Unclear Rural Items and Advertisements From Livingston County
A mix of farm sale and local advertisements notes a 40 acre Livingston County farm selling for 17.50 per acre. Items reference DeWitt’s pills, a Hayti disturbance, a cruiser to Port-au-Prince, a Missouri freight mishap, and a child burned near Shelbina. Ordinary medical ads push DeWitt’s remedies and Kennedy’s cough syrup.
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Livingston County
Affatra
Hayti
Au Port Prince
Petition to move saloons in Independence Missouri
Nine hundred women signed a petition to the city council of Independence Missouri urging removal of saloons from the public square and opposing any license to operate on the square.
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Independence
Controversial Patent Remedy Ad Sparks Outcry
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for deadly conditions and a promotion at a drug store. It also recalls a 34 year old mechanic from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, who reportedly burned $1,100 in greenbacks amid rumors of destitution during a recent panic.
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Dr. King
F. T. Clay
William Loveless
Poplar Bloffe
O. Dewitt & OG
Qhiigass
Clay's Drug Store
North Side Square
Local notices and oddities from Lebtuysville and Warrensburg
ALebtuysville merchant touts Bucklen Amica Salve as a cure for piles persisting 20 years. The Topeka Capital mocks Kansans and questions John Brown. Carl Ross pleads guilty to petty larceny in Warrensburg, fined $100, once a bill clerk at the freight depot. A rural carrier in Missouri reports a garnet found in his lung, erasing fears of consumption.
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Woolever
Lebtuysville
N. Y
Bucklen
F. T. Clay’s
Carl
Skinny) Ross
Warrensburg
Ross
Butler
Refined repartee restores grace amid hard times
A quirky exchange from Ray county shows a teen suitor calling a girl while her mother quips she already fed her and put her to bed. The Rich Hill ministerial association advances a plan to list locals seeking odd jobs, matching needy with work and promoting practical Christianity.
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Ray County
Rich Hill
Dividend checks pass to Salmon Bank claimants in Clinton
Eight hundred 6 per cent dividend checks have been received by Citizens National Bank of Clinton Missouri to be paid to depositors of the Salmon Bank. Claimants agreed to allow 1 per cent to Gen. Crow for legal services, deducted before payment. Other checks will follow. Creditors of the estate of G Y Salmon received checks for a 15 percent dividend.
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Citizena National Bank of
Clinton
Salmon Bank
Gen. Crow
G. Y Salmon
A Real Wonderland of South Dakota Health Cure Story
In Mound City Mrs Clapp recounts her son’s near fatal lung and throat illness. After starting Lr King's New Discovery the coughing spells ceased and he recovered. The medicine, marketed by F T Clay druggist, costs $1.00 with a trial bottle free.
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South Dakota
Mound City
Mra. BE
Dclapp
F.T. Clay
Notorious Mord brothers and base scandal in War City tale
A rural War City report mentions a carrier from War City and a spinster accusing him of bugging his girl. The department dismissed the case after a congressman’s warning about government burden. The piece notes the last of the Mord brothers has died and recounts Jesse James era events ending with Cap Mord dying in a Ray County poorhouse. The Richmond cemetery burial is noted with a moral quotation.
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War City
Department
Eix
Bob
Charlie
Jesse James
Colorado
Cap
Ray County
Richmond
St. Clair Demoort
Prisoner Bill Reynolds Sparks Corn Dispute at Jail
Bill Reynolds at Cates county jail sparked a curious incident when he signaled a farmer with a wagon load of corn and ordered delivery by Wednesday. The farmer delivered a forty bushel load on Tuesday, prompting Sheriff Hamilton to inquire where to unload. The dispute centers on the farmer claiming Reynolds resembles the sheriff, leaving local authorities unsettled.
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Bill Reynolds
Cates County
Hamilton
Bill
William
Reynolda
Man Found Guilty in Dynamite Plot Case
J C Standill of Hobart is convicted by a district court jury for attempting to dynamite a neighbor's house. Dynamite was found on the porch but did not explode. A motion for a new trial has been filed. Punishment ranges up to a $1000 fine and up to three years in the penitentiary. Troubled relations preceded the incident.
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Oklahoma City
J. C. Standill
Hobart
Stanfill
Married at Grand River by Journal records
The Journal notes the marriage of Brcent Bockles and Mabel Tatler of Grand River at the bride's parents home. Other items report railway staff changes, a barn project on Joe Blocher farm, Adrian street call discussion, and several relocations or injuries with a recovery outlook.
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Brcent Bockles
Mabel Tatler
Grand River
Patterson
Political attack on Democrats outlines failed policies
The Record reproduces Bryan's Commoner attacking the Democratic Party's seven years of policies as unproductive. It cites unemployment in New York, fears of soup kitchens, inflation, and social unrest. The piece argues the GOP would reverse the two parties and urges voters to hold the Democrats accountable in the next election.
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New York
Campain
Democratic Party
Bryan
The Girl's Laughter. HY CATULLE MENDES
In a village cemetery a girl about sixteen laughs beside a tomb as a man rebukes her. She explains her laughter is to comfort her deceased lover, a vanished joy that shared their hearts and hopes. The scene probes sorrow and affection in death.
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Vilein
Profit from Clover Crop on Burl Lands by Minker
Fulton Ganetty and Charles Minker, a farmer near Burl, harvested a profitable clover crop last season. First cutting yielded hay value, second produced 20 bushels of seed with eight dollars a bushel refused, totaling 541 plus eight tons hay at 12 per ton, estimating 627 overall. Minker paid 20 per acre years ago, and his farming knack helps maximize profits despite variable soil. he contends with neighbors over soil fertility as season ends.
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Charles Minker
Burl
Joss
Soi
She
Benra the part Pince Stone Confident of Beating Falk
New York January 27 Governor Folk announces he will not seek the United States Senate seat leaving Senator Stone, hosting Augustus Thomas dinner, unshaken in his race. Stone declares Folk has every right to run but vows to defeat him, adding with a smile that he believes he can win.
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New York
Polk
William.j. Stone
United States Senate
Missouri
Senator Stone
Friaria Club
Augustus Thomas
Hotel Astor
Folk
Stone
Oklahoma Bill Prohibits Women Riding Astride
Guthrie Oklahoma January 27 Representative Bowdre Blaine county plans a bill to prohibit women riding horseback astride. The measure is being prepared at the request of constituents.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bowdre
Blaine County
Local Rail Schedule Fragments From Kanasse City to St Louis
An OCR fragment shows freight and passenger train numbers and times from Kanasse City to St Louis and nearby lines. It lists local freight, stock, mixed trains, and Sunday passenger service with partial station names and an agent note.
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East Hound
Vayounvoomt
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Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
DeWitt
Frank Clay
Dragglar
Harrisonville
DeWits
Indiana
Leose
Little Lee Winn
Shelbina
Kennedy
Clay’s Drug Store
Oklahoma
Kodottor
Clay’s Drug
Chrief Burch
Roscoe Township
St. Clair County
Dress
Topeka
Jeff Davis
John Brown
Iinton
Scott
Adrian Notes
The
Journal
Wie. Warner
Joe Blocher
Adrian
Lothridge
Con
Wentawhpe
Washington
Charles Moody
Crete
Tleve
Grandma Roterts
John App
Sehoor Wae
Gevomaary
Wae
Caatore
Zemo
Clay
HY Catulle Mendes
H Beara
Pe A Alli
Fulton Ganetty
Benra
Falk
Butler Station
South
Jopils & Southwest
Jeplio Mail & Express
BC & Nevada Mall & Kapresagis
Kanasse City
St. Louie
Banone City Limited
Matt Wwe
Kanens City Stock Interstate Division
West Buds Hb
Poe
John F. Herbel & Son
Court House
DR. J. Me Christy
Over Butler Cash Department Store
Rutier
A. Houde
E. N. Chastain
Iiertlen
Ofer Aver
Hennett
Mer
Keel
Ofer
Newiden
H. M. Cannon
Mineitii
Will
B. F. Jeter
Juastoo
Ome
HH. Mende
Hastalle Square
Hutler, Mo
J. T. Hull
Wistland
Ungedern
World Wide Anuare
Hubler
T. C. Boulware
Ottlea North Side Square
Butler, Mo
Aintmeni
Frank T. Clay
Butler, MI
Souei
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