Local Notices and News From Williamsport Area
Mr Hugh Porter of Williamsport travels to Nashville on business. Bruce Amis returns from a two week Nashville visit. Mrs Walter Church visits Mrs Birr Church in Santa Fe. Miss Maury Wright visits Columbia from Bisbyville. Miss Aileen Page visits her parents in Roberts Pond. Mrs J W Blackwell visits her mother in Roberta Rend. Horace Choate and bride visit Mr West Choate in Williamsport. 119 cottages and tenement houses for rent, 15 colored and 2 white vacant.
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Young's
Hugh Porter
Williamsport
Nashville
Bruce Amis
Walter Church
Birr Church
Sata Fe
James ©. Jones
Santa Fe
Church
Godwin
Maury Wright
Columbia
Bisbyvile
Aileen Page
Cullocks
Ed i. Page
Roberts Pond
J. W. Blackwell
Marshall
Texas
Roberts
Roberta’ Rend
Horace Choate
Bride
Wrenton
Tenn
West Choate
J. F. Porter
Frank
Pleasant
Bee Vs. Riggs L. Hayes & Co
Abner Spence
Danville
W. P. Howell
Sheegog
Tom Porter
Jim Alexander
Dave Dugger
S. C. Thomas
Elks Banquet Draws Visitors From Shady Grove
Columbus Lodge of Elks hosted visiting members from Puyeville and Shady Grove for a Monday event. Judge Joe Higgins, H. C. Higaing, George Shelton, Ben Nathenson, M. Sherrell, Avery Irvine and Erwin McEwen attended. A banquet at Bethel followed, with 18 toasts led by toastmaster Dr. W. K. Shadd. Captain R. D. Smith spoke for the Good of the Order. W. B. Turner addressed Where Are We At. Judge Higgins spoke eloquently on The New Elis. Dr. R. C. Adkisson on Charter Members. W. C. Whitthorne delivered Good Night remarks before closing with a ode.
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Columbus Lodge of Elks
Piyo
Pew
Puyeltovile
Joe Higgins
H.C. Higaing
George Shelton
Ben Natheson
Bethel
W. K
W. C. Whitthorne
One Disaster Follows Another in Wes Polk’s Misfortunes
A sequence of calamities hits Wes Polk including a costly surgical operation, loss of home and possessions by fire, and a lightning strike that killed his last valuable asset, a horse, in the Peebles pasture south of town.
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Wes Polk
Peebles
W C T U Branch Organizes In This City
Ladies who organized a W C T U branch will meet Friday at 4 PM in the Sunday school room of the First M B church. All interested women are invited. Earlier meeting at the First M E church formed the group with Mrs J R Ward elected president Miss Louise Tiguers secretary and Mrs C Ewing treasurer.
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M. B
M. E. Church
J. R. Ward
Louise Tiguers
Mrg. R. OC. Ewing
Unreadable Patented Cure Advertisement in 19th Century Print
A fragmentary testimonial ad promotes Holts Catarrh Cure by Cheney and Co of Toledo. The text claims a money reward for cures, features endorsers Warding Kinn and Marvin, and touts the product as acting on blood and mucous surfaces with a 15 cent bottle trial.
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Cheney
Toledo
Ff Cheney
Ars
Aid
Wagding Kinn
Marvin
Hall
Holts
Baseball Friday and Saturday doubleheader at Columbia Military Academy
The Morgen Beleol team visits for two games on Friday and Saturday against Columbia Military Academy on the latter's grounds. The home team shows marked improvement under coach Hardy Davis, the former Vanderbilt athlete, and would have earned the verdict with a stronger finish.
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Morgen
Wallace Defeats C M A In Wet Dudley Field Game
Wallace beat C M A in a fast wet Dudley Field contest. Neal of C M A struck out 10. Caldwell of Wallace also fanned 10. The game stayed close to the end with Dodd of Wallace making a sensational catch. Caldwell and Neal led with multiple hits, Mallory and Couney also contributing steals. Umpire Kyle from Vanderbilt Secre, HIM of Wallace.
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Dudley Field
Wallace
C. M.A
Neal
Caldwell
Capt. Dodd
Hamilton
Mallory
Couney
Perry
Kyle
Vanderbilt Secrer
Sewing circle gossip tale of Nell and Bell
Nell notes Mrs. Buggins is never gossiped about at the sewing circle. Bell asks how she escapes. Nell replies she is the first to arrive and the last to leave.
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Nell
Contested County Convention in Knoxville Jonesboro Scene
In Knoxville on April 30 Democratic factions split as Patterson and Cox forces staged parallel conventions. Patterson backers accused Gov. Cox allies of buying influence with over $2,000 and quarts of liquor. Aims to depose Ninth District chair. Cox faction bolted with under thirty supporters. The day closed amid charges and internal party strife.
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Knoxville Tonn
Jones Hore
Cox
Patterson
Bood
Allen
Bond
Willett
Ninth District
Johnson City
Thad A. Cox
Bolt
E. J. Baxter
Wil- Tett
San Francisco Merchants Stand Firm In Crisis Letterhead Note
Business letterhead from Phil B Bekeart Co inc notes assets and liabilities amid 1906 quake. Claims assets near 1.5 million with items listed as fixtures clothing and gear. Mentions San Francisco Examiner date April 27 and quake context.
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San Francisco
Phil B
Bekeart ‘Company, Inc
PHIL
Bekeart Co.,, Inc
Alameda Avenue
Corner Park St
Prosperity Amid Rising Prices Highlighted by Dun’s Agency
Prosperity is touted with Dun’s Commercial Agency data showing a 35 percent price rise for goods over the last decade and living costs climbing beyond last year. The piece notes ongoing higher prices than any time in twenty-five years, with meat costs steered higher by the beef trust.
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Dun
Beef Trust
Royal Interview and Trust Prosperity Paradox
In 1829 Frederick Williams II reports an intimate imperial interview with a Hungarian magnate at Teplitz ending with mutual bowing and compliments. The piece contrasts alleged kingly finesse with modern trust controlled prices for butter eggs fruit vegetables while wages lag, arguing genuine prosperity means fair rewards for labor.
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Autraia
Teptitz
Frederick Williams
Teplite
Mrusnate
Chamber of Peers
Budapest
Ariteal
Frederick Willam
Memphis
Repair Service Promises Lasting Satisfaction
Local ad notes paying for tinning and plumbing work that is unreliable and easily breaks down. Encourages customers to seek reliable service, emphasizing guaranteed satisfaction and a fresh batch of bath products now available.
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Bath
Be Have Be Have Be Kind Choir Tale
In a Georgetown Sunday school a child with no ears answered roll call by declaring "Behave" when her name came up. The infant class uses cards with words good pure and kind under animal pictures, and pupils respond with a behavioral cue instead of present.
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Georgetown
Food preservation and flavor in curing processes noted
The Lancet condemns broad chemical use in food preservation citing curing and smoking add flavor to salmon, herring, and haddock. It argues borax or walleye acid would not improve flavor and should be avoided.
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Lancet
Secretary Metcalf Reports San Francisco Aftermath
Metcalf reports to the President from San Francisco on April 26 describing estimated deaths not exceeding 300 and about 1,000 in local hospitals. He warns of severe industrial and commercial losses, rail and telegraph systems destroyed, and urges Congress to fund government rebuilding.
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Washington
Metcalf
San Francisco
National
Congress
Metlealf
Fort Mason
Greely
Devine
Reflections of a Bachelor humor column excerpt
A New York Press quotation sets out humorous takes on gender roles and public life. It comments that men shave their hair short for reasons of appearance and worry about jokes in front rows. It notes a rich man buys appearances, and contrasts a woman's holiday with church and family visits.
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New York Press
Mr Jubb Says He Won't Let Him Die In The House
A brief remark cited by the American Spectator shows Mr Jubb expressing concern over a person’s safety and insisting he will prevent the individual from dying at home. The quote reflects a protective stance and domestic worry.
Recalled Trial Of Pres Johnson Among Surviving Senators
The recalled impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868 lists seven surviving Republican senators from that era. John Conness Edmond Gibson Ross John Brooks Henderson William Norris Stewart George Henry Williams William Sprague George Frankily Edmunds The article notes ages and birth dates, with Henderson and Ross voting against conviction.
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Kansas
Albuquerque
John Brooks Henderson
Missouri
Washington
William Norris Stewart
Nevada
Carson City
Nev
George Henry Williams
Oregon
Portland
Gre
William Sprague
Rhode Island
Cononchet
R. L
George Frankily Edmunds
Vermont
Philadephia
John Conness
Henderson
Nose—Ralel
Friends
Frexjlont Johnson
Nebrasi
Senate
Nebraska
Thaylor W. Thomas W. Tipton
Horace Greeley
Bhy Balanced
Tipton
Lynn
Rin Bull
Minois
Bellingham
Boston
Friguser
Enjoin Payment of Subscription in Nashville Case
In Nashville on April 20, in chancery court Cooper attorney for Bourke Swoongy and Dr HoT Chi filed a bill against the Mayor City Council and Tennessee Central railroad to stop the city paying a 1000 subscription to the Tennessee Central railroad.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Bourke Swoongy
Hot. Chi
Chancery Court
Connell
Tennessee Central Railroad
Tral
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