Florence Newsy Items From Flo rence
Local notes from Florence report hot weather on the way and Mr Wash Steen passing through town returning from a visit to his son in east Rankin. Postmaster Hale attended a Biloxi postmasters convention. Two weddings occurred at Mr Tom Therrell’s home Rev S P Morris officiating. Various visits, church meetings, and road work by Capt P B Berry are described along with a river incident involving Bill Sykes and Buckshot injuries. A baseball game Brandon beat Pelahatchie 4 to 2. Temperature hits 102 in town. magistrate court held in front of a drug store. New trials scheduled for August 27.
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Mr. Wash Steen
Monady
East Rankim
P. H. Hale
Biloxi
Mr. Hale
Uncle Sam
Miss Mittie
Earl
Bramond Road
P. B. Berry
Berry
Snndan Creek
W. C. Hillis
Indian Creek
Pearl River
Mahaffy
Bill Sykes
Simpson County
Parker
Skyes
Hubbard
Sykes
Winchester
J. F. Williams
Beat 1
Collins
W. D. Hilton
Mendenhall
State
E. D. Byrd
E. Corley
Esq
Pelahatchie News Highlights and Local Moves
Pelahatchie notes the Normalites leaving town and lonesomeness for young ladies. The Pelahatchie baseball team defeated Scott County and Newton in recent games. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Taylor and Miss Effie McDonald traveled to Chicago and St Louis to stock Taylor’s with goods. Dr Clyde Stingily sold his residence to Dr Shotts. Uncle Robbie Grimes seeks land to build a home, praising Pelahatchie as best place on earth. W Taylor bought 36 bales of 1904 cotton from R G King this week for 121g. King sold the same party 35.
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Pelahatchie
Scott County
Newton
C. W. Taylor
Effie McDonald
Chicago
St. Louis
Taylor's
Tey
Robi
Grimes
W. Taylor
Pelahatelite High School Welcomes Julia Myers to New Post
About two weeks ago bales were sold at the same price. Misséa Graham and Foster will keep house this fall. The Pelahatelite high school faculty is now complete with Miss Julia Myers accepting the new position.
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Misséa Graham
Foster
Pelahatelite High School
Julia Myers
Dobson Community Health and Social Visits
The community health is reported as good. Dr. Enoch May of Jackson visits his mother Mrs. Rosa Mary. Mrs. Nannie McNeil and her Raymond family visit the Bakers. Minnie Russell returns from Pelahatchie where she attended normal. Annie Dawns of Pelahatchie visits Georgia Baker. T. W. Purvis of Columbia spends Sunday with the Russells.
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Enoch May
Jackson
Mrs
Rosa Mary
Annie Dawns
Pelahatchie
Georgia Baker
Local Notes from Pearson Weekly Community Digest
Miss Mary Puckett is receiving care in Jackson after a recent illness. J A Roell will visit his Indiana home. M L Bullock of Monterey was seen in town Tuesday. Miss Jessie and Ned Farrish visited Mrs Ludlow in Jackson. Mrs Emma Cockrell of Jackson stayed with A A Smallwood’s family Saturday night. Parker Turner of Jackson visits C H Farrish. Mrs C H Farrish recovering. W W Castles leaves for Laurel. O Strickland of Lawrence fills his job. Chas Cameron of Conehatta visiting his mother. Mrs A E Clement and Miss Margaret Dalton spent Thursday evening in Jackson. Rev Mr Campbell preached here Sunday. Gladys Fisher and Ernest visited Mabel Tanner in Carter’s Valley.
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Emma Cockrell
Jackson
A. A. Smallwood
Gladys Fisher
Ernest
Mabel Tanner
Carter’s Valley
Blind telephone operator guides life with skill and courage
Mr T M Worrell, blind since age two, rose from saw mill work to own and manage the Dubach Telephone Company. He writes quickly on a typewriter, repairs phones, climbs poles, catches trains, and once enjoyed dating life, born in Louisiane.
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T. M. Worrell
Little Rock
Ark
Dubach Telephone Company
Wor- Tell
Tate
Mr. Worrell
Louis- Soe
Journal
The Man Fond of His Work Quote Card
A compact reflection credits a man who loves his work with unmatched dedication. It extols perseverance and efficiency, praising steady, silent labor as a measure of true craft. The prose contrasts such devotion with others in the same pursuit.
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Thomas
Carlyle
Stage Dark Horse Wins Surprise Run at Grandstand
A dark horse, previously unseen by bettors, surged past the grandstand in a sweeping triumph while the ten-to-oners were in the rear. The remark links the moment to Disraeli’s quip on surprise and unseen potential.
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St. James
Disraeli
Blind Tigers in China Fined for Unlicensed Liquor Sale
The Shanghai Times reports F Ziffenburg was fined ten francs at the French consular court for selling intoxicating liquors without a license at 389 Chapoo road on the 29th instant. He was ordered to obtain a license or shut his establishment immediately.
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Blind Tigers
China
Chapoo Road
F. Ziffenburg
Shanghai Times
Philanthropist’s Morbid Musing on Everyday Encounters
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip envisions a grim future where a philanthropist might recruit a stout club to murder one of two strangers. The joke hinges on a revolving door rival and a brusque greeting about conduct, reflecting dark humor on social interactions.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mysteries of Existence By Thomas Carlyle Quote Card
A compact quotation reflecting on existence and the paradox of creation and absence. The speaker notes that while no one has risen from the dead, thousands rise from nothing and the mind wields power to lift hands, a strange, mature observation.
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Thomas Carlyle
Happiness and Freedom Beyond Sadness Gate
Quotation notes that happiness offers lasting freedom beyond the narrow gate of sadness, citing Maeterlinck. It reflects on self-emergence through happiness as a portal to wider liberty.
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Maeterlinck
Less Alcohol In Hospitals At London Stations
London Mail reports a trend of reduced alcohol use in hospitals. Guy's Hospital spends about 9s per patient bed on alcoholic liquors, down from 3 9s in 1862, reflecting a steady decline in hospital drink bills.
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London Hospitals
Guy’s
London Mail
Complimented editor chased by old flame in Candor piece
The Howard Courtant editor says he enjoys flattery but a local woman keeps claiming him as her former beau. The Atlanta Constitution reports a humorous local quarrel over exaggerated romance claims in Candor.
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Howard Courant
Atlanta Constitution
Clear Head Means Success in Winning Progress
A concise maxim urges staying mentally alert to seize opportunities quickly. The advice underscores maintaining vigilance to detect chances, keeping the mind steady to act promptly and decisively.
Burning the Candle and Plea for Haste exchange
Instruction on modifying a candle with a cork to burn longer and a humor line about a landlord's daughter serving fried eggs and milk. The motorist requests quick service to prevent the milk from turning, illustrating a brisk domestic humor moment.
Proper Display of the News Paragraph Stirs Debate
The Nashville American notes a Rome Tribune request to feature the hotel fire story in body copy rather than headline prominence. The piece suggests the most striking detail may lie in the body, not the top line, highlighting editorial taste and display priorities.
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Rome Tribune
Nashville American
Cathedrals at Mengo Uganda Hold Large Congregations
In Mengo Uganda three cathedrals sit on neighboring hills. The St Paul cathedral of the Church of England serves about 3,000 worshippers. Nearby are two Roman Catholic cathedrals, one English and one German, both sizable structures.
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Athedrals
Uganda
Mengo
St. Paul
Money as Power and Charitable Reach
The quotation contrasts personal wealth with the influence gained by generosity. It frames money as both a personal resource and a social instrument, asserting power lies in the ability to give. The idea emphasizes ethical implications of wealth in society.
Local Barber Exchange Leads to Odd Mug Question
A quirky exchange unfolds as the barber asks for a mug and McGargle replies with a rustic hint about its location at the back of his neck, creating a humorous scene in the chair.
The Reason Behind Chickens Talking Wish Bones Joke
A quotation from The Delineator features two boys aged seven and five discussing why chickens do not talk. One boy jokes that chickens only need to use their wish bones to get what they want, implying the birds express wishes nonverbally.
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Joe
Rule of Contraries Hubbubs Return to Cook
A concise bon mot from the Philadelphia Record about a husband’s feigned efforts to dismiss his cook and the cook’s loyal resolve driven by spite. The quip highlights playful domestic power dynamics and sharp humor.
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Philadelphia
Parrot Joins Automobile Party Ups Intellectual Tone
A playful fashion emerges of including a parrot in an automobile party, a practice that reportedly raises the overall intellectual tone of the group.
Tribute to American Women
Tribute to American women notes no country owes so much to its women as America for much of its social institutions and guiding beliefs. Bryce praises their influence on conduct and national values.
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America
Bryce
Gossip Contradicted by Distant Truths in Rumor Circle
A compact reflection on how rumors grow when belief outruns facts, urging caution in assuming the most heard news reflects reality. It notes that falsehoods thrive where skepticism weakens and the mind accepts hearsay as truth.
Weird alarm clock shaped like an exaggerated watch
An odd alarm clock resembles an oversized watch with a stem ring for hanging on a hook or peg, allowing it to be positioned like a pocket timepiece. The device can be suspended for easy visibility and use.
Make Good Use of To Day
A fragment urges readers to heed present opportunities and avoid trusting future promises. It emphasizes that tomorrow may never come and only today can provide real service or value.
Thoughtless remark tests vows in old couple scene
A Penny Pictorial excerpt frames a strained exchange between a husband urging remarriage after death and a wife dismissing any thought of a new match, calling herself old and undesired in a stark, terse dialogue.
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Dearest
Edward
Penny Pictorial
Glorious Red-Headed Widows Quip From Texas Letter
A Lake Charles joke echoed in the Houston Post asks if Houston holds anything more glorious than a red headed dimpled widow. The quip notes two such widows are twice as glorious, reflecting local humor and wartime social chatter.
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Houston
Lake Charles
Houston Post
Beyond Human Vision Stars and seeks beyond sight
A reflective meditation argues that human aims exceed visible achievement and that pursued ideals prove elusive. The speaker notes that long sought goals resemble distant lights that fade upon closer examination, urging humility and renewed perspective.
Life Should Not Be All Work in This Era
Quote about balancing work and life urging not to take work too seriously. Encourages enjoying changes of scenes and making merry after doing best at tasks.
Distinction Quoted on Economics in Finance
A discussion contrasts a high financier with an economist. Dus tin Stax argues the financier seeks what he can get away with, while the economist aims to see what he can get along with.
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Mr. Dustin Stax
Scotland Yard’s Naming History Revealed in Palace Tale
A passage notes Scotland Yard as the London police HQ, tracing its name to a former palace that housed the king of Scotland when he paid homage to the English crown, enriching the site’s historic symbolism.
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Scotland Yard
Police
London
England
Scotland
Change of Evils in the Home Droll Parent Exchange
A curious dialogue notes a fond parent arguing that children bless the home while the mother laments little time for piano. The humor centers on a husband’s remark about the two children limiting his wife’s piano playing. The piece lampoons domestic life and parental priorities.
Tommy Rebuke and Seance Whispered By Mrs Corntossel
A Washington Star fragment shows Small Tommy declaring he's glad he's not a girl so he won’t be a child bearer. Mrs Corntossel questions why she dislikes company while the farmer explains he is an S P C A member and hates to have the chickens killed.
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Tommy
Maged
The Plane and Faith in Labor and Solitude
A compact meditation on belief and endurance. It contrasts a man who forsakes Christianity in labor with a woman who holds to faith in her solitary trials as Christianity intersects their paths through life. The quote from William Ellery Channing frames the theme.
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William Ellery_Channing
Hamerton on monotony of sunshine and routine
The quote argues that persistent sunshine breeds mental dullness by settling the mind into routine while still allowing activity. It emphasizes the weariness of repetitive days and the subtle stasis within daily life.
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Hamerton
Four Times in Pittsburg Church Attendance Note
A Boston Herald quote notes that in Pittsburg four times as many women as men attend church. The line asserts one reason is women are twice as good and another that they are more than twice as pretty, reflecting a witty social remark.
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Pittsburg
Boston Herald
Attaining Success and the Golden Staircase of Fame
A concise reflection on success as golden stairs, each step populated by men who mastered time and seized opportunity with grim determination to reach the peak of fame and fortune.
Measure of Celebrity Quote in Paparazzi Marital Rumors
The saying from the New York Post notes that a star’s fame determines whether paparazzi announce an impending marriage or deny plans in public. It contrasts public interest with celebrity status and mating rumors.
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New York Post
How to Clean Gold Jewelry Tips
A simple solution cleans gold and silver jewelry using one teaspoonful of ammonia in a cup of water. Apply a few drops to the under side of a diamond to quickly brighten its appearance.
Plain speech and a spur of wit in old phrases
A clipped remark about plain speaking. The speaker notes blunt style as a virtue, saying a person calls a spade a spade. The reply jokes that such bluntness would fail if asking for a tool in a hardware store, implying a misfit between language and context.
Paid in Advance Hush Money Sparks Barbershop Exchange
A customer denounces a barber's pre service tip as hush money, while the barber notes he typically accepts no tips upfront. The exchange underlines tensions over gratuities and expectations in a barber shop setting.
Keeping Up with the Times in Modern Education
The piece argues that both brain and body must pace with modern ideals to avoid being left behind. It quotes Uncle Eben on experience teaching lessons that consume valuable time after school to learn rudiments of common sense.
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Eben
Worst of the Species Insects Weigh 175 and Wear Clothes
A brief Exchange note claims there are 240000 insect species on earth. Some tiny insects are as small as a grain of sand, while the “worst kind” allegedly weighs about 175 and wears clothes and walks around.
True Greatness and Honest Purpose Motto
A reflective quotation on true greatness arising from honest purpose, self awareness, and steadfast adherence to what one knows to be right, attributed to Long.
In Praise of Versatility Defends Morally Spelling Error
Disraeli humorously defends a member of parliament accused of bad spelling. He says a man must be an idiot who could not spell a word more ways than one. The remark highlights wit in political discourse about language errors.
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Disraeli
Great Speed of a Pigeon in Lancashire Race
A homing pigeon achieved over 2300 yards per minute for 71 miles in the North West Lancashire Federation race from Stafford. Mrs. R. Swarbrick Roebuck is credited in the London Standard with the performance.
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R. Swarbrick Roebuck
Stafford
London Standard
Wise Italian Regulations
Italian regulations ban women from any industrial work that occupies their time at night. Males under 15 years of age are also prohibited from night work.
Irish Bacon Curing Industry Expands in Ireland
Growth in bacon curing factories seen across Ireland with the Roscrea plant operating on a cooperative basis. It has 3,800 shareholders, mainly small farmers, and reports a fair profit.
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Ireland
Daily Thought on Virtue as a Perennial Spring
A succinct Epictetus quotation likens a virtuous soul to a perennial spring, describing it as pure limpid and refreshing inviting and serviceable and rich and innocent and impervious.
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Epicetus
The Ruler of the Roast and Kitchen Quip Aboard
A humorous note from Lip pincott's about domestic tensions in the kitchen. The speaker vows either his wife will save the house or he will. Also offered is a witty maxim advising against bluntly telling friends their faults, suggesting to fib if needed to spare pride.
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Sor
Lippincott’s
American Industry Supreme and Modern Courtship Warnings
Opalescent glass for stained window manufacture is produced in this country with unmatched quality and ships to Europe. A modern warning notes that wooing a woman by telephone or typewriter before earning her affection tends toward disaster, reflecting a Ladies Field perspective.
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Europe
Pield
There Are Others In Atlanta Party Trade Remark
A Washington Herald remark notes that some in Atlanta might trade wives for near beer, suggesting restraint in judging the party involved and hinting at broader social attitudes toward alcohol and morality.
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Atlanta
Washington Herald
Blessing by a five year old at family dinner
A mother asks five year old Ernest to say grace in the absence of his father. Ernest folds his hands and says we have more sometimes and less other times, but we are very thankful.
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Ernest
Bearing the Bell in England Victory Gift in 1607
A note explains the phrase bearing the bell from English running matches. A small golden bell was awarded at York in 1607 as a victory prize, illustrating the custom. The piece links the phrase to this historic reward and the tradition of bell gifts in English sport.
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England
York
End of Job Life Conditions Question
In a Sunday-school scene a teacher asks about the Patriarch Job’s end. A quiet boy answers simply that Job was dead, a concise moral from Illustrated Bits reflecting a solemn, straightforward takeaway.
The Curse of Alcohol Lecture At Blue Rock
A quotation notes a plan to attend a public lecture on the curse of alcohol after accompanying children to school. The speaker mentions waiting at the Blue Rock bar, signaling social norms of seeking education alongside leisure venues.
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Blue Rock
Reward Must Be Earned and Silent Heroes Defy Easy Fame
A reflective line about daily deeds and heroism, honoring those who serve in security and silence over many years. It speaks to a mission of steady effort rather than dramatic adventures, celebrating steadfast, unsung work. The quote frames heroism as earned through consistency.
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Maceterlack
Tranquillity and Stoic Thought on Sorrow Avoidance
A concise reflection on living without sorrow by adopting anticipatory imagination. Epictetus teaches that envisioning future events as already occurred promotes inner calm and resilience. The maxim urges deliberate mindset shaping to sustain peace amidst life’s challenges.
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Epictetus
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