Grand Court Officers Ousted by Grand Chancellor
Grand Chancellor A W Lloyd of St Louis issues a proclamation ousting several Grand Court officers and appointing replacements until the Sedalia meeting. Names include Cora A Conway, Jane A Gilree, Ma Williams, C Irving, Ma L Rolen, Eugenia Davis, Ora B Riley, Lee Clark, Esa Johnson, Cec a Burris, J Ross, Collins, M Curtis, Jo L Combs, Saima Sexton, with addresses in St Louis Joplin Kansas City and nearby, dated 2007.
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A. W. Lloyd
St. Louis
Cora A. Conway
Ie C. Irving
Ma. L. Rolen
Aler
Egenia Davis
Ora B. Riley
Eistead
Grand Court
Sedaliaily
Esa M. Johnson
Semenue
Grand Y
Ceca B. Burris
M. Ross
Avtcsary Fund
Lavenue
Mo Collins
Bene Board
Hickory Street
Hickory Street Uis, Mo. M. Curtis, Supreme Represenstive
Joplin
Jo. L. Combs
Grand
Kansas City
Saima Sexton
Market St
T. Lewis
Miles’ mti-Pain Pillas Cure Headache Quickly
Kervon or Rick Headache will yield quickly to the influence of Dr. Miles' mti-Pain Pill a. 25 doses 25 cents.
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Kervon
Miles
Hobo asks for food for dog during escape attempt
In a tense exchange, a hobo asks a lamp rising to the occasion and to humanity he requests surplus food for his canine companion rather than a land-cut, illustrating a stubborn scene of desperation and resourcefulness.
Generations Sit At Meal In Odd Dinner Jest
A Chicago Tribune quip notes two generations present while a statistical boarder jokes the hen at their meal was likely the great-grandmother of the omelet, illustrating a playful lineage gag. The item invites readers to submit news via the paper’s reporter.
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Chicago Tribune
Virginia lynching record questioned for 1907
The Times-Dispatch questions a Virginia lynching in 1907 and notes the national tally of 56 lynchings, mostly of Black victims, with Alabama leading and South states showing decline. It links the figures to race tensions and temperance drives, urging careful reporting of future years.
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Virginia
Times- Dispatch
Chicago Tribune
Florida
North Carolina
Missouri
South
Nothern
Western States
Nebraska
Iowa
Times Dispatch
Louisiana Gems and Local Social Notes
Rev Alexander Hubbard convalescing after illness. Miss Mabelle English returns home after teaching term. Mrs A M Robinson returns from Keokuk Iowa. Mrs Daisy Hughes Clarksville leads large music class. Yates Art Club met at Miss Hazel Williams home on Saturday the 15th. Mrs J B Goins spoke on The Life of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Members cited Dunbar hymns and phonograph selections. Club adjourned to meet at Mrs C P Covington’s on the 22nd inst.
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Mabelle English
A. M. Robinson
Keokuk
Iowa
Daisy Hughes
Clarksville
Yates’ Art Club
Hazel Lee Williams
J. B. Goins
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Dunbar
C. P. Covington
Agents Wanted for Best and Most Libera Policy
Neighbors of the Hearth Stone in Kansas City Missouri invite inquiries for recommendations of perfectly pleased policy holders. This notice promotes a broad sick accident and death benefit and asks interested individuals to respond to Dept 16.
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Kansas City
Mysterious Snake Woman Expedition Sails From Jamestown
A Jamestown expedition led by veteran mountaineers seeks the snake woman said to haunt moonshine country. Witnesses describe a 25 year old reptile like woman with scaly skin who hunts small forest prey and sheds her skin annually. Stone Delby claims she may be a missing link between snake and human.
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Jamestown, V
Jamestown
Stone Delby
Stone
Easy for Father Gladys and the Poet Lovers
A witty exchange contrasts a poet lover with a football player as a father figure evaluates poetry and romance. The dialogue hints at familial approval and humorous admiration, ending with a playful line about past suitors and athletic prowess.
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Gladys
What It Is For Wife Must You Go To The Club
A dialogue themed snippet shows a wife asking if attending the club is required while the husband answers it isn’t essential but he needs the rest, revealing tension over social obligations and personal well being.
The Offending Hand
Jeffy recalls a night of fear and guilt over touching his sister Elizabeth and the possible harm he caused. He fears punishment and hell fire, considers confessing, then awakens to find his hand unharmed, realizing the danger may have been imagined. Elizabeth remains cheerful, and Jeffy resolves to apologize to her.
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Elisabeth
Elizabeth
Jeffy
Huggins
Ely
Major’s Mounted Blunder Ends in Irish Laughter
In Harper’s Weekly a story recalls a major leading troops in pursuit of outlaws who reach a village too late. He unsaddles and feeds the horses. Pat the hostler, a son of Ireland, misplaces the saddle facing rearward. When corrected, the major asks why. Pat replies he didn’t know which way you were going, causing an explosion of laughter and no punishment for Pat.
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Fnally
Ireland
Pat
Harper's Weekly
Ambitious humorist’s editor’s joke sparks sighs
A young humorist in Los Angeles presented his joke offering to the editor. He laments the editor’s likely indifference and jokes about the editor being one of those who reject fresh talent. The piece captures early career struggles and newsroom skepticism.
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Joe
Jane A. Gilree
Grand Register of Deeds, Iia
Lee Clark
Lamp
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Louisiana Gems
Alexander Hubbard
W. H. Huston
Ohio and
Cooper Streets
Sedalia
Virginia Mountains
Notige Taxpayers
John L Sullivan
Revenue
Pettis CO
Joseph B. Bowles
Mother
Big Brother
Ste
Jeff
Alster
Gene Te Dee
Moon
Nee
Beth
Jet
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