Cicada Brood VI Expected Across Northern States
The Agriculture Department warns Brood VI of the seventeen year cicada will appear in May and June across much of the northern and central states from the Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians. It notes two races, limited damage, and advises tree protection and reporting of emergence dates to minimize impact. The report confirms a rare thirteen year race sighting in 1912 and again this year in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DD
States
Fludson
Mississippi
Appalachian
Georgia
South Carolina
United States
Mississippi Valley
Winconsin
Michigan
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennese
Cartier
Clenda
Bureau of Ene Fomology
Bureau
George J. Kent
Suffolk
Franklin County
Miss
Kent
Neuralgia Pain Relief Ad Card Describes Sloan's Liniment
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment to relieve facial and body neuralgia with a few drops. It promises relief within minutes and brighter outlooks, selling a 3 ounce bottle at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Nile
Edwards Ravel Returns From Summer Vacation
Mr and Mrs B N Edwards Ravel returned from their summer vacation spent at Bluff City and Charleston, finishing a quiet trip with family time and relaxation before resuming normal duties.
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Mrs. B. N. Edwards Ravel
Bluff City
Charleston
Society Notes Show Visitors and Travel Across Towns
Mrs Charles Miller leaves for Nebraska to visit relatives while Mrs Layall Sitton of Richmond visits G W Sitton and returns from Knoxville. Numerous locals host guests from Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. A steady stream of friends attend sermons and socials as bridges boost auto travel and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Nebraska
Constipation Cured Overnight Patent Medicine Ad
An old advertisement promotes Po-Do-Lax and Po-Do-Lay Teething Syrup claiming overnight relief from constipation without griping. It describes Po-Do-Lax as Podophyllic May Apple and links bile production to improved digestion. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist for the remedy now.
Pallaria Band Fifth Day Chautauqua Week Programs
Afternoon and evening programs feature Francesco Pallaria and his band with a two-part lineup including marches overtures dances and arias. Selections span from I March American Navy and William Tell to Stabat Mater and La Gioconda with a descriptive battle fantasia The Death of Custer and Little Bighorn finale.
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Pallaria Band
Francesco Pallaria
Patlaria
Gomez
Aisha
Lindsa
Mihi
Baccalari
G. Lueders
L. P. Laurendeau
Brahms
Rossini
Ponchielli
Brahman
Verdi
Bizet
Custer
Little Bighorn
Lee Johnson
A Smile a Second The Conversion of Sins
In a town a man named Si Haskins mocked automobiles and gas wagons. After a nephew’s inheritance left an old engine, he poured gasoline into it and drove the contraption around, crashing and frightening neighbors before dawn the next day.
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Si Haskins
Sis
Ani
Bar Sinister Heraldry Example in Los Angeles
An old librarian comments that a commercial house uses a bar sinister in its show window and on stationery, noting it as an actual fact about heraldry. The remark hints at misunderstandings of heraldic symbols in Los Angeles.
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Low Angeles
Swat the Fly
A collection of old newspaper quips on swatting flies from multiple papers including Grand Rapids News Youngstown Telegram Geneva Free Press Warren Tribune and Houston Post. The verses humorously follow a fly from pie to milk to butter and debate whether one or two flies should be swatted.
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Geneva
Warren Tribune
Houston Post
Tanlac touted by Knoxville family for health gain
Mrs Stokes and her daughter Susie Honeycut of 1915 Detroit Avenue West Knoxville say Tanlac improved appetite digestion and sleep after years of weakness. They report eight pound gains for both mother and daughter and praise Tanlac as a family blessing. Gregory Drug Co. sells Tanlac in Johnson City.
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Susie Honeycut
Detroit Avenue
West Knoxville
Mrs. Moneycut
Manda Stokes
Tanlac
Yen
Taniac
Johnson City
Gregory Drug: Co
Advt
Extension of UC and C Railway to Elkhorn City
Fragmentary line from a historical page notes a proposed extension of the UC and C Railway to Elkhorn City with unclear details and dates. The readable text hints at infrastructure expansion and regional transportation plans. Further context is unavailable due to the damaged OCR fragment.
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UC. & C. Railway
Freight Line Extension Improves Chicago to Southeast Access
Bristol Jones reports the Elkhorn extension of the Carolina Clinchfield Ohio Railroad from Dante to Elkhorn City Ky will be completed before July 1. It will join Chesapeake & Ohio at Elkhorn City, cut eight hours from Chicago to the southeast, start freight service immediately, and likely introduce a new through passenger service within months benefiting East Tennessee western North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina with lower Midwest freight rates. A doctor’s cough remedy Dr Kings New Discovery advertises relief and cure for coughs colds and ailments.
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Bristol Jones
Elkhorn
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad
Dante
Elkhorn City
Carolina
Clinchfield & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Clinchfeld & Ohio
East Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Eorgia
Middle West
Dr. King
Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Remedy Over Local Use
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes internal treatment with a product called Hallly Cure or similar, claimed to be prescribed by leading physicians. It touts a combination of tonics and bone marrow particles, promising safety and efficacy, and offers testimonials.
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Walla
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hearts
John Sevier Chapter D A E elect officers listed
The John Sevier Chapter D A O F held its annual meeting at the public library under Regent Mrs E M Slack. Officers elected include Regent Mrs Paul H Wofford First vice regent Mrs J B Dradlings Second vice regent Mrs S G Gil breath Corresponding secretary Mrs S S McCormick Recording secretary Mrs L M Neas Historian Mrs BE Munsey Slack Treasurer Mrs Perkins Directors Mrs John P Lamb Mrs Enell)and Mrs Kizer Chaplain Dr John Moore Crowe Also notes upcoming Odd Fellows lodge installation at Gray with about 50 members planned.
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John Sevier
D. A. IL
Miss Baral
E. M. Slack
Paul H. Wofford
Mra. J. B. Dradl
Ings
G. Gilbreath
Dr. King
New Life
Robert L.jake
Gray
Washington County
Arlee
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Department of Agricntture
Brey
Watauga
Mrs. Layall Sitton
Richmond, Va
G. W. Sitton and
G. W. Sitton
Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton B. Mater
J. K. Painter
Coal Wood
W. Va
Morristown
A. J. Buchanan
Order of the Patriotic Sons of America
Cap Woods
James Woods
Sullivan County
Amy Simmerman
Sheridan
Wyoming
Virginia Iniermont College
Alice ~ Claney
J. M. Crowe
Christian
D. R. Smalling
Bristol
Ivy Williams
Methodist Church
Watauga Academy
A. G. Riddle
West Virginia
Mire
Rule
Miss May Lockett
W. A. Kidd
Parkersburg, W. Va
A. L. Thomas
C. Hale
5. A. Brown
John D. Rogers
Chattahooga
Prof
E. Rogers
John Buffatt and Son
H. C. Clemens
Jennie Signer
J. R. Simmons
Columbia
8. C
Mist Daisy Jewell
Messers, George
Rat Jewell
Hax
Usculum
Tughout
Unaka National Bank
Jonson City
Trnn
Pallaria
Raymond
Thomas
Sempre Omar
Strauss
Tosti
Battiste
His Band
Grand Rapide News
Youngstown Telegram
Orwels News-Leader
Memphis
Mrs. Stokes
Tansac
Daugh
Ter Says
Nes. Pas
ODD Fellows’ Lodge
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