Chaotic clipping highlights local oddities and ads
A mix of crude remarks, petty crimes, and advertisements appears in a jumbled 19th or early 20th century clipping. Notable items: a Cincinnati mayor quote praising citizens, a Joplin fatal toy pistol incident, a divorce-related pay ruling, offensive language about Native Americans, watermelon brag, church fashion punishment, tonics and salves ads, a St Joseph boy arrest for switching a train, laxatives for children, Bucklen’s Amicable Salve testimonial, and a Jersey lawyer probing dog barking fines.
The Kind You Have Always Bought Ad Cables to a Quote
The Adrian Journal notes Dr. Gilmore has returned from Chicago where he attended an American Medical Association meeting. A cartoonist captured him for Chicago papers, though his whiskers and hat size were humorously exaggerated. he enjoys the fun with friends.
Miscellaneous Local Notes and Family Ancestry
Local items record porch work after a windstorm, a child swallowing a pin with uncertain location, cane crop loss from hall, new front and roof work, ice cream supper, birthday celebration with four generations, photographs taken, and genealogical details. Includes a 1886 oath advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wooden
Ross Coward
Adrian
M. Spillman
Wilbur Parks
Mount Vernon
John Duggan
Low Simpson
J. Ford
Joshua L. Dickernon
Hie
Alice
N. M. Nestlerode
Mr. Dickerson
Kentucky
Louisville
Ollinole
Samantha Collina
Cirla
A Sewer System Soon for Rich Hill
The Rich Hill Review urges prompt action on water and light improvements and then proposes a city sewer system. It argues extending mains, securing revenues, and starting work within a year to boost health, business, and growth with local tile production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iight
Rich Hill
Rich Hill Review
Swam for Snake Bite Cure in Kansas City Star report
Mrs B C Self of Tannehill Prairie near McAlester credits a neighbor who swam most of a half mile to reach MacAlester to fetch whisky for a copperhead bite. Her home was flooded. the neighbor braved water to save her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Kansas City
Mra
B. C. Self
Tannehill Prairie
MacAleater
Mra. Self
Mrs. Self
Fragmentary note on a Kaness girl and a newspaper man
A fragment notes a Kaness girl who had a newspaper man for a bean. It mentions him being a monthly then semi monthly then weekly, and not a daily visitor except on special occasions. Excerpt appears as a casual damning aside with unclear context.
Practical jokers at Dugesne Steel Works charged with murder
A group at Dugesne Steel Works in Pitteburg faces murder charges after a prank using a compressed air pump killed a friend. Anarchists and Black Hand members are noted as seeing such devices as potent, silent tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugesne
Pitteburg
Black Hand
Strawberries Abundant Despite Rain Shortage In Other Fruits
Strawberries are plentiful this season, though heavy rains reduced quantity and quality of crops. Blackberries and raspberries show strong yields, while apples drop sharply and may fall to about a quarter of normal. Peaches hold steady amid overall uneven orchard prospects. St Clair Co Democrat notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair Co. Democrat
Complimented by Opposition Highlights Weeks Remark
The Rich Hill Tribune reports opposition praising County Clerk Weeks for a statement in the Review last week. It calls Weekes one of the best county clerks the area has known and notes compliments from the Democratic camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Hill Tribune
Weeks
Weeke Fe
Weekes
Appointment of J C R Walters Announces Public Service
The appointment of J C R Walters of Rich Hill to the board of State Hospital No 4 is noted. Col Walters served as president and contributed with ability and conscientious desire to advance the institution and the state. He was a valued member of the board from Nevade Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C.R. Walters
Rich Hill
Mapigcrent State Hospital No. 4
Col. Walters
Walters
Nevade Mail
Marriage Licenses and Patent Medicine Ad Card
An old advertisements page features a marriage licenses note and a medical patent remedy claim. It promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with statements of prompt and thorough relief and strength, sold by C. W. in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
C. W
Two Good Ones From Chicago News
A mother praises Edmund as the smartest child she has seen calling him keen and razor like. Grandpa counters with a joke about needing strapping. Pearl notes Freddy sends another message while Ruby confirms. Gracieue remarks he is becoming like a Teddy Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Edmund
Pearl
Freddy
Ruby
Gracieue
Teddy Roosevelt
Hard Cider Case Upheld For Brashar In Portland
A. N. Brashar of Portland is cleared as Judge Ayere sustains a demurrer in the cider case. Prosecution argued 7 percent alcohol makes cider intoxicating and illegal to sell, but the court ruled the beverage did not fall under the statute. Judge Ayere acknowledged the cider was sold and intoxicated yet ruled it outside the law. Judge Byers warned against letting cider out of the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Brashar
Portland
Callaway County
Ayere
Byers
Warrensburg
Democrat
Boys Show Strong Interest in County Corn Contest
Letters from Prof Porter Allison and Major Crowell to Colemans Rural World reveal Bates county youths in Butler Missouri actively preparing for the corn contest. They report ten boys and eight young men in the township, plans for scholarships, and efforts to secure district support while aiming to attract many participants and corn for hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter M. Allison
Major Crowell
Coleman
Bates County
Butler
Schual
Agricultural College
M. Allison Butler
Frank
Crowes
Corn Growers Show Off Big Prizes and Premiums
Missouri corn growers preview a January state show with a rich prize list including a $7500 automobile seat buggy from Jones Bros and cash and merchandise awards from multiple firms. Premiums range from a No 7 improved cream separator to Keen Kutter tool cabinets, with Christ Ohlendorf offering a silver cup for top youth exhibitors. A local corn show is urged to feed into broader competitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalla
State Corn Growers Association
Jones Bros. Mercantile Co
Kansas City
Cebuval
Avery Company
Peoria
Uiinole
Sera Mig Company
Pontiac
Iinois
Stover Mig. Co
Freeport
Illinois
Sandwich Mig. Co
Sandwich
Ifnois
Johnson & Field Mig. Co
Racine
Wisconsin
Simmons Hardware Co
St. Louis
Keen Kutter
Christ Ohlendrof
Boonville
Cooper Country
Mone
Missouri
M. Jonpan
Sec’y Mo
Asan
Do Not Destroy It The Old Religion That Guides Us
An unsigned wall piece pleads to keep religion, praising its role in American mothers, comfort in hymns, and moral guidance. It questions removing faith, arguing it enriches tenderness, happiness, honesty, and forgiveness, and contrasts earthly love with a loving, beautiful delusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Star of Bethlehem
Calvary
Postmaster General Announces 2 Cent An Ounce Letter Rate
Postmaster General Meyer said an agreement with Great Britain and Ireland fixes letter postage at 2 cents per ounce between the United States and Britain and Ireland, to take effect October 1, 1908. He noted British Postmaster General Sydney Buxton was making a similar announcement in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meyer
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Sydney Buxton
House of Commons
A Memory of a Lost Delight from Around the Fireplace
A recollection of old northern home life around a great fireplace in the past. The author recalls evenings of stories doughnuts elder wine and apple paring while a mother told tales as the family gathered. It contrasts with modern comforts and notes no millionaires then and worries over life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.P. Powell
Outing Magazine
Two Souls Explain Woman's Fickleness Says Clark University President
Boston June 15 President G Stanley Hull of Clark University argues in a medical lecture that women possess two or more souls explaining their perceived fickleness and tendency to jump to conclusions. He claims women may love and hate simultaneously and may claim virtue while acting out of impulse, asserting the souls are distinct yet real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Stanley Hull
Clark University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Land Suit Over $10,000 Tract In El Dorado Springs
Jason Campbell sued Chas M Howard to quiet title in a big land case before Judge Thurman. Judgment favored the plaintiff but the defendant appealed to the supreme court. Heirs' life interest questioned as land reportedly reverts to Campbell. Multiple warranty deeds over years created title questions for Swelgars who sold to Howard. Abstract showed clear title rather than life interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman
el Dorado Springs
Jason Campbell
Chas. M. Howard
Swelgars
Howard
Kansas Receives 97460 Check For Civil War Claims
A government warrant for 97466 02 reaches Governor Hock to pay Kansas for interest on money spent equipping soldiers in the Civil War. The claim was allowed by the court of claims last winter and funds were appropriated before Congress adjourned. Funds may be used for memorials or armories once legislature appropriates. John C Nicholson, state claim agent, will receive 7378.30 after a 10 percent on the first million and 6 percent on the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Hock
State of
Kansas
Court of Claims
Congress
National Guard
Treasury
John C. Nicholson
Nicholson Fa
Missouri Pacific Time Table and Home Seekers Excursion
The Missouri Pacific timetable lists local freight and passenger trains numbered 21 1t 74 and 142 serving various routes with a Sunday passenger at 12 30 pm. A Home Seekers Excursion offers Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mexico Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming with a fare of one and one half plus 2.00 round trip valid Twenty one days from sale date conducted by B C Vaxbervoorrt and agent C Vanpeavoomr.
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Topointe
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tenneance
Texas
Tab
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Dave of Sale
B.C. Vaxbervoorrt
Summer Tourist Rates 1908 Convention Travel
Seasonal rate details for 1908 travel from Butler Missouri to major destinations. June sale begins June 12 with return by September. prices vary by destination including Pueblo Colorado Springs Denver 1850 cents Mexico City 475, San Francisco Los Angeles 6000, Portland 210, Salt Lake 3150, Trinidad 2555. Includes Republican National Convention in Chicago June 12 to 16 with round trip fare 74.
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Pueblo
Colorado
Denver
Colu
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Mego
Oden
Salt Lake
Utah
Mexico City
Mexico
Portland
Ore
Trinidad
Colo
California
Oregon
Washinton
Butler
Chicago
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Josiah Kirby
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joplin
DeWise
C. W. Hess
Dayton
Dunker Church
W. Heas
Willie Barkest
St. Joseph, Mo
Kennedy
C. W. Hean
Jake Allen
Sam Davis
Adrian Journal
Bucklen
Arnica Salve
Tom—Moore
Cochran, Ga
Frank T. Clay
Jersey
Republic
Strat
Onto
Toledo
Loucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney
Frank J. Chenney
Dember
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Sean
Hall
F. J, Cheney & Co
All Drugglate
Snake Bite Cure
New Orleans
Scott
Albert Christmann
Martha Merchant
Wm. C. Stockton
Eureka
Minnie Ee
J.c. H Foster Beasieence
ElDorado Springs
F. W. Puryear
Viola
P “Loch
Hereford
Dora Davis
J.C Amatated
Spruce
O. E. Spears
Castoria
Nevad Mail
Boure
Haneas City Stock
Td Suede
Bo C. Vasneneoorr
John F. Herrel & Son
Court House
Moq
Me Christy
Diovance of Women and Children
Over Butler Cash Department Store
Butler, Mo
Omee Telephonea
House Telephonelu
E. N. Chastain
Bren
Hennett- Wheeler Mer. Co
Realdence High Street
H. M. Cannon
Butler, Missouri
Will Wein Adrian
B. F. Jeter
Attorney At Law and Justice
H. H. Nichols
East Aide Square
J. T. Hull
Fotranos
Hagedorn
Udio
Sorthal
T. C. Boulware
North Side Square
Ubal
W. Hess
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