Missouri Teachers' Association session at Joplin notes
The Missouri State teachers' Association meets in Joplin while the State Republican Convention is set for February 27 in St. Louis. Saline receives 9 delegates. New Year wishes extend to 1908. A hotel Ming bar room fight shifts county votes to dry, temperance issues. Judge J L Fort may run for governor with a prohibition plank citing Stoddard county costs rising from saloons to under local option. Civic League members sign bulletins. last week's issue issued by J R Thomas, G W Lankford, J W Taylor, J R Harris, and B F Naylor.
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St. Louis
Saline
Ming
J. L. Fort
Stoddard County
J. R. Thomas
Civic League
G. W. Lankford
J. W. Taylor
J. R. Harris
B. F. Naylor
Hopes for 1908 and sound county tolerance
The article extends thanks to readers for 1907 support and seeks friendship and patronage in 1908. It notes Democrats and Republicans share county ties, praising growing tolerance despite political religious and educational differences, and cites a quaker quip about being everyone else being queer.
Civic League Reply to Five Named Members
A brief reply from the Civic League addresses George W. Lankford J W Taylor J R Thomas J Garris and B F Naylor regarding committee matters. The communication confirms receipt and outlines next steps for the league’s governance and community actions.
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Civic League
George W. Lankford
J. W. Taylor
J. R. Thomas
J. Garris
B. F. Naylor
The
Civic Leag
Barbee pledges swift prosecutions for Missouri law violations
Joshua Barbee, Saline County Prosecuting Attorney, urges county and state officers to report violations of Missouri druggists and Sunday laws. He commits to prosecute promptly once evidence is provided and to bring offenders to speedy trial.
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Marshall, Mo
State of
Missouri
Saline County
Joshua Barbee
Probate Court Estates Notice of Final Settlements
Probate Court entries report publication proofs for John Moore estate and continued final settlement notice to March 1908. Bippus estate admin must provide extra 3000 bond. Dyke inventory and appraisal filed. McClelland will probated with letters issued and inventory to be published. Harriet Piper settlement continued to March term 1908. George Standard will probated and application approved. Robert J. George affidavit for appeal filed with 400 bond required. Revert F estate noted.
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John Moore
John Bippus
Samuel Dyke
R. W. McClelland
Harriet Piper
Geo. W. Standard
Robert J. George
Revert F
Colored Voters Call for Local Option Vote by Higgs
Rev A H Higgs appeals to Colored Voters in Marshall on December 21 1907 urging local option ballot to close saloons. He argues liquor laws harm Negroes and oppose Jim Crow enforcement while stressing faith home and a freed nation and asking readers to vote work and pray for right.
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Marshall
A. H. Higgs
He Fired the Stick and Found a Healing Salve
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina credits Bucklen s Arnica Salve with curing a stubborn sore after trying many treatments. He states the salve healed the sore and made him happy. The product is advertised as guaranteed for piles burns and similar conditions by P G Franklin druggist.
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Bucklen
John Garrett
North Mills
P. G. Franklin
Draggler
Gifts for Pastor Trigger Surprise at First Presbyterian Social
At a Monday giving social the Sunday School supt and teachers planned a surprise for Rev J E Abbott. They asked him to tell older members to bring gifts and leave them in the vestibule but he misread the cue and announced gifts for the poor and needy. Congregation members smiled at the mix up amid the laughter and confusion.
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First Presbyterian Church
Robertson
J. E. Abbott
Abbott
Peanut Dieter Ends Test in Good Health
Dr. T. J. Allen of Aurora completes a two month monodiet of peanuts and lemonade ending with a two mile walk and a speech at the Chicago courthouse. He declares health rejuvenated, plans a sixty day banana diet, and notes a hut wager with Judge F. M. Annis over his life.
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Chicago
Ill
Dee
T. J. Allen
Aurora
Dr. Allen
F. M. Annis
Home Rheumatism Remedy Promoted By Expert
A noted rheumatism authority describes a simple home mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to be shaken and used after meals and at bedtime. The combination, vegetable based and said to be harmless, supposedly reduces pain and swelling after several days and offers lasting relief without stomach harm. Local drug stores confirm ingredients are safe and available separately or can be mixed by the pharmacist for readers.
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New York
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