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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1886
Page
1
In Spruce Tores discussions over two weeks show strong support for Dr W Simpson as Bates County Recorder. The editor notes Simpson’s three-year tenure on a small salary, claims his records are well kept, and urges voters to reelect him for a four-year term citing his qualifications, integrity, and broad local backing.
Fragmented OCR style note discusses Judge Gantt and Democratic figures, hinting at political influence and controversy. Mentions petition, editors, and controversy around a Kansas appeals judge with unclear details and garbled phrases. The piece reads as a historical political mashup with uncertain claims and era-specific rhetoric.
Local notes report corn planting progressing with some fear of replanting where germination is slow. Farmers recall heavy rain Tuesday night, likening it to a biblical flood, while optimism remains about a county convention delegation led by Judge John H. Sullens and others. A New York report references anarchists claiming a New Jersey college teaching dynamite and Greek fire to prepare for upheaval and suggests a revolutionary movement with strong internal resolve.
"We don't have to recommend Parkers Hair Balsam but once," writes Mr C A Burger, druggist, of Liberty NY. "After that it stands on its record." It stops falling hair, restores color, softness and gloss. Exceptionally clean, prevents dandruff.
The Butler Times and Rich Hill Review quote Judge Parkinson criticising Bro Wade and a post office pact. The papers urge Bates Democrats not to be swayed by Parkinson Wade deals, calling the alliance ridiculous. Also a stray ad touts Parkers Hair Balsam for hair loss.
Ben B Canterbury and Company advertise land loans at the lowest interest rates with favorable payment privileges unavailable elsewhere. Call to learn their rates and terms.
A playful reminiscence traces Castoria as a familiar remedy from infancy through motherhood. The narrator recalls giving Castoria to a baby when sick, to a child who cried for it, to a grown figure named Migs who clung to it, and finally to her own children who received Castoria.
A Kansas letter to the Weekly Herald asks for the identity and current location of a Carthage girl once left homeless. The writer, Mrs. Hogherty of Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, expresses concern about her fate and cites Parkers Tonic as a remedy she previously used.
Notice is given to all creditors and interested parties that I W K Mathews administrator will make final settlement of the estate of Stephen Mathews deceased at the Bates county Probate Court in Butler Missouri on August 6 1856. W K Mathews Administrator.
A local lender advertises funds from 10 dollars to 10 000 dollars with terms from six months to five years. They claim nearly a million dollars already loaned and promise quick advances with good security and clear titles. Abstracts of titles are prepared from two sets of books and guaranteed accurate. Office at Butler National Bank Opera House Block.
Curtis L Finch and Francis Finch conveyed real estate in Bates county Missouri to N L Caton as trustee to secure two promissory notes. The notes are past due and unpaid and the trustee refuses to act. I W P Hanks sheriff will proceed to sell the described lots in Rich Hill as authorized by the deed of trust.
Within hours from 9 AM to 5 PM on the specified day, the sale aims to satisfy ssidelt interest and caste. F. M. Alves of Fustes appears as the claimant party in this public notice.
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