Norton News Notes Delights With Watch Party And Local Updates
A Norton party of about twenty couples held a New Year’s Eve watch gathering at Mr and Mrs H O Baloulis home on Virginia Ave. New officers for Benges Tribe No 3 Improed not of Red Men were elected for six months. Several locals and visitors including Sam Olinger and Miss Mattie Roberts were wed. Rev R E L Ayler is slated for Norton First Baptist pastorate by March 1. Local business and travel notes close the brief.
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Norton
H. O. Balolu
Virginia Avenue
Sachem
F. D. Vanover
G. W. Stapleton
Sagamore
H. C. Buchanan
J. L. Comann
W. §. Thompson
John B. Graham
Cincinnati
E. W. Miller
Tacoma
Sam Olinger
Mattie Roberts
J. B. Kiser
Coeburn
G. C. Kilgore
Wise
R. L. Brown
Big Stone Gap
G. C. Scarborough
F. T. Dotson
Kanawha Falls
W. Va
Boice & Bell
S. F. Horn
Ninth Street
John B. Davis
Appalachia
Harry Smith
Inman
Charles Dixon
Mississippi Farmers Union opens three day convention
Jackson delegates gather at the state capitol representing about 80 000 members. The meeting reports near doubling of Mississippi membership in twelve months and discusses reducing cotton acreage with diversification likely in crop plans. A national meeting in Memphis next week will be attended.
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Jackson
Miss
State Capitol
Mississippi
Farmers’ Union
Memphis
Cure for Dyspepsia a Practical Diet Guide
A Kansas City Times summary explains that cure lies in changing habits not drugs. Avoid starches and fermentation foods. choose meats eggs and milk toast. Use boiled milk with limewater or buttermilk in serious cases. drink hot water, two quarts daily, and space meals six to seven hours apart until digestion completes.
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Kansas City Times
Col. Bobroff Killed in Samara Public Street Shooting
Col. Bobroff, chief of the provincial gendarmerie, was shot and killed instantly in a crowded street in Samara on Saturday January 4. The incident occurred amid a dry goods crowd and followed by street chaos as bystanders reported the gunfire. Authorities opened an investigation.
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Samara
Col. Bobroff
Prince Frederick Escapes Fire at Tiergar Castle
Fire broke out in the prince's bedroom at Tiergar with most of the Berlin fire brigade sent to battle the flames. The blaze caused considerable damage to the castle’s contents but the prince reportedly escaped unharmed.
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Berlin
Prince Frederick
Tiergar
Treat Waxed Floors With Pure Turpentine
The article explains how turpentine aids cleaning waxed floors by removing grime with sandpaper or steel wool. It warns of common adulterants like cheap benzine and benzite and stresses buying only pure turpentine from reliable dealers. It notes that waxes with bees wax and turpentine perform best, avoiding tallow-based waxes.
How to Care For Silent Silk and Piano in Old Times
Instructions describe old methods for preserving silk by dissolving mucilage in water and rinsing, then ironing between paper. It also advises piano care to avoid drafts and heat, keep away from walls, dust keys daily, and treat yellowed keys with lemon and whiting. Engravings are cleaned with salt and lemon solution, then rinsed for a clean appearance.
How to Invent a Monkey Wrench
A fragment notes improvised tools using a straight edge and notches to guide making a basic monkey wrench. It suggests pliers or a simple rock keeps the tool steady and hints at a telegraph ad for guidance or sale.
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Mississippi Farmers’ Union
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W. E. Stewart
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Dr. King
Free Mining Reports
Pittsburg Mining Review
Union Bank
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Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman
Gregg and Kimball
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