Tribute to Loyalty of Black Slaves in the South
A Will Point Chronicle reader recalls Tom Brown, a freed slave, and praises loyal Black people who endured the Civil War era. Anecdotes recount General Hood and Gordon, slave families, and the enduring ties between enslaved Black individuals and their former masters, urging restraint amid rising crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brown
Cho ¢Lty
Mort
Tom Briwn
Obi
Numbie Nese
Darkey
Old Tse
Crandmother
Joe Hooker
Louse
Gordon
Willis Point
Georgia
Atlanta
Salar
Johnson
Macon
walt‘Ing
Amd
Adam Ta
Mugen
Duck Reed
Canton
General Hood
Chickamauga
Jack
A. W. Meredith
Wills Point Chronicle
No Worms in a Healthy Child
An old advertisement-style claim promotes Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strength tonic for children. It suggests regular use for three weeks will enrich the blood, improve appetite, and restore vitality, portraying a healthier color and better digestion as outcomes.
New Two Handed Grip For Putting Practice
A golf tip from 1926 recommends overlapping the little finger of the right hand with the first finger of the left to create a stronger right hand lead on putts. The method, used by Walter Hagen and Abe Mitchell, aims to improve keeping the club face at right angles to the line especially on longer putts. Try the swing slowly, test which hand does the work, and adopt the grip if it feels natural and improves accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hagen
Abe Mitchell
Western Newspaper Union
Fashion through the ages and a tale of hair trends
A broad survey of dress and hair fashions from ancient to modern times notes how style has sparked praise and ridicule. It traces extravagant eighteenth century coiffures, the 1870 chignon, the waterfall, and other trends, concluding with modern beauty parlors and cosmetic aids shaping women’s looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iWiktory
Wight
Fawklon
Paul Tught
Mair
EB. Buchanan
Farm and Ranch
Mollie and the Ram Doomed by Church Dispute
A ragged verse recounts Mollie’s ram accompanying her in public, provoking amusement until Deacon Allen violently confronts the animal. The piece captures local humor and a hostile church scene with vivid, if coarse, diction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie
Allen
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Sylvia Ray Daily
Simonton
Mr. B. H. Daily
Royail Society
Radieux Chiffon
Silkette
Madras
Selec
A A O
P.j.gaudin
Brorie Country Ch & Union League
Cit
Rammy
Orrves
Spain
Fust Order
UNCAN
Houston
Texas
U. S.A
Mary
Hell
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