Sale Notice of 25 Shares Morgan County Bank Collateral
Minetta Leigh Robbins announces a public sale at the Morgan County Alabama courthouse of 25 shares (five certificates of five shares each) of Morgan County National Bank stock pledged by A C Hartshorne as collateral for a $2,500 note and a $2,000 note. Sale is January 27, 1914 at 12 noon for cash. Unpaid dividends and profits pass to the buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County National Bank
A. ©. Hartshorne
A C. Hartshorne
Min Leigh Robbins
Repert
Ohio
New Decatur
Alabama
Hartshorne
Charles Robbins
Minetta Leigh
Chas, Robbins
Tung 7
Minetta Leigh Rob
Court House
Decatur
Morgan County
Ferry Street
Minnetta Leigh Robbins
BE. W. Godbey
Novil
Will Teach Farming in San Jose High School Program
The San Jose Board of Education approved an agricultural course for the high school. Plans call for renting land at Eighth and Mantha Streets to study vegetables fruit grain and plants with irrigation fertilization pruning and nursery work taught by a dedicated instructor. Estimated rent is 500 dollars yearly plus 180 dollars for a house and 200 dollars earned from fruit.
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San Jose
Cal
City Board of Education
C. M. Osenbaugh
Alexander Sherriffs
Times-Star
Eighth
Mantha Streets
Pilgrim lobsters and prices in early New England markets
The article recalls gigantic Pilgrim lobsters five to six feet long with authentic weights around thirty four pounds. It notes 1840 Boston prices at three halfpence and New York retail prices up to thirty cents a pound, while a large modern lobster may reach one dollar. It also mentions low waste of about forty five percent and geographic limits of the American lobster along the eastern coast.
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New England
Higginson
Boston
New York
North Awmernd
Hawtey
Labrator
North Carolina
Oan. A ' York Times
U S Trade Influence Shifts in South America
Washington notes a quiet contest between the United States and Europe for South American trade. Europe still dominates much of the market while American firms gain footholds as the Panama Canal looms closer. Public leaders push to reroute commerce north and south, following Roosevelt era secretary Elihu Root and Taft aide P C Knox initiatives.
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Washington
South America
United States
Europe
Panama Canal
Elihu Hoot
Roosevelt
P. C. Knox
Taft
Central
Hidden Money Banks of Body and Wig In Old Tales
A Dover New Jersey man believed to be John G. Stenger was found hanging with a wooden leg serving as a bank containing 1.07. Police found private papers in the leg. The tale recalls a St Paul miser who hid more than a hundred thousand dollars in his wig.
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John G. Stenger
Dover
N. J
St. Paul, Minn
Bottling Works Adopt Deposit for Bottles and Cases
Customers are informed that from January 6, 1914, a thirty cent deposit per two dozen bottles and per case will be charged in addition to regular prices. The deposit is refunded upon return of bottles and cases. Buchheit Bottling Works Morgan Co Bottling Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchheit Bottling Works
Morgan
Bottling Works
Loop diners tip waiters over thirty four thousand daily
Chicago area dining venues in the Loop including restaurants and hotels report tips totaling more than 34 000 daily for waiters and other tipped staff. A Paris tip estimate is cited at about 41 600 daily. Estimates rely on 300 000 daily diners in Loop restaurants and 10 000 hotel residents with an average tip of 20 cents.
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Chicago Examiner
Chicago
Paris
Abe” Frank
John Conway Hutchins
Sherman
Frank
Mr. Hutchins
Hutchins
Diamond Rattler: A Vicious Southern Serpent
A New York Times report in effect describes the diamond rattler as a deadly southern snake with six to seven feet in length, fangs nearly an inch long and venom sacs holding about a half teaspoonful. It notes its slower strike, brilliant green eyes, and fierce reputation compared to its northern copperhead cousin.
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North
New York . Press
Sailors Pick Southern Tobaggd for Navy Chewing Plug
Washington dispatch reports Jack Tara of the American navy tested forty five tobaccos before approving a southern manufacturer for naval chewing tobacco. A contract reward was awarded based on chemical tests and the plant's product met the navy standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack Tara
Navy
Southern
Becfetai
Prand
Chamberlain's Cagh Remedy Claims Quick Cough Cure
A historical note describes Chamberlain's Cagh as a remedy claimed to ease coughs and colds without opium. Advertised as a universal cure by merchants, the text reflects era marketing language and uncertain efficacy. The fragment mentions that it cures through straightforward dosing by all dealers.
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DR. Pierce
Golden Medical
Yvraf
Star Transfer Company
Soneaeare
Eldred Fletcher & Son
C. E. Bldg
A. Bopp
New Decatur, Ala
Wm. E. Skeggs
F. A. Bloodworth
Diecuma
U. S
U. S. Treas
Rrbard
J. E. Penney
W.A. Bibb
G. A. Hoft
R. H. Wolcott
E.M. Odom
William Tell
Brock & Spight Co
Palace Cafe
Second Avenue
SAN Jose Board
Experiment Farm
Ferry St. Decatur
Frost
T. M. Dix
J. A. Bunch
Second Ave
Maxwell House
Swan's
Swift
Tor
W. F. Black
Little Cahaba
Malone Coal & Grain
Ala
the Diamond Rattler
Uncle Sam's Sailors
Chamberlain's
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