Capital Comes From Work Not Cash In Credit Era
A moral exhortation urges diligence over borrowing, arguing true capital is earned by labor. It contrasts credit dependence with honest work and highlights community praise while warning against idle wealth seeking. An 1907 Jackson Missouri city tax ordinance follows, outlining general revenue, interest, and poll taxes. New factories in Camden County promise growth as tomatoes and apples bolster farmers’ finances and land values rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Missouri
General Revenue Fund
Jackoon
City of
Tania
Coury
W. W. Miller
A. Thomas
Camden County Reville
Fruitland Notes Highlight Wheat Threshing Boom
Fruitland reports a busy harvest scene as wheat threshing rises with dry conditions and four men handle crops while corn is nearly laid by. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Clodfelter of Illinois. Fishing at Apple Creek yields mixed results due to heat. Fruitland loses a local ball game to the Poca Kids amid disputed scorekeeping and references to Millerville this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Clodfelter
Illinois
Fruitland
Poca
Millerville
Toll Gate Torched and Pulled to Cane Creek by Jack Ross
Jack Ross hitched to the Burfordville toll gate yesterday and tore it loose, dumping it into Cane Creek about two miles from its former site. The Gravel Road Company has faced repeated defeats in lower courts, with public support leaning toward opening the road until a final court decision. The community, guided by the prosecutor, feels no toll payment is required now, urging a swift court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ross
Burfordville
Cane Creek
A Great Chestnut and the Disreputable Newspaper
A historical letter urges farmers and readers to stop supporting a disreputable newspaper. It calls for paying delinquent balances, refusing to renew, and criticizing the editor while urging better farming practices to restore land value and productivity. The piece laments poor publication standards and stresses honest discourse with the editor.
Baby of Clyde Vanidworts Dies in April's Shadow
An obituary recalls the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Vanidwort, who died Tuesday afternoon. The tiny life is mourned as a pure memory and laid to rest in the local cemetery as readers are urged to guard against cigarette dangers with a blunt local message condemning youth smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Vanidwort
Our City
You are marked as a little fool by every decent man
A harsh admonition condemns idle smoking and urges reform. The piece notes the cigarette law for the ladies of the W C T U and calls readers to act to reduce cigarette use. It also reports Garnet Morton moving to Bonne Terre to work for Dr Woods in his drug store there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Morton
Bonne Terre
Dr. 5S. E. Woods
Aaron
Hur
Poca News Notes Local Visit and Games
Farmers thrash wheat and prepare shay while local residents visit Jackson and Cape Girardeau. A fishing outing at Lake Ruehling yields no fish. The Poca Kid team beats Fruitland Sluggers 18 to 11. An ice cream supper is planned. A brain-teasing puzzle hints at counts of brothers sisters and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Ruehling
Poca
Fruitland Sluggers
Herman Reininger
Cape Girardeau
Phenix
Proverbs for Churches and a Candid Rant
A terse sermon style piece contrasts church duties with blunt social observations. It rails against vanity in press coverage and gendered labor while praising steady church work, urging practical faith and endurance without flattery.
Notice to Banks for Sealed Proposals for County Depository
Banking firms in Cape Girardeau County are invited to submit sealed proposals to become the depository for the Jackson School District funds. Proposals due by 7:30 p.m. on August 8, 1907. Bids must include daily interest rate and a security check of at least one half of one percent of the prior year district revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
City of
Jackson
Banking Association
Missouri
Wm. Bruening
O. L. Hoffman
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Seoalth
W. Russell
Maversteet
William Paartier
Harry Litzelfelner
Dr. Hall
William Wessel
Apple Creek
Pocahontas
Walter Kieninger
Chas. Holschen
Ridge, Perry Co
Herman Ruehling
Theo. Vogel
Oklahoma
Peter Ludwig
Joe Mueller
Willie Kieninger
Wittenberg
Hy, C. Kieninger
Chisdom
Lere
Market Report
le Cormineul
Ielely
Tuesaday
Cape
St. Louis
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