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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement lists corset covers, muslin underwear, nightgowns, petticoats, corsets including American Lady, hosiery and gloves with bargain prices. Also promoted are belts, waists, handkerchiefs, parasols, ribbons, and laces. Notices include travel to Kansas City and Tekon Wash. Obscure items mention local incidents and a joke about Booker Washington.
A six month county jail report by probation officer W C Jolson links cigarette smoking to criminal behavior among ninety boys arrested or confined. Most were unemployed or not in school. many were paroled to work with local firms or placed in foster homes. The study notes curfew enforcement, patrol of pool halls, and a proposed probation officer role alongside support from Rev Dr Henry Hopkins and community groups.
An ad filled with low prices and discounts announces a one day cash or produce sale offering White Loaf flour and various staples, candies, and household goods at deep cuts. The message touts bargains, trade for produce, and connections to merchants in Kansas and Colorado, with dates and locations listed.
The Democratic voters of Pleasant Gap township are notified of a convention on Saturday, May 10, 102, at 2 o clock p m to select delegates for the county convention to be held in Butler on May 12, 1902 and to elect township committeeman R. R. Barson.
An early notice warns meat prices may rise so high fresh meat could become unavailable. It contrasts with a second hand goods business at East Side North Main St run by L. M. Stanley, promising steady low prices and willingness to buy or trade any item of value.
Balance sheet for Missouri State Bank at Butler listing assets and liabilities as of April 30. Loans and discounts secured and unsecured, real estate, banking house, furniture, cash items, United States and national bank notes, gold and silver, deposits, drafts, time certificates, and undivided profits totaling 1146 42.
An old time ad boasts heavy seamless hosiery, balbriggan shirts, ribbed underwear, fish net shirts, imperial make shirts and overalls, soft laundried shirts, silk bow scarves, and a wide range of hats for men and boys. It claims low prices, value comparisons, and closeouts, inviting readers to shop for furnishing goods.
Washington May 1 Major Gen MacArthur continued his senate testimony on the Philippines. He reported Aguinaldo said he had been misinformed about the American people and government purposes and that his people cannot yet form a stable independent government at this stage.
Miss Eda A. Ramsey, 30, committed death by her own action in Harrisonville last night by taking carbolic acid. After threatening Rus Toncray following a conflict, he fetched the sheriff to calm her. upon seeing him she swallowed the poison and died immediately.
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