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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
10
A mother extols KC Baking Powder praising light crispy results for cakes biscuits and griddle-cakes. She notes money back guarantee under Pure Food Law and claims lower cost than rivals, and hints the product is not part of the baking powder trust.
In a December incident masked riders visited the Baker brothers near Waverly and forced them into a woods whipping them for allegedly shirking work. They were ordered to escort witches to a preacher for prayers. John Walker of Daniels' Landing was driven along a lane and beaten by riders who accused him of talking too much.
A local report notes John Shirk delivered a load of pecans to town totaling over 1500 pounds, about 50 bushels, the largest single shipment yet. The nuts are described as very fine, large and sound, bought at 9 cents per pound by area merchants.
Advertisement promises a free atlas in exchange for mailing the offer with name of paper, sender's address, and four cents for postage. Mentions Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street, New York, as the supplier of the world atlas.
Butler druggist F T Clay promotes D D D Prescription as a quick relief for persistent skin itch. A 10 cent trial bottle is urged to prove instant soothing, with claims of possible cure and immediate effect upon skin contact. Write to the D D D Co in Chicago with 0c for the trial bottle.
M D Van Dyke transfers to Anna Young lots 9 10 eaes and lot 8 bik S Williams in Rich Hill 650 dollars. E L Martin to Clements Ulrich lot 6 bik AT Amores 35. James Harrie to W Rogera parts of blocks S Standish Second Add Hume 25 dollars. Shoukie Elaloo to C M Gray block 15 Butler 1 dollar. Anna L Jones to G H Black and wife 39 acres section 13 Summit 1400 dollars. Anna L Jones to David White and wife 81 8 acres section 12 Summit 3500 dollars. R E Piper to W F Young lot 14 block 22 Rockville 900 dollars. Jacob R Allen to W F Duvall 1960 acres sections 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 Lone Oak 45000 dollars. Joseph R McCulloch to Effie I Smalley lot 12 block 50 Rich Hill 500 dollars. Nicholas Schwarz to Hanley A Clark 2 percent acre section 23 Mt Pleasant 575 dollars. Ed G Oline to Frank A Oline interest In 2104 seca 9 15 Homer 5 dollars. Cassenna Stomach Tuablete note appears stray gibberish about drugstore trouble.
Travel notice urges farmers to visit Texas and the Southwest Cheap lands offering many opportunities. Excur sions held first and third Tuesdays each month. Liberal stopovers with 25 days limits and very low rates promoted by agent E C Vanpervoort.
Joe Riette of a two brother and sister owned store dwelling on State street unearthed thirteen thousand dollars in gold coins buried in a tin can while digging to plant a peach tree. He offers no theory of origin, suggesting forefathers may have hidden it on the property.
Product description notes a cure in thirty minutes using Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Sold by Prank T. Clay, a druggist, with reference to a price or size as 50 6m.
English Spavin Liniment purports to remove hard or soft lamps blemishes on horses including spavins corns splints and other ailments. Save 50 by using one bottle sold by Frank T. Clay Drug Store. 50.6m
Vintage medical ad extols Doctor R V Pierce products for stomach and liver disorders. It touts Golden Seal Queen's root and other native extracts, claims purity with glycerine, and promotes All Healing Salve and Pierce pellets as cures. Contains prices and mail-order offer from Buffalo New York.
Torrential rains flood multiple streams and rivers in Oklahoma, driving rising water levels. Residents report banks breached and property at risk as emergency crews monitor swollen waterways. Local authorities urge caution and prepare for continued rainfall.
Guthrie Oklahoma November 30 Hundreds of homes flood threatened after four hours of heavy rainfall. Cottonwood river and tributaries surged leaving many districts under water. Rescue crews used boats as residents evacuated to safety while reports of missing persons and drownings emerged. weather warnings extended to Arkansas and surrounding regions.
Reports from Ithena and southeastern Kansas describe Neosho and nearby rivers overflowing banks after heavy rains. Dikes near River Side and AH relieve pressure. officials fear continued downpour could flood lowlands, though mines are not expected to shut down unless rains worsen. County towns mobilize to bolster dikes and protect property.
St Louis residents faced a $21.87 tag on hospital day. The New Orleans Traveler Democrat estimates on cotton crops. Edwards named chief clerk in State Treasurer’s office. Rome hosts IIA congress with Titoni address. An elephant escaped the New York Hippodrome, then captured. Canadian House speaker Sutherland attends Illinois St Andrews banquet in Chicago. Six men suffocated in a Detroit salt mine. air shaft clogged. Col George H. Torney to assume surgeon general US Army duties in Washington. Mysterious events and varied notices close the roundup.
In Beaumont Texas on a Sunday night police halted and arrested William Dreiseledder, owner of a penny arcade, while he drilled into the wall of the First National Bank of the city after hours. He had been watched for hours and was surprised during the drilling attempt.
In China on Sunday protesters urged protection of asylum rights amid opposition to Russia’s extradition of Christina Riwlowits. Demonstrations pressed that political charges be treated with caution as courts in New York faced deadlines and scrutiny over protections for political figures.
Kansas City cash grain closes as May prices fluctuate with soy and corn futures. Chicago and Kansas City markets show mixed gains and losses for wheat corn and oats while produce prices move on shopping demand and current stock levels.
An advertisement asserts Cassenna Stomach Tablets contain active principles of top digestants and work during rest to aid indigestion dyspepsia inflammation catarrh and ulceration of the stomach. Sold by druggists as the original Cassenna Stomach Tablets.
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