Farmers Institute Experts to Lecture in Court House
Six Albany Herald sourced lecturers from the United States Department of Agriculture will hold an institute in the court house starting next Thursday. W E Gentry will discuss cotton cultivation, S R Wilson on seed selection, A B Recknagle on forestry and turpentine, J A Bonsteel on soils and fertilizers, M O Smith on good roads, with G M Davis assisting. The Farmers Union backs the event to raise local farming standards and practical farmers are urged to attend.
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Court House
Albany Herald
W. E. Gentry
Texas
S. R. Wilson
A. B. Recknagle
South Georgia
J. A. Bonsteel
M. O. Smith
Mer. G. M. Davis
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Farmers’ Union
Te Farmers Union
Prohibition Debate Highlights Alabama Legislature Scene
Last Friday in the courthouse a large crowd gathered including Roddenberg supporters who arrived by rail and by vehicle. Judge Roddenberry spoke clearly on key issues while Congressman Griggs offered evasive remarks, the Prohibition bill passed the Alabama House with 66 to 25 and aims for October 1 1908 enforcement prohibiting sale by clubs and associations with a social exception for giving a drink. The Senate fight looms as liquor interests mobilize.
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Court House
Roddenberg
Col. Hawes
Roddenberry
House of the
Alabama
Capitol
Senate
Prohibition Leaders Plan Jackson Convention on January 9
W T Lowry of the Prohibition Executive Committee of Mississippi will issue an address calling a convention at Jackson on January 9 to frame a memorial for the legislature. The request seeks a statutory prohibition law abolishing every saloon and an amendment to the people in the November 1908 election proposing constitutional prohibition.
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W. T. Lowry
Prohibition Executive Committee of
Mississippi
Jackson
Mississipi
Hats Off in Church Sparks Hat Rule Protest
Women in Ashtabula Ohio plan a boycott of church services if pastors do not withdraw demands that all hats be removed inside houses of worship. Pastors signed an agreement mandating hat removal, while the women argue they should be allowed to remove hats in theaters but not forced in church.
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Ashtabula
Tiny Chicago baby born weighing one pound
A newborn in Chicago weighs sixteen ounces and is described as perfectly formed. The mother reportedly fits her wedding ring over the infant's wrist, highlighting Chicago’s boastful line about its big and blue city.
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Chicago
Western Baby Crop Short in Milwaukee Clubs
Milwaukee on November 15 reports 1 021 women in ten clubs with 14 births in the past year including twins.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Weather flash harms golf player near Glasgow
During a thunderstorm in Scotland a golf player was struck by lightning. The event distracted all his teeth and caused injuries. Separately the Chairman of the National Democratic Committee called a meeting to set time and place for the next Democratic National Convention.
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Glasgow
Scotland
National Democratic Committee
Advertising and substitutes echo in trade ethics
The piece argues that genuine advertised goods outperform counterfeits and urges buyers to insist on the advertised article. It notes advertisers back quality, cites strong merchant conduct, and warns substitutes erode trust. Also included is a short market note: beef scarcity and cash payments drive retailers to spot cash. a Nov 5 dispatch reports James S. Yeates of Decatur county receiving life imprisonment for murder, with no new trial expected.
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Savannah Press
Supreme Court
James S. Yeates
Decatur County
Georgia
Yeates
Pardon Board
W. B. Freeman
Homicides Rise Cited In Clark County Grand Jury Address
Judge Brand told the Clark Superior Court grand jury that state crime statistics show homicide rising due to whisky pistol toting and gambling. He noted 935 inmates in the penitentiary for murder or manslaughter, with homicide offenders increasing over ten years faster than overall crimes.
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Clark Superior Court
Brand
Endorsements Boost Peruna Across Officials and Public Figures
Prominent public officials and civic leaders publicly back Peruna, citing dramatic relief from chronic catarrh and related illnesses. Testimonies describe rapid improvement after multiple bottle courses, with readers urged to try Peruna for persistent head and throat conditions.
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