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Newspaper

Butler Weekly Times

Location

Butler, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1909

Page

5

Clothcraft Claims Too Good To Be True Cloths

An advertisement for Clothcraft brand clothing warns against judging its quality by appearances and low prices. The copy asserts strong value and practical garments despite skeptical initial impressions.

Rogers of Standard Dies in New York at 60

Henry H. Rogers vice president of Standard Oil and driving force behind Amalgamated Copper Company died at his New York home at 7 20 am from a stroke. He had suffered a previous apoplectic stroke in 1907 and had been treated by doctors for years. His passing came suddenly after a cheerful day, with family at the bedside including wife three married daughters son H H Rogers Jr and Dr W J Polley.

New York Henry H. Bogers Standard Oi Company Amalgamated Copper Company Rogers

Missouri the great corn state in 1907

Missouri boasted a record corn surplus in 1907 far exceeding ten western states. Production reached 85 853 000 bushels, with 15 863 000 bushels shipped out, and top counties labeled Scott Carroll Mississippi Nodaway Atchison Saline Harrison. The five counties yielded 34 000 000 bushels, more than all but three states.

Missouri Kansas Michigan Louisiana Labor Bureau Scott Carroll Mississippi Nodaway Atchison, Saline Harrison Union

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments

Warning against mercury within catarrh remedies and urging prescription use. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and internally acting. Notes testimonials and price of 75 cents. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and sale by a druggist.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Druggiate

Banks Close For Old Negro's Funeral

Rolla Missouri banks closed during the funeral of Richard Dupes an elderly Black man who had served as janitor at the National Bank of Rolla and the State Bank of Rolla since 1894 He died Monday morning aged 88 born in Lynchburg Virginia and carried as a slave to Mississippi He was later captured by ex Governor A J Seay of Oklahoma and served as Seay's body servant during the war

A. J. Seay Oklahoma Guthrie Seay

Summer Tourists Offer to Western Sight Centers

Tourists can visit Colorado Yellowstone Seattle and California on one affordable trip. Includes Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition sites on a single itinerary. Tickets go on sale June 1 to October 1909.

Colorado Yellowstone Seattle California Pacific Coast

Artist’s Georgia Grapes Fetch Narrow Real Return

An artist living in Chicago owned Georgia fruit farm shares brag of fine grapes shipped to a South Water street commission house. He buys a dozen baskets for friends and himself at a dollar each, but the merchant later reports melting ice ruined much of the crop, netting only about nineteen cents per basket after costs.

Georgia Chicago South Water Streets Commission House

Kermit in the Hero Class in Nairobi Hunt

In British East Africa mayor Roosevelt and his son Kermit hunt on George McMillan’s Jura ranch. They collect sixty skins from twenty species including water buck impala and other antelope. Roosevelt’s rifle encounters a charging rhinoceros and a python is slain. Kermit shoots a leopard at six paces after it attacked a beater.

Nairobi British East Africa May Theodore Roosevelt Kermit George McMillan Mr. Roosevelt

Stock Owner Hints From June Farm Journal

Practical farm guidance covers calf care water feeding and sanitation, hog pastures and worm control, horse handling and matching, and veterinary advice. Emphasizes clean, dry housing, fresh water, timely feeding, and choosing compatible work partners for horses. Encourages pasture use and routine dental checks for horses.

Man asks state to kill him over refusal to eat

Dr T L Hatch of Owatonna Minnesota asks Doctor W C Roberts to seek legal authority from the Health Board to end his life. He has wasted away unable to digest food for months and now survives only with minimal water. Hatch, a physician, says he prefers humane death to continued suffering.

St. Paul Minn T. L. Hatch Owatonna W. C. Roberts Health Board For Legal Authority Hatch Roberta Board of Health

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clouthcraft Tere Clovackaet America American Clothing House Butler, MO H. H. Rogers Standard WN. B. Jeter West Side Banks Old Negro C. W. Hess Scouts Bill June Farm Journal State Total T. C. Boulware R. B. Campbell John Deerwester Co. H. Dutcher Wm. E. Walton, Pres Walton Cashier W. M. Hardinger A. B. Owen Wm. B Tyler Frank M. Voris J. B. Walton Wm. E. Walton Jesse E. Smith Bates Vernon Barton Cedar Dade Polk Bates County Frank Allen C. A. Allen Peoples Bank Butler, Missouri Butler Barnhart
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