Camp Meeting Fiasco At Lone Rock With Hounds And Pepper
An old Lone Rock camp meeting narrative recalls a peaceful Sunday turning chaotic when mischievous youths spiked straw with kien pepper causing sneezing and uproar. A chase of a cat and a dog spree followed, ending in a structural collapse as Miss Shepherd and others were knocked from a leaning arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youns
No Rock
Missionery Baptist
Miss Fisher
Miss Duncan
Tad Williams
Deacon Williams
Cy Shepherd
Ben Shepherd
Methodist Church
Dave
Kien Pepper
Tad
Arbor
Greatest Dry Goods and Clothing Sale Preview
A bustling sale lists discounted stock across dry goods shoes and clothing including 5c needles and notions, 25 and 35c men’s wool hose, 50c ties, yardage of calico and checks, children's shoes from $0.88, wool flannel at 30c, and suit cases with prices as low as $0.88 to $2.00, plus reduced trunks and ladies cloaks and gowns.
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Eagle & Phoenix
Windsor
Sneeze and stink ruin meeting at Aunt Peggy’s arbor
The narrator describes a foul stench from sneezing, likening it to dead snakes and rotten pigs. Tad laughs, saying he cannot tell if others are sneezing at the smell or smelling the sneeze. The gathering breaks up, cleanup begins, and Uncle Ben and the deacon reconcile the next day despite the chaos.
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Tad
Peggy
Ben
Winter Care of Machinery
One of the first tasks after purchasing a wagon or vehicle is to prepare a shelter to protect it from weather. Building sheds for tools and machinery ensures lasting use and guards against deterioration.
Put Away Your Tools To Save Money And Preserve Worth
A farmer columnist urges immediate habit of storing tools in a shed to prevent rust and deterioration. He notes neglect stems from lack of time rather than space, asserting the South could save thousands yearly and improve farm appearance by keeping tools neatly stored and painted.
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South
J. W. Nash
Special inducements at J N Johnsons Furniture Store
Special inducements in furniture of all kinds for the next 30 days at J N Johnsons Furniture Store. The notice promises discounts on chairs tables wardrobes and other items aimed at attracting shoppers to the establishment during the sale period.
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J. N. Johnson’s
Notice to Teachers and Public Schools Schedule 1912
Public schools in Carroll county will start January 1 1912 first Monday and run for three months then operate in July and August for a total of five months. Long term schools without a summer session may teach any months. By order of the Board of Education J S Travis Superintendent County Schools 2ts nov 2dec
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Carroll County
Board of Education
J.S. Travis
Exemption of Personalty Filed in Carroll County
E Foster has applied for exemption of personalty and I will pass on the same at 10 o clock 5 m on the 18th day of December 1911 at my office. W J Millican Ordinary.
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iGeare
Carroll County
E. Foster
W. J. Millican
Chereys Expectorant Poses For Coughs and Colds
An archival note promotes Chereys Expectorant as a remedy for coughs colds and lagrippe with a bottle advertised at drug stores. The ad emphasizes its use for relief from respiratory ailments and claims availability in all drug stores.
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Cherey
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Peggy Williams
Stone
Uncle Stone
Dea
Con Williams
Heerd
Joud
Deacon
Lucy
Miss Shepherd
Jackson
Griffin
Hugh Jackson
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