Thomas Luck contributed to town’s best-dressed list
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Fashion tip: “When choosing a suit, the editors of the Men’s Togs Catalog of 1910 cautioned buyers: ‘In selecting a...
Stolen jewelry recovered from nearby cistern: 1898
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The home of the Rev. J.H. Jackson, 511 N. Fifth, Hannibal, Mo., was burglarized the evening of Thursday, Aug. 18,...
James Porter Allen tallest U.S. mail carrier in 1901
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY When 30-year-old James Porter Allen of Hannibal accepted a position as substitute letter carrier in 1901, the tailors...
A grand Hannibal ceremony launched short-lived marriage
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Wearing a floor-length gown of Ottoman silk, custom made at a dressmaker’s shop in St. Louis, Miss Mary Pettibone of...
Ed O'Neill: Veteran Hannibal sports writer ‘was on the field to feel the wind, cold, rain, mud,
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Did Ed O’Neill, long-time sports editor for the Hannibal Courier-Post, and Lester Dimmitt, long-time owner and...