One Year Past the Century Mark
Special to the Banner Statesboro Ga February 28 Prigden Beasley of this place observed his 61st birthday anniversary today He was born in Bulloch County February 29 1912 He served in the Indian War but was beyond the age limit for active service when the Civil War broke out Since he was born on February 29 in a leap year it will be three years more before the aged man has a real birthday anniversary.
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Statesboro
Prigden
Beasley
Bulloch County
Cough Remedy Praised As Superior Across Lands
A vintage ad asserts a cough remedy meets the true test of usefulness, claiming no superior product and widespread praise. It promotes sale by all dealers and frames the item as trusted by people nationwide.
Cotton theft arraignment at Tiverton Shore Mills trial sought
J William and James Holden of Fall River Mass were arraigned in county court over larceny of cotton and cotton waste valued at 12000 from Shore Mills Tiverton. Breault noted as a Shove Mills boss and Dacey is named in the ad context.
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Ort
J William
James Holden
Fall Rive Maes
Tiverton
Holden
Dacey
Breault
National Council of English Teachers Opens in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on February 28 a special conference of the National Council of Teachers of English began, linked to the National Education Association meeting. Distinguished speakers included Prof. T H Briggs of Columbia University, W D Lewis of Penn High School, Adelaide Steele Baylor of Indiana, and A B Meredith of New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Department of
National Education Association
National Council of Teachers of English
T. H. Briggs
Columbia University
W. D. Lewis
Penn High School
Adelaide Steele Baylor
Indiana
A. B. Meredith
New Jersey
Electric Bitters touted to cure rheumatism and stomach ills
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from stomach liver and kidney trouble and promotes Electric Bitters as a cure. It cites Charles B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia who says four bottles cured his pains after other remedies failed. The ad notes price 50c and 1.00 and lists local retailers. It also mentions Lew McAllister Gabby Street and Charley Schmidt planning to work in the Southern League next season.
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Charles B. Allen
Sylvania
W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Lew McAllister
Gabby” Street
Charley Schmidt
Athens makes progress shown in Industrial Index items
The Colum bus Industrial Index highlights Athens Ga with multiple entries on local development. Physicians consider moving to direct hospital building, a $175000 school and street bond election is set for March 25, renovations by Rev R E Neighbour for Baptist Tabernacle with $10000 cost, several architects named for residences, and planned contractor awards.
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Athens
Columbus
Hugh J. Rowe
Baptist Tabernacle
R. E. Neighbour
125th Anniversary of Historic Bethany Church Celebrated
Lexington Georgia prepares for Bethany church to mark its 125th anniversary on April 29. Notables include Dr. John D. Mell and Dr. J. J. Bennett expected to speak, with a missions address and a church dinner. Bethany was organized in 1788 by local members with Rev. Silas Mercer and others, reflecting long Baptists history in Oglethorpe County. The program will honor past pastors, members, and the church’s influence on nearby congregations.
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Lexington
Bethany Church
John D. Mell
Georgia Baptist Convention
J. J. Bennett
State Missions
Oglethorpe County
Bethany
Silas Mercer
Jesse Mercer
Robert Jackson
John Gilbert
Hutton’s Fork
Chas. Flinn
Doves Creek
David Allen
Phillips Mill
Isiah Hales
Noah Long
Daniel Carrington
Radford Gunn
Silvanus Gibson
P. P. Putter
W. R. Goss
L. W. Stevens
B. M. Callaway
W. M. Coile
John F. Cheney
M. S. Weaver
W. H. Faust
P. P. Butler
Noah Lacey
Mark Ragan
Jas. Colquitt
Chas, Berry
Abner Wise
John Lacey
Ware Hudson
Jacob Mathews
Wiley Bush
Jonathan Baughn
Richard Dowdy
J. B. Butler
B. B. Faust
R. B. Mathews
W. E. Faust
B. W. Branner
Geo. W. Faust
W. T. Patton
Bell Green
Jonathan Merring
Pleasant Compton
Thos. Hale
Churches of
Salem
J.¢xington
Sandy ‘Cross
Vesta
Friends of
Great Old Church
Tunics and Drapery for Evening Wear
A discussion on fashion notes how tunics and drapery shape evening wear. The pannier initially drew unfavorable remarks from conservative dressers wary of new styles, which are expected to appear as quiet extremes before gaining acceptance.
Elegant pannier age dress No 7154 for evening wear
The piece describes a pannier influenced dress No 7154 with a draped waist and yoke extending to a front panel. It suggests creamy tulle or maline accents, a pale pink crepe de chine or crepe meteor dress, with deep pink satin rosettes. It also presents a tunic dress in old blue voile with cream dimity trim as a chic informal or visiting option.
Texas Keeps Anniversary Observances Across State
Austin observes the seventy-eighth anniversary of Texas independence with special exercises in all public schools. Texans mark March 2, 1836 as the day they declared independence from Mexico and began drafting their constitution.
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Texas
Austin
Lone Star State
Woman recovers from female troubles after Vegetable Compound
A Malone New York woman describes severe organic inflammation and pain that caused her to tear her clothes. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports complete recovery and health, endorsing the medicine to friends. The ad promotes the product as a standard remedy for female ills and lists multiple conditions it may help.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Red Stone
Malone, N. Y
Pen relics of peace and power in historic signings
Old pens tied to treaties and fame fetch high prices at auction. From the quill used to seal Balkan Turkey peace to the Paris treaty device, from royal reprieves to Dickens and Lincoln artifacts, these relics command prestige and value. Names like Eugenie Patti Victoria and Reed appear amid a record of storied nibs and historic instruments.
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Balkan States
Turkey
Russia
Japan
America
Spain
Paris
Eugenie
Viscount Llandaff
Queen Victoria
Charles Dickens
Villa Des Montineaux
Reed
Lincoln
Washington
Evansville Leaves Kitty League for Central League Return
Evansville will exit the Kitty League this season and rejoin the Central League for the upcoming year. The move places Evansville back in the Central League circuit after departing the Kitty League.
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Evansville
Governor names woman delegate to peace congress
Governor Brown appoints Mrs. F. Washington Bellamy of Macon as Georgia’s official representative to the fourth annual peace congress in St. Louis this May. He also names J. C. Whitaker of Milledgeville to Baldwin county on the board of trustees of the Sixth Congressional Agricultural College, replacing L. C. Hall who declined reappointment.
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Benner
Atlanta
Brown
Georgia
St. Louis
F. Washington Bellamy
Macon
J. C. Whitaker
Milledgeville
Baldwin County
Sixth Congressional Agricultural College
L. C. Hall
Will funds received by orphanage after Wright death
In New Orleans on February 23 the White Children's Orphanage accepted a fund from the will of John Wright who died by his own action on February 14 in a dramatic scene witnessed by several women and children. Wright’s will bequeathed a sizable donation to the orphanage, and the probate was completed today granting the fund to the institution.
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New Orleans
John Wright
Wright
Fragmentary Notice Mentions Money in Box and Interference
A damaged clipping references a man who passed twice and mentions a letter requesting $721 from a safety deposit box as part of a plan. The text also promotes Chamberlain products claiming relief for rheumatism and constipation with ads for Chamberlain's Liniment and Tablets.
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Titus
D. L. Burrell
J. W. Barnett
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Laura Spesrr
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O. M. Abney
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W. J. Peeples
Oglethorpe Church
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Smiths
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Popes
Morris
Colquitts
Cunninghams
Flemings
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Dukes
Pattons
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Savannah
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Resto
Athens Railway & Electric Co
Clayton Street
Chamberlain
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