Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
An old time advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for “woman's ills.” It cites Mrs. Bertha Mutt of Louisiana as praising its health restoration and notes the remedy helps many women by restoring strength and relief from suffering.
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Rae Plains
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Mutt
N.C. Bt
Louisiana
M. D
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Matt Ther
Sympathy and Laundry Tips In One Page
The excerpt blends personal musings on love with practical advice on home laundering using Defiance Starch. It touts ironed shirt waist stiffness at home, contrasts with steam laundry, and endorses a Starch brand while weaving in quotable lines from Sir Walter Scott Seneca and Ben Johnson.
Missouri Teachers Meet in Joplin Hear 648 Attendees
The State Teachers association held its annual meeting in Joplin over the holiday week with 648 teachers present the largest attendance except once in 50 years. Next meeting will be in Kansas City December 29 to 31, 1908 with resolutions on school medical inspection county supervision compulsory attendance salaries civil service moral training and rural high school articulation. Dr Richard H Jesse resigns as Missouri State University president after 17 years and will retire September 1 1908 receiving Carnegie foundation lifetime benefits up to 3000 annually. A. Ross Hill of Cornell University is expected to become the new president.
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State Teachers’ Association
Joplin
Kansas City
Howard A. Cass
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
B. G. Shackleford
Cape Girardeau Normal
J. A. Thompson
Tarkio College
E. E. Dodd
Springfield
E. M
Richard H. Jesse
Missouri State University
Board of Curators
Jesse
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
William T. Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
W. 8. Chaplin
Washington University
Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
The
Society
Henry S. Pritchett
St. Louis
MN Health
A. Ross Hill
Cornell University
Judges in Conference Elects Leaders and Proposes Statute Revision
Missouri appellate and circuit judges met in St. Louis and re elected Judge James D. Fox as president and Circuit Judge Alonzo D. Burns as secretary. The conference plans to appoint a commission to revise Missouri statutes and report to the legislature with recommendations.
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Missouri Supreme, Appellate
Circuit Courts
St. Louis
James D. Fox
Supreme Court
Alonzo D. Burns
Platte City
Missouri
Fox
Hermann Brumback
Kansas City
Samuel Davis
Marshall
W. N. Evans
West Plains
Hugh Dobbs
Joplin
B. G. Th
New Democratic Club Names Committees in Missouri Chapter
State Senator Frank M. McDavid announced the Missouri Young Men's Democratic club standing committees formed after a St. Louis organization. The executive panel includes John M. Atkinson of Doniphan, Thomas J. Wornall of Liberty, Thomas L. Robey of Lebanon, W. T. Ragland of Paris, John A. Blevins of St. Louis, and McDavid as president. Finance panel lists A. L. Cooper of Kansas City, W. E. Spratt of St. Joseph, M. J. Conran of New Madrid, James Hageman Jr. of St. Louis, David Harris of Fulton. By-laws panel features H. J. Simmons of Clarence, Charles B. Farris of Caruthersville, Colin M. Selph of St. Louis, and W. R B. Paynter of Carrollton along with W. L. Salmon of Tarkio.
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New Democratic Club
Frank M. McDavid
Missouri Young Men's Democratic Club
St. Louis
McDavid
John M. Atkinson
Doniphan
Thomas J. Wornall
Liberty
Thomas L. Robey
Lebanon
W. T. Ragland
Paris
John A. Blevins
A. L. Cooper
Kansas City
W. E. Spratt
St. Joseph
M. J. Conran
New Madrid
James Hageman, Jr
David Harris
Fulton
H. J. Simmons
Clarence
Charles B. Farris
Caruthersville
Colin M. Selph
W. R B. Paynter
Carrollton
W. L. Salmon
Tarkio
Hill Named Law Professor at Stetson University
Prof Henry Hill chosen by the board to succeed W H Roberts as professor of law and real property and corporation law at John B Stetson University Deland Fla He will assume the post September 1 1908 Roberts to practice law in Texas R F Walker of St Louis named nonresident lecturer of law to succeed L F Parker The board authorized bids for a new 100000 agricultural building in Columbia with bids to be opened at the March meeting.
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Henry Hill
John B. Stetson University of
Deland, Fla
W. H. Roberts
Hill
Columbia
Roberts
Texas
R. F. Walker
St. Louis
L. F. Parker
State Convention Call Issued From St Louis Headquarters
The Republican state convention to elect national convention delegates will meet in St Louis on February 27. Four delegates at large and four alternates will be chosen, and 18 presidential electors will be nominated. Two electors at large and one for each congressional district, plus the Missouri member of the Republican National Committee, will be elected. A national committeeman election is a new arrangement in Missouri.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Missouri
Republican National Committee
Subcontractor Killed by Falling Brick at New St. Joseph Hotel
William Mignery, contractor for the brick work on the 11 story hotel under construction in St. Joseph, was struck on the head by a brick that fell from five stories and died instantly. A New Year greeting preceded the accident. The tragedy halted work as officials investigated the collation of safety measures.
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William Mignery
St. Joseph
Tramps Dodging Johnson County Court
A report notes unemployed vagrants dodging Johnson County by seeking winter shelter while the county court enforces street preparedness with enforced labor at the rockpile.
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Johnson County
Reward offered for arrest in Madison county murder
Gov. Folk posts a 300 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of Stephen Morris in the December 19 killing of Michael Pabst in Madison county. The reward is valid for one year.
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Folk
Stephen Morris
Michael Pabst
Madison County
Boy brings home wild turkey on first hunting trip
A 12 year old boy goes on his first hunting trip with a Christmas gift and returns with a wild turkey instead of being shot. The Clinton Democrat reports the remarkable event highlighting the boy’s luck and the unusual outcome of the outing.
St Joseph G A R Man Robert Essman Dead
Robert Essman aged 66 prominent in Grand Army circles charter member of Custer post dies at his South Nineteenth Street residence from a stroke paralysis death noted in city obituary notice
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St. Joseph G
Boys and the Farm According to Fairfax Forum
The Fairfax Forum argues that farm raised boys rarely abandon agriculture for cities. Most pursue education but view farming as superior and intend farming as their life work. Many Atchison county youths own land and show pride in farming, with corn show premiums for boys’ entries highlighting the field’s future independence and leadership.
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Fairfax Forum
Atchison County
Sheriff Term Clarified by Secretary Swanger Letter
Secretary Swanger informs county clerks that the 1907 08 blue book misstated sheriff term length. He explains the four year term applies starting after the 1908 election per the 1906 constitutional amendment, correcting the earlier page 199 assertion.
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Swanger
Itinerant musician plays Arkansas fiddle in Carterville
The Joplin News-Herald reports a traveler entertained many listeners with an old Arkansaw fiddle. The instrument, about 30 inches long and box shaped, has four strings and no neck. Players rest it on a table and pluck with a pocket knife and mandolin pick.
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Arkansaw
Carterville
Joplin News-Herald
Arkansas
Missouri press hails Hurdland Echo debut
The Hurdland Echo in Knox County announces itself as a new local newspaper with E. B. Rounds listed as the fond parent. The community gains a fresh naming presence in the Missouri press landscape.
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Misouri Press
Hurdland
Knox County
E. B. Rounds
Trapping Pays There in Westboro Says Mayor Leads Trade
The Enterprise reports trapping for furs is highly lucrative in Westboro with the mayor dedicating most of his time to the business for three years and achieving a practical monopoly on the trade in town.
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Westboro
Dramatic Clubs Bring Winter Talent to Towns Soon
First report of the winter crop of dramatic clubs arriving with many cities set to host local talents. The piece notes widespread interest as communities anticipate performances by local groups and solo performers.
A Freak of Fortune in Pike County Court
The county court in Pike is examining a curious case involving Joe Elgin, an aged citizen living with a Black couple formerly his slaves. Elgin granted them a home in his more prosperous days.
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Pike
Joe Elgin
Elgin
Woman sells turkeys near Montgomery City before Christmas
Just before Christmas a woman living near Montgomery City sold a flock of turkeys for 240 dollars. A Missouri farmer's wife remarks the sum is only a small amount of money.
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Montgomery City
Dean’s Kidney Pills Credited For Kidneys Relief
Mrs Frank Roseboom of Moscow Idaho reports inherited kidney trouble worsened to nervous sleeplessness with dizziness spots in vision and back pain. After using Dean’s Kidney Pills symptoms vanished. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Frank Roseboom
Washington St
Moscow
Idaho
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dreaming Child Feels Not Here In Bedside Dream
Little Virginia aged three frightened her mother by insisting she was not in bed. She asked to be felt to confirm her presence, then sobbed that she dreamed she was a chocolate stick and had eaten herself. The momentary fright centered on a child’s dream while she lay tucked in her trundle bed.
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Virginia
Dearie
Mamma
Two Cures of Eczema Proven by Grandfather and Child
A Louisville, Kentucky, man recounts eczema healing in his grandson after doctors failed. He credits Cuticura remedies with rapid improvement and final cure, noting the child became a strong, disease free adult. He also describes his own severe winter sores before using Cuticura.
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M. W. LaRue
Seventh St
Louisville
Conversation on wealth and marriage sparked by prior claim
A dialogue contrasts memory and reality as one partner recalls claiming wealth before marriage while the other insists that wealth existed, though unknown at the time. The exchange hints at financial perceptions shaping a relationship.
Editor Replies To Fresh Grader From Mail
A humorous morning mail exchange shows J Alexander McNutt offering to write for a paper and the editor inviting him to send a subscription payment. The other item promotes Defiance Starch claiming superior stiffness with less quantity needed, avoiding paste buildup on fabrics.
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Morning Mail
J. Alexander McNutt
J. Alex
Starfish Habits Hint At Evening Dining Discovery
The passage notes starfish possess about twenty five thousand jaws or hands in rings and bands to capture prey, even sizable quick fish. Prof Jennings of Johns Hopkins photographed a starfish at dinner and found it has habits. The ad then urges trying Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching, promising money back if not better, and ends with a George Washington quote about learning from past errors.
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Jennings
Johns Hopkins
George Washington
Defiance Starch Promises Better Fresh-Laundered White Goods
A stern parent and a young Hopeless discuss how one gains advantages. The dialogue turns to laundering, stressing the value of proper starch to stiffen fine wash goods without thickening. Defiance Starch is endorsed as improving the look of laundered textiles.
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Hopeless
Minister and youth meet in village tale amid church scene
A new minister asks a young man if he attends worship and learns he goes every Sunday night. He is en route to see the church now, expressing eagerness to involve the youth in the congregation. The passage blends a parable tone with local parish life.
Scattering Sunshine at the Circus
Mr. Sirius Barker and children brighten life with summer circus outings and holiday toy play, noting how kids give purpose to outings and playful tinkering during breaks. The exchange highlights the cheer children bring to family life.
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Sirius Barker
Your Wife and Pie Filling Promises Contest Ready
An ad touts OUR PIE mix for two large pies at 10 cents with tents in the package for immediate use. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and a Lewis' Binder cigar. Miscellaneous quotes include a line about honor from Addison and Beaumont and Scavewn Calamity as a stated touchstone.
Brown's Bronchial Troches Hoarseness and Cough Relief
Many professional men, clergymen, teachers and singers use Brown's Bronchial Troches for curing hoarseness and coughs.
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Brown
Love of our neighbor as door out of dungeon of self
Quote underscores George Macdonald on loving neighbors as key to escape self centered fate. The fragment adds a blunt line about bearing fate and conquering it.
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George Macdonald
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