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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
2
In a state Confederate reunion a motion to rewrite Dixie nearly caused a riot but was voted down. The piece recalls the song’s enduring appeal as a southern symbol, contrasting calls for change with lines about the old flag, memories, and a vision of Dixie. The excerpt attributes the observance to Leslie's Weekly.
In St Petersburg on December 21 William Jennings Bryan met with Czar Nicholas II. The audience lasted about fifteen minutes and was arranged by Ambassador McCormick. The czar expressed friendship toward the United States and interest in U S affairs. He discussed Russian educational statistics and methods. Bryan dined with Ambassador McCormick and planned to depart for Berlin the next day.
Winifred Reader of the Gray opera company returns home for Christmas to reveal a secret marriage to Walter Halbach. Instead she encounters the murder of her mother Mrs. Charles W. Grave, found in her locked room after being kerosene burned and strangled. The coroner's inquiry details suggest the husband was barred from the house and had threatened the woman. He reportedly notified authorities of the discovery.
A North Missouri paper prints a humorous paragraph about a man married thirty years who kisses his wife on each departure. It recalls similar jests about Stewartsville’s thirty five year marriage, kissing a neighbor’s wife, and a forty year marriage man kissing his wife and the hired girl when she leaves.
William Jennings Bryan arrived in St. Petersburg and spent fourteen hours with Count Tolstoi, arriving before breakfast. He rode with Tolstoi, who urged Bryan to rest, while Tolstoi wrote. Tolstoi’s physician joked that Tolstoi curtailed his daily exercise to avoid tiring Bryan as their conversation covered a wide range of topics.
An Iowa surgeon performed a surgery on a patient with a broken neck in hopes of restoring movement after paralysis caused by the injury. The ahead of the article notes potential recovery from paralysis following the operation.
J F Ker urges Bates county residents to abandon the current drainage act and adopt a broad public works plan. He argues a straight new channel along the river could drain 24 to 28 miles, reduce floods, and justify bonds paid from future land gains. He cites Indiana law as a model and calls for repeal of the local act in favor of general statutes to enlist broader funding.
William Bransetter, a farmer from near Washington Church, attacked his wife with a corn knife last night, severely cutting her and beating her. Believing he had killed her, he went to John Houston’s house, then threatened Kilander’s family before being captured by Constable Moorehead two miles west of Fayette and to be brought back for trial.
Jake Phillips of Clinton, a hunter, was shot in the left temple by W H Shelton, a fisherman near Warsaw. After quarreling earlier, they walked along the railroad track toward the cemetery around 4 PM. Shelton stopped Phillips and demanded he halt, then fired three shots from a .32 caliber revolver. Phillips is dying, Shelton in jail.
A piece contrasts the worn out stomachs of the rich and the toilers, arguing stomach troubles are common across classes. It promotes Green's August Flower as a long used remedy that stirs a sluggish liver, boosts appetite, and aids digestion, with trial and regular bottle prices listed.
The St. Louis Republic offers a bound life of Pope Leo XII in a 50 page volume by Monsignor O Twenty, at a cash price of 2.50. Remitting 2.50 plus 18 months of The Twice a Week Republic subscription gains a copy, postage prepaid. Open to new and old subscribers in English French and German, delivery ready.
Beginning November 1 the Frisco System will inaugurate the Southern Limited service from Kansas City to Jacksonville via Memphis and Birmingham, with through cars including a Observation Car. The train departs Kansas City at 6:30 p.m. and completes the run in a stated time with premium service. For more information, write J C Loven Assistant General Passenger Agent Kansas City Mo.
May 20 1901 quotation from Stearna a druggist in Shullebarg endorsing Ballard's Horehound Syrup for hoarse and crampy coughs and breathing difficulties. He notes customer repeat purchases and recommends the remedy priced 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar at H L Tucker's Drug Store.
Harry Duckwell aged 25 choked to death early yesterday at his home in the presence of his wife and child. He caught a cold days earlier and paid little attention, then suffered a severe coughing fit that led to suffocation despite a physician being summoned. Lelberds Horehound Syrup advertised in the notice.
A promotional notice offers rich and tegula farming lands in the Southwest for November and December via the Pricco System. It claims land costs are from one fourth to one tenth of East and North lands and urges potential buyers to contact BL Lemon, Secretary Frisco System Immigration Bureau, St. Louis, for full particulars and railroad rates.
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