Terrace drainage and irrigation terrace system idea
An open letter discusses a New York garden drainage concept by Mr. Cole using reservoir ditches and outlet grains to hold rainwater on hillside plots. The writer adapts the method to terrace farming, arguing it improves soil moisture, reduces evaporation, and doubles land value. Also includes a long humorous Georgia anecdote about weddings and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trox
M. L
Clemson College
Greenville News
Cole
Shhenectady
N.Y
New York
Avhedo Rata
St. Davis
Cotton Brings Prosperity and Rural Pride in the South
The essay by Sarge Plunkett extols cotton as money and a sign of farming success. It paints farmers guiding their first bale into town, children dreaming of fall pleasures, and the town spree around cotton days led by the old man and his son. Prosperity, family toil, and southern grit frame a vivid, nostalgic scene.
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Atlanta
Sakron
Red
King Cotton
Polsom
Jake Johnson
Jake
Ita Teturn
Krom
Cirous
Jane
Roy
Gramblive
Fay Hite
Southland
Sande
Daniel the Dog Interrupts Sunday Sermon
Willie and his dog Dan attend church where the minister preaches on Daniel. Dan, hearing his name, jumps into the vestry, and answers with barks as if replying to the sermon. Willie wakes, asks his father to let Dan stay, and the sermon ends with a vow to tether the dog if Daniel is preached again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Dan
Daniel
Min Killed in Perigo Drill Feud Fallout
At Mount Carnie on September 2 a fatal shooting occurred when Lathan was killed by attorney Childress of Pickens during a drill clash. Lathan died three hours after being shot. Childress fled to Pickens. Witnesses described a fierce exchange as a longstanding feud sparked panic among shoppers and bystanders. The jail is guarded and investigations proceed.
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Fouron
Samuel
Stone
Sam
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Curtie Lovelace
Hogavain
Webb
Obion Bottom
Plegays
Mount Carnie
Wen
Ailles
Latin
Th. Chilrest
Pickens
Lathan
Cie
Childress
Latham
Chiidrose
Chillrose Chen
Xavinig
Chinese dentistry pioneers artificial teeth from bone
In Hong Kong and Shanghai the Chinese have long attempted tooth replacement using an os femur segment hardened and wired to adjacent teeth. The practice aims at appearance over chewing, with costs affordable to many. Chinese youths study under foreign dentists and increasingly practice in their communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Dentistry
Europe
America
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Rogera
Tong Kong
Deafness Cure Debate and Local Notices
A long note on deafness claims that local applications cannot cure it and that only one remedy can restore hearing. The item cites Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers a reward. includes a disaster report from Wayne, Kentucky in 1524 and a stray local anecdote about a horse carriage incident on a New York street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catareh
Hall
Po, Ctenky & CO
Tileda
Uhin
Draggidts
Tae
Antiquity of the Human Race Reported by Babylonian Dig
A dispatch from Constantinople via the Department of State details American excavations at Nimrud near Babylon. Begun in 1886 by Dr. Peters and Prof. Heilbricht, now continued by Dr. Peters, the project employs 150 to 240 Arabs and has yielded tablets bricks inscribed vases and other cuneiform texts. The work, funded by a Philadelphia group the Babylonian Exploration Bund, rivals Layard and Rassam in scope and suggests an antiquity for humankind over ten centuries older than biblical estimates. The minister notes the report is long and of high archeological interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Washington
Terrell
Constantinople
Niffer
Babylon
Philadelphis
Peters
Heilpricht
University of Pennsylvania
Sign painter's sly slogan stirs city crowds in New York street
A huge crowd gathers around a street sign at One Hundred and Twenty eighth Street and Third Avenue. They tease the painter as he prints the final worded slogan My single aim is to sell it for nominal profit. The scene ends with mixed cheers and confusion as the sign is completed. A separate medical note touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for pains and injuries, claiming broad home use and quick relief. The advertisement urges a 50 cent bottle from Hill Bros.
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Tallulah
Boall
Mexico
Churubusco
Monterey
Buena Vista
Yollulnk
Treckonille
Syeon
Dougherty's
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
Falls
Toccoa
Weiling
Chamberlain
Val Nile
Poe
Hill Bros
Tommy
Pacific Coast
Britain
France
Peis Field
Germany
Russia
California
United States
Eben
Paps
Attie Mason
Chilton
Carter Ga
Brazil
Rupy
Sam Je
Mantin Rupr
Lancaster
Wilhite
Anderson
Isadora Cousina
Santiago
Chili
Scott
New Hampshire
Waal
Bedford Avenue Baptist Church
Brooklyn
New York
Jay
J. J. Gunning
Hanley
Als
X Dees
Miscellaneous ponderings and humorous vignettes
A collage of quotations jokes and brief notes covers topics from justice and age to dogs tails and bee stings. It includes humorous exchanges about marriage medicine and the Chilean mining wealth along with small notices about church communion practices and public health remedies.
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BO. Evans & Co
Alwayu
Asdeeson
Blais Cement
Wasons
East Bay
Charleston, & C
Paris
T. C
W.L. Douca
Furrasice Sevaise
Maine
Sts Aes Hart
Maidleman
F. Jones & Coo
Geer'bros
Balton
S. C
Ladie
Ania
Cleneral
Axsemble
Booth
Greenwood
Girolina
Due West
Town
Villa
Westminister
Cervlina
Georgia
Or Pest
Bina Ridge Railroad
Greenwood Anderson and
Maxwell
T.F. Riley
J. Durst
Bally
J. G. Simmons
B. W. Dobby
Maden
Clinkecales
Mony
DePre
W. L. Durst
Milles
West Cssion
General Angem‘bty
South Carolina
Cokesbury
Pelzer
Piedmont
Greenville
Essley
Bath
Caroling
Baluds ‘Valley
Maxwall
F. Riley
J. K Daret
J.8
Bailey
General Assembly of
Fireenvillago
C. A
Pelxsi
Wullsmatan
J.C. Blugh
W. C. McGowan
W. A. Templeton
J A. Anderson
A. M. Trelo
J. Wakefield
H. B.A. Ronn
E. Clokscales, Jr
J. T. Ashley
Ballivin
B Asmythe
Jas Lorz
Rice
L. D. Burris
R.A. Lewis
Dr.ideman
M. B. Clinkscales
Constas
Chiquola Block
Maxwell & Son
J. A. Austin & CO
Tron King
Elmo
Tremain
John T. Burriss
N. O
Wens
A. A
D. GC
Brown & Beo
ME Home Land and Improvement Co
Eyina
Wort
D. Levy
Red Star
D. Geisberg
Bette
G. F. Bigby
Taylor & Crayton
Stomp
New York Recorder
Indy
Lappeal
Ana
Hala
Bill
Urem
Augusta
Darkies
Tip
Mary
Octavy
Miss Ootavy
Ewine
Patterson
Jacob
Labon
Ann
Rome
Vireil
Sarge Plunkett
Perigo
Dentistry
China
Anmerica
Wayne, Co, Ky
Clyle
S. Y
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