Category: Freethought Town of Liberal Missouri
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Bee Journal advertised from Liberal, 1881
Below is an ad for The Kansas Bee Keeper from 1881, Liberal, Missouri. THE CANADIAN BEE JOURNAL Vol. 1 BEETON, ONTARIO, APRIL 22nd, 1885, No. 4 KANSAS BEE KEEPER Established 1881 A 24 Column WEEKLY journal. Devoted exclusively bee-culture, at ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Three months on trial for twenty-five cents. Address, SCOVELL & POND…
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That Bad Boy Again – Written for the MISSOURI SCHOOL JOURNAL by W. E. Condict, a Liberal, Missouri Teacher, 1896
The below was written by W. E. Condict, a Liberal, Missouri teacher, and published in Missouri School Journal in 1896. As with other generations, it bemoans unruly conduct at school. O. E. Harmon’s “The Story of Liberal” mentions W. E. Condict as an educator. * * * * * MISSOURI SCHOOL JOURNAL Vol. XIII Jefferson…
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Telephony Liked Liberal’s Telephone Directory in 1910
The July 2 1910 “Telephony”, the American Telephone Journal, liked Liberal’s telephone directory a lot. As if you needed or desired to know this. * * * * Co-operation Between Public and Company Urged in Directory Advertising. There arc only fourteen inside pages in the directory of the Liberal Mutual Telephone Company of Liberal, Missouri.…
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Baldwin v. Walser–Trouble at the Bank
There was trouble in Liberal. George W. Baldwin brought charges of libel against Walser for Walser distributing this in January of 1889: ” ‘ To all whom this may concern : ‘”Notice is hereby given that the copartnership heretofore existing by and between G. W. Baldwin, G. H. Walser, J. G. Pitgen, J. A. Noyes,…
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Index of Names for The Story of Liberal Missouri
I’ve compiled an idex of names that appear in Orrin Harmon’s The Story of Liberal Missouri: Early Settlements John M. Minor Marsh Minor William H. Curless Tom Stark A. Delissa W. A. DeLissa J. M. Wilson E. A. Wilson John Rhines William I. Stacy C. M. Cameron J. M. Coles Charles Brown John and Marion…
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“Founding of Liberal, Missouri”, article from Sikeston Herald, 1938
Founding of Liberal, Missouri Sikeston (Missouri) Herald, December 1, 1938. Liberal, Missouri, called by the Christians “the Godless town of Infidelity,” was incorporated fifty-seven years ago it was founded as a town for free-thinkers—but churches and saloons were banned. The founder of this unique community experiment, George H. Walser, was born in Indiana in 1834.…
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A Debate Over “Free Love” at Liberal Ended in Expulsion of Some Free Love Proponents
Sexual promiscuity is the first thing that springs to the minds of some regarding the term “free love”, but the Free Love movement of the 19th century was closely tied with feminism, having everything to do with individualism and the rights of women and children (for instance, those born out of wedlock). One needs to…
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Article on Liberal by the Workers of the Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration, 1941
Back when writers were considered as being worthwhile individuals, I guess, and given jobs in which they got to write, or compile, whatever. * * * * * MISSOURI A Guide to the “Show Me” State Compiled by Workers of the Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri Copyright 1941…
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Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State), One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921, By Walter B. Stevens
To no avail, I’ve attempted to discover what community of freethinkers had been living in the below mentioned Paris, Illinois. * * * * * Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State), One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921, By Walter B. Stevens Community Experiments Missouri has had its share of community experiments. Perhaps the…
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CAROLINE ATWELL NOYES’ DIARY OF TRIP FROM ANNA, IL TO LIBERAL, MO IN AUGUST 1882
In August of 1882, James Allen Noyes and wife Caroline Atwell, set out from their home in Anna, Union, Illinois for their new home in Liberal, Barton, Missouri, a town founded by George H. Walser in 1880 and intended for freethinkers, “no priest, preachers, saloon, God, or Hell” welcome. With Caroline and James would have…