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1media/1913-06 Hoxie1_thumb.jpg2020-04-27T19:21:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06 Sanborn Map of Hoxie, pg 1 of 111Fire insurance map shows the three-railroad intersection at Hoxie and the growth of businesses around it.media/1913-06 Hoxie1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:54:24-07:0006/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 1 of 27A fire insurance map of the western half of Walnut Ridge; brick buildings are colored red and frame buildings yellow.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:59:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 3 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; note the dozens of cotton bales in the street. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:52:04-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:54:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 2 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; pictured from left to right are the Star Hotel, an unnamed building, the Yellow Front Restaurant, and a drugstore. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:55:20-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:43:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-11 Sanborn Map of Hoxie pg 1 of 16Hotels, warehouses, a YMCA, and a moving pictures theater are some of the many establishments noted in this map.media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:57:07-07:0011/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map showing a mixture of businesses, houses, and even an opera house along West Main St in Walnut Ridge.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map of West Main St. and environs, including establishments such as the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches and the Hotel Rhea.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:30:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 74Map of downtown Walnut Ridge, with the Main Street crossing of the Iron Mountain Railroad at center.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:31:24-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:50:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 84Map of West Main St and the courthouse environs shows the advent of two more auto garages and even a vulcanizing shop since the 1914 map.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:25:12-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:52:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 84Map of downtown Walnut Ridge shows numerous new businesses including a marble works, a candy factory, and an ice cream factory.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:44:39-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Col Ponders Liniment - Tale of Two Towns FB Jun 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:50:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Sexton & Andrews Prescription for Colonel Ponder, Circa 1886-19043A prescription for "Colonel Ponder's Liniment" made sometime before Ponder's death in 1904. Property of Bob Rainwater; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Col Ponders Liniment - Tale of Two Towns FB Jun 2016.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:34:39-08:001886 - 1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:32:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-12-15 Baldwin Ledger KS pg 63A local physician and three others are arrested in Walnut Ridge by federal agents for their role in "an alleged plot to smuggle drugs from Buffalo, N.Y., into Arkansas."media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T19:36:58-07:0012/15/1922Edward 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/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-11-09 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 63A Walnut Ridge dentist is married to his bride from Paragould on a moving train near Jonesboro.media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-05-29T15:19:55-07:0011/09/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:01:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-09-21 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 23A deputy sheriff throws a night marshal into a Walnut Ridge jail cell as a joke, but a resulting fight with a prisoner results in the prisoner's death.media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:0009/21/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:54:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33The burning of the Star Hotel in Walnut Ridge results in two deaths when a man enters the blaze to save a young boy but both are caught in the flames. The fire spreads across town and results in $125,000 in damage.media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:0004/01/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning III - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:16:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 3 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning III - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:31:47-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:36:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 43Minutes of the Arkansas Board of Health note Walnut Ridge citizens' threat to hang a quarantine runner if he didn't leave town.media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:39:30-07:0007/31/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Circa 1893-1915 - Tale of Two Towns FB May 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:41:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Sexton & Andrews Prescription, Circa 1893-19153A presciption including menthol, cocaine, acid tonic, powdered opium, and Vaseline. Property of Bob Rainwater; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Circa 1893-1915 - Tale of Two Towns FB May 2016.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:31:39-08:001893 - 1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:51:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 & 82Alf Bagley's murder trial begins, "one of the most important cases to be tried in this part of the state in months."media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case.pngplain2020-05-08T08:56:06-07:0003/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:27:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-01-05 Topeka Citizen KS pg 32A druggist attempts to break up a fight in his store, but is hit with a club and lashes back with a knife.media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:31:33-07:0001/05/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:38:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-11 Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 12Hoxie enforces quarantine rules to combat smallpox, including banning tramps from entering town.media/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:44:01-07:0003/11/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:27:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-02-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Robbers attempt to break open the Walnut Ridge post office's safe, but are scared off before they can do so.media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T14:29:22-07:0002/07/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:13:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-04-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A news list of Walnut Ridge residents' travels and social events includes a card club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charley Brown.media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:19:47-07:0004/07/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:0003/26/1917Edward 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/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:43:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-12-05 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge saloon owner is slashed with a knife by an out-of-town customer.media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:46:24-07:0012/05/1886Edward 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/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:05:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-11 Poplar Bluff Citizen pg 52An African-American man working on a railroad tie train at WR was shot by the crew's cook for asking for a double serving of meat.media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T19:12:59-07:0012/11/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:40:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A 96-year-old Walnut Ridge woman dies from fall injuries.media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T08:42:43-07:0005/30/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:50:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A family is injured on a ride from Powhatan to Hoxie when their car strikes a log in the road.media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:53:55-07:0005/14/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:43:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-06-20 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 82A medicine salesman is attacked and robbed when traveling between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:46:16-07:0006/20/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-01-24 Illness at Rhea Hotel - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:05:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Guests at the Rhea Hotel in Walnut Ridge are stricken with poisoning after their supper, but are aided in time by local physicians.media/1905-01-24 Illness at Rhea Hotel - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T16:07:21-07:0001/24/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T10:05:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 62A Minturn-area man dies not long after daytime drinking, and his stomach is brought to Walnut Ridge for further analysis.media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T10:14:08-07:0012/21/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:31:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A railroad employee is taken to a Little Rock hospital when his rail speeder car jumps off the track near Hoxie.media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:33:53-07:0006/12/1917Edward 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/WR Street View Main St Looking West - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T12:56:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1922-19252Depicts West Main Street looking west from its junction with Front Street; businesses shown include Cooper Pharmacy at left and a cafe at right.media/WR Street View Main St Looking West - Hippostcard.jpgplain2020-07-10T12:58:01-07:001922 - 1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:0009/05/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T17:52:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Officials from Walnut Ridge and Hoxie visit Argenta (North Little Rock) to investigate whether a quarantine against the city is necessary due to smallpox.media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T17:54:52-07:0002/02/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:28:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-01-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge man has his leg severed by a freight train.media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T18:30:07-07:0001/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:18:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-08-16 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12A Hoxie woman mistakenly picks up a snake at night, and is bitten by it.media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:19:44-07:0008/16/1917Edward 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/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/WR Street View Southeast Front St Postmark 9-8-1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T13:48:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, East Front Street, Walnut Ridge, 19102Postmarked September 8, 1910; note the opera house pictured at right. Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Street View Southeast Front St Postmark 9-8-1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014.jpgplain2020-07-10T13:51:10-07:009/8/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T21:08:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-05-31 Chattanooga Daily Times TN pg 52The Second Arkansas Regiment leaves for Tennessee, and Company C from Walnut Ridge brings a 3-ft-long carved replica of the U.S.S. Maine.media/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T22:01:48-07:0005/31/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:11:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Board of Health refuses to remove a smallpox patient from the Iron Mountain Railroad depot.media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T18:13:41-07:0002/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:39:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-02-06 Jackson Daily News MS pg 12A five-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his older sister, and is seriously injured by the recoil.media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:41:05-07:0002/06/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:35:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Portia doctor comments on a Supreme Court ruling regarding a "bone dry" alcohol law.media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:37:26-07:0002/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:47:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-03-26 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A former WR restaurant owner is indicted for failing to mention, when selling the business, that the equipment is still mortgaged.media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T15:53:40-07:0003/26/1931Edward 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/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:15:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-08-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Arkansas Board of Health receives a letter from a Walnut Ridge doctor about preventing the spread of yellow fever in the town, especially via railroad passengers.media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:18:42-07:0008/21/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:41:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 42More details are given on the businesses destroyed by the Star Hotel fire in Walnut Ridge, and investigations of potential culprits behind the fire continue.media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T15:49:13-07:0004/04/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:09:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-06-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32Another paper mentions the Second Arkansas Regiment and its U.S.S. Maine model from Walnut Ridge.media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:10:59-07:0006/01/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade comments on commerce, transportation, and smallpox in WR.media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T18:24:45-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:14:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge dentist and his wife kept their marriage a secret for two years.media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:16:07-07:0006/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-07-12 Blade Encourages Ladies to Ask Young Bachelor Doctor for Car Ride - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:44:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-07-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade encourages the young ladies of Hoxie to ask a young bachelor doctor for a ride in his automobile.media/1918-07-12 Blade Encourages Ladies to Ask Young Bachelor Doctor for Car Ride - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:45:50-07:0007/12/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:0002/21/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:11:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A Hoxie doctor is nearly killed by a wolf when trying to rescue one of his calves from it.media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:16:13-07:0004/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:29:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 52A sick soldier from Texas is taken care of by a kind Hoxie resident, but dies the next morning nevertheless.media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:31:36-07:0009/29/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:50:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A farmer near Walnut Ridge shoots his brother-in-law over a spat about money he owed.media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T12:53:19-07:0006/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:55:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-10 Ironton County Register MO pg 52The proprietor of Walnut Ridge's city bakery, born in Germany, passes away, and all the stores in town close out of respect during the funeral.media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T09:00:54-07:0008/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-06 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 32Federal veterinarians are brought to Lawrence County to help manage an outbreak of anthrax in the area.media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:16:23-07:0007/06/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:34:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-24 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 32A trio of juvenile burglars end up in jail after one of them seeks medical care, due to having rolled into a campfire in his sleep.media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:36:33-07:0003/24/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:43:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-09-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Despite the state board of health's order that it is safe to do so, the people of Walnut Ridge refuse to allow in any mail from New Orleans due to the threat of yellow fever.media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:44:56-07:0009/24/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:19:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A marriage between a "most popular as well as skillful" Walnut Ridge physician and "the belle of [Lawrence] county" takes place at the Walnut Ridge Methodist Church.media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:21:57-07:0010/26/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:0001/28/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:11:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-08-13 St Louis Republic MO pg 302The board of health of eastern Lawrence County reassures the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in WR or Hoxie.media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30.pngplain2020-06-05T13:12:27-07:0008/13/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-09 BR Man Taken to Jonesboro for Operation, Wants Tooth Pulled Too - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:12:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Black Rock man is taken to Jonesboro for an appendicitis operation, and asks if he can have his tooth pulled too.media/1917-02-09 BR Man Taken to Jonesboro for Operation, Wants Tooth Pulled Too - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:13:20-07:0002/09/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:38:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-12-28 Indiana Progress PA pg 52A Walnut Ridge farmer's request to have his dog and chickens buried with him is honored, though his mule is spared.media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:41:00-07:0012/28/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Narrowly Misses Midnight Death by Ambush_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:06:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. J. C. Hughes of Walnut Ridge narrowly escapes a midnight assassination attempt.media/1912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Narrowly Misses Midnight Death by Ambush.pngplain2020-07-07T10:08:16-07:0008/06/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6