Can't Sell Whiskey by Mail Supreme Court Decision
In Little Rock Arkansas the Supreme Court ruled that soliciting liquor sales by circulars sent through the mails in prohibition territory violates state law. Julius Zinn of Little Rock was fined $200 after being convicted for mailing a circular advertising his business to a Perry County resident. The court upheld the lower court, holding the statute does not conflict with Congress power over mail and merely prohibits soliciting orders where sales are barred.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dece
Supreme Court
Prohibition
United States
Julius Zinn
Nquordester
Perry County
Zinn
Congress
United States Mall
Bears and Kind Hearts In Small Town Hume
Hume residents show strong community spirit after a wagon accident leaves a citizen without a horse. They raise about 60 dollars to buy a new horse. A widow with children, relying on a pig for winter meat, receives a useful financial gift from local children to replace her lost income and support. Hume is portrayed as a quiet, slow, but supportive town.
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Hume
Abe
European Caravans Make Practical Buses With Kitchens
A European trend turns experimental car caravans into usable mobile homes. A car model features a fully equipped kitchen, sleeping berths for six, and rooftop seats reminiscent of London buses. A Bostonian recalls Charles Eliot Norton joking about youth favoring brawn over brain, citing a football tale about Poe.
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Europe
London
Charles Eliot Norton
Prof. Norton
Poe
Blemish Cure for Horses Offered in 19th Century Ad
An advertisement touts a tonic that promises to remove hard or soft lumps and blemishes from horses and cure various ailments including blood spavine curbs splints and sweeney with a claimed saving of $50 per bottle Sold by Frank T Clay a pharmacist The text also includes a bizarre note about blind bees at the Maryland School for the Blind claiming they produce the best honey and a teacher quotes a beekeeper describing a breed of blind bees adept at finding the sweetest flowers The passage mixes product promotion with an odd scientific claim about bees and a discount pitch
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Frank T. Clay
Maryland School For the Blind
Baby's nourishment and Scott's Emulsion use
If a baby fails to thrive on mother's milk or artificial food, it may indicate inadequate nourishment. Scott's Emulsion is suggested as a source of fat elements to support growth and health when the usual foods do not nourish the infant.
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Scott
Scott's Emulsion advertisement claims value of half teaspoonful
An old advertisement from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York promotes Scott's Emulsion urging readers to take half a teaspoonful several times daily and promising a fifty cent bottle will prove its effectiveness. The notice also mentions an atlas titled Complete Handy Atlas of the World and requests payment and address details.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
Temptation at Brookfeld Gagette in Missouri votes
In Missouri a Temptation at Brookfeld Gagette delays revealing how she voted. The unusually long count of 80 hours leads to suspicions of a cloned election and manipulation of returns. Local observers caution about integrity during the tally.
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Brookfeld Gagette
Missouri
Local Names Linked to Excelsior Springs Bustler Suspects
Marlon F. Martin of Excelsior Springs Laetitia F. Wright of Bustler I L McNew of Rich Hill and Susie Moreland and Rich Hul appear in a list of individuals associated with an ongoing matter. Details are sparse in the fragment.
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Marlon F. Martin
Excelsior Springs
Laetitia F. Wright
Bustler
I. L. McNew
Rich Hill
Susie Moreland
Rich Hul
Township Collectors Present First Monthly Settlement
Township collectors filed their first monthly settlements with County Treasurer W. R. Bell through December 1, 1908. Names and amounts include W. J. McAninch Pleasant $2,224.00 I. C. Deardorff Grand River $115.10 Jason Deardorff Shawnee $1,386.62. Cassenta Stomach Tableta noted as increasingly popular with a druggist meeting. contact SHORREY Jerico Springs Mo for availability.
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W. R. Bell
W. J. McAninch
Mé. Pleasant
I. C. Deardorff
Grand River
Jason Deardorff
Shawnee
Jerico Springs
Real Estate Transfers and Warranty Deeds Listed
A compilation of warranty deeds and transfers reads: ED Allen to James W Maxey lot 120 Adrian 2000 Ida M Hamlin et al to Lillie D Malley lob 10 bik 46 Rich HAN F600 Emory B McReynolds to Anna M Griffith esat lot 2 bik 2 Butler, alao pe aece 22 Butler 500 Mary A Cass to Peter B Barts 40 a sec 30 Pleasant Gap 1500 Laura Varnes to John A Beard 100 a eC 1 Pleasant Gap 4900 Walter A Decker to B L Watnacott 180 4 eer 27 Shawnee 5320 A L Gilmore to Wim Foster 7 a sec 22 Deep Water 175 J Hollingeworth to John G Smyser blk 100 Foster 600 Phebe F Winchell to Wm Cheater pilot 4 blk 72 Rich Hill 525 John Scheurick to W F Greer 40 a sec 23 East Boone 1250 Alex Paige to Albert le Maury lots 15 16 blk 32 Amores 1000 A Paige to Joseph Maury lote 14 15 blk 25 Amores 100 18 Francisco to CF Beard 10 a sec 19 Deep Water 265 A H Wilson to Jamea S Combe lot 5 blk 1 and lots 5 6 blk 2 Peck's add to Butler 3000 Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup tops the cough and drives the car from the system.
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ED Allen
James W Maxey
Adrian
Ida M Hamlin
Lillie D Malley
Bik
Rich Han
Emory B. McReynolds
Anna Mabel Griffith
Esat
Butler
Alao Pe
Mary A Cass
Peter B
Barts
Pleasant Gap
Laura Varnes
John A Beard
Walter A Decker
B L Watnacott
Shawnee
A L Gilmore
Wim Foster
Deep Water
J Hollingeworth
John Gsmyser
Foster
Phebe F Winchell
Wm Cheater
Rich
A Paige
Joseph Maury Lote
Francisco
CF Beard
H Wilson
Jamea S
Leper Widow Wardwell Dies in Los Angeles Hospital
Mrs Isa bella Wardwell the leper widow of a famed army officer died at County Hospital and will be buried in Potter's Field. Her case drew national attention last summer when her husband General Wardwell kidnapped her from the hospital and fled to the Arizona mountains. He died soon after, and she returned to the city.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Isabella Wardwell
Potter's Field
Wardwell
Arizona Mountains
Freshman Compliment on Dinner with College President
A college president entertained a freshman at dinner and spoke about football with expert knowledge. The student was impressed by the breadth of the president's discussion, noting that even amid casual talk there were learning moments. The anecdote appears in a Lipincott's piece.
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Blank
Lippincoobt
Removal of the Appendix by a Surgeon
An old advertisement claims Dr. King's New Life Pills remove the appendix with no distress. It asserts the pills work quietly to cure constipation headache biliousness and malaria and touts a price of 250 at Frank T Clay's drug store.
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Dr. King
Frank T Clay
Live Deer Boards Train in Wild Cumberland Chase
A five pronged buck chased by dogs leaped onto a Baltimore & Ohio westbound locomotive near Paw Paw Maryland. The deer rode inside the coal car area and drank water from the tank before jumping back to the bank as another train passed. Railroad workers remained astonished by the daring episode across both trains.
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Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio
James A. Hans
Paw Paw
Missouri University News Letter Highlights Scholarships and Growth
A Missouri University News Letter reports that many female students work while attending, with earnings ranging from 15 to 80 dollars a month. The article notes plans for library and physics buildings, a chemistry addition, and a potential medical course move to a larger city, plus a park purchase in Missouri. It also covers Eckstein’s rise to wealth and an education push.
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University of Missouri
House Able
Seudens Aselatante
I Orary
Missouri General Assembly
University
Mcklon
Gray Haired Woman’s Cabins Clash On Erie Ferry
A gray haired woman on a Twenty third Street Erie ferry confronts a young man with a purple necktie reading a newspaper. She demands that he give up his seat, while the other men and women watch. The man stands firm, the woman berates him, and the crowd mutters about the ordeal as she exits.
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Erie Ferry
Andebe
Gassenna Stomach Tablets advertised as best digestants
An old advertisement touts Gassenna Stomach Tablets as containing the active principles of leading digestants. It claims the product works while the stomach rests and promises relief for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach inflammation. A call to obtain the original tablets from the druggist.
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Cassenna
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Hutter, Mo
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J. T. Bull
Liddiie Walle
Mathie, Mo
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East Site of Squares
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