Local News Roundup From Shackelford County Holidays
A detailed social page records visits and greetings among residents and relatives. Dr Harry Jones of Kansas City stays with parents Theo Jones and Henry Winslow and family hosts guests from Texas. Miss Hetty Hasgall and Misses Harriet and Helen Thompson visit Marshall and Mt Leonard relatives. Neighborhood scenes include Christmas dinners, school post office, birthday party, and thanks for December 21st memory.
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Harry Jones
Kansas City
Theo, Jones
Henry Winslow
Texas
T. W
W. C. Winslow
Hetty Hasgall
Chiloco
Harriet
Helen Thompson
Marshall Satwarday
Austin Jones
Shackelford
Slater
W. B. Wingfield
Bettie Wheeler
Marshall Martin Lyons
St. Louis
Jos. Hami
John McKeever
Marshall
Lou Tickemeyer
Taylor Casebolt
Miami
Cecil
Louise Cooper
Utz
Marshal
Jessie Flynn
Mt. Leonard
Misses Flynn
Harold Thompson
Elfin School House
Jas. Dorlan
Firm
Dorlan & Co
Walter Crow
Mir
Jus
Flynn
Jessie
Mamie Keller
Wallace Neal
Jas
Weaver
Thos. Prior
Ruth Duncan
Keith Goodwin
John Bishop
Ed Hutcherson
Mike Thompson
Margie Haas
W. R. Combs
Mra. Wingfield
Mre
Chas
Robert Thompson
Dr.a
BB. Wingfield
Marvelous Discoveries and Dr King’s New Cure
Marvelous Discoveries celebrate progress with air flights telegraphs and war inventions. Dr King’s New Discovery promises relief for colds coughs gripp s asthma croup bronchitis hay fever and whooping cough. A resident of Astville North Carolina says it cured a stubborn cough after trying all remedies. Available 50 cents and $1.00 guaranteed by P. H.
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Yen
Dr. King’s
James M
Asteville
N.C
R. R. No
P. H
Christmas visits and a farm sale reported in Davis District
Willie Johnson of Kansas City spent Christmas with his parents J. B. Johnson and Bernice Bony of Fayette. Jeo Williams sold his farm to Frank White near Gilliam. Mrs. Geo. Jett is on the sick list. Phil Theiss of Columbia visited Jos. Herrman’s family. C. C. Kitchen family shared Christmas dinner at Hannah Witt’s near Harmony. Amos Audsley and family spent Christmas near Miami. Sam Witt and Grover Kemper from Town spent Christmas with relatives. Prof. P. G. Sullivan and pupils gave a Christmas program with a well attended entertainment and a decorated tree.
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Willie Johnson
Kansas City
J. 8
Johnson
Bernice Bony
Fayette
Jeo. Williams
Frank White
Gilliam
Geo. Jett
Phil Theiss
Columbia
Jos. Herrman
C. C. Kitchen
Hannah Witt
Harmony
Amos Audsley
Miami
Sam Witt
Grover Kemper
P. G. Sullivan
Christmas Social and Holiday Guests in Ayres Family Circle
Christmas events and social visits populate Ayres family notes with gatherings at Prospect school and home, dinners, and carriage of relatives from Slater to Kansas City. Neighbors and friends like Gertie Ayres, Nettie Neville, Dulaney and Rupert families figure among guests and travelers across Slater, Mayview, Waverly, Higginsville, and Marshall during the holidays.
Local Social Notes Mention Visitors and Travel
John Blackburn on the streets Thursday. Miss Eulah Taylor visiting the Misses Kresse at Concordia returned home Wednesday. Miss Katherine Edwards was a passenger to Kansas City Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. August Reith visited the country Sunday. Misses Lydia Bradely and Rose were passengers to Alma Sunday evening. Lee and Will Fitzpatrick came from Kansas City Saturday to spend Christmas with relatives.
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Prospect School
Gertie Ayres
Harry Hummel
Dosser Dulaney
Josephine Hermmann
John Norris
Cecil Carr
Adair Powell
Nettie Neville
A. Carr
Vera Hill
Henry Jones
John Ruperts
Fay Dulaney
Kansas City
Landon Dulaney
Will Gaines
Ben Boring
Jake Cook
Robert Wood
R. H. Carr
Nellie Dulaney
Josephine Herman
Lucile
Glydes Hatfield
Nettie Cook
Ard
John Schlue
Sweet Springs
Winnie Guenther
Near Waverly
George Brunkhorst
George Meyer
Marshall
Susie Hillen
Nelson
Rose Hillen
Carl Hering
St. Louis
Higginsville
E. Meyer
Miss Jackson
Alma
Sadie
Ammie Jackson
Ruby Browning
Lara Lillard
Dierking
Hardeman School
Annie
Rosa Nell Blain
John Johns
Eulah Taylor
Kresse
Concordia
Katherine Edwards
August Reith
Lydia Bradely
Rose
Lee
Will Fitzpatrick
Christmas visits and holiday gatherings in Missouri and Kansas
Brookfield visitors MT Leonard M s s Lucy Bell and her mother Mrs. C R Paul stay with relatives. Fel Norton of St Louis visits friends then plans to see his father in Kansas City. J Brént and wife Sedalia plus Jack Plagg share Christmas with James Welch's family. Rose Emison Higginsville stays with Jennie Shepherd. Edna McDowell Marshall visits aunt Mrs C J Oqueast. George Wright and son celebrate with Odessa relatives. Santa brings candy and oranges to children. E Dowden and wife Kansas City guests this week. Hubert Page and wife near Slater with Minnie Hains Marshall visit sister Mrs Ark Grimes. T M Smitherman family return to Mexico after ten days with relatives. Blaze and wife near Benton City. A B Cort leaves for trip.
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Lucy Bell
Brookfield
C. R. Paul
Fel Norton
St. Louis
Kansas City
J. Brént
Sedalia
Jack Plagg
James Welch
Rose Emison
Higginsville
Jennie Shepherd
Edna McDowell
Marshall
Ark Grimes
T. M. Smitherman
Mexico
Blaze
Visionek
Benton City
A. B. Cort
Christmas Gatherings And Winter Watch In Dunkerd Church
Christmastide brings cheerful scenes as neighbors share toys and meals. Several locals such as Aso Dunneen, Henry Ewart, Boone Stone, Will Burnett, James Thornton, Jim Duncan, Geo Haring, Jno Hayes, Ennis Batills, A J Hays, Archie Dee, and Asa Duncan are noted in festive visits, dinners, and corn gathering around Greger Bros and Oak Ridge areas. A snow forecast of three feet before January 15, 1911 adds wintry anticipation.
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Aso Dunneen
Henry Ewart
Greger Bros
Boone Stone
Will Burnett
Greger
James Thornton
Pleasant Valley
Jim Duncan
Geo. Haring
Jno. W. Hayes
Howard County
Parente
Ennis Batills
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Bottles Promising Consistency
An advertorial claim states that something as good exists only as another bottle of Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey. It urges customers to look for the bell emblem on the bottle to ensure uniform quality.
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Dr. Bell
Proverbial Fragments on Morals and Daily Life
A collection of witty aphorisms and quips on honesty, information, posting a fence, expenses, writing, and social satire. The snippets reference common sayings about truth, lies, decorum, fashion, and household routines, ending with a note about the Sterling silverware from Farm Journal.
Liquid Cure Exaggerates D D D Prescription
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes a liquid wash claimed to cure eczema and skin infections. It touts a compound with Wintersien and Thytael, implying germ destruction and skin relief. The pitch emphasizes a 25 cent trial bottle to start the cure and provide instant relief.
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Wintersien
If I Were a Duck I’d Choose Freedom over Death
A quirky historical text contrasts ducks and drakes, noting ducks as meatful birds with fat bodies and damp singing, and drakes as larger, curl-tailed loafers that swim and eat. The speaker imagines preferring a drake life and ends with a bold phrase about liberty.
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Tipas
The Conflict of the Years By Kennedy Seaton
A dramatic poem portrays a dying warrior facing time and fate. The unborn years will judge the long struggle as a new generation, led by a young recruit, takes up arms and seeks triumph, glory, and the laurel crown.
Syrian New Year Traditions Among New York Syrians
The Syrians in Manhattan observe New Year with gift exchanges rather than Santa lore. Children seek the first greeter at midnight, who then gains the greeting holder’s hand item as a reward. The custom blends wishes of prosperity with feudal origins, while elders may give candy to greetees.
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New York
Santa Claus
Manhattan Island
Washington Street
the Battery
Albany Street
New Year’s Day Traditions From Long Ago Civilizations
People across the world marked New Year with feasts, decorations, and ceremonies. Ancient Romans shifted New Year to January, while Druids in Britain used white robes and sacred mistletoe rituals with a white clothed Druid chief, bulls, and prayers for luck in the year ahead.
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England
Great Britain
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County
White’s Ladies
White's
Saline County
Davis District
Blackburn
Dunkerd Church
Boaster
Wiseacres
Mrs. Partington
Sterling
Farm Journal
Tennyoon
By Kennedy Seaton
Fox
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