Local and Personal News and Notices
Local column reports social visits, travels, and shop openings. Phenix Furn Co advertises lace curtains, furniture, and new goods worth over ten thousand dollars. Community notes mention sermons, weddings, homecomings, and cautions about misleading big ads. Authorities seize rye and beer from blind tigers. calls for enforcement and public warnings accompany local commerce updates.
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Phenix Furn Co
Phenix Furniture Co
Lukse’s Knife Attack On Wife Sparks Court Battle
Cleveland news reports John Lukse attacked his wife with a knife in a desperate attempt to reduce her weight. He clashed with a police officer during the incident and was jailed, later freed by Judge Whelan amid his wife’s tearful pleas. The piece notes she had become stout from aggressive dieting and medical treatments funded by him. Also included is a separate opinion piece on crop rotation suggesting cattle integration as key to cotton farming efficiency.
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Cleveland
John Lukse
Judge Whelan
John
United States
Washington Religion Morality as Pillars of Civic Prosperity
A reflection on George Washington asserting that religion and morality are indispensable supports of political prosperity. It argues that any patriot who seeks to erode these pillars harms human happiness and that both politicians and the devout should respect and uphold them.
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George Washington
A Slangy Youth and His Wise Father Learns Words
A San Francisco Call item describes a six year old boy learning to spell words and the father's playful corrections. The boy, called a kid, learns by spelling then asking what the string denotes. The piece ends with the father taking charge of home schooling duties.
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San Francisco Call
Shooting at Bordeaux Leaves Cade Family in Alarm
News from Abbeville reports a Monday afternoon shooting in Bordeaux where a negro wounded Dr. B. T. Cade and a young brother. Sheriff Lyon and Deputy Bruce rushed to the scene. Bruce returned claiming quiet. The shooter crossed the Savannah River and is pursued by Georgia authorities, with both Cade family members not seriously wounded.
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Abbeville
Uctoner
Bordeaux
B. T. Cade
Lyon
C. J. Bruce
Bruce
Savannah
Georgia
Cade’s
Tornado kills fifteen in Leads Alabama area
A devastating tornado near Leads Alabama on October 9 killed fifteen people and caused massive ore losses. Communication is down and details are slow to come in as responders assess the scene and await more information.
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Leads
Ala
Market Quotations Today From Local Commodity Board
Cotton middling stands at 113 percent. Corn at 85. Meal 1.70. Feed oats 70. D S bellies plied 934. D S butts 7. Rice whole 4.5. Flour choice 4 to 4.25. Pearl gristin sacks 1.70. Surpentine firm 50 cents.
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D.S
D. S
For Sale Two Story House and Lot in West End
Dwelling house and lot in West End offered for sale with good water and ample space 85 by 90 feet. Describes the location as splendid and terms as easy. For further details apply to the Daily Item.
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West End
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