Traveling anecdotes from a railway platform mix
A reader shares humorous overheard exchanges from Kansas City and nearby stations. Tales include a Jew asking Springfield's cheapest, railroad workers chatting about lawsuits, a young man seeking marriage licensing advice from a lawyer, and a quip on why advertising isn’t more visible.
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Kansas City
Springfield
Massachusetts
Missouri
Qone
Bill War
Bill
Jim
Marie
Dr Kings New Discovery Ad Warns About Summer Coughs
A vintage ad warns that summer coughs signal low vitality and may lead to throat and lung trouble. It promotes Dr King s New Discovery as soothing and antiseptic, claims quick relief, and offers a money back guarantee with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottle sizes from your pharmacist.
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Dr. King
Dr. King's
Ady
The Good Citizen's Deca logue
The text urges proper garb to cover refuse, cut weeds in vacant lots to prevent trash and pests, and to witness against a neighbor's rubbish heap and dirty yard, promoting cleanliness and public health.
Texas Wonder claims kidney and bladder cures
An old advertisement promotes Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, including diabetes and rheumatism. It asserts two months of treatment with one bottle and offers testimonials on request, with Dr. B. W. Hall in St. Louis as the contact.
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Texas
B. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Cleanliness commandments on pests and health in the home
A humorous ancient style list urges thorough housecleaning to prevent flies and disease. It stresses frequent removal of horses and cows habitats, yard hygiene, six days of labor plus a seventh day, avoiding dirty milk, and cherishing air and sun to live long.
Mount Pleasant Community Notes August Visit and Gatherings
On Mount Pleasant August 10. Franee Smith visited Lar ney Smith Sunday. G B Dennis hauled hogs to town Monday. Miss Hettie Seal had dinner with home folks Sunday. Lon Turner’s sister and nephew are visiting. Rain Friday evening improved everyone. Dennis and Barney Smith spent Friday near Macomb. Many attended the all day Mt Pleasant meeting Sunday. Archie Wilcox at Lou Cutting’s ice cream social Saturday night. Frank and Minnie Dennis took teaching exams at Hartville Friday and Saturday. Joe Lee Dennis spent Sunday night at Tolbert Hensley’s and attended Mansfield church. Mt Pleasant Baptist church meets Saturday before the second Sunday each month. Rev A Ross moderator, Sunday school 8 p.m., J H Ayers superintendent.
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Franee Smith
Larney Smith
G. BE. Dennis
Hettie Seal
Lon Turner
G. E. Dennis
Barney Smith
Macomb
Archie Wilcox
Lou Cutting
Frank
Minnie Dennis
Hartville
Joe Lee Dennis
Tolbert Hensley
Maansfield
Mt. Pleasant
Rev. A. Ross
J. H. Ayers
Katie
Henry Newton
Lester
John Brentlinger
Eli Deaver
Walfornia
J. E. Craig
James Hell
A. Riley
Will Tyson
Reuben
Paul
Verr
W. Q. Williams
Hen Brentlinger
Oklahoma
Mansfield
Sukey
Dinah
Rose Williams
Olathe
Red Wing
Rastus
J. W. Brentlinger
George Brentlinger
Cassie Brentlinger
Charles Brentlinger
George Miller
W. O. Williams
Alva Frye
Leota Brentlinger
J. A. Riley
Joe Frye
Pleasant Valley
Agnes Young
Manes
Belle Sharp
Mrs. Harve
Casey Jones
Mike
Red Head
Gibbs
Pansy
Daisy eraises Pick-Ups and Findleys in local notes
American Valley notes show Aviguez WU and Daisy in local talk about Pick-Ups. Jim Findley has a well drilled and CG N Findley helps build a room for Mrs Ivy. The Findley family hosts dinners with Oscar Moody and wives. Cora May and Sarah visit Rev C N Findley and wife Dinah after Saturday church.
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Daisy
Jim Findley
CG. N. Findley
Mrs. Ivy
Dave Findley
Oscar Moody
C. N. Findley
Enthusiasm for Remedy and Alfalfa Benefits Rise
A sufferer extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after relief from severe bowel illness. An Agricultural Extension report highlights alfalfa yields superior to timothy, with Canada data showing higher crop outputs and a quote from Illinois Alfalfa Growers' Association president A P Grout on alfalfa’s statewide value.
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Canada
A. P. Grout
Illinois Alfalfa Growers’ Association
Pasturing Cane Pays Off For Pigs And Cattle
The Advertiser reports an experiment on a two acre plot sowed with cane seed. Pigs grazed cane for two weeks, cattle fed cane for three weeks, yielding a net gain of 3 1/ per steer day and $7317 total. Cane provided valuable forage with minimal labor.
Aviation Advances Hint At Passenger Air Travel
The era of large passenger planes nears with the Sikorsky biplane and a two wing monoplane showing strong performance and boasting glass cabins for comfort. Advertisements note portable sawmill boilers and up to date appliances for sale by Rogers & Rogers of Macomb Missouri.
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Sikorsky
Popular Mechanics
Geiser
Rogers & Rogers, Adv
R&r. F.cd. 1
Macomb
Local visitors return from near Stoutland
Mrs. R M Rogers and Mrs. EF A Sisk and son came back Sunday from a visit near Stoutland. Mr. Sisk met them on their return.
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R.M. Rogers
EF. A. Sisk and Son
Stoutland
Mr. Sisk
To the Point It’s All a Whirl of Names and Digressions
A rapid sequence of slang names and lines about Ace Daisy Peggy Short Dinah and others. The speaker urges clarity and warns that repeating gossip could invite trouble while tagging many familiar nicknames and a closing call to stay to the point.
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Ace
Jakey
Ikey
Liza Jane
Daisy
Peggy Short
Dinah
Sunshine
Rose Bud
Casey Jones
Red Wing
Ble Eyes
Issut
Sukey
Pansy
Mike
Notice to Correspondents Mon Tue Submissions
Notice to correspondents urging items be sent Monday or Tuesday to avoid weekend backlogs. The note explains that late arrivals lead to being unusable until the following week and requests sending pieces as early as possible.
Farmers urged to switch to Wright Co Mutual insurance
Farmers urged to save on premiums by joining Wright Co Mutual at actual cost. Claim cites 25 cents per 100 yearly cost over the past three years. Contact J. L. Jackson secretary in Mt. Grove Missouri for details.
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Old Line F Insurance Company
Wright Co. Mutual
J. L. Jackson
Mt. Grove
Notice from W G Fullington on fall shopping
A local ad urges residents to visit the store or mail order houses for furniture rugs carpets wallpaper trunks and suitcases as the fall season nears and rain improves demand. The dealer asks customers to bring catalogs to compare offerings.
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Adv
W. GB
Fullington
Notice to trespassers on Brann farm
A notice from Wa Brann warns that anyone found hunting or trespassing on the Brann farm will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Weather forecast and land offer ad in Oregon
Aug 3 to Aug 8 weather table shows highs lows and precipitation with sunny to cloudy days. C. A. Mengus authorizes observations from Duncan Mo and the Climatic Service. Open Oregon land claim promo offers 200000 acres free settlement with soil and climate suited for grain fruit and truck. send 3.40 to John Keefe Oregon City for full instructions and a plot of several sections.
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C. A. Mengus
Doncan
Cooperative Meteorological Observer
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau
Oregon
John Keefe
Oregon City
Advy
Real Estate and Farm Journal prospectus listing sales
Subscription notice from the Springfield Missouri department explains yearly rates for the Real Estate and Farm Journal. It advertises hundreds of sale and exchange bargains with owner names and addresses, describing the listings in good detail.
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Rea Estate and Farm Journal
Dept. G
Springfield
Local lender seeking farm loan in Wright or Douglas counties
N. J. Craig advertises funds for loan on good improved farms in Wright or Douglas counties. Mansfield Concert Band held a pleasing park concert Saturday evening. Sima Odle of Cedar Gap visited last week and subscribed for the Mirror. Several local residents were Sey mour and Cedar Gap visitors.
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J. Craig
Wright
Douglas Counties
Mansfield
the Park
Sima Odle
Cedar Gap
Mirror
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Sigi Jane
Oxark Lassie
Julie
Peppy Shot
Mount Pleasant
Violet
Mt Pleasant
Allen
American Valley
Aviguez WU
Cora
May
Sarah Findley
Prankey McIntosh
Sunday
N. Findley
Macomb Methodist Church
J. Fe, Buck, J. H.G
Agricultural Extension Department
the Advertiser
Springfield, Mo
Castoria
W.T. Norcross
Mansfield Transfer Co
Dennis & Brewer
Mansfield, Missouri
Lukey
Viola Draper
Amos Roy
Ward Nall
Geo. Brewer's
Sam Letsinger
Mr. Weit
Wm. Angles
Ace Wade
Clarence Brewer
Trussie Deaver
Zella Letsinger
H. L. Alfred's
Robert Morris
Wolf Creek
Rastusa
Zella
Alva Letsinger
Lewis Lotzenheizer
August LI
C. K
Will Fage
Anna Mallory
Dora Yates
Girlie Newton
Effie Sappenfield
Fred Justus
George Mallory
Anna
Seymour
Pearl Wells
Huber
Fred Harris
Roy
Gladys Justus
Dorotha Bishop Thursiday
R. M. Bishop
H. M. Matlock
Henry Rheukauf
Acre
Jas. F. Ballard
Loule
Fuson’s Drug Store
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