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1907 Montgomery County News

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Graciously contributed by Margaret Walker

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April 19, 1907

Montgomery County Leader April 19, 1907-Howard Ellis Editor, New Florence, Missouri. 

local items from back page, part 1.

Wright county claims to have an active volcano.
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Be happy to-day, for to-morrow you may be married.
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Miss Josie Patterson is home from her trip to St. Louis.
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Recently an eighty-acre farm in Atchison County sold for $12,320 or $154 per acre.
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Mr. Earnest Bezold and Miss Clara Ellis were married at the home  W.E. Ellis April 3rd by Rev. E. Hardy.
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A religious society which believes that the resurrection will occur in the year 2874 is making  many converts in Carthage.
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John Breeden, aged 107, the oldest man in souther MIssouri died at his home a few days ago near Thayer.  He was aged aged 101, died ten day.
ago.
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Mr. F.W. Begeman and Miss Glorence Diggs were married at Hawk Point Thursday April 4th.   They will make their home at Truxton where the groom has a prosperous position.
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Kodol is a thorough stomach releif.   It digests what you eat and gives the stomach rest assists in restoring it to its normal activity and usefulnesss.   Kodol is sold on a guarantee rellef plan by Kallmeyer and Revelle.
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Aunt Rachel Greenwell celebrated her 87th birthday Saturday.  Twenty-seven of her friends tried to surprise her by gathering in with a big dinner, but Aunt Rachel is too old for that and she surmised their coming.  It was a great time however and all enjoyed it.
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The recording angel isnt wasting any ink over good you intend to do.
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WANTED:- Persons to travel and collect in home territory; weekly salary of $1072 per year and expenses. Address, Joseph Alexander, New Florence, Missouri.
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Legislative investigation reveals that some of the contractors on the new Pennsylvania capitol made one thousand per cent profit.  That is even more than Mr. Harriman makes.  How he must envy them.
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Misses Jessie and Luly Suggestt were hostesses to a number of their feminine friends at a delightful social function Monday afternooon, when Miss Jessie's engagement to Harry E. Ball was announced.  Miss Gertrude Nunnelly of New Florence assisted in received the guests.
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Ads on first half of page:
   Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
   Ballard's Snow Liniment.
   Kodol-for dyspepsia (stomach aliments)
   Livery and Feed Barn...McClure and Wilson, New Florence, Mo.
   Montgomery Standard paper.
   Hall's Catarrh Cure
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enjoy the news of 1907, Margaret Walker


Montgomery County Leader

May 17, 1907

Montgomery County Leader news items from May 17, 1907, Howard Ellis, Editor, New Florence, Missouri.

Miss Mabel Windsor of Mineola was here over Sunday visiting with relatives.
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Warren County will hold its first Sunday School Convention at Central Grove June 2nd.
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Mrs. Thos Owen and Pate went to Troy Tuesday to visit with some of Mr. Owens relatives.
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DeWott's Kidney and Bladder Pills afford prompt relief for weak kidneys, backache and urinary troubles. sold by Kallmeyer and Revelle.
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Misses Jessie and Lulu Suggett came down from Montgomery Monday to visit their cousins, the Miss Nunnellys.  Miss Jessie will be married in early June to Harry Ball.
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Mrs. Ruth Banks arrived Monday morning from Centralia, Wash. to visit her home folks.  She looks as if the Western county was the fountain of health and perpetual youth.
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Quite a number went to St Louis on the excursion Saturday and Sunday.  Those going on the accommodation Saturdsy morning were Mrs. Cora White, Mrs. Myrtle Owen, Dr. Holcombe and wife, Bert See and John Lewis.
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W.O. Tate living over in Callaway lost his home and much of the household wares by fire Sunday. The family was at home but did not discover the fire until it was under sweeping hearway.  It originatied in a bad flue.  Mr. Tate is rather an eldely man and his loss is quite a misfortune upon him.
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Frank Long is spent much of his time E. Aubuchon.
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Geo. Wahlbrink and wife of Wright City spent Sunday here at Willie See's.
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Miss Orphia Allen is home from a visit of several weeks with her grandparent Mr. and Mrs. Allen, below Mineola.  
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A new time card for the Wabash is announced for about June 16th.  It is intimated that some radical changes in the time and number of trains will be made.
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Miss Nellie Anderson, daughter of Thos. A. Anderson went to Warrenton Monday to attend the Summer School. Miss Nellie teaches the Bauer school the coming winter.
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Rev. A. S. Neel came down from College Mound Saturday morning and remained until Sunday evening.  He will hold a Tabernacle meeting here some time this summer.
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Jos. England and Jesse Burton spent the night with E.L. Allen Friday night.  They brought down the remains of Uncle Jack Fitzhugh, leaving Readsville about 6 o'clock in the morning.  They had a very hard trip.
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This is the first two columns of local news on back of the newspaper
  

The Montgomery County Leader, Howard Ellis, Editor, New Florence, Mo.
(this the rest of the back of the paper with the local news. Will also identify ads on page.)

Top of page, center, ad, Livery and Feed Barn, McClure and Wilson, New Florence, Mo.
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Mrs. Harry Stewart, returned Saturday from Grant City, Mo. where she attended the burial of her mother.  The Grant City Star gives the following account of the sad as well as sudden death: Mrs. Comer, who of late years had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. DuBois, of
this city, was spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Blake, west of town, and was apparently in her usual health until about fifteen minutes before her death when she was suddenly stricken with a deathly sickness and smothering and before assistance or loved ones
could be summoned had passed beyond all earthly aid.

She realized she was going to die and expressed her readiness to go , telling her daughter not to weep for her. Granma Comer was beloved by all who knew her.  She went about doing good in her own quiet way and will be missed by her many friends in and around Grant City.

Mrs. Comer was converted at the age of 18 years and since that time has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

The funeral services were conducted fromt the Presbyterian church of this by the pastor, Rev. A. D. Seelig assisted by Rev. W> B> Christy of the Methodist Church.
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Wm. Protor, president of the Proctor and Gamble Soap company is in New York taking pasteur treatment for hydrophobia.  He is a dog fancier and was bitten by one of his pets.
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Earnest Aubuchon returned from St. Louis Saturday.   He was taken quite sick Monday and had the doctor with him much of the day.
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Chas Gardner and wife of El Paso, Tex. spent a few days here the first of the week with his sisters, Mrs. Alf Davault and Mrs. Angie Pemberton. Charlie came in to see his father who was hurt recently in St. Lousi.  We are glad to know that Mr. Gardner is improving and will be out soon.
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Mrs. Alice Taylor left Monday for her home in C0lorado City, Colo. after a pleasant visit with home folks here.  There is no place like New Florence with here.
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A little Kodol taken occasionally , especially after eating, awill relieve sour stomach, belching and heartburn. J. B. Jones, of nNewport, Tenn., says three bottles of Kodol cured him of dyspepsia. 
It is sold here by Kallmeyer & Revelle.
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Decoration day origingated among Southern women during the Civil war. The custom of strewing flowers on the graves of soldiers spread the country and 1868 General John A. Logan, as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic appointed May 30 for that purpose. Since that time May 30 in each year has been observed as Deooration Day through out the United States.  It is not a national holiday.
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Ads on rest of page are:
     Wasbash Train Bulletin
     5-drops.....Rheumatism medicine
     5-drops stomach tablets....stomach trouble remedy
     Electric Bitters....eczema cure
     Wine of Cardui...the female regulator
     Ballard"s Horehound Syrup....cures coughs, colds, sore throat,
asthma, croup, whooping cough, bronchitis, hoarseness, sore lungs.
     Chamblerlain's Pain Balm....relief from Rheumatic pains.
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Hope you have enjoyed the news from 1907.   Margaret Walker
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