Local Notes and Visits Highlight Weekly Roundup
Clarence Evans returns to St Louis Friday while Dr Hurnback oculist from Hannibal and Davenport family visit Quincy. Miss Lucile Howard guests Hannibal friends. J P Boyd travels to Monroe for legal business. Ed Shane and wife visit Clarence city. Marie Ray of Paris visits Nellie Jett. Mrs Dorrell of Clarence visits son east of town. Mrs BE Hubbard attends funeral of Mrs Jud Spalding in Hunnewell. W W Kelley of Springfield visits Mrs JC Shank. 14 year old Lindstrom boy injured by accidental shotgun discharge. Funeral of J N Melson at Hannibal. numerous attendees. Breathe Hyomei advertised as antiseptic air treatment.
Palmyra Tragedy Ends Two Lives In Dinner Room
In Palmyra Missouri at noon a dinner quarrel turned deadly as Walter Rightmire 60 killed Benjamin Holman 50 with a shotgun after pouring hot coffee on him then shot himself. The men were widowers respected in Marion County with ties to Bates family in Palmyra. Bates and waiter Price Monroe witnessed the scene and a coroner’s jury ruled Rightmire killed Holman and then himself. Holman’s family ties and Rightmire’s lineage are noted as背景.
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Bates
Price Monroe
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John Suter
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Bowwow row sparks call to curb vicious dogs
Quincy Whig notes growing concerns over dangerous dogs after a child’s danger cited and warns action is needed to protect residents and poultry from canine threats.
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Quincy Whig
Three brutes threaten organ grinder in Tit Bits excerpt
An old gentleman debates helping as three men threaten a small organ grinder. The text moves to a parenting tip about acknowledging a grown child’s achievements to foster right conduct and character growth.
The Mean Man Again
An old farmer calls his son to play and jokes about playing George Washington He directs him to chop a dead cherry tree with a hatchet near the wood pile and promises the boy will be a credit to his country
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George Washington
The Last Hope Gone
A North Carolina morning tale tells of a mountain cabin with a stray milking stool and a missing milk supply as a traveler seeks refreshment. The scene blends rural life with a brief vignette of family hardship and a later note on local newspaper ethics and a stomach remedy advertisement.
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North Carolina
Texhoma Family Visits City Uncle
Mrs. Lloyd Mason and her two young sons from Texhoma Texas stayed with their uncle S T Pollard in the city during the latter part of last week.
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Texhoma
Texas
S. T. Pollard
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