Local Briefs From Around The Region
Russell Harding departed Monday for Springfield Missouri. Jesse Warder and Warren Vilson spent Sunday in Kansas City. Corder Steele returned Monday from a short stay in Kansas City. Dr J L and L G Peak travelled to Kansas City Monday on business. John Atha of Vinning ta reports DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as effective and satisfactory. Ella Nickell spent Tuesday in Kansas City. J G Crenshaw travelled to Kansas City Tuesday on business. Judge J E Burden was in Kansas City Tuesday on legal business. Mr and Mrs Joe Hailey left Monday for Excelsior Springs. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup does not constipate and is gentle for children, sold by Crenshaw & Young. Bettie Hays visited relatives in Waverly. HL PF Blackwell returned from a Warrrensburg business trip. Pendleton Hall visited Kansas City for several weeks.
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Russell Harding
Springfield
Jesse Warder
Warren Vilson
Kansas City
Corder Steele
J. L
L. G. Peak
John Atha
Vinlng
DeWitt
Crenshaw & Young
Mise Ella Nickell
J. G. Crenshaw
J. E. Burden
Joe Hailey
Excelsior Springs
Kennedy
Warrensburg
Pendleton Hall
Millionaire's Baby Elixir Ad Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts McGee's Baby Elixir as the fastest cure for stomach and bowel troubles in infants, claiming it can cure diarrhoea and dysentery. It lists the price at 25 cents and notes Crenshaw & Young as sellers. The item also includes brief local notes about Capt. J. Q. Plattenburg's Kansas City visit and Dr. H. M. Lissack and family in Concordia, along with Miss Hettie Neet's return from Kansas City.
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McGee
Crenshaw & Young
New Life Pills Endorsement and Local Notices
"I have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for several years" says A A Pelton of Harrisville NY. The remedy relieves constipation biliousness and malaria at 25 cents from Chrenschaw Youngs Drug Store. Mr and Mrs J Ashurst and childen visit relatives in Grand Pass for a few days. Mrs Walter Shinn and Mrs R T Kavanaugh visit Kansas City for relatives. Blanche Price returns from Kansas City after a short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. J
Ashurst
Childen
Grand Pass
Walter Shinn
R. T. Kavanaugh
Kansas City
Blanche Price
Experience Proves Electric Bitters Best Medicine
It Can't Be Beat. C M Harden of Silver City NC says Electric Bitters does all that's claimed for stomach liver and kidney trouble. He calls it the best of medicines for weakness backache chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at Crenshaw Young’s drug store 50c. Mrs Walter Shitin and Mrs R T Kavanaugh returned Monday from Kansas City. Mrs Claude Price came down from Kansas City to visit her mother Mrs Mary Shacklett. Mrs C T Mortis and her son Merrel Bellamy returned from Nelson and Dubois Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Walter Shitin
R. T. Kavanaugh
Kansas City
Claude Price
Mary Shacklett
C. TL. Mortis
Merrel Bellamy
Nelson
Dubois
Nebraska
Lexington Band to Play for Fair
Capt. F A Day received notice that the County Fair board met and awarded music contract to his band. The fair runs August 5 to 8. Mrs Edward Carlyle and daughter Mite Hasel returned to their Kansas City home after visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
F. A. Day
Higginaville
Edward Carlyle
Mite Hasel
Kansas City
Five Year Old’s Clever Reply at Breakfast
A father rebukes his children for wasting breakfast and wonders how their mother would feed many hungry mouths if he died. A five year old boy quietly states that mamma would marry again, ending the moment with a poignant, humorous line.
French economy a janitor compares waste in households
A city janitor contrasts French and American household habits noting French families waste almost nothing while American households discard enough food daily to feed French families for a week, highlighting different approaches to consumption and saving.
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Paris
Ducks Paradise Mirth on a Duck Waddle Joke
A city man visiting Froghurst meets a suburban friend and debates the distance to a new cottage. The friend says one mile as the crow flies, while the city man quips it seems one mile as the duck waddles, amid mossy bogs and green ponds.
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Froghurst
Ginegerly
Gambling in stocks causes big kid’s shock
A child in New England is lectured on gambling and asks if stocks are kept at home. The neighbor explains seasonal selling to buy anew, prompting the child to call it wicked gambling in stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Telephones in Denmark State and Private Roles
In Denmark the inter-provincial, inter-communal, and international lines are operated by the state while local telephones are run by private limited companies with state concessions.
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Denmark
A Matter of Bize Iceberg Icicle Joke
A brief cartoon style quip centers on a politician mocked as an icicle rather than an iceberg. The exchange contrasts a warm, genial critic with a sardonic observer, riffing on perception of public figures.
Making Trouble Pay
A brief Atlanta Constitution exchange shows Brother Williams explaining a clever trap for wolves. The quip suggests using a wolf’s howl to lure and capture it for a circus, framed in a rustic dialect and humorous tone. The item highlights regional humor and oral storytelling style.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Missed Chance Greeted With Wry Reply
A brief exchange shows one person lamenting a missed proposal and the other answering with casual misfires about errors and rapid chances. The dialogue captures a light, laconic mood amid an awkward moment.
One Good Scheme In the Office Chores Trick
A curious quip discusses managing chores at work with a playful line about lending a Seeman device. The fragment hints at workplace schemes and light humor without concrete details. The source text is fragmented, limiting solid factual extraction.
Prominent Fort Smith Banker Praises Muco-Solvent Rescue
A well known Fort Smith banker credits Muco-Solvent with saving his life after years of lung congestion. He began using it on a trip north and saw rapid relief. The piece cites a government bacteriologist noting it kills diphtheria and typhoid germs and promotes general prevention and cure for several illnesses. It also reports evangelical leaders endorsing Muco-Solvent and states price and distribution details for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ray
Petone
The
Evangelical Association of Wisconsin
Gfty
Pia Church
Milwaukee
Visitors Arrive In City For Family Visits
Mrs Rees Turpin and Miss Alice Quarles of Kansas City arrived Friday night to visit the family of Judge Richard Field. Mrs M W Chalkley, visiting her son Dr A J Chalkley, went to Marshall with granddaughter Aldyth Rogers. Dr and Mrs Hail of Osaka Japan Missionaries are spending days with Judge Richard Mield’s family. Mrs A B Albro, extending a visit, left Tuesday for Boston to join her husband en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rees Turpin
Alice Quarles
Kansas City
M. W. Chalkley
A. J. Chalkley
Marshall
Aldyth Rogers
Hail of Osake
Japan
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Richard Mield
A. B. Albro
Boston
New City
Ladies Ald Society to Serve Dinner at Court House
The Ladies Ald Society of the Christian church will serve a dinner at the court house on Saturday August 6. Further particulars will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Ald Society
Ladies Ald Society of the Christian Church
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