Orators and Politics in Ward Meetings Highlight Clever Talk
Ernest McAfee reflects on the era of ward political speeches. He mocks sleek silver tongued orators, notes the crowd’s focus on jobs and favors, and recalls improvised post banquet rhetoric versus prepared orations. He contrasts elite speakers with practical persuasion used to win votes.
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Porto AL
Tuiker
Hon Aml
Pat
Ob” Ingersoll
Emory Storrs
Mainis
Pilcher
DutiMel
Ray
Miny Engle
Cali
Welkin
Cerenay
Prac
Ical
Leeds
One Point In Our Favor At Briarcliff Manor Race
A reporter recalls Parnes Oldfield claiming a French car superiority during travel with a wealthy limousine owner. The anecdote covers a steep hill, a slow run, and a conductor gifting cigars while praising the car, framed as a boast about French engineering.
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Briarcliff Manor
Parnes Oldfield
Abepween
Freiwin
Fiat
Nile
Higher Than Monarch Milion Quote Inspires Inner Strength
A reflective piece honors the idea that true sovereignty lies in self mastery over passions fears and desires. The saying elevates inner reign as greater than earthly rule. Names and places are not specified.
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Milion
Filley Found Guilty of Triple Murder in Missour i
Nineteen year old trial in Missouri ends with Dottie Filler, wife and six year old child among the victims, as Albert Piller is declared sane and sentenced to death under the new law. Jury rejects insanity plea and notes emotional testimony.
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Filley
Kringstant
Albert Piller
Weander
Filler
Cear
Daubhey Dottie
Ries
Keeepine
Requisition for Fugitive Inmate Targets State Officials
A garbled OCR note indicates a requisition issued by the governor of Oklahoma to return an individual held in St. Charles County. The missive mentions a charge of disposing of promises and references a separate inquiry into an assault case. No clear names or dates are legible.
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Frerer
Jefferson
Polk
St Charmes
Felter
Wamsas
Wiel
Women Working in Fields on County Farm
Female laborers at Chilicath Farmers of Liviss on County are kept from field work due to wet conditions and low visibility. They have formed a group seeking guidance and are assisting in corn and wheat tasks while awaiting safer conditions.
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Couney
Thies
Sichur
Missouri auditor writ denied over budget plan details
Jefferson City reports the Missouri state auditor faced a legal challenge over appropriation plans spanning a ceremonial period. The court denied the application for an alternative writ, maintaining the auditor’s interpretation of the anticipated revenues for the fiscal phase.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Audiitar Wilder
Party backs electric railroad to Beltade in Perry County
A coalition of St Louis capitalists met local leaders in Loondale to discuss a preliminary plan for an electric railroad from Beltade across the river at Irondale in Perry County, Washington county, to run toward Beltade with a dam across the river to furnish motive power.
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Bismimrek
St. Louis
Mena Clt
Loondale
Wntead
Belerade
Washingtet County
Perryville
Perry Wewnty
Bie River
Irondale
Outlived His Sentencer in Jackson City Shootout
Jackson city marshal Henry Was ner was shot and killed by Shay Kinder, a Black man, after earlier trouble that day. Kinder reportedly vowed to kill him within five hours. When Was ner prepared to move, Kinder reportedly shot first and killed him.
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Jackson
Henry Wasner
Shay Kinder
Moat Reined
Kinder
Waezner
Hing
Requisition Sought for Extradition in Grand Larceny Case
Jefferson Citr Governor Polk issues requisition to Kansas governor for extradition of Lawson H Siovan wanted in Jackson County for trial on two counts of grand larceny. Sloan held in custody at Wichita awaiting arrival of Missouri officers.
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Jefferson Citr
Polk
Kansas
Lawson H. Siovan
Jeckseon County
Sloan
Wichita
Missouri
Bank Examiner Regions Joseph A Valter Resigns and Appoints Cashier
State bank examiner Joseph A Valter tendered his resignation and accepted the position of cashier at the German-American Bank, succeeding T R Calkins who becomes vice president. Valter was formerly cashier at a bank in De Kath.
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Joseph Avalter
Bamk
T. R. Calkins
Head
de Kath
Despondent Woman Drinks Acid in Chestnut Street
Mrs Wittie Parry, 39, despondent after separating from her husband, drank ecarlbolic acid in her room at 1804 Chestnut. She was rushed to St Louis hospital by ambulance. doctors fear she will die. The report also notes veteran railroad men, including Robert Sailer, stricken by apoplexy and Mr Saddler, a railroad man for 58 years, who supervised the building of the Wabash line.
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St. Louis
Wittie Parry
Chestnut
Vite
Woud
Robert Sailer
Air
Saddler
Spare This Tree Record by Kirksville Gardener
Kirksville resident J. J. Caulwell set a tree record as he gathered fruit from a cherry tree. It took ten bows and four hours to prune and pick, with exactly forty callons reportedly involved, though Caulwell admits no idea how much the boys ate.
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Kirksville
J. J. Caulwell
Kirksvile
Caldwell
Dies While Shaking Hands in Chillicothe
Jonny Slattery a farmer northwest of Chillicothe collapsed and died in the road while shaking hands with a friend. He had been stricken with apoplexy according to early report.
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Chillicothe
Jonny Slattery
Here
Reward Offered for Lewis Hicks Arrest and Conviction
Gov Folk, informed of a suspected crime, issued a proclamation offering a reward of 2150 for the arrest and conviction of Louis Hicks charged with murder in New Madrid county in February 1906. Halderman named Oil Inspector for La Belle for a two year term starting April 1998.
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Lewis Hicks
Jefferson Cry
Folk
Louis Hicks
Eddward Yates
New Madrid
Halderman
Jefferson City
F. J. Halderman
la Belle
Kind Thought of the Bride From a Wedding Tale
A groom recalls the bride’s considerate gesture at her wedding. She asked relatives to discard six pairs of old shoes in the downstairs closet after the carriage, hoping to deter the lucky-shot scavengers who watch for weddings. She explained the shoes were collected to be burned to prevent misfortune.
In a Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a quick comfort for painful corns smarting in growing nails and sweaty feet. It claims a cure, ease of use, and available nationwide from druggists. A. S. Ogansied, Le Roy, N.Y., offers free samples.
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Allen
A. S. Ogansied
le Ror
Wouldn't Wash It Young Man Irksomely Distracted
A fragment from the Nashville American shows a terse exchange where a speaker questions a young man’s attention and responds that the speaker is not his laundress. The garbled text hints at a comic or local humor piece with misheard dialogue.
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Nashville American
Not resembling the injurer is best revenge, says Vorter
A terse aphorism attributed to Vorter counsels that the most effective vengeance is to avoid mirroring the harm done. The quote emphasizes restraint and moral high ground over retaliation.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Health
The article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's ailments. It cites vast testimonial letters from women at the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory, claiming cures and avoidance of surgery. The compound is described as made from roots and herbs, without drugs, restoring feminine health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn Mass
Lydia BE. Winkham
Lydia E. Winkham
Ldia E. Pinkhan
Lydia I. Winkham
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