Local Society Notes and Visits Across The Region
Mrs. B. L. Smith edits. Miss Jessie Hoyle from Shelby teaches fee in place of ill sister Miss Texnees Hoyle. Miss Sanders called to Ashe this week for her brother. Mr. Gary Hiatt of Green South visited family ill with influenza, including Mrs. Biggerstaff who is improving. Dr. Kinard spent days in Spartanburg. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Bostie attend Sea board R. R. physicians convention in Baltimore. Mr. J. H. Francis of Caroleen and brother J. L. Francis of Oklahoma City visited. Mr. and Mrs. Plato Getty of Hollis shopped here. Gettys renewed subscription and praised Courier improvements. Mrs. Brien Harrill and children of Bostic visit her parents. Mrs. J. L. C. Thompson and son Toomer weekend in Forest City with husband and friends. She has spent two weeks in Charlotte with daughter-in-law Mrs. Wm. A. Thompson, ill but improving. Mr. J. C. Harrill visited Asheville last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hoyle
Shelby
Texnees Hoyle
Gary Hiatt
Green , S
R. E. Biggerstaff
Piegerstaff
Plato Getty
Hollis
J. L. C. Thompson
Toomer
Forest City
Charlotte
Wm. A. Thompson
Local Social Notes From Old Fort And Nearby Towns
Mr W H Warern of Old Fort spent the week end with his daughter Mrs S Barber. Mrs A C Dorsey returned from Iron Station where she was called to the bedside of her daughter Mrs John Dorsey. Mr Wil Wilkie spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Kate Wilkie. Mr J C Harrill spent Sunday and Monday in Asheville as guest in the home of his son Cloyd. Mr and Mrs J C Scruggs and granddaughter Hildred Blaton returned home Tuesday morning after visiting the former’s mother at Mooresboro.
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W. H. Warern
Old Fort
S. Barber
A. C. Dorsey
Iron Station
John Dorsey
Wil
Wilkie
Mrs
Kate Wilkie
J. C. Harrill
Asheville
Cloyd
J. C. Scruggs
Hildred Blaton
Mooresboro
Agnes Worthington
Agnes
Anson
Harvey Hall
Gussle May
Entile
Kate
A Fine Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Lee Philbeck
A fine daughter Majorie Elizabeth was born on Thursday December 7 to Mr and Mrs Lee Philbeck. Mother and daughter are doing nicely.
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Lee Philbeck
Majorie
Elizabeth
Local notices from Carolene area social roundups
Mrs Palmer and Marshal visited Hendersonville relatives while P J Dolan spent a weekend in Spartanburg. Thelma and Ruby Michael from Boiling Springs were with Maude Hamrick. Grace Robertson visited Saluda with Lois Pace. E W Harvey and son from Spartanburg visited Stainaker family. Edgerton stayed at Mill Springs home. Margaret Sloan spent Thanksgiving in Bostic. J W Campbell left for Charlotte after Farmer's Bank & Trust Co. opening. Buy a Ford and spend the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolen
Smal Son
Spartanburg
Agnes Worthington’s Closet Secrets and a Convent Promise
Agnes Worthington, living in a rooming house, battles memory and poverty in a sunlit, tuberculosis‑touched town. A stray child’s accident prompts a moral reckoning as Agnes drafts a letter to a former lover, then chooses charity over despair and leaves to seek a modest future, shielding the child’s fate with a blunt resolve.
Being a Great Help During a Sunday Piano Moment
A reader recalls stepping in as pianist when the regular pianist was late. With an unfamiliar song and the audience as singers, they began playing and singing to help out. The account notes singing through the assistant verse up to measure 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsang
Hair loss blamed on hereditary evolution says Hrdlicka
Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian asserts that hair shedding in Americans with long ancestral roots is a hereditary factor tied to modern life. He says hair loss signals earlier senility, with men more affected than women and with women’s longer hair offering a possible tonic effect.
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Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Instituton
Science Service
Mark Twain’s Sensitive Ear and Hidden Musical Talent
The article notes Mark Twain lived with acute sensitivity to certain sounds, driving him to hysteria at times, despite his skill as a pianist by ear. It recalls an incident involving clocks at Thomas Nast’s home during a reading tour, illustrating his distress and attempts to silence ticking sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Mr. Paine
Thomas Nast
Twain
George W. Cable
Ralph Holmes
Russia Back to Busy Rails Dining Cars Return
Observers note a revival of prewar railway life in Russia as station restaurants reopen and trains resume regular dining. Passengers rush for meals at many stations, with dining cars mainly used by first class travelers while others prefer the bustle of station eateries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Blankville
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Promises Rapid Relief
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine offers a local ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic to aid the body’s battle against catarrh. The ad claims effectiveness against local disease and suggests combined use for better health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Sennussiya and Djemal ed Din stir Islam revival in 19th century
Rev. Amos I Dushaw notes in the Christian Herald that the Sennussiya founded by Seyid Mohammed Sennussi and the political agitator Djemal ed Din spurred religious revival and cautious political awakening. The Sennussiya pursues spiritual renewal and missionary work while Djemal ed Din promotes Egyptian nationalism and warns Islam must unite with Western progress to survive.
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Freternties
Alan
Sennussiya
Amos I Dushaw
Christian Herald
Seyid
Mohammed Sennussi
el Sennussi
Semnassi Fraternity
Djemal-ed-Din
Semnussi
Stoddart
Grain crop reports show Europe yields mixed in 1922
France's wheat is estimated at 235.88 million bushels, down 88 million from 1921, with rye at 87.6 million and barley at 5.54 million. Germany's wheat is 69.67 million, down 38.19 million, rye 210.58 million and oats 284 million, against last year's figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Germany
Improvement In Reindeer Herds Report From Nome Station
L J Palmer in charge of the government reindeer experiment station at Nome Alaska reports the best conditions in the Alaskan reindeer industry. The fawn crop is unusually large and favorable conditions have reduced losses. Herd owners adopting biological survey recommendations show gains in size and condition, with reindeer on Nantoak Island thriving. young are larger than peers on the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Palmer
Nome
Alaska
United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
Nantoak Island
The Forest City Courier and The Atlanta Constitution Offer
The Forest City Courier and The Atlanta Constitution priced together at two dollars per year. Readers can place orders through The Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Atlanta Constitution
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Society
B. L. Smith
Miss Sanders
Ashe
Dr. Kinard
W. C. Bostie
Seaboard R. R. Physicians
Baltimore, Md
J. H. Francis
Caroleen
J. L. Frances
Oklahoma City
Okla
J.C. Harrill
Caroleen News
B. B. Doggett
Pocket Books
Wasts
Spartanburg, S. C
By Charlotte Talley
Humorist
Royal
Jno. B
J. M. Price
Son
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