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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
Blaketown citizens and Mg Creek bottoms farmers organize to drain overflow lands. Crich Phoner Drainage Company began circuit court work years ago with little progress in two recent years. Promoters blame delays on county court but aim to push projects to completion, hoping faster action shortens the wait.
In Cleveland on Christmas Eve two suitors Powell Fromich and Michael Milanovitch fought in a dark room over Julia Pice. Fromich died and Milanovitch was seriously injured and later arrested for murder. Fromich’s brother was fatally stabbed while trying to separate them. The girl was struck during the melee. both men had pursued marriage with her and she refused both.
A vintage notice recounts a graveyard cough case claiming Dr King s New Discovery cured. It touts a world record healing claim for coughs and lung diseases sold at Frank T Clay s drug store with a free trial bottle. It then critiques tax dodgers, debt dodgers, cheaters, and alcohol sellers as principal lawless elements in communities.
W C Kiestier of Halliday Ark reports suffering from malaria and stomach troubles relieved by Electric Bitters praised as a remedy for stomach liver and run down conditions. The product purifies and enriches blood tones nerves and restores vigor. Refund offered if it fails, 50 cents at Frank T Clay's drug store.
Robert E. Lee rode from the capitulation chamber on his gray Traveler as veterans awaited, tears on their faces, cheering him in a scene ranked among the war’s most notable. Lee spoke softly of fighting together and his heart full, unable to say more.
A fragmented verse scene blends classical aims with rural pastime. It contrasts Napoleons and Hannibal with a boy fishing by a hole, seeking simple pleasure over grand conquests. The rambling text hints at memory, nature, and youth amid garbled phrasing and stray product-like lines.
The secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the treasury issue a rule requiring the destruction of tax paid stamps on empty renovated butter packages. Possessing non destroyed stamps incurs a heavy penalty. Also promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia with claims of quick relief and cure, sold by C W Hess.
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