Easter music planned by city churches
Easter services will feature strong choral work at First Baptist First M E and other congregations with new voices and visiting singers aiding the choirs. B F Sperow directs Sun Day School music and Mrs Young leads church selections for an exceptional Easter program.
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First Baptist Church
B. F. Sperow
Sperow
Young
Althoah Prof
Huff
Munsey Memorial Church
Princess Bonnie
Walter Cargille
Christian Church Choir
M. E
Mary Lyle
Cox bill aims to reform election law and empower voters
Nashville dispatches report Senator Cox introduces a reform bill to amend the election law in line with the constitution and restore election machinery to the people. The measure, tied to the Democratic platform and Governor Cox ally Senator Taylor, seeks a people chosen election commission and pledges to curb factional politics and ensure fair elections. The piece notes allied praise from the Chattanooga Times and hints at a separate note about Roman building height restrictions in ancient Rome.
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Cox
Nashville Dispatches
Taylor
Election Commission
General Assembly
Chattanooga Times
Counting Chickens Before They Hatch In Baseball Talk
A column previewing Johnson City baseball in the Southern League notes two added pitchers from higher leagues, mentions rival teams like Bristol Knoxville and Asheville, and forecasts stronger pitching and fielding. It cites Amizi Smith claiming a 331 1 3 percent stronger team, with practice set to begin May 10 and opening in Cleveland May 22.
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Chattanooga
Bristol
Twin City
Cleveland
Knoxville
Appalachian
Asheville
Morristown
Amizi Smith
Washington College
Johnson City
Garner
Burleson
Florida
Scurry
Taylor
Milligan
Simmons
Alexander
Tusculum
Accorsini
F. W. Hoss
Midnight Coughing Man Saved by New Discovery
Hiram Scranton of Clay City Indiana suffered from consumption while in the mountains and began using Dr King’s New Discovery after returning home. He credits it with saving his life and enabling him to work again. The ad touts the remedy for lung diseases and other ailments with a dollar price and trial bottle. A two year old girl answers to Mama and Daddy when asked who she is.
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Hiram Scranton
Clay City
Dr. King
H.C. Miller
Zemo and Zen Soap Promises Clear Skin
Advertises Zemo as a skin beautifier and eczema treatment plus soap as a premier antiseptic for toilet and bath. Claims cure for eczema, ples, dandraft and scalp diseases. Sold by druggists and City Drug Co in Johnson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
The
City Drug Co
Democrats Cut House Payroll and Abolish Committees
The Democratic caucus authorized sweeping changes to reduce the house payroll. Ninety eight appointive positions are abolished, six standing committees dissolved, and extra pay for session staff eliminated. Savings total about 12000 plus 50000, with reductions in Capitol police and clerical staff. Reorganization led by A Mitchell Palmer aims to assign posts to members without chairmanships. The abolished committees include militia, Pacific railroads, manufacture, private land claims, levees and Mississippi river improvements, and ventilation land acoustics.
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Washington
House
Capitol
Ways and Means Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Ways and Means
Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Remedy Needed
An 19th century advertisement touts internal cures for catarrh saying local applications fail. It extols Hulls Catarrh Cure and Malls Cure, credited to country physicians, claiming blood and mucous purification with tonic blends. Ends with a Johnston Cheney & Co Toledo, Ohio promotion and a Hall’s Family Pills recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Mall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Normal buildings progressing rapidly at the school
The report describes steady progress on the normal school buildings. The mess hall is being roofed, the power house is completed, dormitory walls nearing completion, and the main building rising. The proficient residence now has a solid foundation with plumbing and piping, and work continues full time under contractors Beaumont & Co. of Knoxytlie who expect to finish on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Beaumont & Co
Knoxytlie
Harrington endorses Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin in Peoria
Harrington Manufacturing Co president in Peoria Illinois recounts long digestion troubles solved by Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. He guarantees results and offers a free sample by mail from the Caldwell building Monticello Illinois, with bottles sold at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Harrington Manufacturing Co
Peoria
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Old Enterprise for the City Discovered
The Harrison-Hoss Photographic company run by Burr Harrison and Hugh Hoss operates unofficially in one room near W. B. Harrison’s arable. They produce photographs that resemble real images and are rapidly expanding their business, considering enlarging their space to accommodate growing patronage.
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Harrison
Saved His Mother's Life with Electric Bitters Tale
Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca La credits Electric Bitters with saving her life after four doctors gave up on her. She describes lingering dizziness backache and weakness and says her son urged use of the tonic. The advertisement touts health gains and a money back guarantee through H C Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gaines
Avoca
Eal Haver
H. C. Miller's
Texas Hurricane Rips Houston Area With Thirty Eight-Mile Wind
Houston reports widespread damage from a near hurricane wind of 38 miles per hour, unroofed houses, blown fences and trees, with no deaths or injuries. In Port Arthur a major oil tank burned out after a lightning strike.
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Houston
Port Arthur
Texas Company
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