Crops Up in Missouri Report From Marceline Visitor
Minnie Kuhn writes from Marceline Missouri November 24 1906 detailing weather and crop results wheat about thirty bushels per acre corn thirty to seventy five bushels per acre fruit crops especially peaches and apples praise for rainfall and notes on local visitors and family, civil life and local mines and small town growth.
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Marceline
The
Journal
Missouri
Washington County
Henry Green
Verdi
Herring
Will DeNoel
Mamma
Minnie Schilling DeNoel
Chicago
Elmer H. Schilling
Will Schilling
Washington
Keytesville
Kuhn
Iowa
Minnie Kuhn
Mareceline
The Midnight River Scenic Production at Opera House
Ed Anderson presents The Midnight River a dramatic big scenic production praised by press and ecclesiastic publications. The one day engagement at the opera house on November twenty eight features spectacular scenes such as The Illuminated Scene The Mammoth Ship Scene and The Realistic Ship Wreck with a high quality supporting company. Prices are 25 35 50 cents and seats are on sale at Columbia pharmacy.
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Ed Anderson
Thas
Midnight Flyer
Rand
Adirondack
Anderson
Opera House
Columbia Pharmacy
Foleys Honey and Tar Declared Safe Under Pure Food Law
The advertisement states Foleys Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults sold by All Druggista.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Druggista
Final Search Appeal for Sandusky Missing Boys
City Marshal David Ewing forwards a plea from Sandusky Ohio dated November 17 1908 seeking publication of photos and notice about two missing boys William Missig and Joseph Wirth aged now seventeen and sixteen who disappeared July 13 1899. The appeal asks anxious parents and the public to aid in recovering the missing children.
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David Ewing
Sandusky
Ohio
William Missig
Joseph Wirth
Thanksgiving Day Delivery Delayed For Resting Grocers
Grocery delivery workers will not deliver on Thanksgiving day to rest with the public. Readers are asked to plan accordingly and arrange home packing of needed items.
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Hubby
Washington lodge to convene for second degree work Friday
Washington lodge No. 26 A F and A M will hold a Friday evening meeting for second degree work at o'clock sharp with Jno H Steck W M directing. Prof R B Crone of this city is among speakers for the fifty second annual session of the Iowa State Teachers association to be held in Des Moines December 27 and 28.
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Communication of Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Jno
H. Steck
W. M
Crone
R. B. Crone
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Butler as terror to judges sparks courtroom quip
An old lawyer recalls General Ben Butler intimidating judges. He quotes a moment with Judge Sanger who, provoked, asks what the counsel thinks he is for. Butler answers, I confess your honor's got me there.
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Ben Butler
Sanger
Butler
Beard or Bride Dilemma Faces Romantic Pressure
A Liverpool tale follows A. forced to grow a beard to ward off pneumonia and other illnesses. The woman he loves will not marry unless he shaves, prompting the paper to suggest the easy answer: keep the beard and cut the woman.
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Liverpool
The True Name of Love Is Friendship
The text defines a form of love where two people’ s yearning for each other elevates to a shared hunger for a higher ideal, calling this enduring bond friendship and asking who has found such devotion.
Schroeder Questioned Over Housekeeper in Widow Neighbor Parley
In a Fliegende Blatter joke, Schroeder asks a widow why she sent her housekeeper away noting she cooked well. The widow replies she feared he would marry the cook due to her splendid puddings.
Vinol Brings Cod Liver Cure Without Oil Or Grease
Washington druggists promote Vinol as a tasteless cod liver remedy for chronic colds bronchitis and weak lungs preserving the curatives without oil or fat. Cook & Sherman advertise Vinol as a nationwide product available in most towns and cities with a guarantee and agency notes.
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Vinci
Washington
Cook & Sherman
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Work & Meek
West Side
G. C. Roscoe
North Side
Mason
Transfer & Storage Co
Casey’s
Hotel Colenso
Ray H. Dean
Old
Tomchy
Masonic Fraternity
Ben Hatler
National Biscuit Company
Eee
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
U.S
R. Paxton Co
Boston
Mass
E Typewriter
Remington
Remington Typewriter Company
New York
Fifth Street
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