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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
4
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Seedy ad notes eighty acres for cultivation with price at twenty dollars per acre and easy terms. Mentions good four room house on a new drain and access to public road and railroad. Indicates fifty acres in cultivation and a bargain if sold soon with request for particulars.
A two cent stamp yields a booklet promoting Dermott in Chicot County. The delta town boasts drainage projects, strong utilities, a first rate public school, two hotels, two banks, six mills, cotton gins, a major wholesale house, a large passenger station, two newspapers, extensive sidewalks and railroad access. The Dermott Board of Trade and Dermott Realty Co. invite inquiries for investment facts.
A Mothers Day union service is planned at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. The program includes scripture reading, hymns by the congregation, and an address on motherhood by Rev. Denison Stier and Mr Helmstetter, with mothers honored during the service. The event invites attendance from the community and features a floral tribute by a child and sermon focused on maternal sentiments.
A department of Fine Arts recital program lists soprano Applaratura and guest artists Melba Watts Arayt and Louise Homer among performers. The six voices including Schubert and Wagner selections are announced with John McCormack on flute and Saint Saens dance pieces. The six voices will continue in the next program.
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago will stay open through mid August offering free instruction for teachers pastors evangelists and dramatic students with furlough missionaries. An advanced course for evangelistic players and singers will also be available for a small fee. The term includes 46 day students and 675 in residence across both day and evening classes.
Porter Bros and Kirkpatrick list Mobair suits and Panama hats in a midseason display. The shop emphasizes refined fabrics and classic cut, inviting customers to explore new arrivals and accessories in a varied men’s fashion selection.
Despite a planning hiccup, the school calendar shows closing exercises on May nineteenth with diplomas and scholarships awarded at the ceremony. Efforts to secure De Breugh for the address continue, though the senior class may move the program if he cannot attend. Cannon delivery and board actions accompany the final week events and staff appointments for next year.
Dermott readers recall Senator LaFollette’s recent Chicagos Lyceum appearance as a vivid tale unfolds of his long speech and repeated ice water pitcher antics during the event. The anecdote circulates locally, noting the senator’s quick wit and the crowd’s reactions amid discussions of predatory interests and political timing.
A notice labeled as a warning order mentions defendants Vegh Herdin Phin Nu and Ken Hadise with warded taper on fie Chart weth verhuate dave reiter tind fori wage tintin in ferme. The fragmented text refers to legal action and a Pott Ween coh Ut fag 7 a, indicating a court proceeding or citation with unclear specifics.
For sale one sorrel horse six years old and in good weight. One pair wagon and gear. One pilot dig cultivator. Other farming implements. Interested buyers contact Dermott Hardware and Furniture Co. store at McPadden.
Desha and Chicot counties plan a joint institute in Dermott in the school building during the first week of June. A paid instructor will supervise a four day program with work assigned in advance. The Southeast Arkansas Normal for colored teachers meets June 5 for four weeks with a review of common school subjects and an exam at the end. The teaching staff includes Conductor W. Ho Gray of Baxter and instructors AL Cowan of Eudora Hint Rotinzine of Dermott, with one more instructor to be named.
Items mention Pay Up Week with June 1 deadline and Cohen's shoe sale at Cohen's department, plus notices of residents visiting for funerals. Obituary notes detail Mrs Mariah Gains of Dermott, a Mosaic and Calanthe court member, who died May 4th 1816 with funeral at Seven Star Baptist Church led by Rev Hinton and Rev J Johnson.
The document records a proposed Constitutional Amendment to authorize counties to levy up to three mills on ad valorem property for road and bridge construction and maintenance. It details borrowing powers, bond issuance, and revenue pledges for a thirty year period, with taxes submitted to qualified voters at a general or special election. Approved February 2, 1938, filed February 2, 19th Teach elector, signature by Secretary of State Earle W. Hodges on April 19, 1916.
Mrs J6 Bailey bereaved opens her house for nightly Bible study inviting working men. The group, led by President Will King and officers Tun Horn and Richard Seals, studies the Bible Pilgrim's Progress and Colportage books. These men, who work hard daily, seek moral and spiritual welfare for their families.
The Bliss group, composed of Sainte and Sinners, spreads tracts in churches and towns, with wives joining in, traveling long distances to reach church and Sunday school venues. They fund travel for train rides when needed, aim to recruit others to God’s Word, and pursue Bible study despite limited schooling. Anthony Brown serves as chaplain.
The Widow Reed and family thank friends and Dermott citizens for hearty cooperation and sympathetic aid during their bereavement. They ask a blessing for the community. Dermott Arkansas May 1916.
Fragmentary OCR passage touts a spray as the only dependable method to kill bedbugs ants fleas and garden pests. It references Bordeaux's Tira Store and Hanchey Drug Store and hints at deceptive marketing language.
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