Elaborate Decoration Day Ceremonies Next Friday
Decoration day will be observed on May 30 with an elaborate program. An executive committee led by T. W. Blair and others organized various wreath laying visits to Lindenwood St. John’s Prairie Grove Concordia and Lawton Park sites. A main parade forms at 1:30 p.m. from the Elektron building to the soldiers monument in Lawton Park with brigades band and officials including Capt. C. D. Crouse and Gen. Lawton Post members. Lindenwood ceremony presided by Hon. H. C. Berghoff features Gettysburg address and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Blair
H. D. Miller
C. D. Crouse
W. F. Geller
E. H. Bookwalter
George Behler
B. W. Skelton
D. L. Beaber
I. I. Medsker
I. I. Medsker, General Lawton Post; Theodore Geller
T. J. Pattee
James Liggett
Sion S. Bass Post
A. H. Dougall
J. W. Hayden
C.griswold
Anthony Wayne
George Aldrich
J. W. Hiler
Union Veteran Legion
J. C. Jackson
R. M. Snyder
H. C. Moriarity
Elektron
Lindenwood
Geo. W. Aldrich
G. W. Stites
H. C. Zollinger
H. Hart
E. S. Grummons
Wm. Benedict
Chas. Maxfield
John Hess
John Kress
Cyrus Jarrett
Geo. Eckelberg
Jap Edsall
Geo. Graham
Wm. Donald
Sam Sayers
Sam Arian
J. H. Scoville
Simon Allen
W. A. Fowler
Zack Herring
A. R. Walters
F. W. Keil
Wm. E. Wood
J. W. Vordermark
E. S. Johns
D. C. Sutton
Conrad Bricker
St. John’s
Prairie Grove
Theodore Geller
Wm. Engle
George Brewer
Christ. Kingle
John Mossheimer
Frank Potter
Catholic
Patrick Ryan
J. H. Rohan
Dennis Monahan
John Lanigan
Concordia
Charles Reese
M. F. Schmetzer
W. F. Ranke
Lawton Park
Soldiers’ Monument
Wayne
Charles Durbrow
Rev. B. Sawyer
America
Aveline
Clinton
Washington
Calhoun
Columbia
Harrison
Berry
Rockhill
Main
I. N. Medsker
Chas. Brown
L. F. Wood
John C. Jackson
Harkenrider
Helen Bricker
Elizabeth Jackson
Elsie Jessie
Sons of Veterans
Gov. Gilbert
H. C. Berghoff
J. C. Breckinridge
J. H. Evans
Ladies’ Aid Society
Women’s Relief Corps
Lincoln
E. B. Smith
Emerson
Little Girls
N. W. Gilbert
Seees
Emergson
Pairings listed in local marriages notice
Edward Schele and Alma M Thomas. Frank A Kleinrichert and Mary Carter. Frank J Schwanz and Clara Wright. Arthur Hilzhauer and Anna Meit ker. Edward J Longfield and Edith E Aiken. John E Louraine and Maude Butterfield. William IL Linnmeier and Minnie Kruse. Herbert B Myers and Cora Belle Jackson. Anderson Rhodes and Emma Jackson. Fred C Goeglein and Emma M C Meyers.
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Frank J. Schwanz
Clara Wright
Arthur Hilzhauer
Anna Meit
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials. Also notes Hall's Family Pills and references various oil fats.
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Hail
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
One Minute Cough Cure Promised Quick Relief
A health ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as a safe immediate remedy for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Endorsed by J H Bowles of Groveton NH and Meyer Bros Co claims rapid relief and safety for children. The piece closes with a note about the English army mail volume.
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J. H. Bowles
Groveton, N. H
Meyer Bros. & Co
Faley's Honey and Tar praised for cough relief
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark commends Faley's Honey and Tar as best for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming it cured consumption early. Sold by Dreier & Bro and Pellens & Polster. Also Vienna summons 150 landladies for boarding without police permit.
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A. A. Herren
Finch
Ark
Faley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Endorsement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
Alfred Heinze of Quincy Illinois praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for constipation and torpid liver saying they are reliable. He notes the tablets never gripe or distress users and urges others to know about the good product from Meyer Broa. & Co.
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DeWitt
Alfred Heinze
Quincy
Ill
Meyer Broa. & Co
Sunday Outings Excursion Ticket Offer
Nickel Plate Road advertises Sunday round trip excursion tickets between any two stations with return same day one fare. Inquiries at nearest nickel plate agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
van Burem Street Union
Chicago
V Db
F Standard — Spress
Western Xpress
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
New York
Boston
C. Ae Asterslin
Wayne
Girl Seeks Father In Atlanta Barracks Night
A sobering Atlanta incident shows a cold night at the police barracks where a starving, thin girl asks for her drunk father. The sergeant helps the pair home, warning that reform is needed while lamenting legalized vice.
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Atlanta
Southern Star
Liquor trends and court ruling feature in latest doings
Midas Criterion notes Bridgeton saloon licenses 1000 dollars each have discouraged 15 saloonkeepers as liquor business declines. Iowa Supreme Court upholds 6000 dollar verdict against Sioux City saloonkeeper Manderscheid in favor of a man’s wife after severe freezing from drink. Paris reports eight million absinthe bottles consumed last year, a rise of over one million, warning this signals peril to future growth and possible measures.
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Mida
Bridgeton
N. J
Supreme Court of
Iowa
William Manderscheid
Sioux City
Paris
Journal of
Proportion of teetotalers claimed higher in Canada
The Toronto Mail asserts that if teetotalers were counted they would be proportionally more numerous in Canada than in any other civilized country, suggesting a strong temperance presence and cultural trend across the nation.
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The
Toronto Mail
Canada
Leaves Fortune to Temperance Cause
A man named Jerome DP yumm ex leaves his fortune to a temperance advocacy effort. The transfer signals support for reform and anti alcohol campaigns through structured donations. Further details remain unclear due to fragmented text.
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Jerome
Temperance Fund Established in Washington County
A temperance fundraiser totaling about $17 000 has been set up to advance the cause in Washington County. Three trustees were appointed to disburse the funds according to their best judgment to promote temperance efforts.
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Washington County
Public asylums for alcoholists debated in Berlin paper
Prof Shafer Lengerich argues for public asylums for alcoholics with trained physicians and legal powers to commit. Berlin Medical Society discussions find theory sound but impractical due to overcrowding. private voluntary asylums may help, yet alcoholism remains temporary insanity tied to alcohol availability.
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Shafer Lengerich
Berlin
Germany
Berlin Medical Society
Department of Psychiatry
Journal of Inebriety
Our Greatest Curse and the War Against It
A historical denunciation condemns the saloon as the root of crime poverty and despair. It argues for a nationwide moral war to end its influence, urging voters to act according to conscience and faith in right triumphing. The quotation is attributed to Josiah Allen's Wife in Woman's Home Companion.
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Josiah Alen
Double knock ends Charrington ties to brewing firm
F N Charrington recounts how witnessing a man assault his wife outside a public house led him to sever his partnership with Charrington Head & Co. He notes the sign bearing the firm’s name and laments the brewery trade’s impact on families, deciding to quit his £20,000 a year stake.
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F.N. Charrington
London
Charrington, Head & Co
Charrington
Saloonkeeper Faces Growing Moral Reckoning
Universalist Leader condemns saloons for spreading woe and moral blight, robbing homes of treasures, and evoking disapproval from the community’s moral centers. It argues tolerance does not equate to approval and warns that continued operation worsens the reckoning.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Gentle Digestive Aid
The advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a solution for thin folks, claiming to boost digestion and assimilation of food. It promises tone and regulation of the stomach, with emphasis on gentle relief and improved nourishment.
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Dr. King
Thvey
Bowser’s Blue Crocus Quest Ends With Pottery of Pranks
Mr Bowser returns home sensing spring and debates a Roman superstition about a blue crocus linked to Xerxes. A quarrel with his wife over pronunciation sparks a moonlit hunt in the yard as neighborhood kids pepper him with missiles and laughter.
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Crocuses
Brickbats
Nerxes
Xerxes
Ohio
Xenia
X-enia
Zenia
Mr. Bowser
Ajax
Xerxes misidentified by Bowser over Persian roots
A quarrel erupts as Mr. Bowser insists Xerxes was Roman, while Mrs. Bowser cites Xerxes as Persian from an encyclopedia. The exchange spirals with playful mockery about blue crocuses and moonlight mysteries, ending with a shift to redheaded sunflowers.
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Mrs. Bowser
M. Quad
Duel Challenge Doubt Quoted in Ohio State Journal
Doubtful Bluffer says he would challenge the insulted party to a duel if certain, while Biffer notes the opponent would not accept. Report appears in the Ohio State Journal.
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Bluffer
Cnd
Biffer
Ohio State Journal
Not Fraternal Clash Echoes Lodge Tension
Dialogue fragment shows a bellboy demanding a grip while a farmer protests nonmembership in a lodge. The terse exchange hints at social clash and group affiliation tensions.
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Bellboy
Farmer
Bessie and the bonnet charm in a playful verse
A short poem celebrates Bessie with a dimpled chin blue eyes and a dainty bonnet. The speaker praises the bonnet as a witching charm and wonders who would notice the wearer without it. The piece centers on Bessie's allure and the bonnet as the focal token.
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Bessie
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W. W. Barnett
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Hibernian Rifles
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First Light Artillery
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Edith E
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William IL. Linnmeier and
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Herbert B. Myers
Cora Belle
Anderson Rhodes and
Emma Jack
Fred C. Goeglein
Emma M. C. Meyers
South Africa
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Teetotalers
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Bowser
C. B. Lewis
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Persia
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Editor Sentinel
Allen County
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