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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
8
A mixed dispatch notes a life scholarship program and a Nevada Missouri business college ad, dye product promotion, and various local items. It reports Vitascope exhibitors at a fairgrounds incident bound over for federal review, plus court and church attendance outcomes. It covers a bad snake bite incident near Monclaw, health resort concerns at Monegaw Springs, and a Missouri state debt reduction plan with governor remarks.
Bath Maine Sept 3 Arthur Sewall a dementia candidate for vice president suffered an apoplexy at his summer home Silk Point and never regained consciousness dying Wednesday. Meanwhile Bates County Old Settlers Association prepares for fourth annual gathering Sept 25 with contests such as an old mains foot race fifty yards under 70 years and a premium list for exhibitors and curiosities.
Col Bryan offers two questions for imperialism defenders in the Philippines. He asks if the Filipino should be a citizen or a subject and argues that citizenship implies shared destiny, while subject status would require a change in government. He states he seeks independence for the Filipino to work out his own destiny.
Local residents report visitors from Butler and Lebanon Ohio while families move, travel, or attend church events. An ice cream supper funds the band. Democrat club forms with officers. threshing resumes after a layoff. farmers share trade notes and land prospects.
An excerpt extols a patent remedy named Foods 3a saparilla marketed as America’s great blood purifier. It claims to purify, vitalize and enrich the blood of both sexes and all ages, curing scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, and catarrh amid warnings about small sparks of bad blood in the system.
Health in this community is very real Rev Lemon and James Offill made a business trip to Montrose Saturday. Mr Baker from Montrose is the guest of Miss Mignon Coleman PD H Kash went to Burdett Monday to visit his cousin and family His son Master Hollie will return with him The Germantown picnic Thursday was the event of the season The Bryan and Stevenson Club met at Spruce Sept 1 and transacted ordinary business Many ladies were present Ms Horn and Prof Thurman urged every democratic voter to be at his post on November 6 and vote the ticket The meeting adjourned to meet next Saturday night Kirt Green is improving slowly Sorghum makers in this county seem to be left on premiums on the street tires Elm Grove school began last Monday with Arthur Chambers as teacher As Young passed this way last Sunday Jack Spears and a gang did fine road work west of Elm Grove Tuesday Teo Cram and wife of Spruce returned from a visit to Walker Mrs John Allison of Walker visits her mother Rev Blane filled his last Johnstown appointment at church Last Wednesday evening James Offill and family were returning from church in a spring wagon when run into by boys racing The wagon overturned injuring occupants Mrs Susberry of Kansas City visiting relatives and friends
Premium list outlines prizes for exhibits including horses, ladies crafts, bread, honey, quilts, hay, and farm tools. Items mention names Butler Rich Hill Adrian Edgar Fanning Williams Bros, and local town terms with values from 1 to 56.
Fragmented text reports a two day meeting ongoing for several nights with references to Mr St, Miss Spuittos, and Mr. and Mrs. John Radford. Mentions of Warsaw, Lee Kilford, and purchases hint at civic matters and local business. The readable lines indicate a community gathering with various attendees and topics.
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