Anti-Saloon League leader Harley speaks in Edgefield
Rev J L Harley outlines the league as a cross church effort to end liquor traffic. He cites Georgia’s repeal of whiskey and declares Georgia’s barrooms buried, urges statewide prohibition and stronger enforcement, notes brewer distance from press, and calls for support to the Anti-Saloon League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Anti-Saloon League
J. L. Harley
Our County
Trenton
Harley
Lvery
Mississippi
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Georgia
Ened
Harvey
Barnwell County
Charleston
League
Clergyman Probes Child’s Day in School Joke
A parson asks a child what he does in school and the boy replies he waits until home time. The remark, captured in Tit-Bits, reflects a humorously blunt view of school routines.
Doesnt Yet Brown Faces Off Over A Wife Remark
The exchange between Brown and Smith pivots on a claim about familiarity with a wife. Brown asserts he knew her before the marriage, prompting Smith to concede he does not know her in that way, revealing a pointed tension in their interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Indignant Artist Skewers Critics in West End Studio
A witty exchange records an artist defending his work after harsh criticism. A "Candid Friend" counters by noting he can spot a bad egg and never laid one. The dialogue mocks praise as heavenly or unearthly, echoing satire from Tit-Bits and Lippincott's Magazine with sharp literary repartee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Alfalfa Culture Advice From a Southern Grower
The article extols alfalfa as an old yet valuable forage plant, detailing soil, lime, and alfalfa bacteria needs. It recounts personal experiments on a South Carolina plot, noting lime quantities, inoculation, and fertilizer, and warns that poor soil and wet feet kill stands. It cautions about crab grass, recommends reseeding with inoculated seed, and stresses careful land preparation and timing for best yields.
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Advertiser
Italy
Media
Persia
Gaul
Spain
Caesar
United States
rSosiaardp
Mexico
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Atlantic Ocean
John Smyly
Mr. Clark
Higganem
Conn
Acre
D. W
County Treasurer Notice Warns of Tax Increase in Townships
County Treasurer James T. Mims announces an annual notice to taxpayers. The only general increase is a quarter mill to cover interest on money borrowed from the Sinking Fund. An abrupt fifteen mill rise in Blocker and Pine Grove townships funds the railroad bonds of the 1880s, shifting burden to residents paying about 1000 dollars in property value last year. The Advertiser joins taxpayers in lamenting the calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Mims
Blocker
Pine Grove
Persecution Moves Reported in Peru Philippines and Baluchistan
Report notes communities driven from Peruvian villages by priests burning their books, stoned in the Philippines and beaten by Muslims in Baluchistan, highlighting religious tensions and violence across regions.
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Peru
Baluchistan
News and Courier
Meeting of Grove Lodge A F M on September 25
Grove Lodge A F M will hold a Saturday afternoon meeting for regular business. Visitors in good standing are invited. Refreshments will be served. J.P. Wagood W M J. H. Cogburn Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Y. Lodge
Inventor pitches combined talking sweeper in office
An agent touts a new talking machine carpet sweeper and opener, entering a office with brisk energy. The proprietor responds he already has one and adds a personal remark about being married, reflecting a light exchange from The Bohemian.
Bashful Youth and Charmer Exchange Subtle Courtship
In a playful exchange from the Chivago Tribune a bashful youth asks if a mother objects to his visits and a fair charmer says she heard the mother remark the meetings are to pass time, not for serious intent. The dialogue hints at light romance and social propriety in a small-town setting.
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Bella
Papa
Chivago Tribune
The Mistress Mary and Maid Lor Exchange Frustrations
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a comic kitchen scene where The Mistress Mary pleads with The Maid Lor to stop kissing a butcher, while a motherly figure reacts with exasperation as two characters tease and quarrel.
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Mary
Subtraction Lesson Sparks Milk Demo Confusion
A western public school teaches subtraction by same denomination. The class debates taking apples from pears and horses from legs. A boy asks about four quarts of milk from three cows in a playful exchange that mirrors the lesson.
Turkey Creek on Boom Two Fine Mules Nearly Drowned
Turkey Creek rose Friday causing widespread flooding that ruined corn on low grounds and washed away pea vine hay. A mule team narrowly escaped disaster when workers crossed Beaver Dam. the driver used a knife to free the mules, and locals recovered wagon gear the next day. The dry spell broke, crops suffer, but pork, corn, and cotton outlooks show mixed signs ahead of the county fair.
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Turkey Creek
Turkkey Creek
A. I. Bronson
Beaver Dam
Wero Hoys
Mr. Brunson
Mr and Mrs Swearingen Visit Tyr ee Family This Week
Dr C C Brown of Sumter recently returned from a foreign tour will speak at the Baptist church Wednesday evening during the regular prayer meeting service, representing the association.
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Essie Bartley
Edgefield
Jasper Bartly
Georgia
P. N. Keesee
Little Nelson
Coromrese
Virginia
James Inmann
Georgetown
J. M. Turner
Mamie Stansell
Chicora College
Ella Smith
Orlena Cartledge
Columbia College
Elise ‘Crouch
Agnes Scott College
Ella Pauline Pechman
Converse College
Messrs
David and
Willie Oatis
Earle Smith
Walford College
GP. Cobb
Augusta
Johnston
Lucile Cooner
McCormick
O.L. Wertz
Leroy Wertz
Belton
M. L. Lawson
Leesville
Mr. Jones
W.M
IX. of P
D. of C
Joseph Wright
A. 8
Rhoden
M. KE. Walker
G.D. Walker
Glenn Springs
Willie Swearingen
J. M. Tyree
C. C. Brown
Sumter
Association
Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Harley
Anti- Saloon League
Lippincott’s Magazine
British and Reignible Society
Society
Nicaragua
Burma
Germany
Meeting Street, S.C
Edgefield County
Grove Lodge
J.P. Wagood
W. M J. H. Cogburn
Cobb
Mesdaniel P. Be Waters, Jr
Dink Lott
W. M.A
Ridge Association
Missis Lucile Mobee
Clara Sawyer
Young Woman’s Auxiliary
W. J. Hatcher
Colleton Association
Make J. Willie Levy
Cos
J. Willie Levy
Broad Street
Augusta, Ga
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