Local travel notes and social banter from the week
Master Willie Bult left Friday for Kahoka to visit his grandparents. Mrs. G. S. Proctor and children went to Palmyra Friday to visit relatives near that city. Miss Claudell Settle left Thursday for St. Louis for a few days visit and from there to Minot North Dakota to make her home. Miss Settle has many warm friends in this city who will miss her. A New Yorker told Miss Packer that bog killing is common in her town. The Cincinnati visitor replied that guests are protected when visiting.
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Willie Bult
Kahoka
Claudell ‘ Settle
St. Louis
Minot
N. D
Long Time Uncle Bob Spalding Passes Away in Old Kentuck
Uncle Bob Spalding of Spalding Missouri in Ralls County, grandfather of Bob Spalding of this city, aged 84 or 85, has gone to his Old Kentuck home he left 8 years ago, and says he will not find many of his old play mates there.
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Bob Spalding
Spalding
Ralls County
Kentuck
Good Boy Earl Reid Receives Commission Papers
Earl Reid of Quincy a former Monroe boy has passed hb Lx and commission papers issued making him a full grown Ry Mail Clerk Mrs D B Brennan of St Louis visits her daughter Mrs P G Woodin Master Justin also arrived Saturday
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Earl Reid
Quincy
Monroe
Earl
D. B. Brennan
St. Louis
P. G Woodin
Justin
Brunei’s Fate Tied to British Rule in Borneo
Historic summary notes Brunei amid regional pushes by the British North Borneo Company and Sarawak, leading to its absorption as a portion of Greater Britain. Describes early encounters, Malay rulers, and Brunei’s waterborne cityscape built on piles, with limited trade beyond coal and krisses.
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Borneo
Great Brital
British North Borneo
Hamel Bay
Sarawak
Brunei
Jeneth
Greater Britain
Brunel
Varithemn
Muner
Lyuyng
Pigafetts
Maellan
Mohammoeilin Milays
Labuen
Nevetheless
Tur Cnet
Venice
Horneo
Jimmie’s Clever Trick Wins Bride and Fortune
In a frontier hotel club, Jimmie Hughes and friends raise more than two thousand dollars for waitress Miss White, who is about to wed. The landlord delivers the gift next morning as a token of affection and good wishes, revealing the groom as Jimmie himself.
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Miss White
Jimmie Hughes
Jimmie
Miss Cordelia Churchill Visits Pearl Shaw in Shelbina
Miss Cordelia Churchill of Shelbina visits her friend Miss Pearl Shaw. James H. Whitecotton of Paris was in the city with…
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Cordelia Churchill
Shelbina
Miss Pearl Shaw
James H. Whitecotton
Paris
City
W. C. T. U. Column Highlights Local Temperance Work
The Democrat column edited by Ella L. Snearman outlines W C T U efforts like organizing education and agitation, noting conventions, scholarships, and prison work. It praises Springield hospitality, reports on Purity Industrial Homes plans, and mentions school essay contests boosted by W C T U initiatives led by L O Middleton.
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Democrat
Ella L. Snearman
Faded fragment hints at lasting benefits for children
A small, unclear excerpt discusses fines and long term gains for many children, suggesting future benefits from current penalties or rules. Readable text emphasizes education and welfare impact over immediate enforcement, with no concrete names or dates.
Principal’s Prize At Washington High School Commencement
In Washington, the principal at a high school recalls a commencement day incident. A clever winner, Hattie, clinched the prize amid many contestants. Friends congratulated her as she explained she was fearless because she believed no one could beat her magical composition.
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Washington
Igh
Hattie
Credit for what you use or do not use it
A cautionary note about newspaper piracy and reader trust urging proper credit for used material to avoid losing respect and readership. The author warns that failing to credit sources can drive readers to other papers or magazines and ruin credibility.
Baseball in England Gains Attention After Tours
The article notes baseball’s arrival and slow growth in England. It mentions early exposure during Philadelphia Athletics and Boston teams tours, a revival fifteen years later from All American world tours, and remarks that a cricket nation spent generations to realize baseball’s potential.
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England
Philadelphia
Lineman Injured When Pole Falls On Him
H. J. Riley, a telephone lineman at Palmyra, climbed a pole to cut a wire and was buried beneath it when the pole fell. He was internally injured and in a precarious condition that evening. He formerly worked as a lineman for Fy and M in this city.
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Palmyra
H. J. Riley
Mr. Riley
Fy & M
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