Question on Glenwood courthouse tax vote proposed
A mill supervisor letter asks county voters to decide on enlarging and repairing the Glenwood courthouse by submitting the tax question to a future vote. J F Pritchard and J H Clayton were Rockport visitors last Tuesday. Mr Young of Shenandoah spent time in town for Yeoman order work. Yor. Barto Pitts Eye and Ear Specialist, Private Hospital, St. Joseph Mo. For sale cheap, a good young jack. A H Mann
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Mills Gouty
Glenwood
Mr. Young
Shenandoah
Yeoman
Barto Pitts
Sth and Francis Streets
St. Joseph, Mo
Amazon banker tale stalls account opening
A Philadelphia Ledger article recalls a bold woman who dominates a bank interview by listing extensive family details and then turning the questioning back on the clerk. Her demand to know the president’s indictments and cashier’s absconding leads to a comical conclusion and refusal to open an account.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Minstrel Joke and Watchcase Terrier Tale
Mid show patter features a fat end man and Mr Bones debating a sister's fondness for a tiny mouse terrier housed in a watchcase. The crowd laughs as Mr Pink the tenor prepares to sing Bob Evans at the Bat, a sentimental pallad.
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Miatah Banks
Jane
Bones
Cwhy
Bass
Mr. Pink
Pallad
Bob Evans
Retraction Scene With Washington Magazine Quote
In the Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt a woman sighs over a magazine article about George Washington and remarks on the era of great men being gone while noting the beauty of women. The man replies with a playful tease as she blushes and insists she was joking.
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Charen
Brooklyn
George Washington
Philadelphia Bulletin
Clever Woman and Time Reminders
The text discusses a clever woman who leads a man to think he is worth listening to. It then offers a quip about clocks at a drawing room causing guest discomfort. A candid friend says three striking clocks make company feel unwelcome, prompting the hostess to choose a quiet clock.
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Mary Graham
Windiz the deadbeat tailed by a treacherous tale
Green accuses Windiz of being a deadbeat after borrowing ten dollars. Brown retorts that trust was misplaced, noting Windiz’s violent fate when a tal met an assassin. The exchange highlights a sharp caution about trust and danger.
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Green
Windiz
Brown
Windi
Hamburg Testimony on Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed
Hamburg residents confirm lasting relief from backache and kidney issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Arthur Butler recalls five year endorsement and re endorses the remedy, noting others sought his advice. Product sold by Julien Drug Co and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole US agents. Also a legal note on music copyright and a Locust Grove visit from Mrs. Ben Spooner and her daughter.
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Hamburg
Doan
Arthur Butler
Main St
Coates
Julien Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Deans
Uncalled Letters at Hamburg Towa Post Office May 15 1908
Notice lists remaining uncalled items including LADIES Miss Jay Vase and Mrs Lillie Dunbar and GENTLEMEN Rev Hinkley Miller McKeeves Key W B Tinney. Public notice asks addressees to say advertised or claims will be forwarded. G A Danforth P M.
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Hamburg
Towa
Jay Vase
Socialist convention opens amid un American civilities
The socialist party began its national convention on Sunday, drawing criticism for its alleged un American pro civilities and stirring debate over the movement's national perception and agenda.
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Socialist Party
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Rockport
Young Jack
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Our
D. W. Phillips
Grocer
Oppos Cearai Mill
Royal Academy
Leipsic
Moritz von Weittenhiller
Ex Libris ‘Society of
Austria
Jie
von Hofken
Morses
Stoner-Simons Drug Co
Ben Spooner
Locust Grove
Rochester
N. Y
Wanamakeh
City Hall
Iowa
S. T. Mitchell
Bank of Hamburg
Edison Phonographs and
Earth
Edison
Sam
C. A. Cowles
Western Union
North Reporter
Farmers National Bank
A. Bydinger
G. M. Beal
J.E. Morgan
M. Payne
H. R. Grape
C. D. Butterfield
B. G. Franklin
Western Dairy CO
St. St. Joseph
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