A Western Editor Meets a Well Educated Farmer
A western editor informs a farmer he wants material from his pen. The farmer sells him a pig for 975 dollars. In Carlinville 45 of 181 teaching applicants failed certification. A horse disease named stocks spreads in Morgan County. A patriotic flag display is praised yet urged as real patriotism. Naperville issues tramp tickets for city labor. schools must fly US flags daily. A Tower Grove Park incident reports a girl nearly losing her bloomers on a bicycle. a passerby helps with a pin and suspenders.
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Tower Grove Park
Alton
Telegraph
Mock
Litchfleld Herald
Washington
Wasington
Peter Miller
Shamokin
Pittsburg
Pen. Com
Lochran
Alton Telegraph
A Clever Capture by Salisbury Marshal Ends in Carlyle Jail
City marshal Gilchrist of Salisbury Missouri and Geo Patman captured Al. b. Grimes of Carlyle in May 1894 and turned him over to county authorities. Grimes remains jailed in Carlyle awaiting court. a reward is noted for the capture. The piece questions a larger reward for horse thieves, comparing value of animals to humans.
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Marshal Gilchrist
Salisbury
Geo
Patman
B. Grimes
Carlyle
Board of
T Giles
Neighborhood Humor and Local Incidents Across Towns
A collage of humorous and moral snippets from small papers recounts town life. Reflections on newspapers, editors, and readers mix with anecdotes of a fire caused by chicken houses, a farmer's sign scam, and a pension case. Local quips, misprint jibes, and village scenes weave through brief items across Effingham, Litchfield, and Shamokin.
Farm Hands and the Shift in Rural Labor
The Farm and Fireside reflects on the decline of reliable farm help as neighboring sons no longer stay with families. It notes expectations for pay, holidays, and leisure, and laments looser work ethic, less interest in crops and stock, and constant supervision needed to avoid unfinished labor.
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Ilo
Free Trial of Dr King's New Discovery Offer
Old newspaper ad offers free trial bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery and a free copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor. Readers must mail name and address to H B Bucklen Co Chicago for samples.
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Dr. King
H. B. Bucklen, & Co
Chicago
Singston
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Traneh
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McCluse
Bishop
Morgan
P. D
Naperville
Lincoln News
General Assembly
United States
Ohio Penitentiary News
Fayette County
Skinner
Effingham Republican
Speer
Nesters
Litchfield Monitor
Italy
Nes
Robt. L. Dawson
Market Street
Troy
Fl, Hampton
Main
Troy, Ii
A. G. Buscher
M. F. Allwarter
Perchandise
George Liebler
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