Show Me origin and other small town notes
A fragment filled with local items. Mentions a good shower on Sunday and slight fruit and garden damage. Notes individuals including P. S. Morris and J. Carter of Mexico and Perry visitor J. R. Goss. Reports dry weather delaying corn planting, a sick neighbor improving, a burn to Mrs. Price Clapper, and a calf that harms poultry. Includes origin of the saying I am from Missouri show me and a 1900s bank robbery in Albany Oklahoma. Also covers a church reception for Mrs. L Curtis, a probate anecdote about two young burglars in San Antonio, and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson
Price Clapper
Prof. Allen
Twain
Fresh Bread and Goods in Monroe City Stores
A condensed local roundup lists fresh bread at Schafer’s and biscuits at Jaeger’s Hardware. It notes Miss Cora Carrico visiting Shel bina and Miss Stella Buchanan visiting Mrs. John Hardy. Also mentions Fourth of July plans, local travels, and sales events at A Jaeger’s with new ranges and other hardware items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Buchanan
John Hardy
Monroe City
Vacuum Cleaner Demonstration Free Rug Cleaning
G. W. Hagan named agent for the Aereo Vacuum Cleaner in Monroe City to call on interested ladies and clean a rug or carpet free of charge to demonstrate value. J. A Hagan, District Agent, Stoutaville, Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hagan
Aereo
Monroe City
J. A Hagan
Stoutaville
Perforated stamps and new horse collar at local shops
Answers notes how perforation of stamps emerged from a hunting man’s spur prank. It recalls past stamp-cutting with scissors and its impact on efficiency. Also mentioned are Yowell Saddlery Co selling a three size horse collar and A Jaeger’s Hardware selling lawn swings from 5.75 to 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madetto
Italy
Garibaldi
Cavour
George Aera
Madero
Diaz
Juarez
Checker-Board of War
Yowell Saddlery Co
A. Jaeger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boulware’s Shoe Store
Florida
P.S. Morris
Jessee Carter
JL. Andrews
Mexico
Mr. Morris
J. R. Goss
Perry
Missouri
Boston Globe
Plain
California
Sc Jue
Herald
Albany
Okla
P. L. Cain
Mr. Cain
L. Curtis
The
Baptist Church
Chatsworth
Curtis
E R Stoutemyer
Alfred
Chatsworth Public Library
Chatsworth Public School
Ill
Martin Sisters
San Antonio
Texas
Willie
Preston Lewis
37Th District Court
Dyer
A. Jaeger's Hardware
W. L. Corder
Wabash
Moberly
Schafer's
Cora Carrico
Shelbina
A. Jagger
Major Caldwell
New London
Mrs. S. Starrett
Kert Lange
Stewartsville
Jaeger’ S
Ash
S. H. Griffin
Hannibal
Brit Hickmen
A. Jaeger’s
Alfred Jaeger
Harold Hennessy
Quincy
W.C
U's
Lizzie
J. T. Lloyd
Missouri Society
Washington, D. C
Porter Bush
C. M Sullivan
John
Thomas Murphy
Washington
Chas. Chadwick
Mrs. Burdett
Yates & Yates
John Willis
St Louis
Mr. Willis
St. Louis
A. Jaeger’s Hardware
Hi Abbott
Orleans
Neb
T. B. Hayden
R. L. Downton
Mr. Downton
McFarland Bros. Mills
Ella Fitzpatrick
London
R. P. Rutledge
Sam Todd
Clarence
Freeman and
Mitchell
Green Ranch
J. A. Mudd
Jennie Yowell
Yowell
Young Ladies Sodality
Old Maids
Hunnewell
Stanley Starrett
Stoutsville
Julius Noll
Bethel
Amy Shelton
Paris
New Deere
Monrole
Jas Robinson
New London Sunday
J. Rob Kidd
Sam Leake
Kate Roy
Philadelphia Journal
Milt Wood
Prairie View
John Patterson
O T Kirby
Henry
Nevada, Mo
W. W. Longmire
L. D. Rhodes
Jeff Taylor
I. M. Boulware
R. S. McClintic
Congress
Champ Clark
William J. Stone
Reed
Senate
West
Cockrell
de Armond
Bland
Dockery
Madert
Republic
LaBelle Star
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