The Bells of St Michael's and Charleston's Time
A tribute to the famed bells in the steeple of St Michael's church Charleston South Carolina. The piece recalls how the chimes have comforted rallied and connected Charlestonians across generations. It paints a portrait of Charleston's timeless pace and civic pride.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Southland
St. Michael’s Church
Charleston
St. Michael's
St. Michael’s
St. Phillip’s
St. Michael
Sumter
New York
Boston
Battery
Aiken County Master Schedules Sale of Farm Land in 1926
Edward S. Croft Master announces a public sale in front of the Aiken County Court House on Monday March 1 1926 of a land lot at the Forks of Whiskey Road and Coker Springs Road Aiken S C bounded by Coker Springs Road Whiskey Road and lands formerly owned by George K Chafee with reference to a 1901 Hankinson plat Terms: cash and deed stamps, $200 deposit required for good faith, sale may be redeployed if bidder defaults.
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County of
Aiken
South Carolina
Coker Springs
George K. Chafee
John N. Hankinson
Janary
Cited for Administratrix of Ripley Estate in Aiken County
Mrs Edith H Ripley applies for appointment as Administratrix of Clayborn H Ripley deceased. Probate Judge George R Webb of Aiken County cites all heirs and creditors to show cause at the Court House in Aiken on February 16 1926 at 11 oclock noon why she should not be appointed.
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Edith H. Ripley
Clayborn H. Ripley
Aiken
George R. Webb
Aiken Co
S. C
St Matthews War Memoir Born Parler Relates Early Rail Encounter
Margaret Alice Erick recalls childhood in St. Matthews during wartime. She describes her first train sighting near Lewisville, meeting merchants Hanes and Kleckly, and a tin photo portrait taken by a local photographer. She notes changes from Lewisville to Saint Matthews and the lingering thrill of that day.
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Margaret Alice Erick
Parler
Shedrick Lemamig
Elizabeth Shirer Parker
Old Parier Place
Elloree
D. C
Bookhart
Lewisville
S T. Matthews
Fort Motte
Mr. Hanes
Mr. Kleckly
Saint Matthews
Outstanding women with brains can win Congress, says critic
Rheta Childe Dorr argues that women in Congress and governorships are often backed by male political machines. She claims many female leaders lack real power and that anti suffragists are chosen by bosses. The writer notes discrimination exists but asserts capable women will increasingly gain office.
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Rheta Childe Dorr
Ted
Congress
Trotsky
New York
Nated
Trees and Taxation and Reforestation Push
Four times as much timber is consumed yearly as is grown and reforestation is proposed to address dwindling supplies. California voters will decide a constitutional amendment to relieve replanted timberlands from taxes until merchantable.
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California
Funerals Stir Nuisance Claims in New York City
Capper s Weekly notes that funerals are a nuisance in New York City with rules forcing body removal the first night after death and restricting funeral arrangements to church or undertaking parlors when death occurs outside the home, complicating family tasks.
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Capper
New York City
New York
Decorating the Squab From The Boston Transcript
A tersely humorous note on culinary slang links coquette to chicken formed decorations. The author winks at playful etymology and social shorthand within a light column tone.
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The
Boston Transcript
Maryland Governor Ritchie Seen as Presidential Hopeful
A movement backs Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland for the 1928 Democratic nomination. Supporters say his bid could impact Al Smith’s White House plans. Baruch reportedly backs Ritchie. Ritchie, born 1876 in Richmond, rose from Baltimore lawyer to attorney general and governor since 1920, with wartime service as War Industries Board general counsel.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
White House
al” Smith
New York
William G. McAdoo
Bernard M. Baruch
Ritchie
Richmond
Virginia
Albert Ritchie
Johns
Monument on state house grounds placed on May 9
The Confederate monument on the state house grounds, replacing an earlier lightning-destroyed statue, was set on its pedestal on May 9 with a cost of $884. A Nashville newspaper and the Ohio State Journal offer opinion on reform and prohibition stances amid political discourse.
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State House
It Pays Florida Advertising Spirit Across Regions
The piece extols Florida for funding state and local advertising with a general willingness to pay bills. It argues other sections would follow if the same spirit and action existed, noting that advertising pays in Florida and should elsewhere with collective support.
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Florida
Greenwood Index-Journal
AT CHOO From Collier's Weekly Sniffles at the Bank
A light cartoon joke where a draft clerk at a bank explains Auntie asks about his duties. The punchline is the clerk’s witty reply about opening and shutting the door.
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Collier's Weekly
Confederate Home and School Founded in Charleston
In 1867 Mrs. Mary Amawintha Snowden established the Confederate Home and School for girl descendants of Confederate veterans in Charleston.
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The
Confederate Home and School For Girl Descendants of
Charleston
Mary Amawintha Snowden
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ST. Michael's Bells
State OF
County
Court of Common Pleas
J. D. Woodward, Jr
Aiken County
8. C
Edward S. Croft
William Schweigert & Co
Jewelers
Augusta, Ga
Schweigert & Co
Wood, Lenox
Royal Doulton and
Royal
Worcester
China
St. Matthews
Fook
Nashville
Ohio State Journal
At-Choo
First Carolina's Joint Stock Land Bank
A. F. Lever
Herbert E. Gyles
Aiken Pressing Club
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Laird’s, Inc
Realtors
Geo. A. Durban
Aiken, S. C
STORS
Ford Motor Cars
Kelly Springfield
Broad and Monument Streets
Auto Top and Tire Co
Aiken Ice Co
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