In Memory of Our Dear Mother Mrs Fannie Harmon
Relatives mourn Mrs Fannie Harmon of Nicholson Georgia June death leaves husband J M Harmon and four children. Burial followed at home with Rev G Davis officiating. Community sorrow notes her devotion to church and service across white and black neighbors.
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Fannie Harmon
J. M. Harmon
Nicholson
Jesus
Mother
Titus
Metrions
Sweet
Spartans
Miaim
Ter
G. Davis
Sonr
Baseball Rou Atlanta Nashville Batteries Report
In a rough score summary the lines list teams such as Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Little Rock Mobile and Memphis New Orleans with battery pairings like Ford McMurra Bernhardt Seabaugh Robertaire Meek Julius Shannon and Hyler Wells Gas kill Garvin. Umpires are Carpenter Fitzsim mons and Pfenninger.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Ford
McMurra
Bernhardt
Seabaugh
Carpenter
Birmingham
Montgomery
Robertaire
Meek
Julius
Shannon
Fitzsimmons
Little Rock
Hyler Er Wells
Gaskill and
Garvin
Pfenninger
Talking 2 Johnson for Second Place
Denver June 24 amidst a sparse Democratic audience in Denver the vice presidential selection dominates talk at the upcoming convention. Gov Johnson is favored by many as the best complement to Bryan with some arguing he could win the presidency if chosen. Others insist Bryan must lead and Johnson would only be a running mate. Thomas E Bell is discussed as a possible temporary chairman with Connell Clayton of Alabama as a rival. The arrangements committee weighs candidates to keep options open until decision time.
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Denver
Col
Chicago
Johnson
Minnesota
Bryan
Rome
Thomas E. Hell
California
Committee On
Bell
Urance
Consamian Clayton
Alabama
Ashrants
Oman
Do you take this woman to your lawful wedded wife
A fragment from Pittsburg Post quotes a bride and groom exchange vows with a nod to rumors about the marriage in a public notice style. The source shows a traditional wedding vow exchange phrase in a clipped 19th century newspaper voice.
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Pittsturg Post
Family of five backs Postum over coffee claims
A reader letter argues caffeine in coffee harmed a five member Iowa family. After switching to Postum the parents’ heart trouble eased and a son with weak digestion improved, praising “the discoverer of Postum” and urging others to read the tale.
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Postum
Postum Co
Wellville
Louisiana Senate Passes Locke Anti Racing Bill To Law
After a lengthy campaign and a bitter fight the Louisiana state senate passed the Locke anti racing bill by 21 to 1. The measure bans bookmaking, pari mutuel machines, and gambling on races and now awaits the governor's signature likely to be approved.
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Baton Rouge
Locke
Louisiana State Senate
House
Sanders
Senate
New Orleans
Louisiana
Labbe
Questioning American fraternal prowess beside European titles
The piece notes how American secret societies have fostered titles but remain far behind Austrian nobility. It details Prince Alfred August of Windisch Gratz and his wife Gabrielle with long lists of honors and offices. It ends by asking where United States fraternal orders like Odd Fellows, Colonial Warriors, Red Men, Masons, and Elks stand today.
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New York
Alfred August of
Windisch Gratz
Vienna
Prince of
Windisch-Gratz
Waldstein
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Gabrielle
Princess von Auersberg
Knights of Malta
WINS CIGAR FROM TAFT
Seaman Burns of the United States Navy bets Taft on winning votes in Chicago after Indiana gives Taft no votes. Burns says Taft promised a cigar if he performs well in Chicago and awaits the smoke when the wager comes due.
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Taft
Washington Herald
Norfolk
Indiana
Seaman Burns
United States Navy
Florida
Chicago
Burns
Wiley in Quiet Fire Escape from Laboratory Flames
Washington. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, faced a lab fire as a sample bottle of Scotch whisky was tossed aside. An assistant cried the lab is on fire, yet Wiley calmly observed the blaze and saved the sample as the fire department arrived. A nearby ad touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a real coffee substitute. The king laughed at a Danish woman’s playing remark during a bridge query.
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Wiley
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Pure Foods
Dr. Wiley
Senger
Fire Department
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills as a prompt and thorough remedy to strengthen weakened kidneys. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitts
al Druggists
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Castoria
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Clarke County
E. R. Betterton & Co
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James H., Dootson
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Lanier Footwear Co
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