Kansas City stranger steals theater machines at Shelbina
A traveler from Kansas City checked an empty suitcase at the Shelbina depot then disappeared toward a theater district after asking for the hotel. Lee Jones, owner of the theater, later found a stolen film projector missing from his building and the stranger, Howard Davison alias Howard Dean, confessed to stealing a second machine the prior week, selling the first in Kansas City for 47 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Shelbina
George Gosney
George
Moving Picture Theater
Lee Jones
St. Louis
Jones
Howard Davison
Howard Dean
R. M. Spalding
Theatter
Anna Powers
Lawyer Seeks Free Advice From Doctor in Quip
A lawyer tries to elicit free guidance from a physician with a joke about which side to lie on and who pays the retainer. The exchange centers on the notion that the paying side dictates the advice given.
Higher Mathematics. A cryptic kiss note
A cryptic garble questions a mathematical joke about division by zero and a poetic misquote. It weaves playful phrases and stray names, yielding a quirky, undecipherable snippet with no clear news event or identifiable persons.
For Sale Cheap Used Cars and Indian Motorcycle
Several used vehicles offered including a 5 passenger Chalmers, a 5 passenger Ford, and a twin cylinder Indian Motorcycle with tan seat. The seller guarantees the machine is in good mechanical condition and notes a Prest-O-Lite tank.
Notice of Letters of Administration for late John H. McState
Notice is given that letters of administration for the estate of John H. McState, deceased, were granted on July 22 to Cleaver Benson. All persons who claim against the estate must exhibit their claims to the court administrator within one year from the date of the first publication. If not, claims may be barred. The executor is urged to settle debts and arrange distribution.
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Indian Service
East
Geen Chat Feetters
Addimnetoeii
Ee Tate
Jobin
Tate
Antiis
Sam Clemens and the schoolyard punishment tale
Albert Bigelow Paine recounts young Samuel Clemens at Mrs Herrs schnel on Mall Street Hannibal, where rules were strict and education strict. Clemens tests limits, grabs a cooper’s shavings stick, and earns a solitary correction that foreshadows his later humor. Also noted: a street accident joke about a farmer, a motorcycle, and a mistaken question about a colt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Clemens
Jane Clemens
Missouri
Bad Cooking and Its Social Cost
Poet Walt Mason lampoons domestic life and marriage with satirical quips on bad cooking. He links ruined love, quarrels, and divorce to kitchen missteps while critiquing women leaving home for parties and dancing and men drifting to drink. The verse weighs health bills and medical costs rising from poor meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T .Cyre
Colt Stein
Walt Mason
Vacation trips offered to Oklahoma and Texas at low fares
Vacation trips to Oklahoma and Texas can be made at low fares by taking advantage of the twice a month excursions. The notes mention trips from Houston and a sequence of destinations including Hannibal and Teihimon, with references to schedules and parade events.
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Oklahoma
Texas
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Nameless
Armind
Mo Mbt
Pet Adh
Higher Mathematics
Twee
Bali
Rewa
Devinaerar
Chalmers
Ford
They Ming
Teen Deren
Mator
the Fixitie
Lace
the x
Soo Dietk
Grippe
Vinoi
Mr. Martin
Wapakoneta
Foean
Inc
DR. Williams
Gam Theatre
Monroe City
MIT
Miss Belle Johnson
Monroe City, Mo
Mark Twains
Ame
Ime
Wip
Buckman Bros
Hunnewell
Marion
Bignda
Jas
Bob and
Jack McDonald
Jack Forrest
Buck Man Bros
Katy
Avala
HoAtostan
Hannibal Warinor Glase
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