Reunion of Confederate veterans in Greenville invites all
The long prose invitation urges gray-headed veterans from mountains to the sea to attend a Greenville reunion in August. It praises Lee Jackson and others, recalling Civil War battles and valor, and honors Confederate dead and Southern women for their sacrifices. A Roosevelt tribute to Lee is cited, and a medical endorsement for Foley's Kidney Cure follows.
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Greenville
Lee
Jackson
Longstreet
Forrest
Morgan
Shitoh
Malvern Hill
Chickamauga
Atanta
Franklin
Antietam
Cold Harbor
Chancerloravite
Cottys-burg
Petersburg
Appomattox
Red River
Baton Rouge
Corinth
Springfield
Elehorn
South
Republic
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Commonwealth
Kufpasr
Larache Disaster Off Corunna Claims 85 Missing
The steamship Larache struck rocks near Muros Spain and sank at dawn leaving 85 missing and 65 saved. Most passengers were Argentina residents. the captain and officers perished. Rescue boats failed amid fog and a damaged vessel, with improvised aid from local fishermen. The ship carried about 150 aboard.
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Corunna
Spain
Larache
Argentina Republica
Muros
Ashermen
Tr Rodictiou
Dean
Union Purchases 14 Million Yards Cotton Bagging
Purchasing Agent Welsh of the farmers Union announced at a Jackson Georgia meeting that 14 000 000 yards of cotton bagging were purchased to cover 2 000 000 cotton bales, replacing the jute bagging previously used.
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Jackson, Ga
Welsh
Formers’ Union
Doan's Kidney Pills Earns Local Endorsement
A Valhalla resident lauds Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney ache relief after years of discomfort from engine jolts. The ad cites availability at Dr. J W Bell's shop and Foster Milburn Co as US agents, urging readers to remember the name and buy Doan's. The note ends with price and distributor details. Also reports the first bale of this year's cotton sold at 35 cents per pound in New York, with rapid handling from Houston to Liverpool.
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Down
Joe. Hughes
Faculty Hill
Valhalla
Doan
J. W. Bell
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan'e
New York Cotton Exchange
Houston
Texas
Liverpool
Moonshine Made From Cotton Seed Meal in Georgia
A Georgia county moonshine tale reports whiskey brewed from cotton seed meal. One bag of seed meal yields seven gallons of vile liquor sold at three dollars per gallon. Potash is added to create Vend, producing a drink that harshly irritates the throat and skin.
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Toévon
Farmers seek hope from state farm plan
An Ohio farmer with eighty acres, heavily mortgaged and twenty years in debt, asked the Department of Agriculture if relief was possible. The department asked for a detailed farm report and suggested a plan to be followed, forecasting an initial profit of 2000 dollars and a long term goal of 5000 dollars per year from the eighty acres.
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Washington
West
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
U. S, Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Department
Ufa
Assessments Of Hampton County Candidates
Assessments set by Hampton county executive committee include 16 00 for Clerk of Court 600 for Superintendent of Education 16 00 for Treasurer 4.5 15 00 for Auditor 2 00 for County Commissioners and 10 00 for Magistrates. Also notes an unrelated report of Edna Newson electrocuted by a downed phone wire in Decatur Alabama and local births in Virginia near President Roosevelt’s home.
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Oconee
Hampton County
Eipteacates
BOD
Decatur
Ala
Edna Newson
Prospect Drive
Light, Power and Fuel Company
Insurance policy humor highlights odd applicant claims
A London Insurance Journal excerpt notes odd statements in life insurance applications. Claims include a widow describing her husband as an angel, relatives dying in peculiar ways, and various medically dubious pasts. The piece contrasts such quirks with a Foley’s Honey and Tar advertisement touting safety against consumption.
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Fielden
London Insurance
Applicant
Bargain Seeker Boy Buys Money Order
A Cincinnati boy visits an express company to buy a money order. After determining the $10 order costs 8 cents he lays down a nickel and three pennies totaling $10.08 to cover the cost, then purchases the $10.00 money order. The scene is recounted by the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
The
Express Company
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Featured
A historic promotion touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for women's ailments. It cites testimonials from thousands of letters and claims to prevent surgical operations, stating the product is made from roots and herbs and is harmless while acting on the feminine system to restore health.
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Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia BK
Lydia K. Pinkham
Clubbing Offers for Subscriptions Mix of Papers
Keowee Courier annual offer includes Charleston Semi Weekly News ad Courier at 81.50. Keowee Courier annual with Atlanta Weekly Construction priced at 1.40 1.76 1.60.
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Keowee Courier
Charleston
Khowee Courier
Atlanta Weekly
Atlanta
Aone Courier
Ww. J. Bryan
Howe ¢ Courier
New York World
Keoweer Pouride
i@ Union News
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Marlboro
Wellington
J. Russell Wright
Walhalla
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Carlisle Center
N. Y
Foley
Tam
Btei Camer Tarache
Rl Drug
Glats
Mers’ Union
Beara
Roosevelt's
Richmond
President Roosevelt
Virgina
Albemerle County
James
John Newberry
Scort
Lydia Epinkaam
What Is
Castoria
Chamberlain
Dr. King
Lui
Loth
Chicago
Columbia
Molalla
Foleys Tosath
A Carter, M.D. Dentint
Tn Carter's Pharmacy
Westminster
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Dr.w. FL Austin
Seneca, South Carolina
J. W. Byrd & Co
D.P. Thomson
C.W. Pitchford Co
J.h.burgess
Seneca
Witsell Bro
Clinkscales-Harper Building
Herndon
Prone
J. P. Carey
J. W. Shelor
Pickens
C. Walhalla
Hughs
Carey, Sheklor
T. Jaynes
Hell Phone No. 20
J. J. McSwain
Greenvilla
Carolina
Long
Anderson
Firetrians
Keowfe Courier
3. C
R. Houchini
Louis A. King
Mouchins & King
Iralia
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