Local residents share holiday visits across towns
A. O. Allen spent Sunday in Marble Hill visiting his brother B. I. Allen and family. Dallas and Ellzey Streap celebrated the holidays with friends in Caruth. Mr. Cannon and family visited St. Louis Friday night and returned Sunday. Sherrell Jimmerson and family kept Christmas with Portageville relatives. Abigail Reynolds, teaching near Holland, returned home for Christmas. Sam Edwards and family from Caruth, Dunklin county, spent several days in Hayti this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Allen
Marble Hill
B. I. Allen
Dallas
Ellzey Streap
Caruth
Mr. Cannon
St. Louis
Sherrell Jimmerson
Portageville
Sam Edwards
Dunklin County
Hayti
The Liquor Question Opinion on Prohibition And Poisonous Drinks
An onlooker argues against selling poisonous beverages and notes deaths from wood alcohol in the east and north. The missive calls for harsher punishment for offenders, suggests studying alternatives to saloons, and cites a Haiti whiskey sale showing greater harm under tighter restrictions and higher prices. The piece reflects early 20th century temperance debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Epworth League renders program at Bragg City
Sunday evening at 6 30 the Hayti Methodist Epworth League presented a program to a good audience in Bragg City. Miss Josie Smart appealed for youth to visit the church and value a young peoples organization. Emma Shepard led the program with Scott Wallis giving a talk on duties of a young peoples union Felix LeSieur spoke on Christianity and K V Propst offered the closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti Methodist Epworth League
Bragg City
Josie Smart
Arcuit
Epworth League
Young Peoples
Emma Shepard
Scott Wallis
League
Young Peoples’ Union
Felix LeSieur
K. V. Propst
Miss Smart
Liverade Health Product Patented Vegetable Paste
Liv era de is a strictly vegetable preparation that contains no calomel and will not salivate. It is offered for sale at Lefiers Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefiers Drug Store
Holiday visitors and local notes from Hayti area
Geo 8S Brown and wife from Hornersville visited in the city over the holidays to see Mrs. Browns niece Mrs Wm Helm and sister Mrs 8 E Juden of Caruthersville. Mr Brown enrolled on the Herald subscription list. Also Otto Kassell and wife of Cape Girardeau visited Kennth and Senath with the Kassell orchestra providing music for holiday frolics. Local ad promotes Liver Aid at Leflers Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Otto Kassell
Cape Girardeau
Our City
Kenneth and
Senath
Kassell
Grace Murphy and Marvin Bell Wed at Christmas Day Ceremony
Miss Grace Murphy of this city and Marvin Bell a prominent Steele businessman were married at the home of a Baptist pastor on Christmas day in a simple ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Murphy
Marvin Bell
Steele
Christmas program at Baptist church delighting children
A splendid program by Sunday school children featured recitations and songs at the Baptist church on the 24th. A Christmas tree and many generous gifts were shared, with nearly a hundred packages prepared and given to attendees so no one left dissatisfied. It was a joyous, well enjoyed event for both young and old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Rebecca lodge comes to Hayti in Southeast Missouri
Plans to organize a Rebecca lodge in Hayti dated years back, then changes in I O O F management revived the effort. Mrs. Alice White, president of the State Assembly, traveled from Sikeston with a top trained team and completed the work decisively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Missouri
Grand Lodge
Alice White
State Assembly
Sikeston
Rebecca
You Must Live Your Preaching By Your Example
A reflective piece arguing that true guidance comes from living righteously. It warns that mere advice lacks power when leaders fail by deeds. Youth observe and judge by actions, so integrity must back every claim, matching talk with conduct.
Local and Personal News Warm Christmas Visit from Mrs Cunningham
Mrs M M Cunningham of Moscow Mills visited the Herald during the Christmas holidays. She spent time with her daughter Mrs John Sturm and Sid Oates, extended her subscription for another year, and sent the paper to her son Jack Oates in Waco Texas. She once lived here many years and is well remembered by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Cunningham
Moscow Mills
John Sturm
Sid Oates
The
Herald
Jack” Oates
Waco
Tex
Pastor requests Herald address change to St James
Rev. J. B. Lyle of Platin informs the paper he is traveling to Hardin Kentucky for his father’s death and asks to change the Herald mailing address from Plattin to St. James, where he will serve as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lyle
Platin
Hardin
Kentucky
Plattin
St. James
Elders & Elders Drug Co Chocolates Ad News
Oh Boy! Buy Biech's pure chocolates for best girl at Elders and Elders Drug Co. Marion Arkansas deputy sheriff W F Cook visits then renews year subscription. Spot Cash Grocery offers free coffee for swmppers. J F Money moves from Hayti to Chaffee with Herald following. Blech's assorted chocolates priced 90 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elders & Elders Drug Co
Biech
Elders & Elders Drug Co Offerings and Holiday Return
Miss Bessie Robertson of Jonesboro Arkansas spent Christmas holidays with brother W E Robertson and family. She returned home Tuesday morning accompanied by Miss Thelma Robertson who will remain over New Years at their home in Jonesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Robertson
Jonesboro
Arkansas
W. E. Robertson
Thelma Robertson
Expression of Thanks for Fire Loss and Neighborly Aid
A note from Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hudgens thanks friends for support after their home burned on Monday afternoon December 29 and promises to repay kindness when possible. They express gratitude for the community’s help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hudgens
Biliousness Remedy Promoted at Leflers Drug Store
An advertisement touts biliousness as a disease of vital organs and presents LIVERADE as the corrective remedy, available for purchase at Leflers Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leflers Drug Store
Mrs. Hamilton visits kin in Kansas and Oklahoma
Mrs J M Hamilton left Saturday for Fort Scott Kansas and Muskogee Oklahoma to visit her daughters and from there will go to Advance Oklahoma for a visit with a sister. Wm Fegely and wife of Terre Haute Indiana spent the Christmas holidays in this city visiting at the W H Finch and O H McCain homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hamilton
Fort Scott
Kansas
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Advance
Wm. Fegely
Terre Haute
Indiana
W. H. Finch
Oo. H. McCain
Odd Fellows Lodge Installed After Degree Work
About thirty members received degree work before the lodge was permanently installed. Assistants included Mrs Ella Shephard Mrs Kate Thomas Mr Etta Harmon Mrs Mary Limbaugh Mrs Mary Carter Mrs Nettie Thomas Miss Rebecca Pierce Mrs Minnie Limbaugh Mrs Julia Scott Mrs Catherine Marshall Mrs Hargroves Mr C White Mr R B Limbaugh Mr James Limbaugh Mr Willis Thomas and Mr James Calhoun. John Fields catered refreshments and was praised as a splendid entertainer and gentleman. A vote of thanks was given to the Sikeaton Lodge with an invitation to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Shephard
Kate Thomas
Etta Harmon
Mary C. Limbaugh
Mary Carter
Nettie Thomas
Rebecca Pierce
Minnie Limbaugh
Julia Scott
Catherine Marshall
Hargroves
C. White
LiveraDe Liverade Drug Sale Notice
For sale at Leflers Drug Store. LiveraDe acts on the liver and does not produce saliva. Local notice promotes a medicinal product with no salivation side effect claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leflers Drug Store
Frisco Freight Transfer Platform Sees New Foundations
Improvement progresses this week at the Frisco freight transfer platform as new foundations are laid. Construction teams report steady work and anticipated milestones. Local observers note enhanced structural stability and increased cargo handling capacity for upcoming operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Laws Visit Ends as Mrs Meatte Hosts In Illinois
W. W. Laws and his daughter spent several weeks visiting Mrs. W. P. Meatte and her family. Mr. Laws returned to his Linda home on Tuesday, leaving his daughter behind in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Laws
W. P. Meatte
Cotton ginned in Pemigeot County reaches 11 038 bales
Government statistician D. Greene reports Pemigeot County had 11 038 bales of cotton ginned up to December 13, 1919, versus 14 354 bales for the same period in 1918, indicating a drop in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. &. Greene
Pemigeot County
Touching Letter to Revenue Collector Shocks Nation
A rich man writes to the Collector of Internal Revenue confessing burdens from wartime taxes and charity drives. He claims government excess taxation and social aid groups have squeezed him, leaving him “cross myself” and wondering what comes next. The note cites War Tax, excess profit tax, Liberty Loan, and various local levies. The author signs as HN D. R- from the Society of John the Baptist and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Kaiserdom
Washington, D. C
United States
Society of John the Baptist
The
BAR
Women's Relief
Stomach
Navy League
Red Cross
Iron Cross
Children’s Home
Dorcas Society
HN D. R
Lumber firm inventory praised at Paragould branch
T L Huddleston treasurer of East Arkansas Lumber Co visited Paragould Ark to assist in inventory at the local branch. Local manager Billy Nethery and assistant Parcie Queen organized a swift stock take, completing the yard in under six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Huddleston
East Arkansas Lumber Co
Paragould
Ark
Billy Nethery
Valuabre
Parcie ‘Queen
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk At Buckleys
John Dorris of the Dorris Theatre was seen in the county seat on Tuesday attending to business while Eagle Brand condensed milk restocked Buckleys store fixtures during a routine market visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Brand
Buckleys
John Dorris
The
Dorris Theatre
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Abigail Reynolds
Holland
Ross Bettis
Tif
Buckley
Buckleys’ Store
Michigan
W. F. Cook
Marion
J. F. Money
Chaffee
John T. Buckley
Jeff Frazier
Columbia Records
Leflers
G. A
Efler
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