Local Grocery Ad Promotes Bargains on Molasses and Coffee
A storefront bulletin advertises 10 pound buckets of pure plantation molasses and ribbon molasses discounted 20 percent from 65 cents. Teddy Bear Roasted Coffee drops from 1.25 to 1.00 with 25 percent savings. The ad touts Bohemian brand canned vegetables and fruits at special seasonal prices, urging inspection of English peas corn beets beans peaches raspberries and cherries alongside Foots and Wapco goods.
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Wapco
Local shoppers and visitors frequent Mabryons store
Mrs Pearl Mandeville has been sick for a week. J D Davis and M W Souter visited from Eliasville last Monday. N N Farmer paid a substantial call. Hallam offers Onion Sets and Garden Seeds. W S Thedford renewed his Leader subscription. Dennis Tatum of Bridgeport spent Monday in the city. Mabry ons sells celery and new groceries. Dr Prige’s Algrain cereals and other products featured at W S Tidwell & Sons. Dr Jones Ed Terrell H C Savage and others from Newcastle were in town on business.
Strayed Jennett Wanted for Return
A three year old black jennet went missing about three miles up from Jean. Owner may claim her by contacting W. J. Jennings.
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Jean
W. J. Jennings
Daughters of Confederacy Host General Lee Birthday Event
The Daughters of Confederacy plan an gathering for old soldiers and wives at the Norris residence on General Lee's birthday January 19. An invitation will be mailed to each veteran. Ragged wounds are painful and may fester without cleanliness. Ballard's Snow Liniment is advertised as an antiseptic remedy to heal wounds in a few days, sold by druggists at 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle.
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Daughters of Confederacy
J. Ewing Norris
Lee
Ballard
Goose Rescued From Old Well By Hawk After Snake Attack
In Bienville parish Louisiana during Civil War era a Confederate medicine lab left a deep well. A goose fell into the well, a hawk seized it, a snake appeared and the hawk rescued the goose. The owner shot the snake and hawk. goose unharmed. The hawk measured nearly five feet wingspan.
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Mount Lebanon
Bienville Parish
Louisiana
Forbidden Romance in a Philadelphia Drug Store
A Philadelphia drug store clerk cultivated a flirtatious relationship with a soft voiced newspaper advertiser over the phone. He sent candy weekly and finally stormed the newspaper office to meet the caller, only to be told the caller remains unseen. The clerk had spent $6.75 on candy in his pursuit.
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Philadelphia
Reddy
Wisdom of a Husband
Suburban husband shops in the city for his wife’s shirtwaist and, when asked color and size, insists it makes no difference. He explains he would just return tomorrow to exchange whatever was bought, revealing a humorous take on marriage and practicality from Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Webster Pudding Recipe Card
One cup molasses one cup milk one half cup melted butter one half cup brandy or wine one teaspoon soda one teaspoon cinnamon cloves nutmeg one pound currants and a pinch salt Mix to a soft pound cake consistency steam or boil two hours Serve with hard or wine sauce Halve the recipe for small families and salt currants Leftovers can be steamed again and again
Line Between Mental and Manual Work Faint
A London Times correspondent argues there is no sharp line between mental and manual labor. All fatigue is brain fatigue, with skill required in all trades from navvy to watchmaker. Brain effort accompanies bodily work, and worry in modern life, not overexertion, kills more than worn out labor. Personal factors matter in each case.
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London Times 4
Women and Children Braver in Emergencies Says Lifesaving Chief
Herbert Longfellow, head of the United States Volunteer Life-Saving corps, argues women and children are braver than men in danger. He notes they act impetuously, think of human life, and rush to rescue without weighing personal risk.
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Herbert Longfellow
United States Volunteer Live-Saving Corps
London Priests From Samaria Call London A Wild Mad World
Two priests claiming Levi lineage visited London to fetch a 700 year old Pentateuch manuscript written in Samaritan Assyrian and Hebrew. Their baggage was stolen en route, one priest suffered cold, and a London rabbi aided them. The priests lament London’s wild, mad world.
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Samaria
Levi
London
England
Jaffa
Marseilles
Causes of Things from Ladies Home Journal
Dramatic quotation from the Ladies Home Journal discusses causes attributed to cancer linked to smoking foul pipes and social harms from people not minding their own business. The dialogue features a Reverend and a toll collector’s son debating health and manners in a satirical tone.
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Toll
Ladies Home Journal
Glittering Diamond Display Turns Car Ride Into Comedy
A young man boasted a new diamond ring on a subway car, admiring it openly. An older passenger responded by piling on duplicate rings and a large horseshoe to his lapel, prompting the original owner to depart at the next stop. The jewelry salesman calmly resumed reading.
Most Valuable Timber Green Heart in Global Shipwork
Arthur J. Clair reports green heart timber, plentiful in British Guiana, used for Manchester ship canal lock gates and Mersey harbor gates for fifty years. It is specified for Panama canal sills and fenders and used in Methil docks. Durability chiefly limited by iron fittings. Canada docks gates survived 38 years. Georgetown wharf piles resist pile worm. teak and oak fail sooner. The wood’s teredo immunity may come from bebeerine alkaloid.
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Arthur J. Clair
Georgetown
British Guiana
Manchester Ship Canal
Mersey Harbor
Panama Canal
Naval
Methil
Scotland
Canada Docks
Pure Air Pneumonia's Foe Warns Quakers on Ventilation
Dr Neff Philadelphia health director issues a circular urging the Quakers to prevent pneumonia by constant public ventilation. He emphasizes breathing pure night air, opening windows fully in offices, public buildings and bedrooms, and rejects the belief that night air spreads disease.
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Doctor Neff
Philadelphia
No Gentleman Pufferly Faces Mistletoe Incident
A passerby recalls Pufferly under mistletoe where a young woman found him rude. Another asks what happened. He merely smiled and quipped that the joke was on him, a lighthearted response to the moment.
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Pufferly
Ming System Sells Fizzing Filing Pivot
A merchant praises a new Ming system while an agent notes a shift in focus from selling to filing. The joke hinges on overemphasis on organization replacing commerce and the agent’s gleeful, cunning mood.
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Independent
Fine
Aber
Nathy
Texas
F. Herron
Graham, Texas
W. T. McGuire & CO
Rhode Island
Rock Island
Jie Teeter
Guanam
Itocal
Telephone
Sam Copeland
W. O. Clark
J. A. Mundell
Coal
Widmayer
Polk Kirby
Mrs. Pearl Mandeville
Mabryns
J. D. Davis
M. W. Souter
Eliasville
N. N. Farmer
Hallam
W.S Thedford
The
Leader
Dennis Tatum
Bridgeport
Batavia
Dr. Prige
W. S. Tidwell & Sons
Dr. Jones
Ed Terrell
H. C. Savage
Newcastle
Mabry &Asons
S. B. Waters
True
Jennett
Ely
LY Brothers
Warren St
New York
Husband
Merant
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