Missouri and national party conventions of 1908
The 1908 election layout includes Democratic and Republican conventions in Denver and Chicago, with a new primary law shifting county and state nominating processes. Platte County broadens the primaries to August while state officers and legislators are chosen, and tensions rise as A G Robinson’s anti-saloon drive provokes mixed reactions within Missouri Democrats. The Bread Line column comments on widening poverty and social strain amid national politics.
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Democratic Party
Chicago
Denver
Platte County
Supreme Court
United States
Platte City Landmarke
A. G. Robinson
State Anti-Saloon League
Robinson
Missouri
Judge Fort
Cowherd
Wallace
Hadley
Johnson County
Lincoln on class conflict and poverty abolition
The excerpt reimagines Lincoln’s thought in modern terms, arguing that a nation cannot endure a fixed split between a drudge class and a monied class. It warns that without abolishing poverty and uplifting workers through modern tools, a small dependent class would drag all into servitude and financial ruin. Independent, K.
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Lorenzo di Medici
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Economy in Italy Reveals Servant Costs and Luxuries
In a description of life in Italy, a narrator notes minimal staff during most of the year: a valet, a butler, a porter, a country footman, plus four women servants and personal help. Wages are low by American standards, with maids earning about ten dollars monthly and a chambermaid six to ten dollars, while diet is frugal. Only during the Roman season do households expand staff and lift restrictions, reopening long-closed doors in both villa and palace, living in greater splendor for four months.
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America
Mardi Gras Travel Through Chicapo and Alton Lines
Mardi Gras service runs February 26 to March 2 via Chicapo and Alton and Southern connections. Tickets will be issued to New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola destinations with liberal stopovers. Details available from S. A. Vermillion, Ticket Agent, G.4, A. BR. R.
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Mard Gras
Mecauralon Parca
Chicapo& Alton
Southern
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensiwola
Wentworth Beats Kemper 46 to 4 In Local Hoop Contest
Wentworth basketball defeated Kemper 46 to 4 on the local court. The Boonville team led 25 to 8 at halftime and stretched the lead after the break as Kemper showed bright but futile offense. A large crowd and a postgame dance honored the Kemper visitors.
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Wentworth
Kemper Tve
Boonville Boys
Kemper
Worn Out Cough Promises Cure With Horehound Syrup
An old time ad claims Ballard's Horehound Syrup stops coughs and heals the lungs, listing prices of 5c, 60c, and $1.00 per bottle at Cren shaw Young's. Also an ad seeks a local Lexington representative to renew magazine subscriptions, offering salary and commission from Publisher Box 59, Station O, New York.
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Ballard
Crenshaw Young's
Lexington and Vicinity
Station O
New York
Hadleys Opinion on timing of local option elections
Attorney General Hadley explains that the phrase within sixty days of any general election refers to the regular biennial State election, not a city or county election, and excludes the 1907 State Primary. The local option election cannot be held within sixty days before or after the state general election.
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Ccitizen
Lexington
Hadley
City of
Jefferson
A Mild Laxative For Baby's Bowels
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best, mild laxative for infants and children. It warns against salts or narcotic medicines and touts purity, gentle action, and bowel relief that also tones the stomach for better comfort.
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Childen
Hee Spalding
Ann
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Eastport
San Diego
Morgan
William
Arbuckles
Italy
S. A. Vermillion
A. BR. R
W.M. A
Chicago, and Alton Railroad
Ine
Higginsville, Mo
Rowland & Clifford
Bertha M. Clay
Lem.b. Parker
the Gas & Electric CO
Lexington, MO
Haekker
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