Young Civil War veteran recalls battlefield shift at Masonic College
E Thomas Lee of Odessa Missouri, among the era’s youngest Civil War veterans, recounts enlisting at seventeen and serving four years. He recalls 1859 as a student at the Masonic College in Lexington and notes how conflict split former classmates who had played town ball and hot pepper on the campus. Stephen Elkins, later a U S Senator, studied there as an upperclassman. his first wife was Miss Jacobs, sister of M Jacobs of Independence.
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E. Thomas Lee
Odessa
Kansas City
Mr. Lee
Old Masonic College
Lexington
Lafayette County
Masonic College
Old College
Stephen Elkins
United States
Miss Jacobs
M. Jacobs
Independence
Independence Examiner
Mrs Lula Sparks White Dies in Ukiah California
Mrs Lula Sparks White, born May 24 1857 in Missouri, died at her Ukiah California home on Monday November 16 after two years of illness. She married J Q White about thirty years ago, lived in Missouri and Colorado before settling in Ukiah in 1854. An active Christian and church worker, her funeral was held in the Christian church Tuesday afternoon.
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J. Q. White
Ukiah City
California
Lula Sparks White
Missouri
Lexington
Colorado
Ukiah
White
Christian Church
Prohibition urged after Missouri governor vote
The Chariton Courier argues liquor industry influence helped elect Herbert Hadley over Cowherd and urges statewide prohibition to end brewers’ power. It notes St Louis brewers backing Hadley and predicts political leverage whether the Legislature passes home rule and a conflict with the Senate. It also jokes about Hadley at a football game with Missouri and Kansas loyalties.
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Herbert S. Hadley
Cowherd
Missouri
Hadley
St. Louis
Democratic Senate
Senate
House
Courier
The
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Journal
Jayhawk
Politician's balanced stance mocked by Cass County Democrat
The Cass County Democrat ridicules a gubernatorial candidate for navigating opposing factions. They claim he can persuade the dry country and appeal to brewers and saloonkeepers in cities within one campaign, implying he could manage personal disputes such as keeping his wives content during a football contest.
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Cass County
Bryan for Senate Role in Nebraska Election
Linn County Budget argues Indiana’s John W. Kern is likely to win a Senate seat, and suggests Bryan should join him in the legislature elect to face responsibility for 60 million people. It praises Bryan’s undoubted ability and potential substantial results for the country.
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John W. Kern
Indiana
Senate
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Linn Couty
Candidate greeting fades to cold stare before election
The Independence Sentinel notes that before the election candidates were friendly with voters, but now the approach is distant. Voters seeking deputy positions are referred to Kansas City headquarters, located at a lamp post intersection near Ythand Walnut or at Jim's saloon.
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Kansas City
Ythand Walnut
Jim
Independence Sentinel
Pronunciation of Mr. Gmelich in the letters page
Readers note the pronunciation of Gmelich as Gemalich with the accent on the first syllable. The Lexington Intelligencer and Higginaville Jeffersonian exchange informal spellings and reader queries.
Rexall Orderlies Promise to Cure Chronic Constipation
An advertisement claims Rexall Orderlies can positively cure chronic constipation by toning and strengthening the nerves and muscles of the large intestine. It warns against laxatives, boasting a pleasant taste, neutral action on other organs, and a money back guarantee if not cured, available at Garrick Crenshaw and Young drug store.
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Rexall
Rexall Orderlies
Garrick
Crenshaw & Young Drug Store
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble affecting men and women, promising quick relief and samples by mail. It urges writing Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton NY and to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Local Briefs Note Visits by Residents in Nearby Cities
Wm Palmer and John P Gordon were in Kansas City on business while Rev and Mrs R B Binney visited there. Various locals including Charles Burke Sedalia, James L Roberts Marshall, E M Taubman Kansas City, Wm Aull Higginsville on legal matters, and others returned from trips or traveled to cities like St Louis, Buckner, Concordia, and Independence. Residents also mention Kansas City visits by Miss Meta Pirner and Miss Alice Kelley with Lon Kelley and daughter, plus social out-of-town trips and a general note to try a new brand at Jos L Long Cash Grocer.
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John P. Gordon
Kansas City
R. B. Binney
Charles Burke
Sedalia
James L. Roberts
Marshall
Lexington
E. M. Taubman
Wm. Aull
Higginsville
Charles Russell
Frank Loomis
Glover
Branch
Frank R. Davis
Nebraska City
Nebraska
H.C. Wallace
Meta Pirner
St Louis
Lon Kelley
Alice
Mayme Stewart
Buckner
Walter Whitsett
Ambrose
Ruth
Jos L. Long
Cash Grocer
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Dr. Price
Catron
Taubman
Sand
Wm. Palmer
Z. W. Wright
Waterloo
W. C. Earnhardt
Amarillo
Texas
Mary Glasscock
Pertha Rostagne
Concordia
G. R. Alexander
G. Baker
T. J. Mcflory
H. Wilcoxon
Edith Doig
City
E. B. Ludwigs
Springfield
Grover Ayers
Jewel Weldemeyer
Cilinton
B. A. Hickman
George Wels
Warren Sherman
University
J. WH. Martin
George Trall
Albert Spell
M. Englehard
Alberquerque
N. M
Wilson Brothers
Haerle Building
Missouri Pacific
Oek
Chicago
ST. Joseph
Memphis
New York
Geo Pacific
A. S. Loomis
Lexington, Mo
Iron Mountain
Loomis
E. S. Moorman
Franklin
Brazil
W. P . Cole, Agt
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