Prescott Daily News Second Class Matter Note
The Prescott Daily News is listed as second class matter with an April 5 1907 filing at the Prescott Arkansas post office under the 1879 act.
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Prescott, Ark
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
2
Political lineup snippet lists Bryan Kern and Wallace
A fragment shows W. J. Bryan as vice president candidate and John W. Kern as congress figure with Minor Wallace mentioned in a political lineup.
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John W. Kern
Congress
Minor Wallace
Town’s progress thrives on shared effort not idle wealth
The Eureka Springs Flashlight emphasizes that a town prospers not from rich individuals but from collective action. A man with a thousand dollars and town spirit can spur growth more than a millionaire who hoards capital and ignores local progress.
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Eureka Springs
Farmers profits and bacon cotton dilemma in Scott county
The Waldron Reporter notes farmers claim bacon can be raised as easily as cotton. With cotton under 9 cents and bacon at 14 cents, the piece questions why farmers grow cotton while buying bacon and observes several cars of bacon are shipped into Scott county yearly. It asks if there is a way to stop such foolishness.
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Waldron
Scott County
Government survey near Mena progresses in six months
A topographical survey by government officers is under way near Mena. The party of twenty men will map about 1000 square miles of country for the Geological Survey. Completion is expected in six months.
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Mena
Department of Geological Survey
Multitude Defined by Boy in Classroom
A Brooklyn teacher asks a pupil to define multitude. The boy answers that a multitude is what we get when we multiply, offering a humorous classroom moment about math and language.
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Brooklyn
White House calling-out for Miss Ethel Roosevelt
A December 28 event at the White House will honor Miss Ethel Roosevelt. The notice humorously notes she will not “Come Out Flat Footed” as her father did, signaling a playful family reference.
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Ethel Roosevelt
White House
Mrs Gould’s Demand for $120 000 Salary Revealed
Mrs. Howard Gould asserts she cannot live on less than 120000 dollars annually. The figure, reportedly 2.5? refers to an economic demand tied to her household needs.
Hearst Objects to Sheriff Serving Papers
Mr. Hearst may have resisted service as he already has all papers he can manage, making a possible obstacle to formal process in Nebraska.
Outing for November Taft at Yale lead article in Outing Magazine
The November issue of Outing Magazine features Taft at Yale as the leading article by Ralph D. Paine, with a Yale perspective on the presidential candidate. Other readable pieces include Oliver Kemp’s travel tale Up and Down Paradise Valley and Paine’s The Last Pirates of the Spanish Main.
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Taft
Yale
Outing
Ralph D. Paine
Oliver Kemp
Paradise Valley
Mexico
Republic
Oregon
Northwest
Arcady
Albert Bigelow Paine
E. P. Powell
Todd Russell
A. B. Carleton
Lynn Tew Sprague
Bohemian for November offers varied short stories and features
The Bohemian Magazine November issue includes gripping stories such as An Anarchist of the Big Timber by Henry Oyen a tale of a foreman clashing with a Chicago lumber firm. Also Browne’s From Them That Have Went, humorous pieces, travel notes, science ghost and graft topics, a color portfolio of actresses, and a strong humorous department.
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Bohemian
Henry Oyen
Chicago
Preter Emerson ¢ Browne
Sales Agents Wanted for Large Picture and Frame House
Advertisement seeks agents to sell art catalogs and samples with no experience required. Earn $26 weekly or 400 percent profit, with free samples and capital provided. Writes to Frank W. Williams Co at 1214 W Taylor St Chicago for particulars catalog and samples.
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America
Frank W. Williams Co
Taylor Street
Chicago
The Cooley Mustard Plaster Prank Gone Wrong
A neighbor recounts a winter mishap where Mrs. Cooley sewed a dry mustard plaster into her husband John Cooley’s undershirt to ease rheumatic pain. He endures dramatic reactions, suspects cholera, and discovers the prank, ending with fury and a vow to never be well again.
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Cooley
Moses
Mrs. Cooley
Mr. Cooley
Questioning a Lost Sea Region on a Dense Atlas
A wealthy shipowner laments missing a place named Great Jeopardy on a world map while reading a captain's tale of a fierce storm and a vessel nearly wrecked in the Mediterranean. The puzzled man relies on an enormous atlas to locate the mystery locale.
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Lil
Mediterranean
Frontier travelers witness village warfare between China and Burma
English traveler George Forrest reports on border villages in conflict between China and Burma. He notes Ji Ji and nearby communities engaged in constant skirmishes as they move through the frontier region.
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China
Burma
George Forrest
Ji-Ji
The Tiffin Fight Amid a Maize Theft Conflict
A clash erupted over maize theft with a 50 warrior corps mobilized. Troops wore silver adornments and long war gear as they exchanged jeers on the hill until the afternoon meal arrived, then dispersed. The critic noted a dramatic cast and dyed hair in the scene.
Doctor Advises Settling Accounts Over Illness Doubt
A professional exchange questions whether illness justifies winding up affairs. The doctor replies that settling the account with him would be justified.
Election notice for Arkansas Nevada county November 3 1908
Notice lists polling sites for county officials and nine presidential electors across towns Albany Laneburg Sutton Boughton Rosston Emmet Morris Hatleys Store Glenville Court House Bodcaw Brisbane Lackland Wire Road School House Walleyville Pleasant Hill Blaff City Union Blaff City with sheriff E D Hood signing October 8 1908.
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Nevada County
Arkansas
Albany
Falcon
Laneburg
Sutton
Boughton
Ganey
Rosston Caney
Cale
Emmet
Georgia
Morris
Jackson
Thatley's
Leake
Glenville
Missouri
Court House
K of P
Pleasant Hill Union
Blaff City
E. D. Hood
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