Mail order houses and local merchants clash in debate
A Lexington advertisement section features numerous local shops promoting goods from dry goods to groceries and clothing while a long essay condemns mail order houses. It argues they do not buy farmers produce or support communities, urging local patronage to sustain roads, schools, and employment. The piece cites politicians, merchants, and a broad critique of distant suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Sullivan
Shemsel
Santa Fe Trail Garage Ad Offers Repairs and Tires
Supplies of all kinds, expert repair work, and guaranteed material and labor. Goodrich Tires advertised as best in the long. Located at 10th & Main with phone 174.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Howard
United States
Santa FE Trail
Goodrich
Proffit Bros Meat Market and Gents Furnishings
Proffit Bros offer fresh and salt meats oysters and fish in season at 825 W Main St Lexington Missouri. Butler Williamson proprietor runs a complete line of hats caps shoes and clothing for men and boys. See our prices before you buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Weinstein
Ladeson & Weinstein
Proffit Bros
Phone
Main St
Lexington
Gents Furnishings
Butler Williamson
Mrs CG L Wilson Visits Daughter in Hu mansville
Mrs. CG L Wilson traveled to Hu mansville on Wednesday to visit her daughter Miss Elizabeth who is teaching at a local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. L. Wilson
Humansville
Elizabeth
John Gar
Mrs
Frank Slaughter
Little Grand- Ciugher
Elizabeth Slaughter
Kansas City
James Peak
Miss May
Kansas Ily
Ben Hoge
Train schedule fragment from 1916 notes
Fragmentary OCR shows east and west bound train numbers with times, routes to Kansas City and St. Louis, suggesting a Missouri State Exposition connection. Details are garbled but indicate a timetable snippet with departure and arrival times around 4:12 am 4:23 am and 5:05 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State
Higer—K. C
Missouri forms eight new field artillery batteries
Missouri approves formation of eight new field artillery batteries five in St Louis and three in Kansas City to supply a 2500 soldier regiment for a Southern training camp August 5. Batteries A B and D already trained will join new units with headquarters in St Louis and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
National Guard
Kansas City
St. Louis
State Military Council
Kansas
Ity
Independence
Military Councils
Middle West
Merchants Back River Boat Line Plan In Mississippi Trade
St Louis merchants voted to invest 25000 in a 2000000 transport company to operate Mississippi river boats between St Louis and New Orleans. The move aims to boost commerce by linking major river hubs with a new line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Janitor Murder Shocks Pilot Grove Bank
James Frisbey, 45, janitor at Pilot Grove bank, was killed at the bank door by an iron bar. John Jones, another Black man, was arrested in connection with the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Frisbey
Pilot Grove
John Jones
Mystery man from Fulton nerves police in Missouri tale
Arthur Wilson once dubbed Fulton mystery man recovered after visiting a picture show and claiming Kirksville ties with a wife and son. Police found a similar note from a man calling himself Arthur Adams in Quincy Illinois saying his body would surface in the Mississippi River. Adams and Wilson gave nearly identical stories, with initial claims of slugging and robbery then recanted due to mind disorder. Missouri guards plan a St Joseph unit under Governor Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilson
Fulton
Kirksville
Arthur Adams
Quincy, Til
Misgisaipp River
Adams
Wilson
Missouri
Ellott Marabail
Gardner
St Joseph
Edward Felgate Buys Higginsville Jeffersonian
Edward Felgate acquires the Higginsville Jeffersonian from Lee Shippey, a poet and author who has edited the paper for eight years. Felgate has served as country editor and previously worked at the Kirksville Express, the Brashear News, the Kirkwood Courier, and the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Felgate
Higginsville
Jeffersonian
Lee Shippey
Felgate
Kirksville Express
Brashear News
Kirkwood Courier
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Journalism week opens at Missouri with guild meeting
The eleventh annual Journalism week at the University of Missouri began in Columbia with a Missouri Writers' Guild session. In the business meeting J Breckenridge ElVat Mattsburg was elected president over Lee Shippey. Arthur Kulick Patty Lewis of Kansas City was named vice president, Floyd Shoemaker of Columbia was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
Columbia
Missouri Writers’ Guild
J. Breckenridge ElVa
Mattsburg
Duc Ceed Lee Shippey
Arthur Kulick
Patty Lewis
Kansas City
Floyd Shoemaker
Mayor Gideon Wins Recall Vote in Springfield
In Springfield, J. F. Gideon retained the mayoral office by 161 votes amid bitter partisanship. Polls remained orderly and a memorial planned for General Nathaniel Lyon was launched with GAR support in the campaign and surrounding events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
J. F. Gideon
Missouri men form ambulance unit for France
Governor Gard ner approves the American Ambulance Field Service unit from the University of Missouri to sail June 16 from New York to Bordeaux. A $9,000 fund drive backs equipment and passage, with J. A. Hudson as treasurer. Missouri towns rally alumni and friends to raise funds before June to cover passports and personal expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Gardner
American Ambulance
France
University of Missouri
William K. Gardner
University
Bordeaux
New York
United States
Missouri
We Love Work Promotes Modern Concrete Mixing
We love work and promise improved output. Our up to date mixer speeds jobs and reduces cost. John I. Ashhurst proclaims the method as a hundred percent better because it is mixed. Mr and Mrs D A Lawsor left Wednesday for Springfield Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
D. A. Lawsor
Springfield
Fletcher's Castoria referenced in local notices
Mrs Anlice Zimmerman, mother studying at Warrens Cuy Normal, returned home Wednesday morning. Miss Thoreas Tracy, guest at Central College, returned Wednesday to her home in Kitisass City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anlice Zimmerman
Warrens Cuy Normal
Thoreas Tracy
Central College
Kitisass City
HGHIT ROOM MODERN HOUSE NEAR COURT HOUSE
Property notice listing a modern house within a block of the court house with apply by Joe C Graddy dated May 15 in the local records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Graddy
Family of Two Involved in Lipstick Lipstick Incident
A brief item notes a woman and her companion involved in an incident described with unclear wording about lip gloss usage and a nighttime stay. The report lacks concrete names, places, or dates beyond a contact line Ree 23 A.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hinesley
A. Egle
Jewler
HIX Bros
Old Reliable Meat and Grocery
John M. Seiter
Lexington, Mo
Frank P. Grieser
Geo. Wit
CRENSHAW & YOUNG _ Drugs
the of Quality and Service, Lexing, Ho
Cook
Luther W. Marshall
Franklin
Jos. L
Eella
Franklin St
Edison
Westerman & Barnett Drug Company
Grand Theatre
Vivian Martin
A. A. Grimes CO
Mitel Tventy
Eile Witte
Wernibea
Ehiton
Faculte
Stall Towne
Young's Book Store
Kodak
J. C. Coffin
Lexington Savings Bank Capital
J. F. Winn
Greggs Coffee
Broadway
J. A. Wittenberg
Mike Malo and Co
10Th St
Maine
Frank
G. T. Morrison
Kent Tina
Pratchen
Westerman & Barnett
Ranmis
A. m
Rees
Sinter
K. C
Fl .Louis
K. Css
Writers’ Guild
Wilson Grek
Nathaniel Lyon
Oringfield
M.S. A
Joplin
St. Joseph
J. A. Hudson
Columbia Telephone Co
Missouri Press Association
McGrew
Farmy
Rvady
Messers McGrew
James Terhune
Martha Legg
Marshall
C. W. Nixon
Helena
Boonville
Mary Jones Nixon
Canal College
John I. Ashurst
DRS. Snyder & Kingery
Osteopathic Physicians Traders Bank i
Dr. Kingery
Dr. Snyder
Penteele
Ruebel
West Main St
Fletcher
J. A. Rankin
Main
College Streets
N. Wilson
R. T. Finder
E. B. Vaughan
RON - Taubman
Abstract & Agency
John Taubman & Son Insurance Agents
Traders Bank
Lexington, Missouri
Oes
Starwicks Am
Frankinfisher
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