The Servant Problem Recalled In Odd Household Tale
A man recalls a string of live-in help disasters from Minnie the cook to Olga the lost child, Old Virginia the elderly maid, Mary the Hungarian, and Nora from Ireland. Each woman departed under comic or troubling circumstances, leaving the couple to cope with a revolving door of domestic workers. The narrative ends with a trip to the mountains and an unsettled sense of ongoing staffing woes.
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Smith
Minnie
Atate
Olga
Sweden
Waa
Virginia
Mary
Hien
New York
Nora
Ireland
America
Aerbal
Penn
Pretty little girl greeted by Hollander family visit
Mr and Mrs J A Hollander celebrate the stork visit with a pretty little girl. James Boulware of Perry visits sister Mrs L M Wood. Mrs Elizabeth Acerpohl of Quincy visits daughter Mrs C L Drescher. Concordia Insurance Co through Mad Nelson settles James Smith fire loss at 1504 80. Lightning has damaged several buildings recently. If this was your advertisement it would be read and if you were offering inducements to people to trade with you would bring you business. See.
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Concordia Insurance Co
Mad Nelson
James Smith
Agricultural tips for livestock and crops in old farm care
Advice on breeding, feeding, and housing stock, crop health, and farm machinery. Notes on calves, milk, mares, horses, fruit packing, pruning, and soil health. Emphasizes practical husbandry, efficient labor, and prudent management for better profits.
Mrs Lang Visits Macon as Kinspersons Travel
Mrs M Lang visits Macon while Miss Virgie Stoddard of Palmyra visits Monroe friends. Mrs H B Reid travels to Quincy to attend the funeral of her cousin Joseph Hance.
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Virgie Stoddard
Palmyra
Monroe
Quincy
Joseph Hance
Ways to judge a cow’s milk yield in summer
The text advises that a cow performing well in summer milk yield is a good animal to keep. It suggests stopping churn when granulation is detected to condition butter milk. It notes that a cow with a small appetite and little drinking tends to have lower milk yield.
Democratic Platform Highlights and Proposals
The document outlines pledged Democrat positions on trial by jury in indirect contempt, employer liability act, national labor department with cabinet representation, tariff revision and wood pulp duty repeal, limiting House speaker power, campaign contribution disclosure, railroad regulation, home rule, government efficiency, limited offices, national bank depositors fund, postal savings bank, waterways improvements, Philippine independence, direct election of U.S. Senators, navy adequacy, immigration limits, separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, generous pension policy, and natural resources conservation. Macon Democrat notes Bryan’s nomination. local editorials urge prosperity, courtesy, and civic pride amid state events and farm harvests.
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National Department of Labor
Postal Savings Bank
Philippines
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Conservation Natural Resources
Macon Democrat
Democrat covers the field by Hornback in Hannibal Mo
Dr. Hornback Ocnlist reports live from Hannibal Missouri as a field event unfolds and local observers detail outcomes. The report highlights community engagement and notes on site organization and timing.
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Hornback Ocnlist
Hannibal, Mo
Public Service Denies Interurban Express in Central New York
The New York public service commission refused an interurban express company’s request to operate on syndicated electric railways in central New York. It found no proof the public convenience would be served and stated trolley companies should render the needed service. It warned that the public would pay both directly to the express firm and indirectly via railways, inflating costs for shippers.
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New York Public Service Commission
New York
Sedalia Democcrat
An Answer to My Letters Debate on Church and State
A subscriber supplied an essay titled An Answer to My Letters. The paper declines reproduction in a country weekly, arguing Christians should engage in politics but cautioning that the nation risks becoming a church state if church and state are not kept separate. The piece urges careful separation of church influence from government for the people’s well being.
Tariff and Trusts Debate An Election Issue
The Keokuk Democrat argues high living costs persist despite falling raw material prices and blames trusts for keeping consumer prices high. It cites iron and steel price stagnation, reduced foreign steel costs, and rising beef prices as proof that tariffs protect profits. It urges voters to consider Republican protectionism in the upcoming campaign.
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United States
Republican Party
Keokuk Democrat
Tipton Graves Visits Hannibal Family in Town
Tipton Graves of Hannibal is visiting his mother Mrs. William Graves and sister Mrs. Thornton Maddox.
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Tipton Graves
Hannibal
William Graves
Thornton Maddox
Melson Family Guests Of Jacksonville Kin
J Art Melson and family from Jacksonville Florida are visiting their brother D D Melson and Mrs John L Owen. They have many Mongoe friends in attendance during the reunion.
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J. Art Melson and Family
Jacksonville, Fla
D. D. Melson
Mra
John L. Owen
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Pefrge
CABY
Spboittea
James Boulware
Perry
Mrs. L. M. Wood
Elizabeth Acerpohl
Mrs
C. L. Drescher
Time
Europe
Antes
State of
Kansas
Moses Spon
Wiltim Git
Mrs. M. Lang
Macon
Bryan
House of Representatives
LaBelle Star
Chicago Lyceum Ladies Quartet
Methodist Church
Monroe City
Willie Young
Clarence
J. M. Woods
M. F. Crowe
M. E. O'Daniel
Bardstown
Old
Missouri
Gem City Business College
The
Democrat
Railways and Express
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