Washingtons 1751 survey checked by government experts
Government surveyors report that George Washingtons 1751 boundary lines through Virginia hills remain perfectly accurate using primitive tools. Satellite timber and blazed trees mark the Fairfax lines from Middle Mountain to Shenandoah Valley, retraced as the government buys land for the Appalachian forest reserve.
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Washington
George Washington
Virginia Hills
Lord Fairfax
Abe
Middle Mountain
Massanuttan Range
Fairfax Line
South Fork
Shenandoah
Appalachian Forest Reserve
Primary for Postmaster Savannah Tenn
Hon. T W Lima plans a primary for Savannah postmaster amid multiple contenders J V Sevier R L Hamilton T J Atkin C V Weller J S Meredith and T J Welch are named as likely entrants The vote rules and date remain undecided with the contest described as hot and closely run
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Tenn
T. W. Lima
J. V. Sevier
R. L. Hamilton
T.J. Atking
C. V. Weller
J. 5
Meredith
T. J. Welch
Thrice a-Week World offers rich features at low price
The World announces its thrice weekly edition with impartial coverage and special features plus a low annual price. It promotes combined offers with the Weekly Herald for one year at 1.65 and lists the two-paper value against the usual 2.00. A testimonial from Mary A. Dean praises Foley Kidney Pills for elderly kidney and bladder issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coser
Weekly
Herald
Emmeline Pankhurst Guard Formed in London Meeting
At a Woman's Social and Political Union gathering in London on November 29, Mrs. Dacre-Fox warned the government against arresting Emmeline Pankhurst on her return from the United States. A bodyguard led by General Flora Drummond is said to be ready to oppose police violence and protect Mrs. Pankhurst.
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London
Woman's Social and Political Union
Dacre-Fox
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
United States
Egg boycott puts trust on its knees in Chicago
Chicago on November 29 reports ninety two women’s clubs joining a boycott to force egg prices to 22 cents. The Hatter and Egg Board scheduled a meeting with a women’s committee for tomorrow, while officials argue supply and demand will keep prices from dropping.
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Chicago
Hatter and Egg Board
Rom Giselon
Maury County Land Sale Nets Big Price For Stock Farms
Henry A Moore sells his Santa Fe pike farm to W H Cisco and C D Aydelotte of Hickman county for 20000 dollars. The 236 acre property includes an 80 by 100 foot barn with three hay carriers, two silos, a robust water system, and a high cultivation level. The buyers plan to raise stock and grain and reside near Columbia.
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Henry Arch Moore
Santa Fe Pike
Messrs
W. H. Cisco
C. D. Aydelotte
Hickman County
Swan Creek
Maury County
Columbia
Mr. Aydelotte
Mr. Cisco
H. A. Moore
Moore
A. Z Hughes
Clint Moore
Campbellsville Pike
J. D. Barrow
Barrow-Moore
Moore Bros
Horace Cayce
Barrow-Moore Place
Mrs. Moore
Barrow Place
West End
R.¥. Moore
T. N. Fleluers, Jr
Colored School Charity Raises Aid for Needy Families
The colored public school raised a neat sum Thursday with help from outside friends. The contribution supported five destitute families in relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Public School
Officers Catch Spence Mackey In Capital Case
Constable T. S Green and Deputy L. A. Church pursued and brought back Spence Mackey a man charged with assault to commit murder. Mackey and Alex and Minnie Harlan, all colored, fought Wednesday at Carters Creek, leaving the woman with wounds requiring forty two stitches.
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T. S Green
L. A. Church
Nashville
Spence Mackey
Mackey
Alex
Minnie Harlan
Carters Creek
Morgan Invincible Over Normal Eleven in Tennessee Clash
Morgan boys stifled the Middle Tennessee Normal School eleven 24 to 7 at Fayetteville. Morgan dominated on defense and outplayed Normal with a formidable offense led by standout Jelly Braden in a remarkable performance.
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Morgan
Fayetteville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee Normal School of
Murfreesboro
Morgan Boys
Braden
President Powell Sets High Standards for Rural Carriers
Tennessee Rural Carriers leader A N Powell urges United, calling for higher pay, efficiency, and moral standards. He argues rural routes are essential, tours of duty require fair compensation, and post roads improvements will boost farming communities.
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Powell
Rural Carriers
A. N. Powell
Tennessee
Randle
Powel
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Nashville
Congress
Department
Theis Brothers
Kidneys Benefit From Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An advertisement urges men neglecting health to use Foley Kidney Pills to restore kidney and bladder strength. It claims relief from backache, kidney soreness, nervous spells, poor sleep, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, lumbago, and irregular bladder action.
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Woldridge CO
Advt
Electric laundry chain eyed by New York visitor in the South
G Edwin Sawyer of New York, touring southern cities, plans to establish a chain of electric laundries. He found the local market promising and noted Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville as key potential sites. The visitor cites electric methods for sterilization and deodorization as major advantages and a large corporate operator may soon run the venture.
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G. Edwin Sawyer
New York
Columbia
Sawyer
Nashville
Chattanoox
Knoxville
Electric
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Cumberland Tel, & Tel. Co, Incorporated
Farmers’ Line Department
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated
South Pryor Street
Atlanta
Georgia
George Washingt
Lord Fairfax OF England
THE
NEW York World
Mary A. Dean
Walnut St
Taunton
Mass
Foley
tAdvt
Emmeline
Maury
Figuers
Henry A. Moore
Colored School
Hall
Cheney & CO
Dobbins @ Ewing
Columbia, Tenn
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