County News: Local residents and visitors noted in town gossip
The column lists numerous residents and visitors such as Mrs. Wm Leatherman Rev Leatherman Mollie Edwards and Lola, Mrs W B Lunbeck, M W Walker Offa, Mr and Mrs George Humphrey and family, Mrs Walker Baker and Mrs Reynolds, Herbert Ransberger and wife, Mr Fulkerson, Alf, Mrs Joe Deckard, Miss Pinke Hibbard, J J Wheeldon publisher Wellington News, J W Guthrey and daughter, Mrs A S VanAnglen visiting La, George Knott Grand Pass, Perry Wilson, VanStone, Mrs Barrett in Oklahoma, Percy Houston and Earl Van Stone, and Co E Laker returning from Chicago, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Leatherman
Rev. Leatherman
Ilinois
St. Louis
Mollie Edwards
Preston Edwards
Lola
W. B. Lunbeck
Marshall
M.W. Walker
Son Offa
Marsal
George Humphrey
Mayview
Humphreys
Rily
Walker Baker
Reynolds
Salt Springs
Herbert Ransberger
Leonard
Evert Fulton
Fulkerson
Alf
Joe Deckard
A. V. Deckard
Pinke Hibbard
Slater
Offa Walker
Everett Fulton
Mt. Leonard
J. L. Sailor
Blosser
M. W. Walker
Kansas City
J. J. Wheeldon
Waverly
Wellington News
J. W. Guthrey
VanAnglen
George Knott
Grand Pass
Perry Wilson
VanStone
Barrett
Rev. Barret
Oklahoma
Percy Houston
Earl van Stone
Mettie Frazee
Cc. E. Laker
Chicago
White’s Cream Vermifuge for baby worm cure
A vintage ad notes babies’ appetite signals worm infestation and promises relief with White’s Cream Vermifuge. It claims consistent, positive results and lists 25¢ per bottle, sold by P. H. Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Franklin
Rose Valley notes and local family stories
Rose Valley column reports a 9 pound girl born Friday December 9 with parents and baby in good health. Local trades include Elwood Yakley Fred Hall and John Clinard marketing hogs. Bridge across Blackwater near McAlister Springs completed. Social visits and movings list residents from nearby areas and a farm sale: Marvin Hayes sells 77 acres at 75 per acre to John Whirley. Hayes buys Robinson farm near Elmwood of 1 acres at 105 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Yakley
Fred Hall
John Clinard
Blackwater
McAlister Springs
M. Cox
Ben Hall
M. H. Smith
T. A. McAlister
John Rothrock
Will Witcher
North Sweet Springs
Jess Dame
Delila Mayse
Oklahoma
Uriah Mayse
Marvin Hayes
John Whirley
John McGuire
Mr. Hayes
Robinson
Elmwood
Take That Long Deferred Trip to California
Travel writing extols a spontaneous California dream praising its hills, Pacific coast, flowers, skies, and year round climate as unlike any other. The piece invites readers to plan a memorable voyage to the Golden State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mediterranean
Pacific
Maritime
Alps
Golden State Limited the Flying Palace train pitch
An advertisement touts the Golden State Limited as a world class first class train with every comfort. It promotes the new Californian and other daily trains from Chicago to the Pacific Coast with sleeping cars and through service. It invites readers to request a catalog and a booklet titled Little Journeys in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Palace
Rock Island Lines
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Pacific Coast
G S. Pentecost
Bryant
Community News and Local Notices From Dunkerd Church Area
Asa Duncan served as Slater caller this week and Beach Skinner runs a saw mill at Wood Johnsons. call for lumber. O H Davis of Oak Ridge seeks hands. Various locals report visiting, farming tasks, and social calls. John W Hays found a live black snake and a glass nest egg, claiming the egg as a keepsake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Duncan
Slater
Beach Skinner
Wood Johnson
Jack Thornton
Will Burnett
Barney Cett
O. H. Davis
Oak Ridge
Flem Thornton
Rudolph Johnson
Luia Burnitt
Henry Gieger
Ada Dee
Fish Creek
Jim Duncan
Billy Cott
A. J. Hays
John
Otto Cott
John W. Hays
Land prospect in San Luis Valley appeals to homeseekers
A vintage ad promotes San Luis Valley lands as cheap irrigated property with perpetual water rights in the west. It touts sunshine, health, and prosperity, mentions an Artesian belt, and notes hog farming. Homeseeker rates are offered on the first and third Tuesday each month with Mme at Hotel Howard in Marshall Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Howard
Marshall
Moody
Antiseptic Remedies and Dr Bell's Anti Pain Claim
Antiseptic Remedies destroy disease germs. Dr Bell's Anti Pain is an antiseptic remedy for external and internal pains. Relief is almost instantaneous. Sold by all dealers.
Blue Lick Gossip and Local Updates
Tom York is on the sick list. P. E. Dennis and wife shopped in Marshall Monday. Rev. Belware to preach next Saturday and Sunday at Blue Lick. Mrs. Tuders ill but not improving. Dave Dennis’ ailing daughter shows improvement after a long illness. James Culbertson will set a sawmill on Finneya Creek to saw lumber for residents. Walter De Davenport bought a farm and plans to build. Editor and family wish readers a merry Christmas and prosperous new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom York
P. E. Dennis
Marshall
Belware
Blue Lick
Herndon Social News Notes and Visits
Mr and Mrs W B Hill spent several days with the latter's father who is in hospital after an operation Mrs W A Huff is in Kansas City with Mr Huff who is improving gradually Mr and Mrs Ed Elliott and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jim Herndon Listen how those wedding bells do ring from Missouri to southern Kangas Mrs Ed Thomas spent Monday and Tuesday with her son T T Claycomb and Mr Chiswell were in Marshall Saturday Mr Boner went to Norton Monday Mrs Walter Taylor and Miss Essie Keeth spent Friday with their sister Mrs Crain and attended a shoe box at the school house near there Mr and Mrs Jim Aulgar and children were looking for Christmas beauties in Marshall Saturday Mrs Walter Taylor and her husband will spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Keeth Rev Clemens will preach at the Herndon church Sunday J J Biszantz wife and son were Saturday visitors in Marshall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hill
W. A. Huff
Kansas City
Huff
Ed Elliott
Jim Herndon
Missouri
Kangas
Ed Thomas
T. T. Claycomb
Chiswell
Marshall
Boner
Norton
Walter Taylor
Essie Keeth
Crain
Jim Aulgar
Keeth
Rev. Clemens
Herndon Church
J. J. Biszantz
Kept the King at Home
A Buffalo New York resident declares Dr King’s New Life Pills a safe effective remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. The ad advises purchasing at P H Franklin’s for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
N. Y
P. H. Franklin's
The Right Time to Stop a Cough Says Ballard’s Syrup
A period ad urges: stop a cough or cold as soon as it begins to avoid pneumonia or consumption. It claims Ballard's Horehound Syrup works with a few doses if started early, with longer treatment needed for longer running coughs, as advertised by P. H. Bold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H
Pneumonia Cases Reported in Slater Town
Slater notes several pneumonia cases, while local residents visit relatives in Moberly Kansas City and Little Rock on Christmas shopping. Mrs Sailor at Malta Bend ill, Mrs Herrider and children from Moberly visit, and local families including Mitchell Hensick Thornton Cott Auer Rogers Taylor are mentioned in social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Herrider
Moberly
Wm. Mitchell
Kansas City
James Hensick
W. H. Thornton
Lou Cott
Little Rock
Wm. Auer
Malta Bend
Sailor
W. W. Rogers
Nevera
Marshall
WW. B. Taylor
Linn 'Grove
Local notes and family updates from the community
Miss Janie Smith left Saturday night for Bloomington for a protracted visit with relatives. Harry Herrider reports his son Robert, a Wabash railroad employee based in Moberly, married Dec 10 to Miss Julia Shea of Moberly. J T Rector’s residence caught fire Wednesday night but suffered little damage. J B Sterritt returned from Virginia where his father died recently. Delorris Collins is reported quite sick. T J Stivers and wife were in town from Crearville Monday shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Smith
Bloomington
Harry Herrider
Robert Herrider
Wabash Railroad
Moberly
Julia Shea
Herrider
J. T. Rector
J. B. Sterritt
Virginia
Delorris Collins
T. J. Stivers
Crearville
You Can Always Get The Best Cough Medicine
An advertisement urging readers to ask for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey with a guaranteed satisfaction offer. The bottle bears a bell emblem and claims wide availability in stores, promoting the cough remedy as trusted and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Christmas Tree Event At Methodist Church In New Home
A holiday note lists a Christmas tree event at the Methodist church in Elm wood on Saturday night Dec 24. Other items mention visitors to local residents, church appointments, and an oyster and ice cream supper at the New Home church on Dec 31 with families noted as guests.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Bottle Slogan
Advertising text asserts only Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey is equally good when another bottle is used. It emphasizes consistency by urging readers to look for the bell emblem on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Local residents noted during week in area news
Woodson Mr and Mrs Robert Edmonds and daughter Mary left Thursday for California to settle there Claud Campbell from near Odessa visiting homefolks Judge Force visited in his old neighborhood this week C Clark among visitors to county seat Friday John Thomas of Houstonia visiting Mr and Mrs Chas Thomas this week Farmers busy finishing their corn Mr and Mrs Charles Zahl of Oklahoma visiting R A Tussey Sabbath School at Salem Baptist church each Sunday at 10 am Mr and Mrs P F Jacobi and children visited the latter's parents near Koping Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Edmonds
Mary
California
Claud Campbell
Odessa
Judge Force
C. Clark
John Thomas
Houstonia
Chas. Thomas
Charles Zahl
Oklahoma
R. A. Tussey
Salem Baptist Church
P. F. Jacobi
Koping
Marshall Social Roundup and Nearby Visits
A Marshall area social list notes Robert Caterman’s baby ill this week and several residents visiting relatives in Marshall. Henry Niemeier and family joined Chas Niemeier in Marshall for a few days, while Louis Schler and wife went to Pilot Grove to see his ill father. Arch Goodloe hosted a Friday night gathering with a large crowd and a pleasant time. Glen Amsberry and family, Alfred Davis and kin, Artie Morris, Mrs P S Reynolds, and Miss Julia Morris were among Saturday shoppers and visitors in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Caterman
J. Gibson
Marshall
Henry Niemeier
George Niemeier
Chas, Niemeier
Henry Hasemeier
Louis Schler
Pilot Grove
Charles Schler
Will Eastham
Arch Goodloe
Glen Amsberry
Ruby Craig
Alfred Davis
Napton
Artie Morris
Reynolds
Julia Morris
Last Call for Short Winter Course
The short winter course in Agriculture at the University of Missouri opens January 3, 1911, at Columbia. The first term ends with 178 men enrolled, a 500 percent rise from last year, with courses in labs rooms and fields designed for immediate farm application. Prospective students may enroll without entrance requirements as five instructors join the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
Not Good for Everything Says Sutherland Eye Salve
The ad claims Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve only benefits eye conditions and offers a money back guarantee. If unsatisfied, customers can receive a 25e refund, inviting readers to judge the product's value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Social notes from Arrow Rock and nearby towns
Local residents and visitors stop by homes and dine with friends in Arrow Rock, Choteau Oklahoma, Cooper and Pilot Grove. Names include Miss Kate Swinney, Mrs. Minerva Bingham, George Giesler and wife, W. H. Huston from North Dakota, and families of Harold Turley, Anna Hood, Fred Lamb, and W. R. Hubbard among others. Santa Claus referenced amid holiday toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Turley
Harold Turley
Linwood Davis
George
Choteau
Oklahoma
Watson Diggs
Kate Swinney
L. A. Wilmarth
May of
Cooper
Minerva Bingham
George Giesler
R. C. Horne
W. H. Huston
North Dakota
Anna Hood
Fred Lamb
Santa Claus
W. R. Hubbard
Marshall
Lawrence Edwards
Pilot Grove
D. Lawless
Boonville
Mabel Pearson
Sadie Price Morris
Columbia
James Marshall
Near Blackwater
W.H. Edward
Shemwell
Rachel
Nelson
Quiet wedding and hometown visits interrupt holiday bustle
Thomas notes Mr Shemwells parents moving to Higginsville while Joe Hillen and Ralph Shemwell visit town. Ed and John Green help harvest corn with Bert Eichman arriving from Columbia for Christmas. Henry Edson and Mrs Tille Thomas wed Sunday evening December 18 at Mrs Stover's home with Bascom Diggs, justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Ballard's Herbine Promises Clear Complexion
Advertises Ballard's Herbine as a cure for bad complexions caused by an inactive liver. Claims the liver regulator restores health and beauty. Sold by P. H. Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
P. H. Franklin
Goose killing tale echoes through state weeklies
The Saline Citizen reported that David Vawter of Salt Springs killed a wild goose with a stone months ago. John Vawter confirmed the story in part, recounting a goose shot in the head that could fly only short distances, knocked down by a rock and carried home. The unusual feat has not led to a larger flock by now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
David Vawter
W. PF. Vawter
Salt Springs
John Vawter
Try It Try It Try Dr Bell's Salve for Skin Troubles
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve for all skin troubles claiming it is as pleasant as cream and guaranteed to give satisfaction in the worst cases at two cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Double Birthday Anniversary in Corder for Kessler brothers
Relatives and friends of H. F. and Wm Kessler of Corder gathered at H. F. Kessler's home on Sunday December 18 to celebrate joint birthdays. H. F. Kessler turned 74 on December 1 and his brother William 71 on December 18. The surprise gathering included most of H. F. Kessler's children nearby and guests from Weston, Missouri, Saline City, and area. The brothers appreciated the thoughtful display despite H. F. Kessler's poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F
Wm Kessler
Corder
Little Rock
H. F. Kessler
William
J. L. Kessler
Saline City
W. Kessler
C. F. Selmbrook
J. W. Tieman
G. W. Kessler
Marshall Noland
Weston
Make Up Your Mind When Needing Cough Medicine
Advertisement urges choosing Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey with a promise of the best product. It markets cough medicine and suggests a guaranteed quality for buyers.
Gossip at Francis Street depot in St Joseph encounter
A Hopkins Journal note recalls a scene at the Francis Street depot where a rural lady complained that locals should call a man James rather than Jim Nassum. The train whistle cut the moment as observers wondered at the social quip.
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Rose Valley
Harden Maupin
Babe
Golden Coast
Golden State Limited
Daily
Chicago, St. Louis
Unt Tita Island
Dunkerd Church
San Luis Valley
Herndon
Hugo Stolberg
C. O. Martin
A. W. Forbes
Anna Larue
Caroline Wilcox
Mary Fordham
D. M. Harris
R. EB. Kuntz
Concordia
New Home
Harve Dierking
Mesdames Hugo
Henry Stolberg
Will Fitzgerald
Carrie Oaks
J. H. Fordham
Woodson
Poland
China
L. F. Leyhe
Chas, Potter
J. A. Cates
Hardeman
Popular Mechanics
Azine
Bank Bus
Granta Eee
Oss Furniture
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!