Narrow Margin Seals Dry Victory in Bristol Va Tenn
In Bristol Va Tenn a close local option vote produced a dry majority of 38 amid a heated temperance campaign. Proponents anticipate a statewide prohibition effort in Virginia with funds pledged by leading backers. The vote split the city along the state line with Tennesseans and Virginians joining both sides in a tense, spirited election.
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Bristol
Virginia
South
Tennessee
Cheal
Abingdon
Tennessee Iegislature
Ihs
Guimatcy
Fred
Wople
Cty
Tater
Wets
Hristol
Tennesser
L. H. Gammon
Arletol
Tenn
Ernate
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Relief From Kidney Pain
Mrs. P. B. Alexander of Lewisburg Tennessee describes twenty five years of disordered kidneys and backache. After using Doan's Kidney Pills her condition improved, sleep returned, and she felt better overall. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bright
Pig
P. B. Alexander
Lewisburg
Tenn
Ames
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars to any case not cured and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation, with a Toledo based company and drugstore sales.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Man Kills Man Then Keeps Flies From Body
Glasgow Ky July 10 Henry Prewitt surrendered to authorities after shooting Elmore Ferguson at Savoyard in Metcalfe county. He said it was self defense and posted 1500 bond. Witnesses recall a disturbing scene as Prewitt, in an intoxicated stupor, sat by the dead man for a half hour and kept flies away before others took over.
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Glasgow
Henry Prewitt
Elmore Ferguson
Savoyard
Metcalfe County
Prewitt
Ferguson
Taft praises civil servants at cornerstone of Intam Memorial Church
President Taft praises government workers during a cornerstone ceremony for the Intam Memorial Congregational Church in Washington. He emphasizes religion integrated with daily life and rational amusement, lauds civil servants as the government’s steady machine, and notes an endowment by O H Ingram for the church.
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Washington
Taft
Yomain
Inttam Memorial Congregational
J. W. Frizzell
Cabinet
Senate
House of Representatves
House
Lfe
O. H. Intgram
Eau Claire
Wis
Johnson and Bryan Share Brief St Paul Car Ride
In St Paul on July 12 Gov Johnson and private secretary Frank Day visited William Jennings Bryan at the Ryan Hotel after his Christian Endeavor convention arrival. Bryan invited Johnson for a 30 minute automobile ride, with Mayor Lawler and escorting aides present.
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ST. Paul
John
Joineon
Frank A. Day
Daniel> Lawler
St. Louis
William Jennies Bryan
Paul
Bryan |O
Christian Endeavor
Mr. Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Bryan
Twin Cities
Frank Day
Ryan Hotel
Mr. Bevan
City Grain & Feed Co Ad Seeks Wheat and Oats
Local ad offers to buy wheat and oats seeking suppliers. Bags furnished and storage space available. Contact City Grain & Feed Co for details and pricing.
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Ee Us
City Grain & Feed CO
Git
City Grain & Mt
Rockefeller boosts General Education Board gift to ten million
New York July 12 John D Rockefeller increases his donation to the General Education Board by 10 million dollars and releases the board from perpetual hold on contributed funds. Gates announces the total donations to date reach 52 million while the move allows distribution of principal by a two thirds vote, to adapt to changing educational needs.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Frederick T.gates
Rockefeller
Gates
One Legged Chickens Raised in Maryland Garden Trial
Rising Sun Maryland July 12 After two years of work Mrs Wilkees R Riley has bred one legged chickens from a pair that survived rat predation. The line includes left and right leg missing birds and aims to curb garden scratching and fence crosswords.
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Rising Sun
Wilkees R. Riley
Vernon Jones Elected Editor at Kappa Alpha Meet
Vernon M Jones of Nashville Tenn is elected editor of the Kappa Alpha Journal at the fraternity convention in Birmingham Ala He is described as a well known newspaper man and current sporting editor of the Banner.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kappa Alpha
Thuradday
Edward Chambers Smith
Raleigh
N. C
Frank P. McConnell
Oklahoma
Marvin T. Ormond
Tuscaloosa
Vernon M. Jones
Nashville
Kappa Alpha Journal
Banner
Where the Corn Grows in the Corn Belt
The Kansas City Journal notes that of the 1908 corn crop totaling 2,666,000,000 bushels, 618,000,000 were used for flour, starch, malt liquor, distilled liquors, glucose, exports, and seed, while about 2,118,000 bushels, or 80.7 percent of the remaining crop, were chiefly used for feeding livestock.
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Kansas City Journal
Hunter nonresident ordered to appear in Tennessee chancery case
The case shows Hugh Hunter and others versus Aris Hunter and others. The court orders the nonresident defendant to appear within three terms in Columbia, Tennessee, or answer or demur to the bill. The order is to be published for four weeks in The Columbia Copy-Attest. Ak in, Clerk. MOR P. Piguers, at Bolivar, for plaintiffs.
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Aris Hunter
Savill
Tennessee
Chancery
Columbia
Akin
Mor
P. Piguers
Bol'r
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