberry King Reon Looney Bros and Mosier Safe Co for workmanship. It states the building is exceptional for its cost and that the court formally accepted it last Saturday with officials traveling to Galesburg Illinois afterward.
An old newspaper snippet touts Dr. King’s New Life with claims of instant pep. A smiling woman, lively steps, and improved digestion are cited as proof. Pitch promises relief and wellness for 25 cents at H. L. Tucker’s.
Jasper Murray, jailed in Joplin, shot and killed Charles Davis at Central City mining camp after Davis confronted him while Murray pursued his repentant wife. Davis was armed. Murray fired once, killing him instantly amid marital dispute.
The Motherly Democrat urges farmers to conserve all kinds of feed this year, stressing lessons from last year. It argues against waste and urges preserving roughage and selling only when market conditions allow, to keep stock on hand.
Eaton Ohio photographer C. C. Harlan endured years of severe indigestion until Electric Bitters provided relief. He credits the remedy with rebuilding his stomach and kidney health, calling it a godsend. Sold by H. L. Tucker for 50 cents with guarantee.
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