Man of Faith Urges Social Unity at Old Settlers Reunion
Ban P. Jones reflects on balancing work and play and the value of rural hospitality at an Oak Bowery Alabama reunion. He praises handshakes, memories, and community meals, urging nearby towns to foster gatherings that unite neighbors and reduce business rigidity. He cites regional names and places to illustrate widespread kinship and shared heritage.
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Atlanta Journal
Jack
Jack Ono
Middle
Oak Bowery
Ala
McCurdys
Dowells
Morrisses
Masses
Mathews
Averys Oo Spratlings
Williamsons
Thes Sremans
Harrisses
Sanfords
Opelika
Lafayette
West Point
LaGrange
Wotumba
Electora
God
Ban P, Jonzs
Ruial
John Lakey
Carlisle
Chamberlain
Gough
Kellan & Qurran
Seaview
Hill-Orr Drag Co
J. Adams
Geneva
Itil-Orr Drug Co
Histy Paris
J. Schall
Meyers Bros.’ Drug Co
St. Lonia
Ml- Oy Ding Co
Washington
Auarrel
la Negra
Foyee
Stephent
Imaputh
Alain Liveet
Ormof Reed & Slee
Domestic Dispute Letter Sparks Mixed Advice and Odd Proposals
A long letter in a domestic advice column discusses a married couple with a distant wife and a needy husband. Readers offer varied remedies from mandamus to flirtation, while a poet’s plea for his wife’s return weaves through the piece. The column closes with an account of monkeys in Georgia and a plantation tale of monkey trapping in Brazil and Panama.
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Sue
Hij
Families reflect on mothers and moral training in verse and prose
A collage of sentimental verse and anecdotes on motherhood and virtue. Eras of domestic guidance mix with jokes, medical quotes, and small-town curiosities, highlighting home life, childrearing ideals, and everyday remedies in a late 19th or early 20th century voice.
Cooking Husbands and Melon Syrup Tales
A Pennsyl vania State Grange talk compares husbandry to cooking men with playful caution about mismanagement. Across Georgia, Woodlowry and Wray extract melon juice to make watermelon syrup, selling at 60 cents a gallon and hailed by the Cedartown Standard as a promising new product.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Williams Grove
Emma Brewer
Delaware County
Polk County
Wood, Lowry
W. C. Wray
Cedartown
Rheumatism Cure Boasts Bold Botanic Claim
An advertisement touts a herbal preparation claimed to cure rheumatism after other remedies fail. It promises swift relief, cites testimonials, and urges readers to request a book of particulars. The text includes garbled lines about joint pain, testimonials, and a three year claim of relief.
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Botanic
Ardl
The Ten Cent Store Red Thread of Price Promise
An Anderson retailer recalls starting with a bold idea profit by low prices and cash purchases. The store's red branding spreads as competitors imitate, while the owner boasts of direct-from-manufacturer goods and steep savings, listing dozens of bargain items and inviting shoppers to compare.
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Anderson
Ibis
Ron nHog
MINOR
TEN Cent
South Side
Public Square
Garda
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B.C. Evans & Co
Sullivan Hardware Co
Selesco
Cabin Boy
McCully Bros
Oxfords
the Yates Shoe Co
Masonic Temple
Anderson, D. C
Sam Jones
Sina
Pierce
Weiss
Albert Feakins
Main Street
Dallas
Texas
Tvery Suidiier
Billarps
Juno
Uist
Marridi
Tam
Jim
Benedict
Sol
Amy Comet
Ture
Che Company
Hee Sa
Sisty
Wil
Sun
Dor
Belrave
Ani
Tatian Jette
Kesiendur Hasehal
John Widge
AL Billy
George
Willy
Pas
Sigter
Lilly
Meehal
Sumtey
Washigeton City
Midge
Vuswhul
Marie TU O' Connon
Vartianenss
London
Engkund
Healey
Lizzie
Iconea
North Georgia
Christie
North Carolina
Gettys- Lam
Tia
Elsa Roe
Ife
United States
Ciorgona
Panaina
Brakfast
Wrothers
Darkey
Paiania Tailpond
Wirshington Stas
Aioe Chan
Poreo
Junie
Ball
Cheney
Shisie Hen Wan
Eggus
Jand Till-Orr Drug Co
Musbanis
I' i
Columbus Buggy CO
Concuntia
Ouro
Joseph J. Pretweld
Rutherford
Columbus Bugggy Co
Columbus Bugey Co
Columbus
Columbia Carriage Co
Bvaey
Concint
Bleckley & Fretwell
Sylvester Bleckley
Jos. J. Fretwell
Elec Fretwell
Elynipm
ACAIN
C. W. Lowe
Chiquola
Lowe
Athi
Bi. P. S
Sonia
Qator
Blairtown
Mount Airy
Piedmont
Pelzer
Honea Path
Cook
Behoa Tome Dunniddy
TOL Pee ‘Triestées
Hunter School
Thosis
Echo Trasiers
Brown, Co
R. R. Todd
UTR
Cherry Hill
Seaborn Plate
Pendleton
Asdee
Barle'a Bridge
Bruce Berry Road
BE. Sloan
Ivers & Pond
Farrand & Votey
Vickians Anutoharps
Colebested
Idea
Mull Ang Coo Ua
C. A. Reed Music
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