Bridge Club Meetings and Wedding Notice Digest
Tuesday the Bridge Club meets with Mrs H Allen at 10 o clock in the morning. Wednesday the wedding of Ida Reynolds to Berkmann Alison at Grace Church at 10. Tuesday evening Miss Chester Bell hosts guests Wyche of Montgom ery. Thursday the Bridge Club meets with Mrs Tulane Kidd at 4 15.
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H. ©. Allen
Mixx
Ida Reynolds
Mr. Berkmann
Alison
Grace Church
Chester 4
Bell
Mixes Wyche
Mont
Tulane Kidd
Notable Week in Society Notes and Young Dancers
Miss Kallevelle Kilby hosts a college tea for Miss Marie Searles of Vicksburg and Mrs. Emmett Whiteside with Randolph Macon alumni assisting. Wedding plans center on Miss Ida Reynolds and Mr. Beekman Alison at Grace Episcopal Church with family hosting before the ceremony. Country Club dance drew many socialites, featuring couples from Vicksburg, Orangeburg, Birmingham, and Augusta, plus a long list of attendants and chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kallevelle Kilby
Marie Searles
Vicksburg
Mias
Emmett Whiteside
Randolph Macon College
Caroline Draper
Marion Walsh
Neva Whiteside
Julia Coleman
Nan Walker
Bessie Woodruff
Juliet Davidson
Louise Sproul
Emily Shepperd
Alison-Reynolds
Ida Reynolds
Beekman Alison
Grace Episcopal Church
James G. Glass
Olive Reynolds
William Reynolda Wade
Carlowville
Alison Reynolds
Alison
Joseph Kyser
H. A. Reynolds
Dr. Alison
William Wade
Samuel Reynolds
Leighton Avenue
Richard H. Stickney, Jr
Eugenia Salley
Orangeburg
D. C
Byrd Waley
Birmingham
Alma Quinn
Katharine Dent
Clifford Davis
Mixes Margaret Wellborn
Giles McQueen
Walker Reynolds
Gertrude Hambleton Shepperd
Walker Stickney
William A. Davis
Mary Murphy
Galbraith
Mary Weatherly
Arrington
Augusta
Laura Kennedy
Hubert Dent
Narcissa McGuirk
John McGuirk
Louise Musgrove
Miller Sproull
Tichenor
Cresswell Sproull
Christine McCaa
Stephen Noble
Deafness Cure Through Constitutional Remedies Advertised
The notice promotes a claimed cure for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It asserts ordinary cures fail and offers an “inflammation removal” approach, with a circular for mail order. It mentions FP J Cheney & Co and family pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cheney & CO
Towa
Sela Drevvreiats
Kilby Named Vice President At Club Meeting
Judge Coleman presided as Thomas FE Kilby was elected vice-president L C Watson secretary and L T Smith re elected at the meeting The board of directors named includes W H McKleroy J B Goodwin W P Acker J O Sproull and R H Stickney Jr Secretary Watson said the past year saw club growth and finances improve Further growth and building improvements are planned when feasible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FE. Kilby
L. C. Watson
L. T. Smith
W. H. McKleroy
J. B. Goodwin
W. P. Acker
J. O. Sproull
R. H. Stickney
Watson
Class Day Exercises at Yale Shine in New Haven
Yale University held class day exercises in New Haven on June 19, drawing attention as a notable event of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Carnival Celebrates New England Cotton Century in Fall River
Fall River marks the hundredth anniversary of the New England cotton mill industry with exhibits, parades, aviation meet, horse show and Taft attendance planned for Friday. The city shows extensive growth from 85 workers in 1819 to 45 mills, 111 mills, 93 904 looms and a capital of 32 960 000. A conference in New York discusses stabilizing cotton bills of lading after Knight Yancey failure.
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Fall River
Mase
New England
Taft
Joseph Durfee
United States
New York
Knight, Yancey and Co
Talladega City Square To Be Paved
Talladega city council voted to pave the city square. Work begins after contract setup with engineer RR W. Mc Calla handling estimates. Payment planned via ten year abutting property lien bonds. The Graham school also received approval for improvements.
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Talladega
RR. W. McCalla
Graham
Boozer Breaks Leg After Buggy Escape Near Alexandria
Alton A Boozer was returning home when his horse bolted near Dr H D Barr's residence. He jumped from the buggy to escape and broke his leg between the ankle and knee. He received care at Dr Barr's and remained there on Monday, with plans to go home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton A. Boozer
Alexandria
Dr. H. D. Barr
Mr. Boozer
Dr. Barr
Opening of Shocco Springs Draws Four Hundred Guests
Talladega, June 19 Special Shocco Springs the famous summer resort of Talladega was formally opened Saturday evening A large crowd from Talladega held their opening ball Four hundred were present at the barbecue and dance and it is believed Talladega will rank first this season for summer visitors.
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Talladega
Shocco Springs
Law School Addresses Graduates at Notable Ceremony
Four departments academic scientific law and medicine held closely staged services following a long established program. Attorney General Wickersham delivered the address to the graduates at the law school.
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Law School
Wickersham
Kingsley’s Stammer Enclosed Bold Speaking Spirit
G. W. E. Russell notes Charles Kingsley’s fierce urge to speak and a stammer that breaks sentences, bursts of air, and facial contortions. In private he frets yet in preaching the stammer subsides allowing clear discourse and a belief the flaw aids restraint and purpose.
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Kingsley
Charlies
Tom Hughes
England
God
G. W. E. Russell
Winchester Guardian
Lisbon In Pepys Time Reveals Lisbon Court Critique
Pepys diary recounts a harsh view of 1661 Lisbon. Captain Lambert describes a poor dirty capital with no glass windows and a king taxed by guards. The infanta’s table features a whole hen or goose, while later London meetings with Portuguese ladies reveal altered fashions and manners.
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Lisbon
Pepys
Lambert
Portugal
Infanta
London
There Goes a Man Who Would Be Foreign Secretary
A London writer recalls the prophecy about Lord Lansdowne by Jowett at Balliol. Jowett predicted Lansdowne would become foreign secretary in time, though he could not foresee the post. By 1900 Lansdowne led the foreign office after a notable political career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lansdowne
Oxford
Jowett
Balliol
Foreign Office
London
Her Lest Chance
Mrs B and Mrs D discuss Miss Singleton refusing the curate who proposed. Misunderstanding over a possible organ fund leaves the curate upset as she believed he asked for charity.
Highways Too Wide Compare German and Western Roads
The piece argues US roads are generally too wide in the west where land is cheap, contrasting with Germany where highways are 20 to 21 feet despite heavy traffic. It notes eastern roads are less wide and that mountain travel often forces drivers to navigate narrow, cliffside passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
Germany
No universal cures as drugs are not stage independent
Dr Woods Hutchinson argues medicine no longer treats drugs as universal cures. Treatments modify conditions to aid the body, with effects varying by disease stage and patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Captain Cuttle
Woods Hutchinson
Man in Manchester Adopts Uniquely Odd Name
A man in Manchester formerly named John Smith chose the surname Gagadig Gigadab to avoid mixed identities with bad John Smiths. He feared mistaken criminal links after a bank embezzlement report confused him with an accountant. The tale ends with him adopting a new, singular name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagadig Gigadab
Manchester
England
John Smith
John Smiths
New York
Tribone
Tramp Problem Tricked by Gregarious Farmer Sign Plan
A Long Island farmer recounts a plan to invite tramps with signs offering meals and lodging. The strategy reduced visits to nearly zero, until a husky tramp joked about suspects and the farmer revealed his long road life and a mock objection to a fake poisoning racket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Soldier Bocquin Claims Title of World’s Strongest
Private Bocquin 23 of the first mountain regiment at Grenoble carries a three inch mountain gun with shells and all accessories towed by three men atop the gun. The total weight reached 1000 pounds marking a remarkable display of strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bocquin
Grenoble
Humus in Orchard Soil Boosts Water Capacity and Fertility
Humus loosens soil particles increasing water holding capacity and fostering beneficial soil bacteria. A key role of cover crops is to chemically transform compounds into plant available forms. The crop digests and returns stored nutrients to the trees, aiding growth.
Lehman Manufacturing plant sale adjourned to June 26 1911
Continuance of sale due to pending litigation and to enable a better sale of the Lehman Manufacturing Company plant property. The sale, previously slated for Monday June 12, is rescheduled for Monday June 26, 1911. Attorney CHAS FP DU JGLASS represents Harvey B. Lutz as Trustee for Bondholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman Manufacturing Company
Chas, FP
DU Jglass
Harvey B. Lutz
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Lucy Belle Cryer
Nashville
Ruth Williams
Carrie Koyles
Houston
Texas
Fairmont College
Sewanee
James Sproull
Little Misses Rainsford
Eva Lee
Sewanee. Tenn
Mra. Dudley Casey
Mobile
Mamye Watson
Moe. Witt
Percy Laws
Mary Laws
Cincinnati
Mary Huger
Stella Huger
San Antonio
New Orleans
Marion Thompson
Nazareth
Mary Louise Thompson
Anna Foster
Columbia, Tenn
George E. Cater
Judge Coleman
City Square
Ullman’s Ladies’ Specialty - Store
DeBevois Brassiners
Panama
Ullman Bros
Anniston Steam Laundry
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