Liberty Bond Purchases and Local Harvest Notes
Southeast News reports Cape Girardeau county bought 500000 in Liberty Loan bonds as part of the second issue. George Tumbleson of Bismarck grows 3500 cuns of tomatoes and 500 beans. Caruthersville residents donate pillows for drafted boys. Kennett WoC TU sent comfort kits to Fort Sill soldiers. Lisbourn Herald notes corn yields near 60000, with crop value over 60000 at 1.50 per bushel. Minor incidents include a fire in Mineral Point and a man burned. Perryville notes a Liberty Bond purchase by a man who pledged 60 a year for wartime funding.
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Cape Girardeau County
Liberty Loan
Woc TU
Kennett
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Frost damage and local wanderers in Lutesville area
Lutesville News reports early frost harming Ollie Liles crops including corn and cotton, with replanting late. Several residents visit relatives and frequent nearby towns. Allegations arise of a Greenville school conflict with a Puxico handle factory over neutrality and aid to the enemy.
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Ollie Liles
Fourteen Bend
Teaghtoriioe
Liles
Matume
Greenville
Puxico
RF. Williamson
Williams
Wayne County Journal
Fragmentary Verse Snippet Reflects Lost Ballad Mood
A damaged OCR passage reveals a fragmented poem about longing and loneliness with phrases like “serree round you” and “hott heartaches.” The lines hint at a yearning for connection and tethered love, with misspellings suggesting unclear source text and rough transcription.
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Sears
Newspaper Office Thermometer Theft Reported
The Gallatin Democrat reports a thermometer hung outside the office was stolen last Monday night. The editors fear whether it was 100 or 150 degrees and hope the reading is the latter, noting the loss from the front of the office.
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Gallatin Democrat
Gracious explained a fat woman seeks husband in shop
London Tid Bits notes a humorous scene where a large woman, after losing sight of her husband, asks a shopwalker for help. The shopwalker quips that if her husband is a very small man with one eye, she might need both eyes to find him.
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Tom
London
The Youth's Companion and Related Notices in 1910s Era
A dense OCR fragment covers probate notices and periodical listings. It mentions The Youth's Companion and multiple local estate actions, including administratrix Mary Wieecarver and James Wichamar, with references to court dates in Ballinger County Missouri and surrounding probate proceedings. It hints at deed details, trust issues, and final settlement notices scheduled for late 1947 in a historical newspaper context.
Notice of Final Settlement in Ridings Estate
Notice to creditors and interested parties that J. Ridings, administrator of the estate of J. Riditgas deceased, will make a final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court in Hollinger County Missouri, to be held at Marble Hill on November 12. John Rippers, administrator.
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Hollinger County
Merton
J. ©. Riditgas
War garden talk sparks rooster garden feud tale
In a Houston Post item, locals joke about war gardens and self sufficiency amid wartime shortages. One resident proudly notes a larger garden than last year, while a neighbor recalls a fierce rooster dispute that made the garden story feel like a war.
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Rooster
Houston Post
Married Three Birds In A West Virginia Minister’s Family
A Valley Enterprise item reports a Methodist minister’s wife in West Virginia has been married three times. Her maiden name Partradge, first husband Robins, second Sparrow, present Quail, with two Robins, one Sparrow and three Quaile children. Grandfathers Swan and Jay are named. one is deceased. The family resides on Hawk Avenue Eagleville Canary Island, with a Lyre in the writeup claiming kinship.
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West Virginia
Partradge
Robins
Sparrow
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Island
Valley Enterprise
Adam and his name in a country church anecdote
A father and son debate if Adam had a first or last name. The father says Adam had no other name and Adam was his only name. The boy persists asking which name it would have been. The exchange appears in a Country Gentleman tome.
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Father
Bobbie
Adam
Malaria Remedy Claimed To Break Fever Stages
A historic notice describes a prescription prepared especially for malaria or chills and fever. It claims one to six doses will stop the fever without stomach upset, noting it acts on the liver more gently than calomel and does not cause giping or sickness.
Probate Docket Listing Guardians and Estates
Probate court docket lists guardianships estates and minors under guardianship with court dates in November term. Entries name guardians such as Winnie Melchamier Keune and J Jenkins and show estates including James Melchamier Norah J dotte and Nora Jd.iotte with dates set mid November at county court house.
Dr. R. W. VanAmburg Resident Dentist Ad
Dr R W VanAmburg offers dentistry in all branches using the latest methods in Littesville Missouri announcing residential dental care.
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R. W. VanAmburg
Littesville
Missouri
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Bismarck
Caruthersville
Lisbourn Herald
AB Hunter, Jr
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Buchner
Chameron Barrotte
Insany
BC Lang
Filey
Shursival
Pemiscot Argus
Sam Edwards
Don Burge
Mr Edwards
United States
Alvin Parsely
St Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Pieeryville Repu
Dro
Perryville
DeSoto Times
Joe Ponzar
Campbell
Joe Gattis
Dunklin County
Lutesville News
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J M. Owen
Eugene Owens
Saturay
Claudius
Clarence Barrett
Oron Sunday
Saran Hahn
Sikeston
George Clark
Blodgett
Alvin Chapman
Senath
Leavenworth
Kansas
Chapman
Berry
Glen Allen
Lyceun
Ooff Hall
Minnie McCullough
The
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Gladys Miller
Nora Eldracher
Laflin
J. R. Parmenter
Albert Demortiers
Jackson
Parmenter
Demortiers
Mise Christine Minieh
Teachers Association
Lyceum
Blanche Jones
E. C. Wiley
Fredericktown
Emildredina
Artiol
Mildred Layler
Blake
Tol Mildred Lolist CO
Kosten
Mass
Pachley
Noel
Kaltimore Sue
Gardu
K. J. Bollinger
D. F P. Myers
C. L. Bollinger
BH. H. Ballinger
Bank of Zalma Zalma
Bennett
C.H. Pape
C. Ward
F. Myers
Bungiar Insurance
National Safe & Lock Company
Sargent & Greenleaf
C.M. Witmer
Melvin Lutes
Robert Drum, Sr
J. J. Chandler
Bollinger County Bank
Lutesville
FNM Welle CM
Witmer
Pega
Fring
Merali
Nneey Rite
Chetan Pree
TY i. Meall
Omumaveeath
Ave
Huston
Mase
EU Heeripcione
Seahwugh
Deeras
Mary Wieecarver
Sand
J Weewarver
Coardian
Diane Aml
Irtute
Marthe
Ertieg
Earland
Noah Menthy
Borg Fee
Perth
Onderwood
Adie
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Paral Seehaug
Ona
Marton
Noreen
Preator
Eredigor Ami
James Wichamar
J. Vinrey
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Ballinger County
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Mathie Fiji
Mas
Viewig Hi
HencraMper
Eveeutris
Adam's
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Marve
Felinger
Lowrmter
Tomers
Mien
Ward Flowers
Guaran
James Melchamoer
Deren
Winnie FE Melchamier
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Wuinsger
Ward
Bared
Rites
Guardian
Keune
Mera
Betate
Arene Cayhandler
Minor
W Ro Chandler
Puantian
Niedertiser
Alor
Seulauzh
Ose
Francis
Chas. H. Harker
Eatate
Alta Peaneve
Thomas Shettin
Jarre
Sateen
Wedireday
Nowrgher
Nora Jd.iotte
Want
Chase Hobbs
Lawrence Livenhee
J. Jenkins
Ladd
A. Ladd
Joaph Mancing
Adalbert Manning
Sarah
H. Myers
Mitom
WK. Chandler
Silas Mouser
W. Bidewer
Early Mouser
Geo. M. Myers
Catherine Poston
John W. Vangilder
Ernest H. Roimon
E. D. Harte
Eistate
J. D. Ridings
Alex Seabaugh
W. C. Bollinger
Jessie Schanks
W. K. Chandler
Annie D. Sider
Sarah Seabaugh
Rude Sample
Clarence Swindell
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