Children's Afternoon Party for Miss Matilda Hood
Mrs John B Knox hosted a charming Saturday afternoon party on Tyler Hill for about fifteen neighborhood children in honor of Matilda Dale Hood daughter of Mrs William A Hood of Silver Plume Colorado. Juliet Davidson played piano and Mrs Walsh helped with games. A dining room table featured white candles lace mats and asparagus fern with confections nuts cakes and an ice course. A candy box and a toy were given to each guest and a prize was presented to Elizabeth Carrington on her birthday. Mrs Henry Hammond returned to Talladega after months with her daughter Mrs F E Gordon on Leighton avenue.
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Matilda Dale Hood
Mis
William A. Hood
Silver Plume
Colorado
John B. Knox
Tyler Hill
Knox
Juliet Davidson
Walsh
Social Calendar for March Events
Tuesday March 7 Mrs Annie Farley hosts the Girls' Tuesday Bridge Club for Miss Edith Beggs guest of Mia EB Thomson. Wednesday March 8 Free Kindergarten Association and Civic League meet at the Alabama at 4.00. Also Wednesday 3 40 PM Philharmonic Music Club meets with Mrs Louis Hale on Tyler Hill.
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Annie Farley
of Girls
Edith Beggs
Mia. EB. E. Thoms
Free Kindergarten Association
Civic League
the of Alabama
The
Philharmonic Music Club
Louis Hale
Tyler Hill
Mother's words plant seeds for later days in children
Froebel lines praise kindergarten work cited from the Birmingham News. Dr J H W Phillips calls kindergarten the best school improvement in the city. Anniston officials urge kindergarten in every public school. 500 children should attend. News of visits, meetings, and a marriage in Atlanta referenced with local connections.
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Birmingham News
J. H W. Phillips
D. R. Murphey
Anniston Schoals
Cheney and Co. Oath Over Catarrh Cure in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney sworn in Toledo declares his firm F J Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by the preparation. The document, dated December 1580, notes the oath and notary A W Gleason. The text mentions internal use and effects on mucous membranes.
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Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Te de Aera & CO
Cities enter race for party conventions amid bidding battles
The piece outlines 14 cities competing to host the national party convention with St. Louis leading on past promises, Chicago facing a possible Democratic bid, and Baltimore Louisville Memphis and Atlanta emerging as Democratic contenders. It notes motives shaping the choice: cost to host and party influence on the host city, with Republicans likely to head East to curb a Democratic advance in 1922.
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St. Louis
Business Men's League
Chicago
Windy City
Louisville
Memphis
Atlanta
Baltimore
Kentucky
Blackburn
Civil War Picture Request From Confederate Veteran Camps
Confederate veteran camps seek photographs of men and battles from the Civil War for a ten volume history to be published by the Review of Reviews Company New York City. Pictures will be borrowed and returned with proper directions. editor names include Charles D Lanier and Robert S Lanier with Sidney Lanier lineage. endorsement from Edward Owen. send by registered mail or express to 752 Broadway New York City with return address.
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History Editors
Review of Reviews Company
New York City
The
Charles D. Lanier
Robert S. Lanier
Georgia
Sidney Lanier
Edward Owen
Broadway
Coroner's Verdict in India On Tiger Fatality
A London Chronicle item notes a coroner’s verdict in India declaring that a man named Pandso died from a tiger eating him with no other cause of death. The remark highlights the bizarre charm of the case.
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India
Pandso
London Chronicle
Preserving Eggs in Scotland by Maxwell Blake
Con sul Maxwell Blake describes a method using twenty gallons of water for half a bushel of ime and half a peck of salt. After a few hours the liquid is poured over the eggs kept in earthen jars. The preserved eggs become rough and brittle and require careful handling when used.
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Scotland
Maxwell Blake
Democrats Jockey for Regional Support in Election Showdown
The piece notes insurgent pressure within the party and predicts a split among committeemen choosing between Southern and Northern blocs. It suggests the South remains Democratic stronghold while conversions must occur in the North, forecasting battles among Chicago St Louis and Kansas City with Memphis Atlanta Louisville Baltimore sidelined.
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South
Memphis
Atlanta
Louisville
Baltimore
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Surprising Soda Fly Complaint Becomes Talk at Drug Store
A customer recounts a yesterday incident at a local drug store where he found a fly in his peach syrup soda. The pharmacist dismisses the claim but the exchange includes the man insisting on better service and promises of catching more flies. The dramatic tone echoes a small town dispute over quality and attention.
Could Not Eight Cents Satisfied In Fight Banter
Dialogue shows Horan and Hogan debating pride and restraint after a prizefight. Horan concedes not being satisfied by victory if called vile names or abused, while Hogan insists the winner would endure such taunts. The exchange reveals stubborn resolve and social pressure surrounding boxing culture.
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Horan
Hogan
Yez
Cantata Night Prompt Lobster Dinner Adds Menu Confusion
A concertgoer reveals they did not attend the cantata and instead left after the entertainment to eat lobster. They note the menu lacked the canned item they expected.
Minister's Supper Echoes in Puck’s Fancy
A fragment from Puck envisions a heavenly supper with social reversal as Tommy proclaims the last shall be first. The minister appears in a playful, satirical line about where virtue and status reside in the afterlife.
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Tommy
Puck
Advertising Only Purchases Challenge
Reader urged to try a week of buying only items that are advertised. The suggestion frames the experiment as a personal finance test and consumer awareness exercise.
Monument for horses of the Anglo Boer War raised in Port Elizabeth
English public subscription funds a monument in Port Elizabeth to horses that perished in the 1899 1902 war. The oblong granite base features a life size bronze horse and a kneeling soldier offering food, with a fountain trough. The inscription emphasizes compassion as the nation’s greatness.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Lord Byron
Zosun
Man
Freaks of Wireless and its Mysterious Telegraphy
The article discusses unpredictable aspects of wireless telegraphy caused by atmospheric conditions and electrical disturbances. It notes improvements such as grounding during storms and the removal of secrecy in transmissions, with questions about directional and environmental performance gradually being resolved.
Originator of the Base Ball Field
Veteran baseball writer T H Murnane credits Alexander J Cartwright of New York with conceiving the ball field layout that endures today. The 1884 lines at Mur ray Hill have never been changed. Duncan F Curry recalls the May afternoon Cartwright unveiled his early game under a sunlit sky.
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T. H. Murnane
Alexander J. Cartwright
New York
Murray Hill
Duncan F. Curry
Cartwright
Boston Globe
Fragmented overheard exchange on manners and delay
Dialogue depicts Hogan and Horan arguing about a chauffeur who accommodates delays. One asks if the driver will return after knocking things out of place, while the other affirms accommodation. The scene hints at repeated interruptions and tension.
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Hogan
Horan
Horen
Phoy
Owls of Atlanta Set Fraternal Record at Bijou
The Atlanta Owls Nest enrolled 2160 charter members at the Bijou theater with 250 turned away as capacity was reached. Samuel C. Kane and H. R. Caulfield spoke amid high enthusiasm. William Stephenson elected president. Wheeler Mangum heads the board. Augusta sent 50 delegates. Anniston Nest planned for March 15.
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Atlanta
Nest of Owls
Samuel C. Kane
H. R. Caulfield
Owls
William Stephenson
Wheeler Mangum
Fulton County
Board of Governors
Augusta
Aer
Caulfield
Macon
Anniston
Fred H. Cortell
New Wilmer Hotel
Two Keen Competitors and a Wit in Germantown
A Germantown youth famed as a wit suffers a nervous breakdown. After ignoring treatment, he consults a doctor who examines him and offers recovery on condition he follows instructions. The patient asks about cost and quips about the undertaker offering cheaper service, reflecting a macabre joke.
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Germantown
Black witness testifies in Kansas City suit against packing firm
In a Kansas City court Michael McCarthy sues a packing company. A colored witness is questioned about work at the plant and recognition of the foreman and officers. The witness states racial separation and denies any relation to white management.
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Michael McCarthy
Kansas City
Yagsir
Yaasir
Tere
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Birmingham
William Orrison
Attalla
Charles Davidson
T. J. Cason
Julia Hilley Cason
Hugh Cason
Jacksonville
Children of the Confederacy
Robert FE. Lee
Sybil Creen
Wilmer Avenue
Annie Lamar Noble
Janie Lou Beck
Henry White
Paul Henry
Pearl White
Thomas F. Gann
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