Community church listings and lodge notices
A dense schedule of church services across First Methodist Presbyterian Baptist Emmanuel Christian and OCONEE METHODIST with service times Sunday School and evening prayers. Also lodge directory items listing St Elmo Lodge Keystone Chapter Mount Vernon Lodge Glenn Lodge Williams Lodge Oconee Tribe and meeting times and locations with officers and invitation to attend.
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St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Knights of Pythias
Ita Castle Hall
San Joseph Building
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Vietes
Chicago man with sixteen children defends large family
A Chicago man with sixteen children argues he cannot send six to school yet champions the idea of raising many well. He contends charitable groups can aid, while war and overpopulation are used to justify controlling population. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the piece as a provocative take on family size and duties.
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Orient
Great
Republic
Gompers Opposes Post In President Roosevelt Plan
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, travels from Pittsburg to Buffalo and denounces Roosevelt’s lash proposal for wife beaters. He calls corporal punishment barbarous and warns it would brutalize society while advocating adequate punishment for offenders. He condemns restoration of the whipping post as a reflection of late twentieth century civilization.
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Pitsburg
Penn
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
Gompers
Mr. Gompers
Little Rat Ruins Formal East Side Dinner
A fearful young society woman on the East Side delays a dinner after a rat hides in her room, scaring her into hiding atop a trunk while guests arrive. The rat roams undisturbed as a nervous arrival and her mother worries about the delayed hostess.
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Kansas City Journal
New Bertie’s Education Sparks Parental Demand
A poem-like clippism from Newark News laments schools teaching crafts and arts but failing to teach Bertie to spell. Bertie’s father, cranky and eager for real schooling, vows to seek proper education rather than let his son be wrecked by ignorance. Uncle Eben adds a quip about people claiming to know it all backing risky schemes.
Williams May Resign Minority Leader Post
Washington January 21 The Post reports that Representative John Sharp Williams called a caucus to resign as minority leader. A sufficient number of names were secured before Democrats withdrew, leaving his intent uncertain. His dissatisfaction centers on opposition to the army appropriation bill amendment limiting retired officers pay. The caucus was set for Monday.
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Washington
the Post
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Tops Cold Treatments
Mrs. Cora Walker of Peterville California praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best made for colds and pneumonia prevention. The remedy is described as pleasant safe and fast acting with superior effectiveness. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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Chamberlain
Cora Walker
Peterville
California
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Elberton Waterworks Ready as Turn- On Expected Monday
Elberton Ga January 21 the waterworks system is completed and water will be turned on Monday Foreman Kane and crew departed for Hawkinsville with contractor Wagner holding back mains until boiler castings dry Jaudon inspects and finds no issues. John Kane remains in city to test tank and system despite delays.
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Elberton, Ga
Elberton
Kane
Hawkinsville
Clark Adams
Virginia Bridge and Iron Co
John Kane
Wagner
Chronic Rheumatism Cured by Mystic Cure Claim
Dr H B Hettinger of Indianapolis reports severe rheumatism after an ankle sprain improved in four days and fully cured after two bottles of Detchons Mystic Cure. The medicine is sold by H R Palmer & Sons at 105 Clayton Street. The report ends with a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
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H. B. Hettinger
Indianapolis
Ind
Detchon
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Clayton Street
Niedringhaus Challenge Triggers Irish Dutch Rivalry in Missouri
Washington reports a Republican clash over the Missouri Senate race. After securing the caucus nomination, Niedringhaus allegedly vowed to drive out the old Irishman Dick Kerens to the river, igniting a fierce intra party feud and sharp retaliation from Kerens and allies.
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T Will
Missouri
Dick Kerens
Kerens
Niedringhaus
Cataleptic Patient Lays Two Years Sealed in Philadelphia Hospital
A 25 year old man admitted in September 1902 has remained in a cataleptic trance for two years. Fed by liquid foods through a tube he shows no movement yet exhibits preserved comprehension. Doctors say his mind is unrecoverable though he may recover physically.
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Philadelphia
Alfred W. Hawke
Dr. Hawke
Bustler and hustler clash over pay in Scots dialogue
A Deroit Free Press excerpt features a magistrate questioning a suspect about charges while an officer explains the case, with a running gag about whiskey and a bike. The Philadelphia Press quips about a boy’s nose after a fall, paired with a tragic note about a pet and a vet.
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Philadelphia Press
The Way They Lost Their Homes
Philadelphia Inquirer describes a family’s slide into debt due to impulsive spending and poor financial choices. They bought on installment, overextended on appearances, and ignored budgeting and reading contracts, leading to bankruptcy and financial ruin.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The Value of Charcoal for Health and Beauty
A promotional piece extols charcoal as a gentle purifier for the stomach and bowels and a aid to complexion and breath. It touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as the best value, claiming safety, health benefits, and a Buffalo physician's endorsement, priced at twenty five cents per box.
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Stuart
Buffalo
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Cornblatt Plumbing
First Methodist
Lumpkin and
Hancock Ave
N. S. Hopkins
Presbyterian
Hancock Avenue
J. W. Walden
D. D
Baptist
Cor. College Ave
Washington Sts
W. H. Young
Emmanuel Church
Prince Avenue
Troy Beaty
Christian Church
Cor. Dougherty and
Pulaski
J. Cronenberger
Oconee ST
Oconee and
Peters Street
W. G. Crawley
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
W. B. Lawhead
Geo. T. Murrell
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Mount Vernon Lodge
Fand
A. M
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Troy Beatty
W. M
Sec
Williams Lodge
Carlton Building
Jackson Street
Odd Fellows
J. W. Shupe
N. G
J. A. Mealor
Oconey Trive
Red Men's Hall
C. P. Eberhart
C. A. Lambert
Recorda
Chicago
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gale
H. BR. &F & Sons
Elizabeth
Bertie
Hercules
Newark News
Uncle Eben
Washipaton
Joan &, Williams
PLAGE
House of Representatives
Mr. Williams
Jaudon
Neidringhaus
Jefferson City
Legislate
Sith
Geneseo Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Hatti
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