Mad Hannan Hen Killer and Poultry Remedies
Mrs Hannan recalls anger after losing a setting hen the hen house, leading to a purchase of RAT-SNAP with six rats killed in a week. Lefler’s Drug Store and hardware Co advertise RAT-SNAP 60c to $1.00 and guarantee. Lefler and Chas Spencer traveled to St Louis for a truck purchase for New Edison phonographs. Mrs Julia McDaniel of Kennett visited Mrs Nora Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefier
Both Hardware Co
L. Lefler
Chas
Spencer
St. Louis
Edison
Mr. Lefler
Julia McDaniel of
Kennett
Nora Brown
Miss Irene Raybuck Resigns From Local Post Office
Miss Irene Raybuck, first clerk at the local post office, resigns and will visit Terre Haute Indiana with her sister Miss Algatha for an extended stay. She served seven to eight years through multiple postmasters and is noted for fidelity and efficiency. Mrs York anticipates difficulty filling the vacancy. The report ends with a note on immortal creatures and protozoa from a separate excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Raybuck
Algatha
Terre Haute
Ind
Missouri
Miss Raybuck
B. L. Guffy
Ed Ju
Wreck Delays Southbound Trains After Frisco Incident
A wreck near Frisco or Marston caused all southbound trains to run several hours late at the start of the week. Mrs. M. Z. Elliston returned from Memphis after taking her daughter for surgery. Amid political turmoil, summer continues, and Mrs. Trig Sanders and Miss Boonie Gardner visited Steele. A. D. Mullen and family have moved to Kennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Marston
First Woman Journalist Anne Royall Pioneered Newspapers
Anne Royall born in Maryland in 1769 became the first woman journalist and the first woman to own and edit a newspaper. Widow of a Virginia Revolutionary War officer she moved to Washington in 1824 seeking a government pension and began a small weekly, first the Washington Paul Pry then the Huntress, and she personally met every president from Washington to Lincoln becoming a feared figure to policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Royall
Maryland
Washington
Paul Pry
Huntress
Lincoln
Flying Money Oldest Bank Note Mentioned in Museum
A note in the Asiatic Museum of Petrograd cites the oldest bank note, issued around 1500 B.C. Chinese chronicles describe "flying money" used in China as early as 2698 B.C. The fragment suggests early monetary ideas and transfer methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asiatic Museum of
Petrograd
China
B. C
Sleeves and Handkerchiefs in Early Sixteenth Century
The fragment notes sleeves being handy and mentions handkerchiefs as unknown before the early part of the sixteenth century, suggesting evolving clothing accessories in that period.
Squash, my dear, of all things in dining tragedy
A dining room scene in an exclusive hotel ends with a comic cry about squash as a sudden hush falls over the table. The piece notes a Swat the Fly crusade to curb disease carried by house flies, warning of bacteria ranges from 550 to 6,600,000 per insect and its role in preventing epidemics.
Happiness and Duty Quote by Phillips Brooks
A concise reflection on virtue and contentment quoting Phillips Brooks. The line asserts happiness as the natural flower of duty and echoes duty’s moral reward.
Truthful talk and a coroner’s note in Caruthersville
A local column advises honesty and faces a coroner's notice after a candid encounter. Mrs. Earl Ormsbee visits Chaffee for a short stay with the Perkins and Oates families. Hall Puckett and Tennie Puckett with E V Newsom visit Caruthersville relatives. A warning about tapeworms and a forthcoming food shortage next winter is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ormsbee of
Chaffee
Dale Perkins
8. P. Oates
Hall -Puckett
Tennie Puckett
E. V. Newsom Wee
Caruthersville
Holt Baby Dies and Is Buried at Little Prairie Cemetery
The eleven month old child of Mr. and Mrs. R Holt died on Sunday and was laid to rest at Little Prairie Cemetery on Monday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cunningham Store Company
Caruthersville, MO
Mrs. Hannan
F. A. Elders Drug Store
Hayti, MO
Welsmann
New York Herald
A. D. Mullen
Gaither
Hayti
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