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1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:18:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie MoPac Railroad Tracks Circa 1925-1940, Image 565Billboards and a water tower near the Missouri Pacific tracks, date unknown; from the collection of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library.media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:24:47-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:48:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-01-18 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 103An ad for the new direct St. Louis to Memphis train through Hoxie boasts of a "handsome day coach and elegant Pullman palace sleeping car."media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:52:39-07:0001/18/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:22:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-09-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Hoxie agent for the Kansas City, Springfield, & Memphis Railroad advertises reduced fares to and from the Great Kansas City Exposition and Fair.media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:27:06-07:0009/11/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:13:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 153A classified ad from Walnut Ridge states that a "moving picture machine operator would like a job [as a printer] in a small, live town."media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:17:25-07:0002/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View 1909 - Larry Dobbs FB June 2010 and City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T10:10:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, 19093A postcard image looking west on W. Main; note the drugstore ad on the wall at right. Image courtesy of the City of WR website.media/WR Street View 1909 - Larry Dobbs FB June 2010 and City of WR.jpgplain2020-07-10T11:54:56-07:001909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:16:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884 Pocahontas Star-Herald, Stagecoach to Walnut Ridge Ad3A stagecoach line from Pocahontas to Hoxie advertises daily routes in both directions.media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-08-30T13:42:26-07:001884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:27:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-09-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Special School District announces a request for sealed bids for the construction of the new school building.media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T09:58:11-07:0009/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Grimes Soda Co WR - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T13:34:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Grimes Drinks Sign, Circa 1920-19353A sign from Grimes Soda Company of Walnut Ridge, advertising their Cinderella drink; image courtesy of Ben Johnson.media/Grimes Soda Co WR - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T13:39:37-07:001920 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:28:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-04-11 Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 73The National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge advertises a free thirty-day trial of their expertise.media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T20:31:46-07:0004/11/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T13:08:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A stockholders' meeting in Walnut Ridge is announced for the St. Louis & Memphis Railroad Company.media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T13:26:14-07:0005/24/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:34:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a 1911 Indian 5 hp motorcycle in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T13:36:05-07:0005/29/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:06:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152J. J. Tharp of Walnut Ridge takes out another classified ad to seek a bookkeeper position.media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:08:02-07:0001/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:14:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A Walnut Ridge tailor advertises a search for a cutter to join the business.media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T18:15:15-07:0007/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:15:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Walnut Ridge jewelry store is listed as a dealer of Columbia Grafonola record players.media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T08:16:40-07:0006/26/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:27:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-11-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82An advertisement for Bond's Kidney & Bladder Remedy features a testimonial from a Walnut Ridge customer.media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T19:28:57-07:0011/25/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:56:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-08-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 72A Niagara cotton duster (used for insecticides, etc) is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7.pngplain2020-06-18T12:57:52-07:0008/01/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:38:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge "Live-Wire" School Newspaper, Feb 1911, pt 2 of 22The inside pages of the first issue of a school newspaper, featuring news briefs, editorials, and ads; image courtesy of James Whitlow.media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:53:22-07:0002/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:17:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-09-24 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62A German draftsman in Walnut Ridge advertises his search for a position as an assistant architect.media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T18:21:55-07:0009/24/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:40:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05 Walnut Ridge Blade, Section of Front Page2A partial section of the front page of the Walnut Ridge Blade's edition shortly after the destructive May 9 tornado, likely published two days afterwards; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:46:49-07:0005/11/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T10:57:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-02-01 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "watchmaker, optician, and engraver" in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T10:59:31-07:0002/01/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-08-01 Ad for Farm for Sale in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 25_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:11:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-08-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 252A classified ad lists a 520-acre farm for sale near Walnut Ridge, most of it still forested.media/1909-08-01 Ad for Farm for Sale in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 25.pngplain2020-06-07T19:16:21-07:0008/01/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:35:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-20 Davenport Quad-City Times IA pg 122A Walnut Ridge man advertises to ask for a loan "to improve town property on ten years time at 6 per cent."media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T11:37:27-07:0010/20/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:55:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-09 Chicago Tribune IL pg 182A businessman associated with Gulf Refining Co. in Walnut Ridge advertises to buy thousands of acres of stave timber lands.media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18.pngplain2020-06-10T13:58:07-07:0006/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:18:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-11 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 182A classified ad from Walnut Ridge seeks agents to sell a "new patent silver polish; 500 per cent profit."media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18.pngplain2020-06-11T18:20:32-07:0008/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-09-26 Classified Ad for Agents Wanted for WR Company - Pittsburgh PA pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:21:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-09-26 Pittsburgh Press PA pg 262A classified ad seeks agents for a Walnut Ridge company.media/1920-09-26 Classified Ad for Agents Wanted for WR Company - Pittsburgh PA pg 26.pngplain2020-06-16T08:22:29-07:0009/26/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:40:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-01-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 72920 acres of Lawrence County land, including three houses and a barn, are listed for sale.media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T19:43:01-07:0001/15/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:26:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1936 Hoxie Yearbook Ads2Includes ads from a variety of Hoxie and Walnut Ridge businesses; image courtesy of Danny Hibbard.media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:29:05-07:001936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:24:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-05-12 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "first-class baker" to come to Walnut Ridge.media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T20:25:15-07:0005/12/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:09:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-03-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 242R. M. Tharp of Walnut Ridge advertises to seek employment in a general store.media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24.pngplain2020-06-07T12:10:38-07:0003/22/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:35:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-08-16 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 102A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge asks for a "good singer, who has some money to assist me in my work as a lecturer."media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10.pngplain2020-06-07T19:38:19-07:0008/16/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:40:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 272Another real estate ad for S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge notes that "he is the oldest real estate dealer in Walnut Ridge."media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27.pngplain2020-06-10T11:42:48-07:0010/22/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:46:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a pointer dog and two pups from Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T11:48:08-07:0010/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:19:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 362A classified ad requests construction bids for a new jail at Walnut Ridge.media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36.pngplain2020-06-11T08:20:57-07:0006/18/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:22:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 302An Overland Model 38 car is offered for sale or trade in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-11T18:25:24-07:0008/18/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-12-19 Classified Ad for Variety Store for Sale in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 78_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:31:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-12-19 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 782A variety store goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-12-19 Classified Ad for Variety Store for Sale in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 78.pngplain2020-06-16T08:32:59-07:0012/19/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:04:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-04-05 Joplin Globe MO pg 112A Walnut Ridge woman advertises to seek a job as a stenographer and bookkeeper.media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-16T20:05:37-07:0004/05/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:31:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-10-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 92A classified ad from Hoxie advertises thoroughbred English pug pups for sale.media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:33:21-07:0010/28/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882 WR-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad - Paper Unknown - Jon Walter Aug 2019 DTWR FB Post_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:47:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882 Walnut Ridge-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad2The newspaper ad, paper unknown, notes service six days a week to and from Walnut Ridge and Ravenden Springs, leaving at 7:30 in the morning both ways; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/1882 WR-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad - Paper Unknown - Jon Walter Aug 2019 DTWR FB Post.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:48:21-07:001882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A classified ad states that "two pants and vest makers" are wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T15:08:52-07:0003/23/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:28:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-17 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 202A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge requests a blacksmith "that can do general blacksmithing, shoeing, plow work and do some wood work."media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20.pngplain2020-06-07T12:30:31-07:0004/17/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:04:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-10-24 Evening Star Washington DC pg 762A classified ad from Walnut Ridge asks for agents to promote an unnamed staple article that "sells like wildfire."media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76.pngplain2020-06-07T20:07:14-07:0010/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-11-04 Classified Ad Coat and Pants Maker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:17:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-04 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 122A St. Louis classified ad notes that a coat and pants maker is wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1910-11-04 Classified Ad Coat and Pants Maker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T12:18:11-07:0011/04/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-07-18 Classified Ad, Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:43:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A runabout-style car goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-07-18 Classified Ad, Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T08:44:34-07:0007/18/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-25 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 312Walnut Ridge School District bonds are listed for sale in a St. Louis newspaper advertisement.media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31.pngplain2020-06-11T13:24:16-07:0002/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:05:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Jackson, Tennessee, land auction company stops in Walnut Ridge on an auction tour.media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T19:06:32-07:0010/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T09:01:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Fifteen hundred bushels of Honduras seed rice are advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T09:02:13-07:0004/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-03-17 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 52A Walnut Ridge business opens an additional store at Poplar Bluff.media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T08:05:05-07:0003/17/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Mrs Bagley Gives 1000 Reward for Clues to Isoms Death_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62N. E. Bagley, widow of Isom Bagley, offers a $1000 reward for info leading to the identification and arrest of her late husband's murderer.media/1912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Mrs Bagley Gives 1000 Reward for Clues to Isoms Death.pngplain2020-07-07T10:17:46-07:0010/09/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:39:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-12-27 New Orleans Times-Picayune LA pg 52A workforce of 1,000 tie-makers is wanted to help construct the Cache River Valley Railroad near Sedgwick.media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:41:14-07:0012/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:53:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Chevrolet Ad2An advertisment for Carter Chevrolet of Hoxie showcases a new Imperial Landau model; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:54:22-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Cache Valley Railroad Company of Walnut Ridge announces an upcoming stockholders' meeting.media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:56:31-07:0012/20/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:39:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-06-05 Woodward News OK pg 12A real estate ad for the Childers farm near Powhatan notes the farm's many amenities.media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T12:42:23-07:0006/05/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-11-24 Ad for Lady Wanted for Hotels Cigar Stand - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:30:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-11-24 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 112A Walnut Ridge hotel advertises for a "young lady of good appearance" to work at their cigar stand.media/1909-11-24 Ad for Lady Wanted for Hotels Cigar Stand - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 11.pngplain2020-06-07T20:31:59-07:0011/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:33:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-12-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 352A Walnut Ridge man advertises to seek a position as a bookkeeper.media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35.pngplain2020-06-10T12:34:45-07:0012/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-11T11:59:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-13 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 262A blacksmith is wanted in Walnut Ridge "to do general blacksmithing, shoeing, and some wood work."media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26.pngplain2020-06-11T12:00:41-07:0008/13/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:27:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 372The Walnut Ridge firm Jaggers & Hall lists two properties for sale in the Arkansas Gazette.media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37.pngplain2020-06-11T13:29:52-07:0003/10/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:24:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 112Two Walnut Ridge farms are represented in a spread of ads for the Arkansas Cattleman & Swine Breeders Association Auction.media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11.pngplain2020-06-15T11:25:59-07:0002/07/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-08-07 Classified Ad for Lawrence Hotel for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 42_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:23:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 422The Lawrence Hotel in Walnut Ridge is listed for sale in an Arkansas Gazette classified ad.media/1921-08-07 Classified Ad for Lawrence Hotel for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 42.pngplain2020-06-16T15:24:25-07:0008/07/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:13:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-01-30 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52The medicine Thedford's Black Draught runs an ad featuring a testimonial from Walnut Ridge.media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T10:13:46-07:0001/30/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:47:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-07-22 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A "second hand whalebone or rattan sulky [two-wheeled lightweight horse cart]" is wanted in Hoxie.media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:56:51-07:0007/22/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:06:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-09-06 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 202A Hoxie resident gives a testimonial for Opiumoid, saying he was "cured of the morphine habit of three years taking."media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20.pngplain2020-05-29T15:08:49-07:0009/06/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:58:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Whippet Ad2An advertisment for Lehman Auto Company of Hoxie lists Whippet brand cars starting at $713 (the equivalent of slightly over $10,000 today); image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:00:03-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-07-26 Ravenden as well as Dowell Real Estate Listing - Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 23_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:44:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-07-26 Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 232A Ravenden real estate agent is listed along with S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge in the classified ads of a Chicago newspaper.media/1908-07-26 Ravenden as well as Dowell Real Estate Listing - Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 23.pngplain2020-06-07T12:46:47-07:0007/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-12-16 Classified Ad for Requesting Info on Civil War Veteran - Washington DC pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:41:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-12-16 National Tribune Washington DC pg 72A classified ad from a Walnut Ridge woman requests information on veterans of an Illinois Civil War regiment.media/1909-12-16 Classified Ad for Requesting Info on Civil War Veteran - Washington DC pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T20:43:24-07:0012/16/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:44:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 472A new 1911 model 4 hp motorcycle is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47.pngplain2020-06-10T12:45:57-07:0004/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:21:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 122A classified ad notes that a coatmaker is wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T12:23:00-07:0010/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:26:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 342A 200-acre rice farm, complete with pumping station, goes up for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34.pngplain2020-06-11T15:28:21-07:0005/19/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:49:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A classified ad lists feeding corn for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-15T11:51:08-07:0003/27/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:49:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322360 acres of timberland near Walnut Ridge are listed for sale at $17 an acre.media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-16T15:50:40-07:0001/01/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-09-21 Classified Ad of WR Man Selling NY Greeting Cards - Paducah KY pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:01:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-09-21 Paducah Sun-Democrat KY pg 152A Walnut Ridge salesman seeks agents to sell New York greeting cards.media/1930-09-21 Classified Ad of WR Man Selling NY Greeting Cards - Paducah KY pg 15.pngplain2020-06-17T13:03:06-07:0009/21/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:29:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-10-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Walnut Ridge merchants Z. Phelps & Sons are among the Arkansas outlets listed in an ad for Deere, Mansur, & Co. steel plows.media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T14:31:52-07:0010/21/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:12:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 72A timetable of the Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern Railroad shows some trains going from Hoxie to Pocahontas in one hour.media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:37:04-07:0008/07/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:10:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 Walnut Ridge Times-Dispatch, Piggly Wiggly Store Ad & Clipping2A total of 1,676 people enter the Walnut Ridge Piggly Wiggly during its opening day; images courtesy of Jon Walter.media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:12:12-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-04-07 Le Fon Bottomlands Real Estate Ad - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:29:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-07 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322A classified ad for A. M. Le Fon of Walnut Ridge notes his real estate experience selling Northeast Arkansas bottomlands.media/1907-04-07 Le Fon Bottomlands Real Estate Ad - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-06T12:29:59-07:0004/07/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:56:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-09-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 262A classified ad lists a Walnut Ridge tin shop for sale, the only one in town.media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26.pngplain2020-06-07T12:57:01-07:0009/13/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:57:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-28 Chicago Tribune IL pg 42An advertisement for the Lawrence County exhibits at a land show in Chicago declares that the county is the "greatest watermelon district in Arkansas," and identifies other successful crops in the county as "berries of all sorts, muskmelons, sweet and Irish potatoes."media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T10:00:02-07:0009/28/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:50:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-15 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 392A classified ad lists 240 acres of timbered land for sale half a mile from Hoxie.media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39.pngplain2020-06-10T13:00:20-07:0004/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-11-01 Classified Ad, Perhaps a Different Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:25:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-11-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Another runabout-style car is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-11-01 Classified Ad, Perhaps a Different Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-11T12:26:42-07:0011/01/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:32:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 142A 1911 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, "in A1 condition," is advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14.pngplain2020-06-11T15:33:10-07:0005/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-15T22:06:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-03-31 Arkansas Gazette pg 222A classified ad asks for an electrician/lineman in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-15T22:07:17-07:0003/31/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:36:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A classified ad seeks workers to make oak railroad ties at a location five miles east of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-16T17:40:10-07:0002/21/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:27:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-06-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62"Wanted: Six Swedes or Germans for saw-mill work," declares a classified ad by a Walnut Ridge firm.media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:29:31-07:0006/05/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Grimes Soda Co WR Sign 2 - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T13:41:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Grimes Drinks Sign, Circa 1935-19402A second sign from Grimes Soda Company of Walnut Ridge, advertising their Grimes Kola; image courtesy of Ben Johnson.media/Grimes Soda Co WR Sign 2 - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T13:42:03-07:001935 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T20:14:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-21 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A help wanted ad asks for a clarinet player/clothes-washer to join the Walnut Ridge band and orchestra.media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T20:17:27-07:0007/21/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:53:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-24 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 462One of the many (identical) land advertisements sent out by S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46.pngplain2020-06-07T18:54:35-07:0004/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:04:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-29 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 212A classified ad from Walnut Ridge announces a request for a 1910 Hupmobile car.media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21.pngplain2020-06-10T10:06:14-07:0009/29/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:18:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-23 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 442A Walnut Ridge business lists for sale a "dandy set of cigar stand fixtures."media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44.pngplain2020-06-10T13:20:17-07:0004/23/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:42:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-12-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 502A Walnut Ridge lumber mill operator with twenty years' experience advertises to seek a job as a mill manager or superintendent.media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50.pngplain2020-06-11T12:45:16-07:0012/17/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:52:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-06-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 192The firm Jaggers & Hall of Walnut Ridge advertises that they have "200 farms to dispose of at once in Arkansas."media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19.pngplain2020-06-11T15:55:53-07:0006/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A tin and plumbing shop is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-16T08:10:35-07:0006/08/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:36:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-05-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Snap corn is listed for sale in a classified ad from Walnut Ridge.media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-16T18:39:30-07:0005/02/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:46:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-04 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A classified ad asks for a German gardener in Hoxie, "near German settlement."media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:47:57-07:0006/04/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 1 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:35:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge "Live-Wire" School Newspaper, Feb 1911, pt 1 of 22The front and back covers of the first issue of a school newspaper, featuring several news articles and ads from local businesses; image courtesy of James Whitlow.media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 1 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:44:47-07:0002/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:15:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-10-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102Teams are wanted to haul one million railroad ties across eight counties, and are asked to apply in Hoxie.media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:0010/27/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune - Ponder Hairbrush Testimonial - Taleoftwotowns_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:20:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune, Hairbrush Testimonial2A testimonial for "Dr. Scott's Electric Hair Brush" mentions that Col. Ponder, mayor of Walnut Ridge, found the device able to cure his headache; further details available at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1881-electric-hairbrush-testimonial/.media/1881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune - Ponder Hairbrush Testimonial - Taleoftwotowns.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:27:10-07:0004/08/1881Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-07-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 112A two-story brick hotel building goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11.pngplain2020-06-07T19:09:06-07:0007/01/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-13 Classified Ad for 160 Acre Farm for Sale near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:11:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 112A classified ad lists 160 acres for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-13 Classified Ad for 160 Acre Farm for Sale near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T10:13:24-07:0010/13/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6