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Community fair wary note and local social updates
A cautionary message warns visitors to fair grounds about nighttime gangs. The piece then records a stream of social notes: Mrs. R. F. Heath visits Hannibal relatives. Mrs. Mary Mefford returns from Hunnewell. Mrs. Mark Hawkins visits Palmyra. Mesdames Boulware and Proctor spend time in Palmyra. Mrs. Sarah E. Rice visits Quincy. John Moss of Perry visits. Plus comments on The Press Journal’s stance on Rockefeller and Standard Oil. Excerpts include light humor about a cook’s art and social visits to Palmyra and LaGrange.