Train No 42 and tariff talk clash in Palmyra
The Palmyra Spectator is corrected over its claim about Train No 42. The service will not stop at Palmyra or stations between Macon City and Hannibal, only at Palmyra Junction for orders and water, then proceed. The letter also critiques Mark Hanna and tariff policies, calling the tariff scheme a fraud and a colossal steal, while noting vacation letters from Santa and a business visitor named A. Jaeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Palmyra
Macon City
Hannibal
Palmyra Junction
Court House
City of Flowers
Monroe
M. K
Wabash
Burlington
U. S. Senate
Mark A. Hanna
Hanna
Hanna, McKinley & Co
Chamberlain
Commissioner of Navigation
Clyde
Peoples
Take Stock of Our Lives and Our Hearts
Dorothy Dixon urges women to "take stock" of their lives and choices in a New Orleans Times-Democrat column. She compares old prejudices to discarded stock and argues women should shed outdated ideas, seek new joys, and invest in kindness, friendships, and productive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Dorothy Dixon
New Orleans
imes-Democrat
Whipping Post Debate Sparks County Jail Controversy
Editor argues for a whipping post to deter petty crime, saying it would punish offenders and prevent crime more effectively than jail. Cites Thomas Jackson, a Black man in Hamilton, who received 90 days in jail and thanked the judge for a warm winter, suggesting lashes would have deterred future misconduct.
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Namby
Pamby
Thomas Jackson
Hannibal
Scott
Jackson
Weddings on Christmas Day at Stoutsville likely union
Rev J B Travis officiated at Stoutsville for EB Clark and a blush ing school marm Miss Jones. Oscar B Michael urged Miss Anna B Rathburn to marry. R B Binney joined two hearts in a neon affair as friends congratulated.
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J. B. Travis
Stoutsville
EB. Clark
Jones
Oscar B. Michael
Anna B. Rathburn
R. B. Binney
Evans Visits His Interesting Family After Road Trip
J. W. Evans came in off the road Saturday to visit his interesting family. The event highlights a reunion atmosphere and emphasizes Evans’s return home after travel.
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J. W. Evans
War Not Over And Other Telegraphic Snippets
A Cape colony letter notes that Lord Roberts faces continued Boer resistance with an 210000 strong English army and an $80000000 appropriation amid censorship and distorted reports. Brabant's Horse suffers casualties near Zastron with 4 killed 16 wounded and 120 captured as a brisk colonial dispatch ends with cursory aphorisms from a Chicago paper and a teaser about The World's Work January issue.
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Transvaal
Lord Roberts
Roderick
House of Commons
Little Bobs
Grand Ma" Otis
Washington D. C
Luzon
Aliwal North
Cape, Colony
Brabant
Boes
Zastrom
Orange River Colony
Watch Night Services Ringing Out Nineteenth Century
Ring Century Out. Watch Night Meeting at the Methodist Church on Dec 31 marks the end of the nineteenth century and the ushering in of the twentieth. Midnight Mass at Holy Rosary and a First Baptist roll call with scripture recitations precede a prayer service into the new century.
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Methodist Church
Holy Rosary Church
First Baptist Church
Debating Society Hosts Humorous Newlywed Talk
In Cooperville Friday evening the Debating Society tackled the topic There is more pleasure in pursuit than possession with both sides strong. Clarence Calvert a recently married man argued the negative and told a humorous tale of his pursuit era ending in warm possession. Christmas trade Friday broke records as shoppers from twenty miles away flooded the city by 8 am aided by Monroe merchants liberal advertising in the Democrat.
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Cooperville
Clarence Calvert
Maby
Monroe
Democrat
Palmyra Rail Plan Would Shorten Line to Hannibal
Burling ton railroad surveyors map an air line from Palmyra to Bear Creek to cut 80 miles off the route to Hannibal. The change would place Palmyra six to seven miles north of the main St. Louis line and end its status as a station by the courthouse.
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Palmyra
Burlington R. R
Bear Creek
Hannibal
St. Louis
Court House
Accident injures driver in downhill run near Ely
A team driving downhill near Ely caused a serious accident when a line broke and Mrs. Benj Corder lost nerve and jumped to the ground. She suffered multiple fractures of the right leg just above the ankle. Dr Ritchey of this city and Dr Maddox of Ely reduced the fracture.
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Ely
Benj Corder
W. W Ritchey
S Maddox
William Medcalf Knight of the Grip Spends the
William Medcalf, a knight of the grip, is spending the funds or time referenced in a brief yet unclear note from a historic page segment. The fragment hints at personal conduct or financial action but lacks concrete details for full context.
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Wiliam Medcalf
The
Grip
James T Sandifer seeks a match in Sharpsburg area
James T. Sandifer, a bashful bachelor from near Sharpsburg, is urged by James Bishop to marry. The piece notes his farm life and loneliness as it encourages local young women in Sharpsburg and Coopersville to pursue him. Ella Mudd and Mrs. E L Bush married W M Barns in Kansas City after a long courtship. J L Lyon and wife marked their thirty fourth anniversary, with delayed celebrations for distant family members.
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James T. Sandifer
Sharpsburg
James Bishop
James
Coopersville
Jim
J. L. Lyon
Burlington R. R
H. and St. Joe Depot
Williamson
Tulsa
J. T
Democrat
Paralyzed School Superintendent Nichols Stricken
Friday morning shock hit the town as R S Nichols superintendent of public schools suffered paralysis affecting his face and vocal cords. He is reported improving. Henry W Wood and family visited Mrs. Waoud's in Palmyra, B E Waterman of Bakersfield is visiting cousin Mrs A H Green. Protracted meeting at the Methodist Church starts next Sunday. Samuel Cristian and wife visited Palmyra and Hannibal with friends. Miss Nettie McGonachie arrived from Denver to visit. Rev Paul H Linn of Brookfield spent Christmas in the area.
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Nichols
KR. S. Nichols
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Santa Claus
A. Jaeger
Thoraday
Chicago Daily News
Africa
South
Orth By
Ring Century Out
Ella Mudd
E. L. Bush
Kansas City
W.M. Barns
C. Okla
Gulf R. R
Lhfes
Henry W. Wood
BE. B. Waterman
Bakersfield, Cal
Mrs
A. H. Green
Samuel Cristian
Nettie McCgonachie
Denver
Colo
Home Folke
Paul H. Linn
Brookfield
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