Public marriage notice suggestion by Missouri Synod
The Missouri Synod of the Presbyterian church urged public marriage announcements two weeks before ceremonies. A law enforcing such notices could curb foolish marriages. A case in St Louis saw an Italian detective trap a black hand extortion gang that tried to coerce Louis Lomaghi of Collinsville IL into hiding $6500.
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Missouri Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Louis Lomaghi
Collinsville
St. Louuis
Lumaghi
Black Hand
Three state officers up for election next year
The article notes three statewide offices to be elected, judge of the supreme court, railroad and warehouse commissioner, and superintendent of schools. It lists Judge Gantt and H A Gass as current Democrats and Jos Wightman as Republican, with all terms expiring next year and the expectation that all will be Republicans thereafter.
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Supreme Court
Judge Gantt
H. A. Gass
Jos. Wightman
Railroad and Warehouse
Promoters Seek Marshall Subscriptions for Rail Line
Promoters of the St. Louis to Kansas City electric railway visited Marshall last Thursday asking for a $3000 subscription payable when the road is secured. They did not receive it. Earlier they collected $2000 from Higginsville. Marshall residents will contribute when tangible goods are delivered.
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St. Louis-Kansas City
Christmas Shopkeepers Deserve Kindness This Season
The passage urges shoppers to remember the workers behind Christmas counters. It stresses fair turnover, lightening their labors, and fostering cheerfulness and good humor during the holiday season for everyone's benefit.
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Christman
Spanish Swindle Warns Camped Readers At Farm Claim
A reader recalls Uncle Sam warning about the Spanish Swindle seeking guardianship or sympathy to take money. The writer laments tax burdens, says government notices reach editors, and urges readers to report any letters from abroad for Washington investigation before replying. If something is due, it will come.
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Sam
Department of State
Old Country
Washington
Uniting Marshall Churches Aims To Bridge Denominational Gaps
A preacher argues that all Marshall churches should unite under a single pastor and central church to foster harmony, noting baptism as the main Protestant difference and praising Methodists for allowing personal choice. He laments costly divisions and intra church friction, while praising Christian Scientists for impactful work with small numbers.
Oak Ridge Social Roundup Recaps Local Visits and Events
OAK RIDGE last week featured J P Ogden of Galt Lake City visiting relatives in the area. Misses Jane Burnett Lerline Thornton visited Miss Lenora Taylor, while Frank Hayes traveled to Cooper county and Lena Dee accompanied him home. Wm Cott and wife called on Mrs Emma Dee. A bride and groom, Mr and Mrs J W Hays, hosted a large dance at Joe Duncan's home with a lively crowd. Clarence Taylor and Joe Thornton visited Saline Valley, and Arch Dee with Frank Hays paid calls on their best girls in Slater.
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J. P. Ogden
Galt Lake City
Utah
Jane Burnett
Lerline Thornton
Lenora Taylor
Frank Hayes
Cooper County
Lena Dee
Wm. Cott
Emma Dee
J. W. Hays
Joe Duncan
Clarence Taylor
Joe Thornton
Saline Valley
Arch Dee
Frank Hays
Slater
Stop cough early to prevent pneumonia says ad
An old advertisement urges stopping a cough or cold at onset with Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It claims early use prevents pneumonia or consumption and asserts a quicker cure with fewer doses, noting sales by P. H. Franklin.
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P. H. Franklin
CretCher Returns From Salt Springs Visit and Local Socials
Miss Ova Hayes returns after a visit to Salt Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Riggins and daughter Minnie spent the day with their daughter Mrs. J. B. Harrison. Mrs. Ruby Van Buskirk and children Forest and Ruby, Arthur Hulse and wife visited Frank Henry and family. Arthur Hulse and wife spent Sunday with his mother. John and Jake Weis visited cousins Freddie and Johnnie Henry. A shoe box supper at Green Mound raised 23.30 with all enjoying the event.
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Ova Hayes
Salt Springs
Tom Riggins
Minnie
Harrison
Ruby van Buskirk
Forest
Ruby
Arthur Hulse
Frank Henry
John
Jake Weis
Freddie
Johnnie Henry
Green Mound
Electric Road Leases Rich Coal Lands in Missouri
Representatives of the St. Louis Kansas City Electric Railway Company have leased 6000 acres of the richest coal lands in the Blackfoot country between Columbia and Harrisburg. The deposits are described as the most valuable coal beds in Central Missouri.
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Columbia, Mo
St. Louis-Kansas City Electric Railway Company
Blackfoot Country
Columbia
Harrisburg
Missouri
Fewer Churches and More Christians Ahead in Marshall
The text argues that about $30,000 is annually contributed in Marshall to Protestant churches. It notes potential for $25,000 to fund missionary work and relief, but suggests Christians seek meaningful roles in smaller churches. The piece predicts fewer churches and more Christians and real work in the near future.
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Marshall
River Navigation Company Seeks Local Investors
A letter from the Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Company appeals to land owners merchants and bankers in the county to buy shares. It notes over 400000 invested by Kansas City merchants and manufacturers in preferred stock and argues water rate reductions could cut transport costs by at least 20 percent boosting river traffic factories employment and farm profits while offering dividends to shareholders.
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Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Company
Kansas City
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Teacher’s compassion adorns harsh punishment tale
A teacher lingers on mercy as a boy faces punishment, moved by his poor worn coat and scarce food, culminating in shared tears and a simple definition of religion. Harrison Fischer dies at his Salt Pond Township home, aged 66 or 68, after a Civil War service and a life marked by marriage to Fanny Knox and two children.
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Harrison Fischer
Salt Pond Township
Howard County
G. C. Gager
Mogandus Bend
Missouri
Fanny Knox
Hancock
Mia
Ike Buford
Joseph Steverson
Hugh Craig sells Red River Valley farm. seeks California home
Little Rock writer M. Ehlers reports Hugh Craig sold a 640 acre Red River Valley farm bought at 30 per acre two to three years ago for about 60 per acre, a profit around 19,200. Ehlers notes Craig's other Platte River, Colorado land holdings have doubled, plans to move to California.
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T .M. Ehlers
Little Rock
Hugh Craig
Mr. Ehlers
Red River Valley
Ehlers
Platte River
Colo
Craig
California
Farm rental inquiry seeks Saline County acreage
THos Brown of Marshall Mo. declares he will not take the 200 acre farm bought by Mr T W Lacy in Kansas and offers to rent 160 to 250 acres of land in Saline County. He will pay cash or grain and keeps farms in good order, with references at Farmers Savings Bank or to Mr T W Lacy at 50th Street and Swope's Park in Kansas City.
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T. W. Lacy
Kansas
Saline County
Lacy
Farmers Savings Bank
T. W, Lacy
50Th St
Swope'’s Park
Kansas City
Thos
BROWN
RFD
Marshall, Mo
Real Religion Morrill News: What is true religion picture
The article asks what constitutes real religion and presents a correct picture of true religion while referencing a student described as the worst boy in school. It explores moral behavior and social judgment in a historical Morrill context.
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Morrill
Ming Hotel renamed as Southern Hotel by proprietor
W. J. Gurren, owner, announces the Ming is renamed the Southern Hotel after a nine week bout with typhoid fever. He has recovered and plans to keep Ge Bonthoen as a desirable stopping place.
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The
Ming
W. J. Gurren
Gurren
Ge Bonthoen
Women Who Are Envied By The Fit And Fair
Charming women praised for beauty and temper, while noting how cleanliness of blood and strong nerves from Electric Bitters can improve complexion and health. Mentions P. H. Franking and Martha Eston as guests of Marshall relatives in Blockton Iowa.
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P. H. Franking
Survey Party Tracks Route Through Boone County Lands
W B Cauthorn chief engineer leads a party of fourteen surveyors in Callahan bottom to survey a proposed road to Harrisburg. Most Boone County landowners are farmers who refuse long leases as the project advances through the coal region.
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Boone County
W. B. Cauthorn
Callahan
Harrisburg
Ballard's Herbine Promised to Restore Complexion
An old advertising item urging women to fix a bad complexion by restoring liver activity with Ballard's Herbine. It claims complexion issues stem from an inactive liver and promotes the product as the unequalled liver regulator sold by P. H. Franklin.
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Ballard
P. H. Franklin
Potato Pie Supper And Night of Agony Announced
A church notice board near Manchester posted a potato pie supper for Saturday evening and a Sunday evening topic titled A Night of Agony.
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Manchester Guardian
Manchester
For Sale Livery and Barn at Conway Farm
For sale is the Conway barn property with 5500 investment, 1 acre ground, two building sets including a two story 7 room house, barn, wood and coal houses, chicken house, plus a 3 room house, stable, shade trees, various fruit. 1313 acres near College Add includes 6 acres of fruit, mainly winter apples, young bearing trees. Monthly payment is 50 dollars.
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Conway
College Add
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Bell Phone
Oak Ridge
Ross
Enulpe
Chas. A. Mauch
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Cretcher
Electric Road
Seld
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Beare the Peters of
the Southern Hotel
Martha Eston
Blockton
P. B. Ewell
Cardus
Ile
Fisk
Gage
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East Side Square
Osteopa Eterix
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Marshall Building
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