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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
1
An Urich Herald style item recounts a testimonial from E. Smith of Granite Rock Missouri praising Peruna as a health restore. The letter describes illness from exposure and dampness, bronchial troubles, and rapid recovery after following the doctor’s advice. The piece notes gratitude for regained health and uses a promotional tone.
Public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to senses and overall health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury-free, to be prescribed by physicians. Advertisement notes price and availability and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A vintage note explains using hypo-sulfite of soda as a fixative and repellent for chiggers. It covers preparation of a nearly saturated solution to bathe bites, claims effective killing of embedded chiggers, and notes possible mild skin irritation. It also advises applying to exposed skin before work and letting it dry without rinsing.
Sedalia Mo July 13 Charles Taylor a Mescor Pacific telegraph operator at Lamonte charged with manslaughter for head on collision of trains No 3 and 12 near Knobnoster that killed eight. He was arrested at Dresden Pettis county by Officer J M Shaw of Johnson county and taken to Warrensburg.
Miss Nellie Delancy and Rev. Harry P Jones were wed at the bride’s parents home in Kansas City Missouri with Rev Say lor officiating They were joined by relatives and twenty five guests The bride grew up in Butler Missouri and has studied at Central High School Scaritts Bible and training school The groom a minister trained at Morrisville and Vanderbilt University plans to teach theology in Kobe Japan They will leave San Francisco August 10
Boys from Washington Webster and Franklin schools organize teams for a series at the Play School diamond. Smiths Book and Stationary Store offers a pennant to the season champion grammar school team. Director Teller invites all interested boys to join as safety gear is provided and daily games for all ages ensure healthful recreation.
The board of managers at the state hospital for the insane in Marion, Missouri, discharged General RC Horne who had been a patient since April 6. He left for his home in Marshall, Missouri. He was committed after a Kansas City jury tried him for the murder of H Groves and acquitted him on the grounds of insanity.
A vintage advert describes Dr Merve family medicines with printed ingredients and sworn formulas. It extols Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion mucous membrane diseases and chronic nasal catarrh, touting glycerine as a key ingredient and recommending Sage's Catarrh Remedy for nasal cleansing. It promises safety, lack of alcohol, and suitability for women and children.
A satirical meditation on rising prices and everyday burdens. The poem notes higher costs from hats to flour, coal to groceries, and even a streetcar strike in Omaha. It laments inflation and asks for relief while citing varied incidents from Kansas to Maine and Utah to Texas.
A devout Middle West Presbyterian clergyman officiating a wedding prays for the couple’s prosperity and business growth. While filling out the marriage blanks he discovers the groom’s occupation and, aghast, whispers a reversal to God about not sharing that detail. The tale, recounted to his wife, highlights the minister’s dilemma between piety and honesty.
Missouri claims a standout delegation at the Denver convention with nationally known leaders like Stone, Francia, Clark, Jeet, Crittenden, Folk, and Lloyd. The piece contrasts Missouri’s strong showing with Chicago, where a Missouri leader ceded a seat to a Black attendee and left the proceedings.
Farmers along the Missouri river plan an early ninety day yellow corn on bottom lands as water recedes. Jackson county riverfront losses estimated high with Lafayette County fears of larger losses. County courts may rebate taxes on overtly land this year. Government harness dressing recipe claims to mix bayberry tallow beeswax beef tallow castor oil lampblack for a superior leather dressing.
James W Noel in Kanene City gains a copy of the famed Order No 11 picture. He prints a tale of Col Bim bam, a Kansas Red Leg raid, and a herd driven by a colonel and a commander. The letter from Cornet Roding, dated August 27, details old war anecdotes and a wartime encounter.
Chattanooga Tenn duty is Doctor Crockett of Amerison Ga and Mrs Mattie L Presto of Washington Springs Va met in bbb city and tarried by a local minister Both are over fifty and were long separated by the Civil War They renewed their vows and Doctor Crockett plans to practice in Americas where the couple will reside The bride’s family and a Civil War era photograph provide the scant surviving details of this wartime romance
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement style claim for Bucklen's Armew Salve with misspelled words and garbled names. It mentions applying to sores and a dubious claim about being the best salve and universal use, though lacks coherent facts or dates. The readable items point to an old time medicine pitch rather than a verifiable event or person.
An Hilnels farmer reports that a strong lye solution sprayed on his bane plants killed worms and revived growth. He notes his plants were previously damaged by worms but soon showed new growth and produced a crop of excellent quality, according to Woman Farm Journal.
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