Ben Cleveland's Unmarked Grave Near Madison Described
A Madison letter traces Ben Cleveland's grave location on the old Dr. Earle farm about a mile south east of Madison, near the Water of Tagaloo. The burial ground lacks markers and upkeep, with hundreds of unmarked graves under pines, drawing attention to the need for a memorial. The area is seeing industrial growth with lumber plants nearby and a new water bond vote reported for nearby Bowenville.
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Madison
Keowee Courier
Ben Cleveland
Dr. Earle
Iaot
Three States Lumber Company
Chattanooga Lumber Company
Slep
Jenathan & Mila
Avery
Bounetteville
Improvo
Snonta
Sumter Dargan Secures Marine Band for Sumter Monument
Col J J Dargan of Sumter met President Roosevelt to seek band and Fort Moultrie troops for the unveiling of Gen Sumter monument at Stateburg on August Ith. The President and Gen Oliver approved the plan, with orders to have the Fort Moultrie garrison and Marine Band attend, drawing an expected crowd of 10 000.
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Washington
Col
J. J. Dargan
Sumter
Roosevelt
Ansel
Moultrie
Woldlora
Gen. Sumter
Stateburgy
Col. Dargan
Dargan
Oliver
Fort Moultrie Gartigan
Marine Band
Stazeburg
Santerman
New England States
Provident
Dar.gan
Fort Moultin
Newberry
Dargawaya
Thousands of children haul Jefferson Davis statue in Richmond festival
In Richmond on April 18 a bronze Jefferson Davis statue for a grand monument was carried through streets by about 3,000 children led by Confederate veteran camps and a uniformed boy corps. White dressed girls waved Confederate flags as the rope haul produced souvenirs.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Davin
Bers Jonard
Leo
Fifa
Color of Eggs Determines Shell Color Variation in Poultry
Observation notes wide color variation in hen eggs from white to deep brown. Breeds derived from multiple wild strains show shell color inherited from ancestors. No fixed link between shell color and egg composition. brown shells fetch higher prices in Boston while white shells sell better in New York. England favors tinted eggs and tinted breeds tend to be better winter layers and brood mothers, possibly due to better getters and spring-summer vigor.
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California
Michigan
Boston
New York
England
Pilex remedy marketed in collapsible nozzle tube
A promotional notice describes Man Zan Pile Remedy packaged in a collapsible tube with a nozzle for direct application to piles. It claims relief from blind, bleeding, itching, and protruding piles and guarantees results. Sold by J. W. Bell Valhalla and W. J. Lianoy Soneca.
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J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lianoy
Soneca
Liked Old Way Best Phonograph Proposal Ends With Refusal
A bashful suitor proposed by phonograph to a Kansas girl in Statesburg. She declined the betrothal, sending a note to her brother to relay a firm refusal. The item also mentions kidney remedy ads and notes attorney George Burnham Jr disbarred in New York for grand larceny in connection with Mutual Reserve Life Insurance.
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Thia
Statesburg
Kanasa
George Burnham, Jr
New York
Mutual Reserve Find Life Inauyance Company
New York Court of Appoala
War Prices and Peace Congress Resolutions
A fragmentary 1865 price snapshot shows quinine at 1700 per ounce in the South and high costs for food, sugar, and candles, with famine fears and soldiers sharing rations. A later report outlines National Arbitration and Peace Congress resolutions urging The Hague as a permanent court and steps toward limiting armaments.
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Richmond
al Feng
Johnny
bin Shed
New York
National Arbitration and Peace Congress
Hague Court
Han
Pan-American Congress
Bureau of American Republics
Armamenta
New York City
Uhat
United States
Af International
Lon Jaca
Tha Tima
Cnstract Lita
Congress
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Mexico
Central America
Inter-parliamentary Union
The
Hague
Elihu Root
Canada
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bonnerman
Stephens County Eradicates Cable Tick in Toccoa Ga
In Toccoa Georgia on April 20, Stephens county farmers welcomed steps to eradicate the Texas fever cattle tick. Dr A J Payne and Col R F Wright led quarantine measures after an inspector from T W Mize enforced a federal line. Cattle deaths due to the tick declined as quarantine and government efforts continued this spring with hopes that Texas fever will be eliminated locally.
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Toccoa
Stephens County
A. J. Payne
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, D. C
Col
R.F. Wright
State Department of Agriculture
T. W. Mize
Texas
Stephens
Homicide rates and conviction percentages in U S history
From 1885 to 1904 the United States averaged 6607 homicides annually. Convictions averaged 1.8 percent, according to Dr J W Bell. The country reportedly had more homicides than any other nation in that period.
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United States
Long Crank Spray Items From Long Creek
April 19 Long Creek notes list local happenings including planting progress by L D Thrift, J A Cannon and family visiting Valhalla on business, surveyor I H Harrison in town, and Mrs Roxie Pitta’s illness. Social visits occur with Mrs J W Reynolds and Pauline to the Phillipa household. Weather and church attendance affected by cold wind.
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Long Creek
L. D. Thrift
Hoe
J. A. Cannon
Vera
Horace
Valhalla
W. H. Thrift
I. H. Harrison
Roxie Pitta
J. W. Reynolds
Pauline
Maryann
Maverry Phillipa
Chephere
EK. M! Shetler
J. J. Phillips
Mra
Etta Fox
Thorsday
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Hom
Rocky Mountain
J. W. Holl
South Carolina
Poe
de. J . Bell
Walballa
J. Bell
Walladla
Dansnay
Seneca
Peace Congress
Bowen
Wayne
W. Va
Foley
China
Sloan
Sloans
Earl S. Sloan
Albany St
Mass
Helliater
Walhalla Drug CO
W. J. Lunney
Peninsular
John A. Kebler
Colorado Fuel and Iron Comany
Denver
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