First Act in Greatest Industrial Struggle Ever Staged
Special to the Banner reports a nationwide rail wage push by Engineers Firemen Conductors and Trainmen committees. They seek eight hour pay basis and time and a half for overtime amid threats of a nationwide strike. Details cover Southeastern lines and pay methods like mileage and time bases to determine earnings.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Boston
New York
Chicago
Seattle
San Francisco
Denver
New Orleans
Atlanta
Savannah
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Southern Railway
Washington
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Louisville and
Roosevelt
Advance Goes On Quote by B. O. Flower
A brief quotation notes that civilization advances like an incoming tide, rising to higher levels over time. The author, B. O. Flower, suggests progress is continual though cyclical, lifting humanity to greater heights with each advance.
Pifes Cured In Gee OINTMENT Tales
A garbled clipping reports a health claim about a remedy named Gee ointment. Readable parts mention cures and possibilities, but specific details, dates, or names are missing. The fragment suggests promotional language around a treatment without verifiable facts.
Worthy balance of frugality and liberality in conduct
Quotation about combining thrift with generosity to form a virtuous temper. The piece then shifts to pest lore noting Pulex irritans the flea can jump thirteen inches horizontally and eight inches high, while the Indian rat sea can only five inches, per the Indian plague commission.
Suffrage talk and cowbell scare drive off highwaymen
A suffrage talk and a loud cowbell caused two highwaymen to flee when they waylaid a group of women in New Jersey. One asked what the other was doing, prompting a hasty flight as their ambush collapsed.
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New Jersey
Springfield Republican
Encouraged by Trust and Loyalty in Leadership
A brief observation on leadership values noting that trust prompts fidelity and mutual respect. The quotation emphasizes treating people with consideration to elicit their best efforts and loyalty. Leadership wisdom underscores reciprocity between leaders and followers.
Qualities Somewhat Rare in a Gentleman
Fragmentary prose reflects on rare gentlemanly qualities. It notes generosity, steadfast truth, elevated integrity, and a lack of meanness, suggesting few in one’s circle exemplify these traits and praising a person named Syd.
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Syd
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A. D. Atkinson
C. F. Bailey
Mrs
F. M. Bell
J. M. Barry
S. E. Bishop
Bolton’s Cash Grocery
Frank H. Bowden
H. B. Barber
Booth Bros
M. J. Buchwald
I. N. Butler
B. C. Callaway
A. M. Center & Co
C. S. Gollins
J. R. Davis
W. W. Edwards
T. C. Fowler
J. A. Gordon
Canning & Patterson
Mrs. Lula Fields
C. C. Hardy
J. L. Harmon
J. P. Harmon & Co
Harper Grocery Co
J. S. Hawks
L. W. Holmes
F. F. Holmes
J. S. Keese
S. B. Jossey
C. J. Kenney
Emma Lester
E. A. Perry
McRae & Deas
C. H. S. Lyons
Watkinsville, GA
D. B. Veal
H. A. Hardigree
Ashford & Co
McRee & Jackson
Jefferson, GA
Randolph Bros
N. N. Pendergrass
the Mobley Bros. Co
Turner-Webb-Holder Co
J. C. Alexander, Wilhite & Son
Winterville, GA
Pittard-Coile Co
D. H. Winter, Kroner & Co
Fendergrass
J.S. Brooks
B. A. Hill & Co
Lang & Getzen
Statham, GA
Arnold & Chambers
C. B. Chambers
J. H. Wall
Sims & Willingham
H. M. Thurmond
Maysville
Gilespie & Co
M. L. Voyles
M. L. Cox
W. W. Wade
R. D. Serville
Blackwell Bros
Crawford
J. A. Roland
Brooks Grocery Co
E. L. Bray
J. L. Bray & Co
Lexington
R. T. Brooks
Appling & Son
R. E. Rice
Farmers Supply Co
T. W. Crawford
W. T. Bush & Co
Wm. Gottheimer
COMER
Comer Mercantile Co
Whitehead & Gholdston
Smith & Co
Cook Bros
Rowe Bros
Sorrell Bros
White Bros
R. T. David
Maxeys
A. T. Brightwell & Son
C. P. Colclough
Maxeys Trading Co
F. A. Hurt
A. J. Gill
Swilt & Company
Europe
Chas. Stern Co. the Home of Good Clothes
Athens, Georgia
R. Palmer & Sons
Collins
W. T. Collins & Co
Emisrson
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