Bunker Hill School Report Highlights Growth and Praise
Frieda Gross reports at Bunker Hill School that 22 pupils attended at opening on September 2 with gradual growth to 33, ages 6 to 11, mostly well behaved and punctual. Mild fall and winter kept attendance steady. February weather reduced it. Playground space and orderly grades one through six receive praise. arithmetic instruction noted as improving. Superintendent G L Coleman praised the school and patrons hosted the final day, leading to another term.
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Bunker Hill School
G. L. Coleman
Frieda Gross
School Burned Ends Hughesville Postal Class Record
Hughesville Missouri records show a postal school opened Sept 1901 with 64 pupils, 32 boys and 32 girls, eight grades minus 5th and 6th. The building burned after two months and two weeks, ending the term. Pupils were neat, respectful and engaged in language, arithmetic, and history, with few visitors and tardiness a recurring issue.
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Hughesville
G. L. Coleman
Postal
Postal School Report Praises Pupils and Promises New Building
Nellie Scott reports on a postal school with fair apparatus though lacking maps and dictionaries. The superintendent commends pupil appearance and expression, urges punctuality, and notes purchases of copy books. he calls the house better than average but with a high cost and a defective foundation.
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Postal School
Nellie Scott
Pleasant Green and nearby schools report opening, attendance, and progress
Pleasant Green School opened September 9 1901 with 39 pupils rising to 45 including 21 girls and 24 boys. Term lasted seven months with strong neatness, punctuality, and industry noted by teacher Addie Allison Miller and superintendent. Oak Point and Tangle Nook schools also report opening dates, enrollment, progress in arithmetic, discipline, and faculty observations.
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Pleasant Green School
Pleasant Green
Addie Allison Miller
Tangle Nook School
Hopewell School Opens with Thirty Pupils in Hughesville
In Hughesville Missouri on July 14 1902 the Hopewell School notes it opened September 9 1901 with about 30 pupils ten girls and twenty boys. Enrollment rose to about 35 or 36 before the second month. The term ran seven months with an average daily attendance near twenty.
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Hughesville
Hopewell School
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promoted as Liver Tonic
Advertisement for DeWitt's Little Early Risers claiming they expel poisons and act as a liver tonic. Testimonial from W. Scott of Milton Pennsylvania and supplier W. E. Bard Drug Co. note small, vegetable tablets that do not gripe.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Avenue
Milton
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Local Stove Repairer Serves Sedalia Since 1865
The reliable stove repairer operates at 213 West Main Street in Sedalia. A longtime resident, he has lived in Sedalia since 1865 and seeks community support to continue serving the area. Queen City Telephone is listed as 364.
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West Main Street
Sedalia
Queen City
Millionaire Herrick Fined One Cent in Restaurant Bill
Fred Herrick a wealthy lumber magnate from Alabama and Florida faced a one cent fine in a Birmingham police court for refusing to pay 15 cents for a lunch at Morris hotel cafe. He was jailed briefly but posted a $50 000 bond and planned to appeal to the supreme court if needed. Herrick owns large lumber mills and lives in Wisconsin.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fred Herrick
Herrick
Morris Hotel
Supreme Court
Alabama
Florida
Wisconsin
Botanic Blood Balm Promised Cure For Skin Troubles
Broad claims tout Botanic Blood Balm as a sure internal cure for eczema itching humors pimples boils and other skin and blood conditions. It offers a free sample and medical advice by mail, with Sedalia retailer W E Bard Drug Co listed as a local seller.
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Botanic
Colorado dry and Texas wet may unite for action
A fragment hints at a possible collaboration between dry Colorado and wet Texas. The note suggests if differences are bridged, they could drive a joint effort or project. No specifics on subjects or partners are provided.
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Colorado
Texas
Dysentery relief story from Henderson citizen
J A Kelly describes a summer dysentery attack and his use of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with satisfactory results. He notes the remedy controlled the illness quicker than previous treatments. Sold by all druggists.
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J. A. Kelly
United States
Chamberlain
Mr. Kelly
Henderson
N. C
Overcoats to be Fuller by Weight Gained This Summer
A reader asks if overcoats will be fuller than last winter. The answer hinges on how much weight one gained during the summer.
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted By Bard Drug Co
A historical ad asserts a cold remedy named One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs croup throat and lung troubles. It claims immediate relief and safety for children and references W. E. Bard Drug Co as the provider.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Assassination Postponed Over Weather in Siam
The planned assassination of Siam’s bulky king has been delayed due to weather concerns, delaying the event and prompting officials to reassess security and scheduling amid rough conditions.
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Siam
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad By Madison Medicine Co
An old advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea from the Madison Medicine Company. The copy highlights vitality and youth with the product price of 35 cents and lists W. E. Bard Drug Company as a distributor or retailer. The tone is period advertising.
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Madison Medicine Company
W. E. Bard Drug Company
W L Jones Announces General Transfer Service
W L Jones calls attention to his general transfer business offering coal and wood hauling garbage hauling and moving services including all kinds of transfers Queen City No 444.
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W. L. Jones
Queen City No
Seventh Commandment Sermon Versus Modern Vice in New Haven
In New Haven on August 9, Rev. W J Mutch denounces seduction and social vice citing the Etta Cook case at Double Beach. He condemns deception and calls out the hidden dangers of fashionable wreckage among Yale students and the city’s social scene.
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New Haven
Conn
W. J Mutch
Howard Avenue Congregational Church
Yale Divinity School Alumni Association
Etta Cook
Double Beach
Yale Law School
Yale
Paul
High Seas
Mwe Aten
Legion
Special Policeman Mason Detains Deserting Youth Glover
Special Policeman W. H. Mason who arrested young Glover last week for deserting the service continues to hold the case as authorities investigate new leads and potential rewards in the matter.
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W. H. Mason
Young Glover
Democratic Convention Called for Pettis County Sedalia
Pettis County Democrats schedule county convention for August 11 in Sedalia at 11 a.m. to nominate county officers. Precinct primaries to choose delegates set for August 9 at 2 p.m. Sedalia Township voters meet August 9 at 8 p.m. to select precinct committeemen. Sedalia precincts will elect two committeemen each.
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Democratic Central Committee
Pettis County
Sedalia
County Central Committee
Smithton
Green Ridge
Deee Ieee Bik
Ossuve
Bowling Green
Blackwater
Oss
Houstonia
Longwood
Sdeae
Hughesville
Oppmas
Deentus
Pyamic
Flat Creek
Sacnee Mt Cogar
Thane Lake Creek
Semeee
Democrats
Sedalia Township
Not So Dreadful War View Suppressed In Columbia
Fragmentary note argues war can be managed in Columbia with permission and restraint, suggesting a tempered stance on conflict and governance.
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Columbia
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Preston E. Fenstermacher
Egypt
Lehigh Co
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Dr. Pierce
Hallid Drug CO
Cleveland
David Roberts
Agee Rees
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Coleman
W. C. Eckles
Winisters
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Love
Windsor
Phom A. J. Falts
East Twelfth
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