South Carolina Circular Urges Old Book Exchange
The State Superintendent of Education orders counties to replace old textbooks with new ones before November 15 1901. County superintendents must enforce the switch, prohibit paying teachers using old books, and promote exchange through depositories and local merchants with publishers Ginn Company and J I Johnson leading the effort.
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State Superintendent of Education
County Superintendents of Education
Viva
South Carolina
J. I. Johnson Company
Ginn & Company
Water care for chronic constipation guidance text
Advice suggests drinking hot water before meals and before bed, plus after meals a water drink two hours later. Encourages walking or riding, and forming a habit. If constipation persists a purgative may be required using acid tablets and liver tablets from Orr Gray & Co.
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Herlujo
Orr-Gray & Co
Southern view on cotton goods and steamship lines
John Ts. Cleveland of Spartanburg argues for a Southern silk route to Argentina and other South American markets. He warns that without direct U S steamship lines the South cannot compete for coal and cotton goods, as Europe dominates trade and ships must go through Europe to reach South America.
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John Ts. Cleveland
Spartanburg
D. C
South
Cleveland
McLaurin
Argentina
United States
Europe
England
South America
Brazil
Pailatelhia Press
Brotherly Fights Highlight East Memphis Family
A Memphis neighborhood tale centers on two brothers famed for frequent quarrels. Their parents’ constant intervention seems to pause hostilities, leaving onlookers to recall recent contests. Edwin, asked who usually wins, wriggled and offered a resigned reply.
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East Memphis
Edwin
Fragmented OCR summary from a historic page
An OCR fragment presents garbled dialogue about a tonic and a political exchange. Names like Bates and Senator Sorghum appear amid unclear references to money and friendship. The text is incomplete and hard to parse for a coherent event or report.
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Bates
Sorghum
Brick Made-No Burning Patent Revolutionizes Brick Industry
J D McDowell of Little River Fly has secured a patent for a brick making process that produces bricks without firing. The method also yields flagstones piping terra cotta concrete paving brick from earth materials and promises lower costs. Walker Sims Plow Co displays samples on Marietta Street and offers information by mail.
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J.D. McDowell
Little River
Fly
United States
T. P. Walker
Walker Sims Plow Co
Walker-Sims Plow Co
Marietta Street
Atlante Journel
Magistrate Courtright Tries Himself In Winnipeg
In Winnipeg the long serving Magistrate Courtright, famed for strict judgments over two decades, tests his own conduct by appearing in court drunk and disorderly. He fines himself half a crown but honors his twenty years of sober service, adjourning to the next case.
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New York Sun
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Courtright
Vancouver
Hmself
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praise From Methuen Letter
A reader from Brook, Massachusetts recommends Chamberlain Cough Remedy after suffering three years with bronchitis and insomnia. The writer tried various doctors and medicines with no relief until his wife bought a bottle, which he credits with cure. The note attributes sales to Oft-Gray & Co.
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Chaimberlain
Brook
Baghell
Gray &Co
Pneumonia Tops List of Deadly Diseases in Census
Government statistics show pneumonia is the deadliest American disease, with 191.1 deaths per 100,000, outranking consumption at 190.5 and heart disease at 134. The article notes declines in consumption over a decade and observes smallpox no longer in the top list, while warning farmers about roadside weeds spreading seeds.
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Cenaua
Acarcely
Auses City Journal
The Ruling Passion and a Church Pew Riddle
A suburban church rector recounts a humorous exchange with a woman who insists on occupying a back pew to avoid being stared at her hair. The rector jokes about seating while she explains her devout fear of others behind her. In India birthday decorations with strings and flags signal festivity. A quip notes men should work more to get ahead.
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India
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Texas
Bears
Castoria
Fred
G. Brown, and
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Frank A. Burbidge
E. E. Burris
Anderson Fertilizer CO
8. C. Ees
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Vandiver Bros. & Major
Vandiver
Birdsell
Vandiver Brothers& Major
Acme Paint and Cement Care
Acme Paint & Cement CO
F. B. Grayton & CO
A.O. Strickland
Dyer Parm and Merchants Bank
Aoman
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Banke Saline
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