The Gift of Bethlehem Poem and Election Vote Totals
The piece opens with The Gift of Bethlehem a devotional poem by Theodosia Garrison printed in New Idea Woman's Magazine. It shifts to a Michigan presidential vote tally showing Taft 7,637,000 Bryan about 6,400,000 Debs 448,000 and minor candidates Hearst Hisgen Watson Gilhaus with low counts.
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Bethlehem
Theodosia Garrison
New Idea Woman's Magazine
Michigan
Taft
Bryan
Debs
William Randolph Hearst
Hisgen
Watson
Socialist Labor Party
Gilhaus
Farmers & Merchants Bank Directors Election Notice
Monroe City Missouri December 23 1908 the annual election for nine directors to serve during the ensuing year will be held at the banking house on Monday January 11 1909 polls open 9 am to 12 noon W R P Jackson This is a brief notice from a historical newspaper item announcing the bank election and polling hours.
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Monroe City
Farmers & Merchants Bank
W.R. P. Jackson
Celebration of Christmas Spirit Aids Distressed
John Utterback transacted business in Hannibal yesterday as communities emphasize helping the needy this Christmas season through acts of kindness and charity.
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John Utterback
Hannibal
Cinderella in a Moonlit Stageplay Mischief
An informal stage scene retells Cinderella with the Prince stumbling, stepsisters jeering, and the Fairy Godmother sighing at Tommy's antics. Cinderella and the Prince exchange glances as a plot twist unfolds on the porch and stairs, ending with a sudden decisive moment on the hall stairs.
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Cinderella
Paris
Tommy
Allpper
May
Cinderella’s Choice and a Witty Mirthful Line
A fragment reflects bantering dialogue about marriage and courtship, quoting a Boston Transcript measure of wit. The line pits feminine bravado against domestic expectations, noting a woman’s fear of a mouse yet steady stance on a dressmaker’s will.
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Boston Transcript
Sporting Manners in the Hills Reflect Harsh Sport Culture
The piece critiques sportsmen in the hills for rough conduct and violent language, noting even tourists would scorn to imitate such manners, while suggesting a deeper, perhaps unlearned, grasp of its destructive impact.
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Lewis Mercury
Idleness and Work Creed From Hawthorne Quotation
A compact reflection argues that idleness harms society and that everyone must labor. It cites Nathaniel Hawthorne on the belief that a person has no claim beyond bread water and a grave unless they contribute with strength and skill.
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Nathaniel Hawthcorne
Mammoth Beets Reported From Mora New Mexico
Stories from Mora tell of sugar beets over two feet long weighing just under 12 pounds. Two such giant tubers are said to grow on a local native farmer’s land several miles up the valley from Mora. The Mora county grange plans to ship the monster beets to Las Vegas.
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New Mexico
Mora
Mora County
Vegas Opie
The Ten Plagues of Egypt in Biblical Narrative
Listing the ten plagues sent upon Egypt for Pharaoh's refusal to let the Israelites go. The catalog includes water turned to blood frogs lice fire pestilence boils hail locusts darkness and the death of the firstborn.
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Egypt
Conventions Opened by Prayer and Five Paces with Razor
A Louisville Courier-Journal quotation claims political conventions begin with a prayer and proceed with five paces and a razor. The remark presents a satirical or critical view of ceremonial steps in political gatherings.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Measured by excess baggage he carries in messages to congress
A compilation of remarks and notices from a 1908 newspaper page. It includes a quip about the president retiring with a scold reputation, a flour advertisement from McFarland Bros., a Christmas letter from a 7 year old boy, and local society notes about Mrs. Aaron Zimmerman visiting Woodward and others.
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Congress
Quincy Herald
Aaron Zimmerman
Woodward
Oklo
Zimmerman
Miss Young
Woodward County
Ohlo
Local Notes on Families and Businesses in Kirksville Area
A short item reports Josie wants a big doll and a fiddle for a child, while mothers seek a big Fascinator as Christmas gifts. Fred Hall and Mrs. T. Vaughn with Miss Winnefred of Kirksville visit Mrs. Vaughn’s parents J. M. Proctor and wife. Rolla Armstrong buys Robert Abell pool room and runs it. E N Bell installs two Ten Per Nett alleys. Earl Mudd then operates them. Dr P Abell of Palmyra visits with F Hagan and wife. Hagan had suffered jagrippe.
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Mrs. T. Vaughn
Miss Winnefred
Kirksville
Yale
E. N. Bell
Earl Mudd
Wunch Family Spends Sabbath in Hannibal
Benjamin Wunch and his family from Hannibal spent the Sabbath with his sisters Misses Lu and Lena Wunch, sharing a quiet day in the relatives' home.
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Benjamin Wunch
Hannibal
Misses Lu
Lena Wunch
Mrs Jensie Bryan Visiting Brother in Shelbina
Mrs Jensie Bryan of Shelbina has been visiting her brother Robert Sandifer.
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A. A. Donley
Hannibal
Leonora Shaw
Hunnewell
Thig’ City
Jensie Bryan
Shelbina
Robert Sandifer
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the Gift of Bethlehem
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Jay Sawig
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Tasmania
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Annie Jordan
Oberlin, Ohio
G. W. Wood
Perry
Bertha Dimmitt
Shelbyville
Walter
William Shepard
Quincy
Louisiana
Masons
Democrat
Fiek
Olney Music CO
Hannibal House
R. H. Hildebrandt
Santa Claus
Vergie Miles
McFarland Bros
Rand
Express
Roy Vaughn
Hannibal Journal
Bluff City
William Corder
Maywood
Miss Josephine Griffith
Nick Griffith
Miss Josephine
Sears & Roebuck
Santa
Eddie Miles
Dar Sand
Papa
Mama
Josie
Fred Hall
Rolla Armstrong
Stoutsville
Robert Abell
Dr. P. Abell
Palmyra
F. H. Hagan
Mr. Hagan
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