Famous Robber Hunt Reaches Sedalia After Shootout
In Sedalia a storied robber hunt unfolds as Charles Bradshaw lies in precarious condition after a Sunday morning fight. Deputy Constable Sam Major reports recovery of stolen goods from the Butcher home and the hog pen hidey hole, with officers tracing items to Unionville Fort Scott and Calhoun.
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James A
Thomas Robb
Sedalia
Sam Major
Robb
Charles Bradshaw
Minter Thompson
Butcher House
Windsor
Bradshaw
Hiattsville
Kas
Dave Bradshaw
Calhoun
James Robb
Major
Sentinel
Sam Butcher
Nellie Bradshaw
John Butcher
Walter Agee
the Sentinel
Terry Bros
Lamonte
Unionville
Fort Scott
Was
Low rate excursions to Washington New York and Boston
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway offers Chicago to Washington and return for 15.85 dollars. Tickets on sale October 3 to 6 inclusive with return by October 14 and extension privilege to November 3. Stopovers allowed.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Chicago
Solicitor seeks to advertise Sedalia product sales
Lady solicitor advertises and offers Sedalia made product sales. Call between 9 and 11 a.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at 114 East Main Street.
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East Main Street
Botanic Blood Balm promises cures for rheumatism and catarrh
Advertisement-style copy claims Botanic Blood Balm kills the poison in the blood curing chronic rheumatism and catarrh with a single trial. It offers free samples and medical advice, cites hundreds of long standing cases, and lists Sedalia and Atlanta as points of sale.
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Botanic
Atlanta
Sedalia
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Ancestry of Shoemaking in the United States
The article traces shoemaking roots from the Mayflower immigrant shoemaker to Lynn Massachusetts. It notes the London company income of $100 and 50 acres granted to the early craftsman, the founding of Lynn seven years later, and Philip Kertland as Lynn’s first shoemaker. It records Lynn in George Washington's era with 200 master workmen 690 journeymen and annual output of 300000 pairs.
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United States
Thomas Beard
London Company
City of
Lynn
Philip Kertland
Buckinghamshire
George Washington
Six Mile Road District Petition To Resubmit Road Law
Petition signed by 169 voters of Special Road District No 8 requests resubmission of the road law to Pettis County Court. Court orders the proposition placed before voters of the district at the general election on November 4 1902 with options For adoption and Against adoption.
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Six Mile Road District
Pettis County
Missouri
Six Mile Road
Navigating the Elbe by Chain Tow System
A 290 mile long chain lies at the river bottom to tow boats on the Elbe. Boats 18 feet long use 200 HP steam engines that power a drum on deck. The chain comes in bow, runs to a drum wrapped three times, then to stern and back into the water. The steamers tow five barges totaling 1,500 tons.
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Elbe
Not suitable dialogue fragment for a headline
A fragmentary quotation contrasts two men named Whipper and Snapper who allegedly married differently, with a speaker claiming lifelong support yet noting the men' s later wealth and the speaker's ongoing poverty. The text lacks clear news event details.
Two Signs on Candle and Lamp as Courtship Signs
A fragment notes a belief that snuffing a candle by accident signals marriage while deliberately turning down a lamp signals courting. The quip contrasts accident and intention in romantic signals.
Perhaps the reason a woman doesn’t keep a secret
A brief Chicago News quip notes that a woman may fear another woman will reveal the secret first.
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Chicago News
Candy Palace Fruits Promised in Run Over Sale
A garbled note advertises a sale at the Candy Palace featuring caches of pears plums crapes bananas apples koko nuts lemors and other fruit. Details are unclear.
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Candy Palace
A Quiet Place Manners Praised for Proper Conduct
A note lauds W. J. Riley for earning credit in the business by running his place orderly and respectful. It describes the establishment as a gentleman's resort and above reproach in conduct.
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W. J. Riley
When to Sell Hogs Six or Seven Months Old
The article argues buyers pay more for younger hogs and notes feed costs favor earlier marketing. It cites Oklahoma Farm Journal and explains young pigs convert nearly all feed to weight, unlike older pigs. It asserts 176 to 200 pounds of prime pork can be produced in five to six months, supporting six to seven month marketing.
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Oklahoma Farm Journal
Fat Tailed Sheep In Siberia
Vast pastures in Siberia suit sheep farming the fat tailed Tartar breed. The animals are bred for tail fat, yielding up to twenty pounds of tallow per yearling. Winter fat declines unless fed, and the breed is poor for wool, with a separate inferior wool breed kept.
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Siberia
Live Stock Journal
Early feeding boosts lamb growth and farm economy
A discussion on sheep nutrition notes that young lambs convert feed to growth more efficiently than older animals. Ten month old lambs reach similar weight with less food, and feeding grain early increases profit. Horses in farm work thrive on partly cured clover with reduced grain, supported by farmer Alva Agee's findings.
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Alva Agee
National Stockman
Clover and peas feed on the farm and soil benefits
The author notes clover and peas yield a second crop and improve soil while keeping feed costs low this summer as the horses work well and enjoy it. A range flock queries if grain feeding pays. the answer concludes it does not due to higher costs and required supervision making routine range feeding unprofitable.
Marriage Licenses Granted in Benton County
A marriage license was issued Monday to L. E. Merge of this city and Mary Fuller of Edmonston Benton county. W. M. Gearhart and a Mr. Howard quarreled over money Sunday and Gearhart struck Howard with bacon. They were fined $5 in police court.
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L. E. Merge ‘Ro
Mary Fuller
Edmonston
Benton County
W. M. Gearhart
Mrs Calaflower Tours Dresden Then Heads to Monroe
Mrs John Calaflower visiting her daughter Mrs Richard Gentry of Dresden departed last night for Monroe Louisiana. The trip follows a visit to family and includes Libbet Vanscoter as part of the departure details.
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John Calaflower
Richard Gentry
Dresden
Libbet Vanscoter
Monroe
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