Farmers Ledger Notes and Local Sales Listings
A cluttered notice sheet records farm for sale and rent items, poultry and stock for sale, grazing land offers, and upcoming farm auctions. It mentions Mrs. Mary Rouse selling a three room house and 40 acres, Frank Proctor listings, and various local buyers and sellers with corn, hogs, sheep, bees, and horses moving in to or from Ely and Monroe City area. Ohio Valley era agriculture chatter and ad-like notices wrap a day’s rural commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Proctor
The
Democrat
Victor Hagan
Mackey Lee
Alto Pass
Josh Rouse
J H McClintic
J. Gardner Wade
Harry McClintic
3&C
Lou Stephens
Ely
Leonard Gosney
A J Shepard
Barger
McClintic
H R Zeiger
HB Long
J M Proctor and Son
WS McClintic
Mudd
J W Moss
Barger and
B G Moss
Dan McGlasson
H Powell
J © Courtney
J T Sana
C Crook
Geo Smith
Drescher
Wm Gottman
Wu Thackery
Dr Suter
Perry Enterprise
H Miller
Revival closes at Centralia with thirty additions
Interesting revival meetings at the M. E. Church South in Centralia, Missouri, concluded last night after three weeks, adding thirty new members to the church. Pastor Reverend H. E. Stout led the revival with assistance from Reverend H. Seleman of Mexico, Missouri.
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Centralia
M. E. Church
South
H. ©. Selecman
Mexico, Mo
Hound Story Sparks Debate in Local papers
A brief note shows disagreement between The Hunnewell Graphic and Shelbian Democrat over a hound story. The Hunnewell Graphic allegedly did not reproduce all lines from the Democrat and did not comment on a local hag week incident, leaving readers with an incomplete exchange.
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Hunnewell
Shelbian Democrat
The
Democrat
The Big Clothing Store Cash Clothier Sales Claim
An advertisement touts big value and double money back through cash sales. It promotes merchandize quality and low expenses, urging readers to buy clothing at The Big Clothing Store and to “pin it in your hat” as proof of smart shopping.
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Wm. A. Sullivan
Forming Good Habits in 1906 by James and Sangster
A 1906 reflection urges starting strong to form new habits, detailing strategies like reinforcing right motives, surrounding oneself with favorable conditions, and avoiding lapses until behavior is secure. The piece cites Margaret E. Sangster and notes the Alice Roosevelt wedding gown bill at $11,000 as a contrasting social detail.
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James
Margaret BE. Sangster
Woman's Home Companion
Alice Roosevelt
About the Churches Sunday column and ministers
A compact church column lists service notices and clergy movements. Rev B F Hixson attended a funeral in Hannibal for W J Weatherly, while Rev E S Graham preached in Hannibal and Rev Fr Alfred visited from the Gem City. Other items note upcoming services, euchre party, and calls for pastors at local churches.
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Trinity
B. F. Hixson
Hannibal
W. J. Weatherly
St Joseph
Graham
Monroe Friends
First Baptist Church
Alfred
Gem ‘City
Queen of the Prairies
Thomas Mullen
I. W. Read
Young Mens Sodality of the Holy Rosary Church
Court of Honor Hall
H. G. Limric
Macon City
Episcopal Church
Deer figures in Ralls county hunting tale
The Hannibal Journal reports that game warden Charles M. Gentry drew attention to deer in western Ralls county near Monroe, noting several had been killed and promising prosecutions. The piece adds that wild deer in Ralls are a thing of the past with deer in Monroe City and western Ralls controlled by private owners Mose Paris and Thomas Stephens.
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Charles M. Gentry
Ralls County
Yesterniy
Tat
Monroe
Monroe City
Mose Paris
Western
Ralls
Thomas Stephens
Mr. Paris
Methodist Church Services and Social at Parsonage
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Sermon 11 a.m. Junior League 2:30 p.m. Senior League 6:50 p.m. Evening Sermon 7:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Choir Practice Wednesdays and Fridays. Pastor to preach morning on Letters that are Read and evening on A decisive Power. Miss Gentry’s Sunday School class to host a social at the parsonage tomorrow night.
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Young Peoples Society
Christian Church
H. R. Trickett
Christian Endeavor
The
Methodist Church
Two Babes and a Fair Haul for Moss Family
The Moss household greets a new arrival as Luther Moss welcomes another daughter bringing total children to four in five years. Aaron B. Moss also has a fine boy, marking a fresh addition to the Moss home.
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Luther Moss
Stork
Aaron B. Moss
Death notices relatives of Mrs. Bessie Smith
Relatives of Mrs. Bessie Smith in this city have been notified of her death, which occurred at Leavenworth, Washington, January 26. She was only 20 years old, the daughter of Pressly Mesa, and as a school girl, well known.
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Bessie Smith
Leavenworth, Wash
Pressly Mesa
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Frank M. Bowers
Plymouth Rock
Mary Rouse
Hunerwadel
Poland
China
M. L. McReynolds
Jack Owen
Mark C Hawkins
Walter Moss
McClintic & Donley
OO Lewis
Leonard
John Owen
Joseph Wilson
Market Report
Rset
Eenaioree
Ae City
Alice
G. A. Lebohoff
W. B. Craig
Paris
Bethlehem Church
W. W. Laughlin
LaPlata
L. W. Read
Palmyra
Grace Baptist
First Baptist Church of
Shelbyville
G. W. Humphrey
Humprey
Grace Church
R v. Humphrey
E. S Graham
Christian
Raila County
Salt River
Methodist
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