Farmers items recount sales and oats talk in Missouri era
Work for a Greater Monroe reports details from December farm auctions and crop notes. Jno L Owen sent nine head of beeves to Bluff City market and bought cattle from multiple neighbors. Col W T Youell lists sales at Carrico farm and other properties with livestock, hay, corn, and implements. Experiments by Byron McFarland and oats shipping by Isaac McIntire highlight corn and seed yields, while Proctor & Son bring cattle from Chicago. Shucking feats and local auction activity fill the farmers market chatter.
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Jno L Owen
Beeves
Bluff City
Morthland
Leo Bell
Ben Baker
Joe Wilson
W T Youell
J Frazier
J M Carrico
City
Frazier
Carrico
Missouri
Byron McFarland
Carstairs
Calgary
Canada
Mr McFarland
Isaac McIntire
Degree Work Sees Local Masons Visit Hannibal Encampment
Monday several gentlemen traveled to Hannibal to take the En campment degree in the LC D Fu John Payne James Davis M Abbott Clarence Leake Aldo Dean and Joseph Wilson. Those accompanying to observe were Wm. Young Dr R Dawson 5 G Demaree Dr C G Hampton and C L Carpenter. Buy Christmas presents of the U D C s next Saturday.
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Hannibal
D. Fu John Payne
James Davis
M. Abbott
Clarence Leake
Aldo Dean
Joseph Wilson
Wm. Young
R. Dawson
G. Demaree
C. G. Hampton
C. L. Carpenter
About the churches and holiday events in Hannibal
Read about church activities across denominations with services prayer meetings and a Woman’s Missionary Society event at First Baptist. Also notes on Christmas shopping advice from the Hannibal Journal, a Denver snowstorm report, a quip about civil suits history, and the U D C Bazaar opening times.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
J. M. Proctor
J. S. Scott
Dorando Beats Hays in Madison Square Marathon Race
In New York at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night Dorando the Italian defeated John J. Hays in a professional marathon. Richard Croker praised the race saying the speed surpassed horsepower and calling the display the greatest exhibition of running he had witnessed.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Dorando
John J. Hays
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Bazaar memories of Holy Rosary feast at opera house
A parish bazaar by the Holy Rosary ladies recalls a festive season with a mature minstrel show and a grand Thanksgiving dinner. The event raised about $900 for Fr. Mullen and Fr. Cunningham, and attendees anticipate the 1909 edition.
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Ladies of Holy Rosary Church
Opera House
Fr. T. Mullen
J. A. Cunningham
Coating Our Ships Exposes Navy Fuel Weakness
The St. Louis Times reports Rear Admiral Cowles reveals a major navy weakness: American coal for battleships depended on foreign flag vessels, risking loss of supply in war, with neutral powers potentially withdrawing colliers. The system is costly and impractical, urging prewar preparedness and domestic fuel control.
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Times
William 8. Cowles
Bureau of Naval Achievements
Globe
Honolulu
Enem
Pumpkins, Illinois Recount Odd Farm Tale
Alton residents tell a curious tale about a cow biting a pumpkin hole. The farmer’s wife, seeking pie, discovers a hen inside the hollow, having eaten the seeds and hatched a brood of young chicks.
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Illinois
Alton
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