Value of a baby's life and Red Cross funding
A speaker questions the cost of relief for refugees and asks readers to assign a monetary value to each baby saved by Red Cross aid. Reflections contrast early generous contributions with the price of ongoing care, urging citizens to consider future payments and the children as France’s hope and civilization’s pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’ancona & Con
Chicago
LaJoel Tailoring Co
Mansfield, Mo
Red Cross
France
Private road petitions and road work dominate Hartville district actions
The Hartville district ordered private road grants in Pleasant Valley with commissioners named to view premises and assess damages. Numerous tax, salary, and bond matters were settled, including adjustments to school fund mortgages, road district levies, highway surveys, and conveyance actions. Appointment of commissioners for Wright county land titles and several road petitions were approved, with adjournment to June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gaskill
Pleasant Valley
H. B. Bogart
C. C. Hensley
Wm. Rosevear
W.L. Lathrom
Travis Hensley
Jesse A. Jones
Wright County
Bert Ellis
Jones
W. C. Smith
Mountain Grove Township
T. Watson
Keller
D. E. Gregory
Joe B.long
J. BF. Reddick
Wim
A. Helsley
Board of Commissioners of
The
Mansfield Special Road
W.R. Wood
L.L Land
John W. Garner
A. G. Findley
N. V
Robert B. Adams
J. J. Sellers
W. A. Madson
Boone Township
W. KE. Fuson
W. J. Pyatt
Noah Reese
Mountain Grove
Davis
Hartville
Marshfield
D. GC. Claxton
D.G. Purtle
Wright County 1918 Liberty Loan card and letter
A Wright County 1918 Liberty Loan record lists numerous local expenditures and payments from road and public works to officials and suppliers. It includes a May 21 1918 letter from W R Compton congratulating Mountain Grove and Wright County for strong Liberty Loan performance with national oversubscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
T. N. Funston
Mountain Grove
Funston
Wright County
Missouri
Federal Reserve
W. R. Comptons
W. R. Compton
Local district expenses and a door-to-door antiseptic ad
District No. 11 expenses listed with amounts for personnel and materials. Alfred Struby salary for district No. 4, plus Wm Cottengim supplies and John N. Pryor Jr salary. Also a medical ad extols the first treatment importance for cuts burns and wounds. Promotes BOROZONE antiseptic price tiers 25c 50c 31.00 and 1.50, sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Hensley
Wayne Thompkins
Arkley Douglas
Burroughs
Rebecca Page
S. W. Hopper
S. W. Hensley
W. EB. Young
Co. Sanders
G.P. Thomas and Jr
Creaser
Jf Allen
N. A. Murrell
Hester Ballard
Geo. Summers
Pred Palmer
Fstell
SS. Bear
J.C. Raomfelt
Same
Guy Newton
Sli Te
Andanes Stone
W.E. Posen
J. Auson
J. RR. Mott
EJ. Butzke
Ded
M-tubbard
A.D Roper
Benetl
Aly Miller
Alfred Struby
Wm. Cottengim
John N. Pryor, Jr
Medicine
Dodson's Liver Tone Endorsed as Calomel Alternative
An advertisement warns against calomel for liver cleansing and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer, non salivating remedy. The promise claims it will start the liver, relieve biliousness, and restore energy without stomach distress or requiring queasy side effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Adv
Two High School Teachers Wed In Secret Marriage
Miss Chloe Osborn history teacher married Prof. J. D. Bennous former high school principal last year and Monett high school principal this year. They wed December 22 in Rolla Missouri while Mr Bennous was in Army draft class. The couple returned home after a brief honeymoon as popular educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chloe Osborn
J. D. Bennous
Monett High School
Bounous
Rolla
Mountain Grove Journal
Baptist Fifth Sunday Meeting at Eik Creek Church
The Baptist Fifth Sunday meeting will be held with the Eik Creek Baptist church June 2H, 2 and 40, with program speakers W. S. Griffith J. P. Mingus J. P. Cantrell A. H. Hawkins G Chadwell L.L. Nichols and T. B. Ritzinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eik Creek
W. S. Griffith
J. P. Mingus
J. P. Cantrell
A. H. Hawkins
G Chadwell
L.l.nichols
T. B. Ritzinger
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N Sture
H. M. Norcross General Store
Sora
Universal Car
Ford
Iter
Sedalia
Issouri
W. E. Houck
K. A. Eabley
East Fifth Street
Fuson Drug Company
HOLCO
Flacer Peice
Women of America
Democrat
Wood
Taft
van Buren
Brush Creek
Boone
Hyde Creek
Elk Creek
Union
Pleasant Knob
Norwood
Macomb
Mansfield
Cedar Gap
Tom Freeman
O.A. Eaton
GL. Lowery
Earl Sefflers
J. N. Lee
Sam Dogger
U.S. Wade
Libel
D. Gravens
Manes Bridge
Roy Clodfelter
J. Plunk
Hunter & Boyer
Arnal
B. Latimer
R.A. Ryan
A. P. Whelchel
Court House
John M. Carter
Junia Heath
Lee Ferrier
C.G. Sanders
Underwood Typewriter Co
J.R Pyatt
New Grove
Agee
A.F. Richardson
Jesse Bailey
Sanford Larsen
and Ole Son and Wife
L. D.pool & Son
Shi Valg
T. Bo Bouldin
Frait Furniture
Standard
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