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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
5
A scattered 1908 era notice column mentions Ar Buckle Bros of New York City advertising Ariosa Coffee as straight Brazilian in taste. It also references local notices, medicines, and public events including DeWitt’s products and a funeral in Spruce neighborhood, with broader commentary on labor and tariffs in the New Madrid Record.
W H Pollard of Middle Grove recounts selling hogs from March to October and claims never losing a hog to cholera. He describes a home remedy mixing abip atoll slop with concentrated lye and carbolic acid, fed twice weekly in summer to keep hogs worm free and cholera resistant.
Postmaster General Meyer states the President will send Daniel E Sullivan's nomination to the Senate to succeed him at Cripple Creek Colorado. Sullivan recalls an incident from 1900 when campaigning with the President where he knocked down a hoodlum to quell a disturbance.
J B Ewing buys a fine Percheron horse and several other local happenings. Pneumonia improves for John Page's baby. Wesley Dale’s new barn nears completion. the grippe eases for A B Chelt and wife. Mrs Hollingaworth returns to Iowa after extended visit. Franks Hedges and wife begin housekeeping in Aaron. Gregory buys and soon sells a fine mule team between G W Hart and Wall Bros. Walter Scott visits from Kansas. hot political notes from Hackler convention and Butler. Sympathy sent to Mrs Adame’s little grandson. millinery shopping in Kansas City. Ridder visits White House but is denied an audience. Roosevelt dismisses Ridder’s inquiry amid German ancestry controversy.
A Seneca photographer defends bachelors against crimes blamed on married men claiming 775 wife murders yearly in the United States are committed by husbands. He notes alleged motives for bachelors to flirt or commit theft are absent, arguing bachelors live contentedly while married men face harsher temptations and social duties.
The Carth age police court once used all colored juries to try Black defendants but no longer does so. The new roes say juries of reputable colored men listen closely, weigh evidence, and tend to impose fines quickly, warning families against relying on a mixed jury again.
Reports from Amsterdam list Frank Good and Mrs Besale White visiting relatives in Wild erness Missouri. Harry Laws and wife returned to Pueblo Colorado after visiting relatives in Amsterdam. Mrs L Lay, after giving birth to two daughters three weeks ago, is now out of danger. G T Megnin and family moved to La Cygne to ship to a new home near Lockwood. Miss Nannie Armentroot burned her right forearm fixing a dress sleeve fire. blaze extinguished promptly.
Bert Barber of Eiton Wisconsin says he has taken four doses of De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done more than any other medicine. He notes the pills are sold by Clay's drug store.
Walter Williams argues that books and babies are essential furniture for any home, opposing the idea that babies are a nuisance and books are only for students or women. He claims homes are best furnished when babies and books fill every room, using babies as living decor and books as practical investment for the household.
Portland Oregonian notes John R Kelay of Milwauk ee Clackamas county suburb has gained popularity as a marriage official for his short ceremony. Couples are asked if they want each other and told to marry, a format that appeals to nervous pairs in the neighborhood.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a location near Clay's drag store on the north side square, with unclear context about a presancd date or event. No identifiable people or organizations are readable enough to verify.
Otto Febringer a Colorado Springs druggist and liquor dealer was lured on a country road by a man posing to sell wine. He was shot through the right lung after being compelled to accompany the assailant and robbed of a diamond stud valuing 1060 dollars a 600 dollar roll of bills and checks and a gold watch with a diamond setting. The suspect fled toward the city as the horse and buggy were recovered later. Fehringer was taken to the electric light plant for police and sheriff to be notified and is feared to die.
A young man preparing to steal was arrested by the Portland police. He claimed his salary of $72 a month left him unable to live, citing a young wife. The piece argues for frugality, contentment, and self-improvement, urging proper budgeting and saving.
An account from an automobile excursion describes the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh as ancient and well maintained. It notes a nine foot thick surface in places, oiling along sections, light grades for speed, and many police traps. Locals in villages like Biggleswade Buckden and Weeton provide trap locations.
Walter A. Kelly, a blind politician from St Louis, becomes the latest Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor after filing nominating petitions with the secretary of state on Saturday, per the Cole County Democrat.
Butler Station shows a corrected southbound timetable for Missouri Pacific trains. Notable items include Joplin Southwest Mall and Ev6-Oam No 207k, Kansas City mail and local freights, Kansas City stock, and mixed trains. Interstate division west round No 74 and local freight No 2 and No 713 are listed with Sunday passenger notes and agent signature.
Travel deal for numerous states lists round trip pricing at one and a half fare plus $2.00, with departures on all fives and third Tuesdays. Sale date valid twenty one days later. Also mentions second class colonists rates to California and other cities, with routes to Sas Angeles and Portland. Ends with a date and name E. O. Vasnenvoonr.
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