Summer Heat and Social Round in County Town
Hot dry weather frames a week of visits and gatherings. Local residents including Mrs Hopkins and daughter, Ed Wells from Cuba Mo, Rolla Bingham and wife, and many guests attended funerals, church services, and dinners. County candidates were seen on the streets as crowds cheered. family visits spanned Slater Pitot Grove Cooper county and St Louis relatives amid church sermons and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Blackburn
Harry Hopkins
Ed Wells
Ed Miller
Cuba
Rolla Bingham
Marshall
Jacob Dingham
Tom Gibron
L. A
Will Watts
St. Louis
FE. F. Alexander
Cooper County
Iter
Menerva Bingham
John Haines
Rosier Haines
Slater
Thomas
Pitot Grove
Lawrence Halwards
Orpha
Ruth
Ven Piper
William Hazel
John McGriffin
Chariie Taylor
Near William
Tom Liches
F. C. Sheperd
Kittle Hogg
Frank Watts
Howard County
Will Amick
Henry Schuster
D. Lawrens
Rev. Ward
Christian Church
Jim Marshall
Hlackwater
F. Windmeyer
New Home neighbors gather for visits and events
NEW HOME residents and relatives spent Sunday visiting friends from Knox and Hartman families. Attendance at Blackburn preaching was noted and a basket dinner at Grand Pass occurred. A Sunday School picnic at Sulphur Springs drew many, while Grover Allen begins a two week vacation replacing the postal duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Lemon
John Knott
Jake Hartman
Minnie
Maude Harrin
Tillie Lemon
Chay
O. Martin
J. H. Fordham
Blackburn
D. Lemon
Glenn
D. M. Harris
Dora
Henry Cook
Chester Hollis
Misees Maude
Anna Belle
Waverly
John Larue
Edmund Allen
Mise Dollie
Grand Pass
Nannie Lemon
Sedalia
Ruth McKinney
Beesie Knott
Grover Allen
St. Joseph
New Home
Sulphur Springs
A. W. Forbes
H. Fombell
John Fordham
Sweet Springs
Mayme Bentley
Local News Briefs From Nearby Vicinity
This short column notes John Mayre is very ill, Jack Wilcox in Oia homna hurt recently and dangerously ill at Mia, with J P Wilson and daughter Miss Ethel and Miss Flora Miller visiting relatives near Wavery. Montgomery and Len Mizer left for southern Missouri. Archie Harbord of Marshall visits nearby. Mrs Salle Vantuskirk and niece Martha Dedman, plus Mr and Mrs Geo King and Leper King of Sweet Springs, plan to depart for North Dakota Thursday. Liz Barger and daughter Little visited relatives in Amsterdam Missouri last week. An ice cream supper was held at Chas Walborne Monday night and another at Christian Mnion drew a good crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mayre
Jack Wilcox
Oiahomna
Mia
J. P. Wilson
Ethel
Flora Miller
Wavery
Worthey Montgomery
Len Mizer
Missour
Archie Harbord
Marshall
Salle Vantuskirk
Martha Dedman
Geo, King
King
Sweet Springs
North Dakota
Liz Barger
Little
Amsterdam
Chas, Walborne
Christian M Nlion
Fort Snelling and Fort Worth Prize Winners Named
Honors were carried off by Jefferson Barracks after eleven mags were captured. Prizes went to Miss Ruth Vardeman of Marshall and James Loper of Blackburn. Light refreshments of ices cake and lemonade followed. Grounds featured awnings settees hammocks and American flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smiley
Fort Worth
Fort Snellng
Fort Riley
Jefferson Barracks
Ruth Vardeman
Marshall
James Loper
Blackburn
Best Pills Ever Sold Say Ingleside Man Won
The ad quotes B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina praising Dr King's New Life Pills after eighteen years of indigestion and costly remedies. Sold with guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
B. F. Ayscue
Ingleside
N. C
Electric Bitters Praised For Digestive Health
A testimonial from Frank Conlan of 48386 Houston St New York extols Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dypepsia and liver issues. He says it aids lame back and weak kidneys, regulates digestion, purifies blood, and restores vigor to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold under guarantee at druggists for 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Out of Work Man Ends Life in Salisbury
Donald Brown, 22, shot and killed himself at 11 this morning in Salisbury after warning his mother. He fired three shots, the third piercing his heart, driven by inability to find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Donald Brown
Mountain Leonard hosts cadet visitors in summer gathering
A large crowd of young people gathered Saturday afternoon July 25 at the Robertson home near Mt Leonard to entertain Mesars Joseph Leonard and Duncan Richart home on leave from West Point. Military croquet was the main pastime with several players taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
J. J. Robertson
Mt. Leonard
Mesars
Toseph Leonard
Duncan Richart
Weat Point
Birthday Surprise Dinner for Mrs. Crites
In Nelson vicinity on July 27 a birthday dinner honored Mrs. Ben Crites of Los Angeles California. Forty seven guests gathered at the Rhoades homes with baskets of Missouri fare spread under the trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Crites
Los Angeles
Cal
Messrs
Epple
Will Rhoades
Nelson
Missouri
Birthday Milestone Celebrated With Social Picnic
In a sociable gathering that ended with a hearty picnic, guests enjoyed supper and mutual thanks. The forty eighth birthday celebration honored Mrs. writes, with gifts for household and personal items. Local attendees from Cooper and Saline included Reid Finley and J. B. Jeffers among others, while visitors came from Los Angeles and Kansas City to share in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Mesursa
Reid Finley
J. B. Jeffers
FE. J. Crockett
M. Biggs
A. Hamiton
Rufus Conaway
J.T. Vardeman
Will Cowan
M. L. Bandidge
Homer Conaway
Ray Crites
Epple
Will Rhoades
Mesdamen M. Jobe
M. Ingall
E. Rucker
Cooper and
Saline
Ben Crites
Los Angeles
Cal
Mabel
Hazel
Edith Allshire
Kansas City
Protest against obscene post cards sparks public critique
A letter denounces comic picture post cards as a disgusting nuisance peddled by merchants. It condemns stores displaying immodest samples and urges proprietors to remove trash from business premises to protect innocent passers-by and children.
Citizens Demand Removal of Immoral Cards and Pictures
A letter argues that materials degrading women harm youth and public morals. The writer urges residents to refuse entry to places selling such cards and pictures, prompting proprietors to remove them. He calls for collective action by families and authorities to curb the nuisance.
Three Great Piano Sales Offer Unprecedented Stock
Lyon and Healy issue a vast net of fine pianos from Thompson Music Co Healy Music Co and F G Theatle Piano Co retired from retail. Detailed instrument particulars enable buyers to judge bargains. Prices are described as exceptionally low with aim to clear stock in 80 days. Send for copy of the sle t and arrange terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon & Healy
Thompson Music Co
Healy Music Co
F. G. Theatle Piano Co
Rene
Yiien
Healy
Adame Street
Public Eye notes Missouri ties to state university
The article recalls many political figures connected to the State University of Missouri, highlighting former Congressman Cowherd, Governor Crittenden, and Senator Menderson as former students. It notes Menderson’s tuition bill and its impact on university enrollment, and lists several Republican and Democratic candidates who were graduates or students, including Graves, Shelton, Gentry, Fulkeron, Gmelich, McKinley, and Stone, with a vivid anecdote about Stone’s partial studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partie State University
Missouri
Cowherd
Kansas City
Crittenden
Jefferson City
Ben Menderson
State University
Supreme Bench
W. W. Graves
Nat M. Shelton
N. T. Gentry
Columbia
Frank B. Fulkerson
St. Joseph
Jacob F. Gmelich
John C. McKinley
Republcan
United States
Wm. J. Stone
Excursion Round Trip to St Louis at $260
Round trip to St Louis priced at 260 dollars with departure Saturday August 8 and return by Thursday August 18. Ticketing agent listed as O. E. Hawthorne at Marshall with the wording Coming and going and reference to Alton The Only Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
O. E. Hawthorne
Agt. Marshall
Value of a Good Education Boosts Life Prospects
A historical report from the United States Bureau of Education notes a boy with only a common school education has about one in nine thousand chance of general recognition in any field. A high school education raises this probability roughly twenty twofold, while a college education increases it to about ten times that of a high school graduate, or about two hundred times the chance for a boy with only a common school background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Education
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Arrow
Hovax Bros
Houx Bros
Strong
Garfield
McDonald & Patent
Oxfords
Choice
Ladies’ Oxfords
D. Armstrong
Marshall, MO
Cretcher
Mt Leonard
Lana le
Louie
Berle
Raaene
Ace
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Bo.m. Uw
Loreal
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