J P Abbott Dies at Springfield After Illness
J P Abbott aged resident of Springfield Illinois passed away at his home May 24 1917 after a stomach illness. He underwent surgery in St Johns Hospital last December but recovered little and died within hours following a sudden decline. He was buried May 26 at Oak Ridge Cemetery. He married Grace Wilkson Sept 6 1900. three children survived. He spent youth in the community and later moved to Springfield where he remained. Several relatives and friends attended the funeral and the obituary notes local social visits and arrivals from Hannibal Shelbina Palmyra Clarence and other nearby towns.
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J.P. Abbott
Springfield
Oll
St. Johns
Oak Ridge
N L Crane
Shelbina
Bert Young
John Ryan
Hannibal
Bermett Graves
Woodland
Lizzie Perry
Lawrence Gordon
Robert Scott
George Crane
Medford Bowles
W_O Porter
Palmyra
Nickel Naylor
Clarence
S.C. Rankin
Mary Giest
Flora Crane
Trustees Sale Notice in Monroe City Missouri 1917
Public auction of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 8 of Piersol's Addition Monroe City Missouri will be held Friday June 15 1917 between 9 am and 5 pm at the West Court House Door Paris Missouri. Sale by trustee due to deed of trust from John H Willis and Eva L Willis dated March 13 1914 and recorded in Monroe County.
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West Court House
Paris
Monroe County
Missouri
Piersol
Monroe City
John H. Willis
Eva L. Willis
Monroe
Farming With a Ford by D M Rigging Grows Farm Tools
Dr D M Rigging bought a tractor attachment for his Ford to aid plowing and planting in the northeast part of the county. He will proxy operate as his son Paul handles the reins and the plow while the engine runs. The note ends with a market ad for a second hand bicycle in food condition offered for sale at the office.
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D. M. Rigging
Paul
Dobbins
Green City Press
Patriotism In The Kitchen And Liberty Bonds
Miss Bob Bell of the Missouri College of Agriculture urges housewives to view apron work as patriotism amid food shortages. The article covers war time food values, late potatoes profitability, seed storage tips, and explains Liberty Loan Bond types and advantages. It notes Missouri commencement events and includes a wartime poem urging women to support the war effort.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Farm Crops
Bob Bell
College of Agriculture
Columbia
J. C. Whitten
The Busy Man's Creed and Madison Wedding Brief
The Busy Man's Creed by Elbert Hubbard extols honest work and positive action. Baker Johnson Mr. Fred Baker and Miss Lois Johnson of Madison wed last Thursday evening at six o'clock, with both couples described as popular.
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Elbert Hubbard
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Ed Yowell
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Quincy
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Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Riley
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Mayo Bro. Hospital
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Frank Proctor
T. C. Jackson
J. A Jackson
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