Monroe County candidate urges fiscal restraint and road reform
E P Smiter announces candidacy for the state legislature vowing strict economy and opposition to wasteful spending. He cites Missouri’s 1906 session as excess and calls for road improvements and prioritized country school funding while opposing self serving bills. He notes Farm economy ties and pledges service to the people. Also reports alfalfa trials by Charles Yanney of McLean County showing farm yields and returns from six acres including hogs, corn and hay across 1906-1909 in Illinois.
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Monroe County
Board of Pardons and Parols
Mo Fish Commission
E. P. Smiter
Charles
Yanney
McLean County
George S. Hanna
Illinois
Ho Evi
Miss Lizzie Gottman Recovering After Eye Growth Removal
Miss Lizzie Gottman and Mrs John Gottman were in Hannibal from Friday through Monday. Lizzie had a growth removed from the ball of her eye and remains unable to go to the store. friends hope she will soon be out and fully recovered.
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Lizzie Gottman
John Gottman
Hannibal
Lizzie
Wheat demand note and farm updates from Woodson & Jackson
See Woodson and Jackson before you sell your wheat. Dr C A Noland states J B Settles of Minot North Dakota is well and reports ample rain with splendid crops. Get straw hats from Hanly and Green. Mrs Eugene Brown and nephew J J Brown of Hannibal visited J J Brown and wife. Eugene Brown arrived Saturday and they returned home the next day. Misses Lola Gladys and Marguerite Pierce visit their grandmother at Lakenan. Wanted one hundred thousand bushels of wheat. Woodson and Jackson.
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C. A. Noland
J. B
Minot
N. D
Eugene Brown
J. J. Brown
Hannibal
Lola
Gladys
Marguerite Pierce
Lakenan
Death of Mrs Harriet N Stoddart Near Town
News of Mrs Harriet N Stoddart dying at her home south of town arrives as presses close. She battled creeping paralysis for two years and left three children Mrs Harley Williams Mrs Clyde Thomas and son Wm W Stoddart. Her husband Mr Stoddart died about three years earlier.
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Harriet N. Stoddart
Stoddart
Miss Alma Pierceall and Brother Visit Palmyra Kin
Miss Alma Pierceall and her brother Master Lee are visiting relatives in Palmyra, enjoying a family reunion during their trip.
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Alma Pierceall
Master Lee
Palmyra
Byron McFarland Reports 105 Degree Temperature Yesterday
Byron McFarland states the temperature reached 105 degrees yesterday. The report highlights the extreme heat and implies potential impacts on outdoor activity and public comfort.
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Byron McFarland
Bananas by origin and sweetness in different regions
The text ranks banana varieties by origin, claiming the Canary Islands produce the best and sweetest fruit. It then cites red bananas from the West Coast of Africa and yellow bananas from the West Indies and South America, with other varieties from Congo, Borneo, and Ceylon.
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Canary Islands
Africa
West Indies
South America
Congo
Borneo
Ceylon
Cause of Fall of Bullet Describes Gravity and Drag
The article explains how air resistance and gravity pull a bullet or cannonball downward. These forces together create a curved trajectory that depends on the initial velocity, with higher speeds resulting in a longer travel distance.
Foreigners Criticized In Lunnon Transport Voicing
A Punch satirical quip mocks foreigners in London calling them unable to speak English well and using comic broad accents. The cartoon frames travel by tube and buses as the target voices their pages in humorous dialect.
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Bill
Nothing Doing at All in Town Topic Snippet
A fragment from Town Topics notes a missed greeting or gesture as the subject laments no response to a present. The brief line suggests social restraint or lack of reciprocity without further context or names.
Coburn Praises Alfalfa As Greatest Mortgage Lifter
Coburn states alfalfa cultivation and feeding mark the peak of modern agriculture. He calls alfalfa nature’s gift to man and a preserver of the homestead, thriving in sunshine and turning sunbeams into gold for thrifty farmers.
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Coburn
Alfalfa Valued in Corn Belt for Balance of Diet
The Corn Belt, rich in starch but lacking in protein, makes alfalfa the most valuable forage. This region's feed balance benefits from alfalfa’s higher protein content and energy, supporting livestock nutrition and farm economics.
Peter Lee and Family Return to Chicago
Peter Lee and family who visited Mrs J William Hamilton and other relatives returned to their Chicago home Sunday night. Miss Bessie Low Boarman accompanied them and will spend three weeks in Chicago and Bloomington.
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Peter Lee
J. William Hamilton
Chicago
Bessie Low Boarman
Bloomington
Miss Anna Finks Visits Parents in Quincy
Miss Anna Finks and Miss Mary Wehmeyer of Quincy spent Sunday with the Finks family. J H Finks and wife accompanied the guests and remained for a longer visit with Anna and Mary.
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Anna Finks
Mary Wehmeyer
Quincy
J. H. Finks
Dean Jenkins
Griswold Family Return From Pleasant Week Visit
Mr and Mrs Curtis Griswold and children returned to Clarence Monday after spending a week with Irvin Dorrell and family south of town.
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Curtis Griswold
Clarence
Irvin Dorrell
Social notes from Shelbyville and nearby towns
Miss Rebecca Parker of Shelbyville with Mrs L T Parker and daughter Virginia of Colorado Springs Colorado spends part of the week with L L Lane and wife. Mrs Anna Hills left for Macomb Illinois to join excursionists bound for Ottawa Kansas to visit her daughter. Mrs R C Enlow and children with Mrs Mary Monson and baby returned to Hannibal Monday after visiting Mrs Susan Pierce. William Shannon wife and sister Ella Shannon of Hannibal spent Sunday with A S Jayne and family. J O Stribbling and wife of Clarence visit daughter Mrs L C Yates.
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Rebecca Parker
Shelbyville
L. T. Parker
Virginia
Colorado Springs, Colo
L. L. Lane
Anna Hills
Macomb
Ottawa
Kan
R. C. Enlow
Mary Monson
Baby
Hannibal
Susan Pierce
William Shannon
Ella Shannon
A. S. Jayne
J. O. Stribbling
Clarence
Mra
L C. Yates
Collided With Fans Causes Hand Injuries
Monday R. K. Noland caught his right hand in an electric fan and injured four fingers, three badly. A. S. Jayne injured his thumb when it burst open, and Mrs. Artie Wilson suffered a cut from contact with a fan.
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R. K. Noland
A. S. Jayne
Artie Wilson
District Conference of Epworth League in session
The Ep worth League District Conference is in session at the Methodist Church with strong turnout despite warm weather. Sixty or more delegates attended by noon yesterday and more were expected that evening and the following day.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
Middleton visit to see Mrs. Rouse in St Joseph
Mrs. T. P. Middleton and her sons Warden and Warren arrived in St. Joseph yesterday to visit their mother and Mrs. Mary L. Rouse.
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T. P. Middleton and Sons
Warden and Warren
St. Joseph
Mary L. Rouse
Mrs Marion Abbott Returns From Visit To St Louis
Mrs Marion Abbott who has been visiting relatives here for several weeks returned to St Louis Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Longmire is attending the Christian Endeavor Convention in Hannibal.
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Marion Abbott
St. Louis
Elizabeth Longmire
Christian Endeavor
Hannibal
Jobo Abbott and wife welcome a son in Quincy
Jobo Abbott and his wife of Quincy rejoice over the arrival of a son. Several residents made short trips or visits this week including W. M. Percefield traveling to Des Moines Iowa and Mrs T H Thorington spending Monday in Quincy. Co C Lewis and son Raymond were in Hannibal while J P Stephens went to Ely and Mrs J T Hanly visited relatives in Shelbi na. C L Carpenter visited Laclede to be with his wife and baby awaiting home return. Ralph Johnson and family along with Carl Johnson and Miss May Johnson visited relatives from Dallas Texas then traveled to Woodland to stay with their aunt Mrs W A Todd.
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C. L. Carpenter
Laclede
Ralph Johnson
Carl Johnson
Dallas
Texas
May Johnson
Woodland
W.A Todd
Men and fashion woes end up in a witty society note
Mexico Ledger society editor Miss Marie Rose muses that men are never satisfied by fashion. While visiting St Louis she toured a department store showing dresses bonnets skirts and gowns from the last two centuries. She notes men advocate economy while women insist on looking stylish and the cycle continues.
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St Louis
Pat
Hus
Lorelei of the Republicans and the lure of power
Eugene A. Vogt criticizes the Republican party across states as false to progress. He highlights leaders like Penrose and Lorimer and accuses figures such as Liv Morse and Akins of standpatism amid a call for harmony. The piece laments big interests triumphing over the people and predicts painful election results.
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Pennsylvania
Penrose
New York City
The
Tribune
Sun
New York
Barnes
Massachusetts
Crane
Foraker
Ohio
Lorimer
Illinois
Jim Watson
Indiana
Missouri
Liv" Morse
Elvins
Akins
Whitman
Republican Party
Liv” Morse
Progressive Party
Eugene A. Vogt
Progressive Exponent
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Mr. Yanney
Woodson & Jackson
Hanly & Green
Jobo Abbott
W. M. Percefield
Des Moines
Iowa
T. H. Thorington
Co. C. Lewis and Son
Raymond
J. P. Stephens
Ely
J.T. Hanly
Shelbina
Mabel Hawkins
Lorelei
Rhine
Saltzman
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