Regulation of auto speed urged to protect public rights
A Mississippi observer urges strict laws on automobile speed in Jackson and across towns to shield pedestrians and horse drawn traffic. The piece notes enforcement challenges, proposes tests and road-use rules, and highlights road improvement schemes in Winston County including county fair road-building prizes and supervisor incentives. It also reports local farming news on pumpkins and tomato may be futures for Alabama counties.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Minviasippi
Tiana Pipe
Winston County
County Fair Association
Met Las
Board of Supervisors
Payne Aldrich tariff bill completed and voted Saturday
The Payne Aldrich tariff bill is completed after conferees signed the report. The House will vote on Saturday, and the Senate will begin consideration Monday, with the session likely to extend through next week. Major changes include higher hosiery duties and various shifts on leather goods and textiles.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
White House
Aldrich
Gent
Champ Clark
Missouri
Glen
Griggs
McCall
Massachusetts
Fordney
Calderhead
Tries to Wipe Out Family Ends in Multiple Fatalities
In Hannibal Missouri barber Charlen Beasley shot and killed his young daughter and wounded his wife before killing himself at the home of Alonzo Paulllam. The tragedy follows a failed attempt to harm the family with the wife and child seeking protection. In Arkadelphia Virgil Greene, 16, son of C J Greeny, drowned in the Ouachita River.
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Hannibal
Charlen Beasley
Alonzo Paulllam
Ouachita
Arkadelphia
Ark
Virgil Greene
C. J. Greeny
Hendriz College of
Conway
Ouachita River
Woman in Auto Killed Near Libertyville
Reported auto accident near Libertyville results in the death of a woman identified as Chicky Parker Winfield Kerr and injuries to W.8 Millstatler Harvey Hofer. The vehicle overturned in mud as Mills attempted to brake but hit the accelerator, causing the car to strike a bump and bound.
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Chicky
Parker Winfield
Kerr
W. 8
Millstatler
Harvey Hofer
Libertyville
Milla
Mills
Man Who Drilled First Oil Well in Marion County Missing
Dying Father Sought Odin Myers the man who drilled the first oil well in Marion County on the Dykstra farm east of Centralia was last heard from after telephoning R. Hileman that he would return the next day. Hileman learned Myers had left for St Louis to sell leases in Bond County and Myers telegraphed L Simeville that he would be in town Sunday.
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Odin
A. Myers
Marion
Dykstra
Centralia
R. Hileman
Hileman
Myers
St. Louis
Bond County
L. Simeville
Mississippi News Highlights on Agriculture and Farmers
Representative A Sisson announces state officials will join his district tour with three Department of Agriculture experts to discuss farming topics. Meetings begin August 23 at Pontotoc and end September 8 at Ackerman. Local reports note a nontransmissible pellagra scare and intensified farmers institutes in Tippah and Lowndes counties amid positive farm progress.
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R. P.wright
Hill Hille
Leake County
Mississippi
A. Sisson
Department of Agriculture
Sisson
J. N. Powera
H. K. Blakwalae
Prof. Smith
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mr. Sisson
A. B. McKay
A. and M. College
Jesse M. Jones
Farmers’ Institute
Ripley
Itean M%nafely
Tippah
E. B. Lloyd
Farmers’ Institute Work
Lowndes County
Hamilton
Monny
Dowdle Schoolhouse
Steens
Heartless verse prompt teases spring writing cure
Horace asks Misa Grace what a young man should do to write spring poetry. Grace answers he should see a doctor. The playful exchange hints at playful literary advice and a mock medical remedy.
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Horace
Misa Grace
Grace
Elizabeth I age question sparks classroom humor
A professor of English history quizzes a student about Elizabeth I’s age. The student answers with a quip about a recent birthday, prompting a brief moment of amused reflection in the class.
Prescription Punchline at the Doctor’s Clinic
A sallow man begs for a cure for cold feet. The doctor replies with a quip offering coal as a remedy and charges five dollars. The exchange showcases humor in a medical setting.
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Steess
Catarr
Paxton
Boston
Mans
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman describes severe health decline from coffee use, including headaches, heart palpitations, and blindness in one eye. After stopping coffee and using Postum then Grape-Nuts, she reports marked health improvement, weight gain, and renewed stamina, claiming she now walks miles without fatigue and has better memory.
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Richmond
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Department In Agriculture and Commerce
By H. E. Blakeslee
Clarksdale Register
Jesse Durham
Coahoma County
Jug
John W. Day
Crystal Springs
Hews
Greenville
W. la Tutchinson
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
City
J. W. Fox
Delta Experiment Station
Laurel
Hightower
Tha
Ferosae! ‘Co-Operative F Educational Union
Farmers Union of
Jasper County
Meridian Waterworks Company
KE. J. Romer
Dickinson
Vicksburg
E.R. Lloyd
Misaiasippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sel Am Farmore
Meuck's Retreat
Brookhaven
Tolly Springs
W.T. Palmer
Kulaboma
Marshall County
E. E. Hoss
Methodist Church
Dilassesippi
Cranty
Okelona
Dea & Ris
Charles B. Gablowas
Scarters
poreTus Thompson's
Elizabeth
Mr. Case
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