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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement touts Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee as the best value in town. It asserts no coffee of equal quality can be sold for the same price, in any form, and claims Arbuckle Brothers are the greatest coffee dealers in the world.
A spat between Count Boni de Castellane and Prince Sagan at a church mass erupted into a street brawl on leaving, with blows struck and blood drawn. Both men were restrained by bystanders and police, then released as investigators consider charges.
Clinton Dermoorst and Shenae Coheeter faced a temporary injunction granted by Judge A. Tenton at the request of States Attorney Conrad. It blocks collecting more than 25 cents of the 40 cent levy for county purposes and directs township collectors to handle 15 cents. The county collector now must choose between partial current collection or waiting for a court decision. He opted to pause full collection to shield taxpayers from penalties due January 1. The office was crowded Monday as residents lined up to pay, with receipts issued after court ruling.
A shivering man finds a bright auger dime on Malnt street and, after hearing a hungry girl say she has lost her bite, hands the dime to the child. He says he has had nothing to eat since noon and seeks a lancht wagon. A witness notes the scene as the child dances away grateful.
Kansas City man Ember Mason long desired burial in a coffin made from a walnut tree he grew. Though he died today, his family decided the boards from the tree will be used for the caskets box instead of the coffin itself, after decades of guarding the lumber.
The Postmaster General issues a new rule effective January 1 that forbids mailing newspapers to subscribers in arrears beyond set terms. Publications must secure renewals or pay a cent per paper for unpaid issues, with different arrears deadlines for tri weekly, semi weekly, weekly, and quarterly titles. The aim is to curb mail-order publications and allow publishers time to adjust while postal officials urge fair handling of compliant papers.
The St Louis Globe Democrat attacks Missouri's school funding and urges the Republican platform to address the issue. It notes the state distributes over a million dollars to counties for common schools and argues for continued state support, funded from general revenue, to promote efficiency and local effort. Democrats defend an active state role and public school system funding.
Local advertisements promote Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces. Marketed as a nonquack prescription, the tonic blends with proven tonics to claim effective catarrh treatment. Testimonials are available by mail from F. J. Cagney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Also advertised Hull's Family Pills for constipation.
Fromm the New York I’rvea, a lighthearted tale about Ebans Dob liking educated Japanese who mingle with barons and ambassadors. He jokes about fifth graders and recalls two Japanese captains who visited and one who served on the Yorktown in 1891, bowing and declaring he would be remembered.
Mrs. E. D. Clapp reports a remarkable recovery of Heraon at Mound City from severe lung and throat illness. Ex exhausting coughing spells ceased after using Dr King's New Discovery, a cough remedy offered by F. T. Clay with trial bottles free.
In Fort William Ontario on January 6 twelve Doukhober pilgrims began a street march nearly stripped of clothing. Police rounded up seven men and five women after they had marched about a half mile in scant attire.
From The Journal James McLay of Lone Tree and Miss Bonnie Howe wed at the bride’s parents home in Grand River township on Sunday December 22 1907. The item notes community value of a Winter Institute in Adrian and mentions editor contributions, local weather quips, and a New Century Club reception hosted by Mrs L Mille and her daughter Mrs Burley Reeder in an Adrian city home.
In Providence a visiting preacher began a funeral eulogy for a stranger. He asked an old man if the deceased was a brother or sister, getting the reply that the deceased was only a friend. The anecdote ends with the minister realizing the ambiguity.
In a Calcag Trivone vignette Tommy asks his mother about the year his parents married. Mrs Hunker replies 1896 and confirms it was a leap year. The boy presses for reasons, but the mother scolds him for the intrusion and defends their privacy.
Gerrin of the Academy of Sciences in Paris claims after over three years of study that male eggs bear wrinkles on the smaller end while female eggs are smooth at the ends. This notional finding comes from a ruralist publication reporting his assertion.
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