Resolutions of Respect for Mrs. Berta Layton
Resolutions note the death of Mrs. Berta Layton born September 21 1879 who died October 21 1907. She joined Bethesda Baptist Church in 1901 and moved to Ty us church in 1905 where she remained until death. She left a husband two daughters and a son. The committee commends her humility faithfulness and devotion as wife mother neighbor and friend and expresses sympathy to the bereaved family. Resolutions request records be updated a copy sent to the family and to county publishers.
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Berta Layton
Garvie Layton
Bestha
Ola Barnes
Arizona Davis Committee
Card of Thanks from W. D. Lee for Tax Receiver nomination
W. D. Lee expresses gratitude to readers for nominating him for Tax Receiver. He pledges to serve the people and asks blessings upon readers and their families.
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Kimp Eorrox
W. D. Lee
Electric Bitters Restored My Health Says Mill Creek Man
Mr Farthing of Mill Creek Indiana recalls a near death experience nine years ago. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters. He bought a bottle, regained strength, and since has stayed well. Sold under guarantee at Johnson Drug Store.
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Mr. Farthing
Mill Creek
Ind
Electric Bitters
Johnson Drug Store. Soc
Buck Creek Village Notes and Visitations
Buck Creek reports heavy rain last Friday washing land badly. Mr and Mrs McLeod visited Mr and Mrs Bartlett. Amelia Stamps and three children visited relatives. Several attended Memorial services at Carrollton. D P Whitaker and family spent Sunday with Wesley Ballard, Ballard recently injured from a barn fall with a bruised leg. Miss Carrie Handley is on the sick list this week. Mr and Mrs Cammons visited Jim Todd recently.
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Mre McLeod
Sre Bartlett
Carrollton
D P Whitaker
Wesley Ballard
Ballard
Carrie Handley
Art Studies Two Dozen Assorted Portrait Panels Offer
An advertisement from Five Assortee Advance Studios in Woodlawn Chicago offers with each 50c order a large panel photograph and a full length photograph. With each $1 order customers receive three large panel photographs and a large French Aeliczra suitable for studio decoration.
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Advance Studios Dept. 1
Woodlawn
Chicago
Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets Claim Fast Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Pink pain tablets as a quick remedy for various pains and conditions. It promises relief within 20 minutes by drawing blood pressure away from pain centers and lists 20 tablets for 25 cents sold by Crmp Drug Co.
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Dr Shoop
The Wonderful Clock Invention Spreads Across Towns
The Keystone jewelry and optical trades organ notes a "wonderful clock" being invented nationwide. It revisits a 1993 description as inquiries surge. the mystery leaks and craftspeople in small towns become abuzz at the supposed genius in their locality.
Ancient Swords Two Hander Terrible Weapon in War
Ancient swords such as the seven foot two handed weapon shaped by German and Swiss troops transformed medieval warfare. The blade weighed about eighteen pounds with flamboyant wavy edges and guards, used by trained soldiers under Ricard the Lion Hearted’s fearsome reputation. Its great reach and power came with heavy fatigue and long training needs, making it effective yet burdensome for weary troops. Chicago News.
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Europe
Swiss
Westminster Abbey
Ricard
Lion Hearted
Chicago News
A Deadly Insult Story Sparks Street Fight
A west side boy fights another boy after a heated insult. His mother drags him home and lectures on nonviolence. The boy retorts that the other said the mother wears petticoats, prompting alarm and a tense pause.
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West Side
New York Times
Am I a dog or will I grow in time
A youth fresh from college argues with his parents over his career as his father belittles him. The son's dignity stiffens as the old man suggests he adorn a stool in the father's office, provoking a defiant retort about his future.
The Safety Pin Origin Story Revealed
A historian notes the safety pin began with a young English blacksmith's son named Harri son who cared for a crying baby brother. After many tries to bend pins safely the father adopted the idea and created the now global safety pin.
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Harrison
The Art of Letter Writing in Olden Times
A discussion on the faded art of epistolary writing in modern life contrasts with the leisure of past letter writers. Examples include Lady Pomfret and Lady Hereford exchanging alabaster vases with lavish replies and Princess Craon praising Sir Horace Walpole, illustrating ornate period prose.
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Pomfret
Hereford
Times
Europe
Craon
Sir Horace Walpole
Walpole
England
China
The
Indies
The Girard Legend Of Ben Lippincott And A Copper Trade
Stephen Girard, famed founder of Girard College, funds a young clerk named Lippincott to learn the copper trade. Lippincott becomes a skilled cooper, Girard approves three barrels, and pays twenty thousand dollars with a moral to invest wisely or fall back on a trade for a living.
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Stephen Girard
Girard College For Boys
Girard
Ben Tippincott
Lippincott
Alligator Habits and Close Encounters for Nature Seekers
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes observing alligators in their river habitats. It guides how to quietly approach a bed where an alligator rests, sit motionless, and wait for the animal to reveal itself, noting the thrill of close, controlled contact and the creature’s powerful, looming presence.
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A, W.dimock
Harper's
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Carroll Free Press
Pew
Georgia
J. Kelly
Paul F. Brown Kelly
Carroll County
Carrollton, Ga
Buck Creek
Amelia Stamps
Mrs Cammons
Jim Todd
Art
C.W.C
C. W. C. Medicine Co
C. W. C.medicine Co
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