Jacksonville Notes and Social Items Reflect Community Ties
Jacksonville Alabama Aug 9. Local editorial brief notes people visiting relatives and social events. Families from Roanoke Birmingham Anniston Oneonta Mobile and Pensacola join Jacksonville residents in gatherings, visits, and cross town movements. Missionary society meetings postponed due to inclement weather.
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Jacksonville
Ala
Sur
Iro
Myres
Roanoke
Ramaganto
Hannah
Willie Rob Buchannan
J. OR. Arnold
Mra
B. R. Curter
Barker
Margaret Crow
Susie Sargent
A. Kitchens
McCormick
R. C. Hardie
Union Springs
Gee
Rowan
T. M
Jessie Duggan
Nannie Willams
Chattanooga
Sherman Saunders
Maggie
Marie
Women replace men in wartime service and labor roles
The piece notes women filling dining car and elevator jobs on railroads, in New York hotels, and across industry. It cites veteran workers and students joining war effort programs, including the University of Oklahoma and Ohio State University, with various civic, training and welfare efforts.
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New York
Harry H. Sharp
Montgomery City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Betsy Osborn
Cottonwood Falls
Kas
University of Oklahoma
Michigan
Caroline Breyfogle
Ohio State University
Columbus
Washington
University of Wideconsin
Japan
India
Sumatra
Odds and Ends of Crisp News from All Over the County
A long column by J A Roberson notes Mrs J T Robertson of Schencks owns Civil War era andirons from Polkville furnace still in use. T J Jennings of near McFall hosts Mr and Mrs J M Landham of Anniston with a country dinner and watermelons after farm tours. Landham warns sorghum stalks must be split to grind. excessive rains hurt crops, but Calhoun county may still yield bread. The piece laments rising lamb tax values, praises county dogs, and urges saving hay and seed crops while criticizing farmers buying Johnson grass hay.
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G. Holden
Mra. J. T. Robertson
Schencks Sulphur Springs
Polkville
William Akerage
Ohatchee Creek
Ohatchee Bridge
T. J. Jennings
McFall
Landham
Anniston
Jennings
Calhoun County
West
Interstate Realty Association Opens First Annual Convention
Aberdeen Washington August 9. Attendance at the opening session of the first annual Interstate Realty Association convention surpassed expectations with delegations from major cities across Washington Oregon and Idaho. The three day meeting will address key issues facing real estate owners dealers and agents.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Interstate Realty Association
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Fast Pain Relief
If you sit in a cool draft and suffer a stiff neck or back you will want relief. Fix your mind on Ballard's Snow Liniment as the best pain reliever you can get anywhere. Prices 25c 50c and 1.00 ag bottle. Sold by Scarbrough Drug Co.
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Ballard
Scarbrough Drug Co
The
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co
Ailanta Arguete Girmingham
Charlotte Greenwood Jackson Little Beck Macon Memphie
Selma
Printers Gather for International Typographical Union Convention
Five thousand printers from the United States and Canada head to Colorado Springs for the sixty third annual union convention. War problems and other vital issues will be discussed as officials expect a historically important meeting.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
United States
Canada
International Typographical Union
Conan Doyle Named Historian of the War
London reports that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle known for Sherlock Holmes is writing a popular history of the war in the western theater. The famed author also has credentials as a cricketer traveller and physician with an M D degree.
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London
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Wan Sas Tre Ma Kat Place for Pvervende
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a place name and a person, with unclear context. Readable bits suggest a local place or event in a small community, but details are incomplete. This item reads like a brief notice or snippet from a page column.
Pay Tribute to Memory of the Gentle Angler
On August 9 devotees of fishing nationwide pause to honor Isaak Walton the gentle angler birthday anniversary observance urged by the United States League of Angling Clubs. Clubs from St Petersboro Tarpon to Arkansas Pass Tarpon Texas Salmon Oregon Satifish Florida Tuna California and others join the tribute to the immortal author of The Competent Angler.
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New York
Isaak Walton
Isaak
United States League of Angling Clubs
St. Petersboro
Pla
Arkansas Pass
Liberia declares war on Germany in historic uprising
Liberia on the Atlantic coast declares war on Germany after severing diplomatic relations. The move allows internment of German merchants and others accused of unneutral activities in the negro republic.
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NraGaho Republic
Liberia
Grrmany
Washington
Negro Republic
Africa
Germany
Thompson's Food Peptonized endorsed for infant nutrition
Anniston drug firm Scarerough Drug Co promotes Thompson's Food Peptonized as a complete ready to prepare infant nourishment. The ad claims it supports growth when mothers milk is unavailable and offers a satisfaction guarantee.
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Thompson
Scarerough Drug CO
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