Pocahontas Socials And Local Updates Reported
A lengthy local page notes Bela Katzen’s Washington guest at a four horse tally ho hay ride from Moore’s Memorial church in Abb’s Valley with attendants and a Richmond Virginia chaperone. It covers post office remodeling at Pocahontas, a five cent picture show on St Clair street, new store installations, church services and a Democratic convention report plus various residents visiting or passing through and entertaining at local homes.
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Bela Katzen
Washington, D. C
Rhea Goodmen
Moore's Memorial Church
Abb's Valley
Lillie
Mollie Miller
Rhea Goodman
Selma Kataen
Washington, D.C
Rose R. Kwass
Pearl Lubrifier
Lillie Kwas
Jennie Aston
Bluefield
Estell
Rap Rerport
Messrs
Max Marks
Sidney Brock
Mex Goodman
Robert Bertert
William Danahoser
Misa Tile Lisberger
Richmond, Va
Tarches Cahontas
Ejlett
Louis Doster
Nashville
Charlottesville
Jess W. Easley
Giles County
Hattie Cary Johnston
John P. Haller
Gertrude
V.ginia
Grayson Springs
Martha D. Alley
Paul
Floyd Black
Hampton
Benjamine Alley
Petersburg
J. A. Landon
Baker
St. Clair Street
Miss Wilson
the Valley
J. Irby Hurt
Abingdon
Harman
Abbs Valley
Water Street
Joseph, T. Jacobs
Norfolk
J. H. Wingate
Roanoke
The Biggest and the Best Net For Getting Results
The piece compares nets in business and fishing as a metaphor and touts the local newspaper as the top net for obtaining results circulating locally and nationally. It also includes a simple cabbage cooking method noting trimming washing salting and boiling steps with timing depending on age.
Professors Clash in Western Town Then Turn Thief Tale
In a frontier town two scholars from Yale and Harvard arrive incognito as professors Thorn and Witbeck. A criminologist mocks botany as the other studies, yet they exchange insights on flowers and faces. A third professor, Twister, joins a caper ending with a public bonfire and a tombstone epitaph.
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T. C. McClure
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Henry Thorn
Yale College
Chariea Witbeck
Harvard College
Texas
Dakota
Lfe
Professor Thorn
Pigweed
L’rofges
Witbeck
Thern
Professor Twister
Columbia College
Great Plains
West
Realism sparks clash over meadow scene in London Tit-Bits
In London Tit-Bits a debate erupts about advertising on scenery with a star and manager arguing over whether the set should resemble a real meadow or carry commercialism, reflecting tensions between art and commerce.
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London
I Feel Uneasy About My Money
A terse exchange in the Nashville American features anxious banter about finances. The line "I feel uneasy about my money" clashes with a reply about not having funds, underscoring a joke about wealth and ignorance.
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Nashville American
Military Euchre Party Celebrates Summer Society Attendees
Mrs Edwin Mann hosted a military euchre morning in honor of Mrs I M Archer. The home displayed hydrangeas cactus dahlias gladiola and ferns with flags and mini forts for a vivid decorative scheme. Captains led forces to storm forts amid silk flags and martial pencils as guests enjoyed a rechurch luncheon and lively games.
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Edwin Mann
I. M. Archer
Fort Maybird
Fort Clifford
Fort Rebecca
Fort Ruth
Layfly
Talgo
Fort Necessity
Hazel Becker
Emily Shirey
Dorothy Shirey
Rebecca
Trapnell
Mann
Archer
8. M. Buck
Bramwell
Sherman
Boston
Mass
W. T. Paxton
Danville
Clifford Buck
Philadelphia
Douty
J. J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
Evanson
Gary
Philip Goodwell
Charleston
Theda Buck
H. M. Brown
Treuthart
Portsmouth
Elsa Brown
F P. Johnson
Booker
George A. Shirey
Bo. A Witenes
Gertrude Watts
Sequoia Giants of Humboldt and California Coast
A fragment describes the colossal redwoods of Humboldt California with trunks up to twenty six feet wide and 400 feet tall. It notes a vast northwest forest spanning from end to end longer than Boston to New York and Chicago to St. Louis, with extensive redwood stands along the Chetco River in Oregon and widening stretches toward southern Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
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California
Humboldt
United States
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Chetco River
del Norte County
Cluthen
Mumbuldt County
Distinction of Terms Cited in Senator Sorghuge Debate
A fragmentary excerpt shows Senator Sorghuge denying a charge and responding with phrases about craft and mercy grafty. The line is part of a broader exchange labeled in the era’s style as a Distinction of Terms. The garbled text reflects OCR-era misreads from a political column.
Dense belt reappears in Mendocino and widens southward
The Humboldt Standard notes the belt again dense in Mendocino County and expanding to about 35 miles, with the tree appearing in isolated patches further south beyond that county.
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Mendocino
Perjury Charge Sparks Political Jab
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt portrays a politician charged with perjury, debating the meaning of swearing to a falsehood. The exchange hints at jealousy as a motive and offers a sharp, literary take on corruption and public trust.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Consolation Plays at Home In A Child’s Scolding
A chastised son sobs to his father testing if a different action would have changed the punishment. The judge comments that as a hypothetical two lickings would have followed, the consequence remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
The Height of Hospitality in New York Visit
Dialogue hints at inviting an uncle to New York with eager plans and lavish spending. Conversation notes anticipation of generous treatment and hospitality funded by money. The snippet captures social expectations around welcome and display of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jowett
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Fracationlay Consgigaa Area Alleries Company
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J. W. Bailey
Chas. W. Sydnor
Graham
R. N. Cartwright
J. W. Moore
Geo. S. Landon
John I. Baker
L. J. Stump
W. M. Minter
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Fiat Top Drug Company
Montgomery County
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Geo. H. Landon
Bertha
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Daily Telegraph
Ihem
S. H. Dillard
P.O. Box
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London’s
Southern Express Company
Geo. S. Landon & Co
Rexall
Judith Barif
Needlecraft Club
Elizabeth Marks
Te Needlecraft Club
Edith Burnham
Lynchburg
Marie Mustard
Margaret, Lane
Lucille Wilson
Lillian Shott
Daughters of the Confederacy
R. W. Cubbedge
W. H. Thomas
Katzenberger
Baltimore
Ru Higginbotham
Bessie Higgbotham
Brush Fork
Bane
Don Cupid
Flora
Carl Barry
Armour Sizer
John Higginbotham
Terrence Tayne
Robert Udy
Karl Evans
Bart Higginbotham
Kathleen Browneing
Mary Tilson
Marie Tayne
Meta Jordan
Virginia Hearn
Minerva Atkinson
Helen Jordan
Tracy
Maude Sizer
Esther Hearn
Mabel Baker
Carlie Higzus Bothim
Carrie Hearn
Clover Club
Lakeside Pavilion
W. S. Becker
Jazel Becker
Miller
R. L. Ott
Harry Camp
F. T. Ridley
J. C. Jett
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Florida
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W. W. Croushorn
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Three Otters
Bedford County
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N. C
Fannie Reynolds
Charottesville
BW. A. Marks
Tip Top
Pat Carey
Senator Sorghuge
Waaly Jugtou Star
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