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Missouri Marshall Republican

Location

Marshall, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1908

Page

2

Leap Year Buzz Amid National Business Rush

The year starts strong with a busy economy as large U.S. concerns face the financial flurry and workmen are nearly all employed.

Saline Reports Taft Support Strong Among Voters

In Saline, Taft holds a strong sentiment as the choice of the people for president, though several other candidates are regarded as capable in the field.

Taft

Post Office Authority Extends Subscription Payment Deadline

Washington announces a modified order extending the subscription payment deadline to April 1, delaying the previous requirement for payments to be up within a year. The new rule takes effect on that date.

Ofice Department Washington

Old Press Claims Compliance With New Postal Law

A Marshal paper notes a new postal law requiring prompt subscription payments and promises obedience. The front page lists the subscriber’s name, but the paper itself had expired ten years ago, indicating it is not current.

Run for office filing requirements urged by Butler Democrat

The notice urges candidates to file a declaration of intention with the County Clerk sixty days before August 8 to have their name on the official party primary ballot. The county covers the filing cost, and the change is described as cheaper than before.

Butler

Holiday travel light with no rail rate cuts

The season saw light holiday travel as railroads offered no special rates and many stayed home. It remains unclear how much benefit the public gains from reducing passenger fare from three to two cents per mile, with savings possibly very small.

Democratic remedies in American political history

The quote argues that the effects of political remedies are proven by test and recorded in the Materia Medica. It claims that Democratic remedies have been tested and their efficacy is documented in the American political history record, described as black and white.

Missouri River Navigation Congress Meets in Sioux City

The first annual convention of the Missouri River Navigation Congress will convene in Sioux City Iowa on January 22 and 23. Organizers aim to form a permanent association to open Missouri navigation from source to gulf. All interested may attend and join. address the executive committee in Sioux City for details.

Missouri River Navigtion Congress Sioux City Iowa Gulf

Notable Public Figure Praised for Experience and Leadership

The piece extols a man in public life for surpassing others in experience and service. It lauds his judicial yet executive temperament and adherence to fundamental principles, presenting him as aligned with Roosevelt and the era's challenges. The Oklahoma State Register notes he would face defeat only by entrenched special interests.

Roosevelt Oklahoma State Register

They Get Cheap Phones To Marshall Republican

Longwood Missouri December 26 1896 article notes former president J H Allison asked for a brief history of the Farmers Independent Telephone Co a co operative serving subscribers at actual cost The piece explains how Longwood 16 miles north of Sedalia and 20 miles south of Marshall had no telephone or telegraph a few years ago with mail as the only communication prior to the companys founding

Marshall Republican Longwood Dee J. H. Allison Farmers’ Independent Telephone Co Sedalia Sedana Marshall

Seldom Wear Out Dr Miles Pain Pills Offer Relief

Dr Miles anti pain pills claim repeated relief for chronic ailments and nervous soothing effects. The advertisement promises the pills strengthen nerves and maintain effectiveness with continued use, presenting them as a reliable source of relief for ongoing suffering.

Miles

Longwood Telephone Co Finds Low Cost and Wide Reach

A Longwood area telephone service boasts very low costs and broad coverage to farms and nearby towns. Since 1905 residents organized to build a local exchange, with initial monthly fees of 25 cents the first year and under 30 cents the second, plus 10 cent messages to Sedalia or Marshall and standard rates to larger cities. Tenor emphasizes local cooperation, first class service, and practical uses from medical calls to market updates.

Longwood Exchange Hughesville Houstonia Sweet Springs Nelson Longwood John Howe Louis W. Schanz J. H. Allison James Smiley J. D. Prowell John W. Swope Dave Greer

Early 1900s Longwood telephone cooperative story

An early 20th century account describes forming a local telephone company, drafting a constitution, and starting construction and service. It details telephones, a 3100-drop switchboard, trunk lines to Hughesville Sedalia Nelson Blackwater Arrow Rock and Marshall, costs per subscriber, and a growing base of about 175 members with modest operating expenses and repairs.

Longwood Postal Wanamaker Sedalia Hughesville Exchange Longwood Exchange Nelson and Marshall Nelson Exchange Nelson Blackwater Arrow Rock

Christmas Day Socials Across Local Families

Last week many households in the area hosted holiday gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Morris and family dined with the Burgesses. Walter Webb Will Keirn Bertha Burgess Roy Kincheloe and kin joined J T Hernd on Christmas. Additional visits included the Oster Wilsons at Mrs Weber’s in Waverly and Anna Herndon returning from Warrensburg. Several hunting and family visits rounded out the holiday activities.

Morris Burgess Walter Webb Will Keirn Bertha Burgess Roy Kincheloe J. T. Hernd Will Oster Alex Wilson Joe Kinchelo Cooper County Cora Webb W. O. Woodsmall Josh Barbee W. .C. Keirn Mrs. Morris

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