Local Fayette County social notes and business changes
Richard Bridges of Fayette visited his parents Sunday, with several other locals arriving for gatherings at H. C. Mead's. New stock leaders B. H. Stephenson and W. A. Shouse oversee Saline Mercantile Co. changes. A newborn arrives at the Davie home while Dr. Piper’s boy suffers pneumonia. J. W. Weldon plans to sell stock and move June 1 to Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bridges
Fayette
B. H. Stephenson
Macon
W. A. Shouse
Kansas City
Saline Mercantile Co
Leonard Davie
Waverly Bottoms People Visit Relatives and Friends
Mrs Jane Earp spends the week with daughter Bettie Demoss in Grand Pass. James and Oscar Edwards visit Enos and Roy Earp. Nellie Byars and son Marvin and Fannie Byars with Ollie Sharp visit Grand Pase with the Demoss family. Various Earp and Demoss kin visit friends and call on neighbors Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Earp
Bettie Demoss
Grand Pass
James
Oscar Edwards
Enos
Roy Earp
Nellie Byars
Marvin
Fannie Byars
Ollie Sharp
Grand Pase
Hapton George Larkin Family Farewell at Home
George Larkin, his wife and their young daughter Marie, spent quiet hours at the family home after a period of illness. Neighbors report recent improvements and the household remains hopeful for better days ahead.
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George Larkin
Marie
A Few April Bargains for Cash at Johnston's
A historic survey of late 1900s storewide discounts at W. Johnston's House Furnishing Store. The ad highlights linoleums, mattings, Axminster rugs, lace curtains, window shades, dressers, rockers, portiers, and a large kitchen and home goods department. It promotes substantial savings across four bargain tables and mentions Sherwin Williams finishes and wall papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Johnston
Axminster
Art Square
Philadelphia
Cluny
Nottingham
Irish Point
Brussels
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin- Williams
Local visits feature Marshall travel and family ties
Week on business includes Tom Garner and daughter visiting Marshall on Monday. Miss Martha Niceley spent last week with her grandmother Mrs John Moore, who has been ill for some time. Mr and Mrs Eleana Davis traveled from Marshall on Sunday to visit relatives.
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Tom Garner
Marshall
Martha Niceley
John Moore
Eleana Davis
G. A. Wright
Albert
Robert Thompson
Arrow Rock
Carl Grimes
Leonard
Kayes
Sid Grimes
Slater
E. P. Grimes
Mac Byrd
Chas, Senges
George Terrell
Elmwood
Mra. J. & Howard
Virginia
Edna McDowell
J. Oquest
W. H. Spencer
R. B
Herbert Ransberger
Artie Carter
Anna Hitson
Orville Spencer
George Oquest
Casey
Cora
B. L. Huston
Edwina
Sweet Springs
Dowden
Marshall area social notes and obituaries roundup
Mt. Leonard residents visit Marshall and Slater relatives while others visit in Elmwood Blackburn and Waverly. Local names include Wrights Grimes Oquest Sayers Pauling Gibbons and Ransberger. Probate actions record guardianship appraisals and estate settlements for Meschede Squier Hill McClelland and others.
Final Settlement and Guardian Discharge Notice
To the estate of Samuel Johnson winner final settlement together with final receipt filed and approved Guardian discharged to the estate of Scotia Petition of Chae W as
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson
Winer
Scott Ae
Chae
Administrator's Notice in Speaver Haley Geosaeed Estate
Lettera of Administration granted March 3 1008 by Probate Court of Balinese County Mo. Creditors must present claims within one year for allowance or be barred. two years to publish deadline. David Bouin listed as administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottes
Speaver Haley
Balinese
Heroic rescue ends runaway horse incident on Jefferson St
Misses Inez Huff and Stella Jones were driving a frightened horse on Jefferson Street near the Missouri Pacific track when the horse bolted south through a crowded square. George Gordon, a Missouri Valley College student, grabbed the bridle, steered the animal into the Rea Implement Co. building, and stopped it. Huff fainted from shock but both women were unharmed. The horse sustained hind leg injuries.
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Inez Huff
Stella Jones
Jefferson St
Missouri Pacific Railway
Jefferson
Jefferson Ave
George Gordon
Farmer's Savings Bank
Rea Implement Co
Miss Huff
A. C. Putnam
Wm. Harrison
Gordon
Hot July week drives boy to cabbage patch discovery
A young boy in 108 spends a hot week to Marshall with friends, finds the White House and nearby shops closed, then reads in an April Democrat News article that a strictly vegetable diet would intoxicate, inspiring him to rush to the cabbage patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
White House
Nichol
Berg
Lowenstein
The
Democrat-News
Dr W UH Black Delivers Bevier High Sermon
Dr W UH Black returned Monday from Bevier where he delivered the baccalaureate sermon for the high school graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. UH. Black
Bevier
Heart Cure Promoted By Dr Miles In Ad Copy
An old advertisement promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure as a tonic for weak hearts caused by diseases, fevers, overwork, and nerves. It cites a testimonial claiming relief from shortness of breath and chest pain and offers a refund if no benefit, with Miles Medical Co. noted as the maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Dr. Milew
F. J. Norton
Freeville
New York
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Leech Demonstration Shows Cigarette Peril
A physician uses leeches on a cigarette smoker to illustrate blood toxicity from tobacco. Two leeches die quickly, the patient vows to quit or cut down, and a third leech dies as the scene emphasizes the deadly impact of empyreumatic oil in the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leva
Tie
Lecebes
Street Car Fatality Claims Kansas City Woman
Mrs. Mary Greenwood aged 72 was struck by a street car in Kansas City Friday and died Saturday from injuries. She was sister to J Beverly of Slater. Remains were sent to Slater for burial Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Greenwood
Kansas City
J Beverly
Slater
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É County News
Vinda Daniel
Gilliam
H. C. Meads
Fred Hannah
Warren County
William
Henry
Anna Lou Mad
Lexington
Sam Mead
Nevada
Everett Mead
H. C. Mead’s
Joe Mullins
M. Schaurer
M. Hill
M.schaurer
K. of P
Higginsville
J. F. Clawson
Sedalia
Fred Bender
Fred Weinrich
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Hapton
Portiers
Hoozier
Hardware Department
Alaska
O.W Johnston
MT. Leonard
Malta Bend
8. E. Sayers
Virginia Pauling
Blackburn
Sarah Gibbons
Waverly
Leta Oquest
R. B. Wright
Scott Luse
Willof E’vyra Harris
Richard Meschede
Margaret C. Squier
Effie May
Ethel Fay Hill
Sumner County
Kansas
Geo
Forbes
Robert W. McClelland
Ralph H. Duggins
Pacific Coast
C. B
Bawthor
N& BM
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