Unlucky No 13 Wins Nelson Horse in Raffle
Local note reports Bell Telephone office details and a raffle outcome at Nelson last week with No 13 cited as unlucky. The Concordia street fair runs for three days and closes tomorrow evening while the Missouri Colony Board met last Friday. The governor faces Republican criticism over vacancies and tariff views spark debate about Free Trade and its political impact.
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Nelson
Concordia
Missouri Colony Board
Road crossing boards urged for safety and enforcement
A state law requires finger boards at road crossings and road overseers must enforce this rule. In our view the modest cost justifies the measure as it prevents time loss for travelers and penalties exist for neglecting the duty.
English divers taught to rise by air filled suits
A Marshall paper notes that English naval divers struggle when exhausted and risk failure without a rope or balloon line. It contrasts a “Marshall” method of catching a balloon rope with the English practice of exhaling air to surface, likening it to an air box left at home.
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England
Grand Pass merchant noted for bold business method
An editor from a nearby town praised a Grand Pass merchant for his national reputation among traveling salesmen, joking that after death the editor would not write his obituary because the man has been dead long ago. The anecdote ends with an unclear note on how the editor escaped.
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Grand Pass
Young man caught in forgeries sparks crime puzzle
A St Louis Star remark questions why youths think they can outwit authorities by forging money, noting that many smarter men have failed before. The piece muses on ignorance and vanity behind criminal acts and the pattern of detection.
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St. Louis Star
William Jewell College Refuses Aid to Young Theological Students
A newspaper item notes William Jewell College will not provide ministerial aid to theological students who use tobacco or alcohol. It argues the policy is consistent and avoids funding habits that contradict student duties and campus standards.
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William Jewell College
Free hides and tariff bill fail to lower shoe costs
The article explains that removing duties on hides did not reduce shoe prices for consumers. Dealers overseas raised prices to offset the tariff cut, negating the expected benefit for mass buyers. The text notes the transfer of revenue affects the United States Treasury.
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United States
Customs duties diverted to foreign hides dealers banks
A fragment reports a scheme involving customs duties diverted to bank accounts of foreign dealers in hides. The note implies illicit transfer of public funds through these accounts, with authorities pursuing the matter as a potential financial irregularity.
Democratic Senatorial Names Slammed by Papers
The Lexington Intelligencer notes that every man named for the Democratic Senatorial nomination has been criticized by Democratic papers. It says those figures, including Reed and Champ Clark, face broad opposition, urging focus on electing Democratic county officers and a Democratic Congress instead.
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Reed
Champ Clark
Pike County
Francis
Washington
Lexington Intelligencer
Hadley urges unified effort at Missouri convention
Sedalia Missouri October 7 Governor Hadley opening the Missouri Waterways and State Good Roads convention said transportation concerns are paramount and freight rates affect every household He urged citizens to unite beyond political differences to develop Missouri's natural resources and anticipated more work in coming years He also pushed taxes when needed for improving conditions.
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Sedalia
Hadley
Missouri
Convention Draws 600 Delegates to Court House Meeting
At the joint convention the Court House housed 600 delegates from across the state. Short forenoon speeches included Curtiss Hill, Wm. H. Bothwell, Arthur C. Jackson, and the Chicago president of the National Good Roads Congress. The Governor noted Missouri roads can be improved under existing laws, urged awareness, and cited counties where improvements had occurred. Jackson urged national road funding and predicted greater federal support in the next Congress, advocating postal savings banks despite banking opposition.
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Court House
Curtiss Hill
Wm. H. Bothwell
Arthur C. Jackson
Chicago
National Good Roads Congress
Illinois State Association
Missouri
National Good Roads Association
Congress
Salt Trade Ad Free Samples From Marshall Mo
A compact promotional notice touts the best strongest and cheapest salt for all uses. Free samples offered by H.8 Scudder & Co. Marshall Missouri.
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Earth
Scudder & Co
Marshall, Mo
Diamonds Higher
Indianapolis diamond merchant Carl L Rost arrived by train with Doctor Cook bound for Kansas City He stated that the full import cost of diamonds is one and a half percent higher than last spring Four percent stems from a new tariff and seven and a half percent from higher European diamond cutter wages He noted diamonds are a luxury yet people still desire them quoted from the Star.
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Carl L. Rost
Indianapolis
Doctor Cook
Kansas City
Europe
Star
Slaves to Bridge Menace Chicago Society Says
Eames MacVeagh, Franklin MacVeagh’s son, kicks at Chicago society women’s fondness for bridge whist in Good Housekeeping. He criticizes the “slavery” to the gambling game and cites a young armyman’s daughter who brags of dressing from bridge winnings, though he withholds her name.
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Chicago
Society
Good Housekeeping
Eames MacVeagh
Franklin MacVeagh
Taft
Treasury
MacVeagh
Mr. MacVeagh
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness comes from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured locally. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh, offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, invites readers to send for circulars, lists Toledo Ohio as the source, with Druggists selling the product for 75 cents and recommending Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
BY & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Bible as First Aid Inspires Immigrant Shelter Work
Katherine Glover writes in The New Idea Magazine November issue that supplying Bibles to foreigners who knock for shelter and citizenship is not about figures. It is a silent influence that helps build a nation, highlighting moral contribution over measurable metrics.
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Katherine Glover
New Idea
Testament Gratitude From Ellis Island to Castle Garden
Immigrants across generations express thanks for a Bible given by the Bible Society at Ellis Island and Castle Garden. A Swede recalls receiving a New Testament twenty-six years ago and becoming a preacher in Colorado. A Norwegian woman recently paid fifty cents to renew her faith after decades of reading.
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Ellis Island
Castle Garden
Nebraska
Society
Sweden
Veteran of the Bible Society
Agen
The
Bible Society
Colorado
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