Obituary for a Lafayette County Pioneer Matriarch
Elizabeth BThomas is remembered for a long life of devotion to family and community. The article portrays her as learned, gentle, and deeply moral, with a love of history art and nature. Survived by children, she embodied courtesy, kindness, and steadfast faith. Her peaceful decline, cherished friendships, and patriotism are celebrated as a model lifetime.
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Missouri
Lafayette County
Joseph L. Thomas
Take Her to Immortal Trust In Dust and Stone
Poetic fragment invokes burial rite and religious imagery as ashes, dust, and the last angel roll away the stone. The speaker contemplates immortality and dawn of a new day through ritual language.
Odessa Man Weds Fannie Wilmot In Quiet South Odessa Ceremony
Mr J F Wagoner and Miss Fannie Wilmot married at the bride’s mother’s home in South Odessa with Rev J D Biges officiating. Ceremony was private, surprise to friends, Wagoner a prominent lumber-yard owner and church member, Wilmot daughter of Mrs Dr Wilmot. They departed for Kansas City and will reside at Wagoner’s South Odessa home.
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J. FE. Wagoner
Fannie Wilmot
South Odessa
Rev
J. D. Biges
Mr. Wagoner
Odessa
Southern Methodist Church
Wilmot
Kansas City
Rice
Ledger
Blanche Brelsford
F. M. Shields
Antlers
J. C. Lesueur
Lesweur
Susie
W. V. Curtin
Elizabeth Duvall
Wranklin Avenue
Willian A. Peachee
Voters urged to rally for Democracy this election year
The Greenfield Advocate argues all Democrats should stay active from campaign to poll day, predicting victory could bring lasting prosperity or be temporary until 1912 if misused, and warns against crediting parties for blessings while blaming a plutocratic minority for wrecking prosperity.
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Greenfield Advocate
Missouri Towns Off Maps Defy County Names
A playful note points out Missouri towns with mismatched county affiliations, such as Cassville in Barry, Barry in Clay, Oregon in Holt, Clinton in Henry, and several others. The quip lists multiple examples including Bates City, Batesville, Camden, DeKalb, Booneville, Glaswen, Warrensburg, Harris Onville, Marionville, Jefferson City, Omrk, and Perry, highlighting how county boundaries diverge from town names.
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Missouri
Cassville
Cass
Barry County
Barry
Clay
Oregon
Holt County
Clinton
Clinton County
Henry County
Bates City
Batesville
Bates
Camden
Bay
DeKalb
Buchanan
Booneville
Boone
Cooper
Glaswen
Scotland
Warrensburg
Warren
Jackson
Harrisonville
Harrison
Marionville
Marion
Jefferson City
Cole
Jefferson
Omrk
Ozark
Dent
Holt
Laclede
Lincoln
Madison
Miller
Nodawagy
Perry
Fruit farm near Lerington offers diverse produce and homestead
Sane, a fruit farm of twenty acres located three miles south of Lerington and adjoining Edenview, features about 000 trees of various fruits including a large spread of strawberries, a good room house with modern improvements. Will sell all or part of the acreage. A good residence property for owners. Apply at the place, PAUL REWEHAND.
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Percy
Lerington
Edenview Chineh
Oiners
Ap Wales
Recognition From War Department At Wentworth
Maj E A Hickman commandant at Wentworth reports a War Department letter granting gradual academy graduates access to army commissions exams. Previously exams favored politics or ten years service. This year some military schools are deemed able to produce qualified officers. General Bandholtz notes Wentworth graduates may receive second lieutenant rank in the Philippine Constabulary if they pass the physical exam, diploma proving mental capacity. Tuition to start is a year.
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War Department
E. A. Hickman
Wentworth
Academy
General Bandhoita
Philippine Constabulary
Maj. Hickman
A Cure For Misery In 60 Cent Bitters Sale
A local dealer touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria chills jaundice and related ailments describing it as a great tonic medicine and blood purifier. The note lists various local activities including travels purchases and arrests and ends with a grocery ad for dried fruits and bakery items.
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Rt. M. James
Louellen
Crevahaw & Young
Women Suffering from Constipation Seeks Relief
A period health advisory argues women are prone to constipation due to bodily functions and indigestion. It promotes a laxative product claiming to purify the blood and relieve symptoms like foul breath, headaches, and complexion issues, urging trust in its gentle effect for the female system.
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Epee
A.S
Broke It to Her Gently Sailor Parrot Tale From Mauretanian Captain
Mauretanian Captain Pritchard speaks of sailors as bluffers and recalls a tale of a returning widow and her valuable parrot. A seasick bird dies on day three, and a famed newsbreaker delivers the bad news very gently by bluntly stating the parrot will not live long. The old lady recoils in alarm before learning the bird is dead.
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Pritchard
Mauretania
Mistaken Identity on the Market Lane
A playful clash unfolds as a grocer’s boy delivers items to a lady who mistakes him for a hen, then corrects the misunderstanding with polite dialogue. The scene echoes a humorous domestic moment in a bustling street setting.
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Grocer
Dinnerware Disaster Sparks Silent Shock
In a Berlin Gazette excerpt, a dinner mishap turns calm dinner into chaos as plates and cutlery crash down stairs. The wife asks what has happened, and the servant calmly reveals it is only the dinner things, joking she had not washed them yet, saving a worse scene.
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Jane
Berlin
Gazette
Shipping Acorns To Rebuild Northern Forests
Eugene Hawkins of Huntingdon Tennessee ships acorns to northern states earning up to four dollars a bushel. The acorns are planted to replenish forests where oak timber is depleted. Southern farmers could follow this example to aid timber restoration efforts.
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Eugene Hawkins
Huntingdon
Tenn
Memphis News- Scimitar
The Queen's Counsel Jubilee Visit at Court
During the first jubilee of the late queen a distinguished American was shown around the court and heard a Q address the court. I won't say who it was, said Lord Alverstone, I was at the bar then. After about 20 minutes the Visitor said: So that one of her majesty's counsel, Yes, was the answer, well God gave the queen.
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Cour
Lord Alverstone
Pall Mall Gaxsll
No Wonder About Burroughs Social Fortunes
A short quip notes Burroughs becoming distant as he gains notoriety, with the comeback that everyone is now a creditor of his. The remark contrasts his early sociability with his current reserve amid rising attention.
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Burroughs
How to Get Poor Quick
A fragmentary motivational note from Success Magazine advises against saving loose change and economizing. It encourages spending now to enjoy today, warning against selfish restraint and predicting uncertain future existence. The piece promotes reckless gratification over prudent frugality.
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Success Magazine
Uncle Hiram Flogs Smart Youth At Station
Uncle Hiram Hardapple, in town to sell hides, was accosted by a city youth who quizzed him about corn and wheat. The exchange ends with the youth receiving a sound flogging from the seasoned trader at the station.
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Hiram Hardapple
Uncle Hiram
Hiram
Copper Mines of Montana Output Drops in 1906
Montana produced 204,701 252 pounds of blister copper in 1906, about 20,000,000 pounds less than 1905, yet Montana remained the leading copper producer in the world. Weather and transport congestion delayed shipments to nearby smelters, so the drop was mainly reflected in ore output rather than smelter production.
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Montana
Benefactions Gifts Rise in 1907 United States
In 1906 benefactions topped 100 million dollars in the United States and by 1907 reached about 120 million. About half the year's gifts supported higher education, with more than 22 million to art galleries and museums and nearly 8 million to hospitals homes and asylums. Critics argue over distribution, yet signs show financial stringency did not halt charitable aims.
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United States
New Plant of Utility Found In West Africa
Attention has been drawn to the karite tree of French West Africa and adjacent eastern territory as a potential new plant of utility. It is not a forest tree but grows in open spaces and gardens. Its fruit is edible and its hard-shelled seeds contain a fatty substance used by natives on butter. this substance may have value beyond local use. The gum-like sap called coagus lates also offers possible commercial value.
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French West Africa
Revered Figure Debates Exhumations And Verses
The Reverend Mr Blank wears a new fourply collar and speaks to his wife about exhumations. He mutters a blasphemous line while quoting Psalm 55. The dialogue contrasts his pious words with inner conflict and warlike thoughts.
Fragmentary quote on a congressman and a lumber man
Fragmented OCR style item contains a taunt about a congressman who visited a lumber man and should face punishment. The unreadable text hints at a public grievance or satire but lacks clear context or event details.
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