Wholesale Lynching in Georgia at Watkinsville
Eight prisoners were taken from the jail and shot by a masked white mob near Watkinsville, Georgia. Four of the victims were held on charges related to the May murders of Mr and Mrs Molbrook. A white man and several Black prisoners were killed as the mob lined them up and fired, with one escape via feigned death. The incident triggered widespread shock and townwide alarm as residents awoke to the violence.
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Watkinsville
Lon Aycock
Jos Patterson
Solbrook
Joe Patterson
Patterson
Negraun
Sandy Ala
Sandy Price
Price
Oconee County
Waldo Dooley
Pridon
New Pain Relief Claim Highlights Dr Miles Pills
The advertisement promotes Dr Miles pain relief pills as a safe alternative to narcotics like opium and cocaine. It asserts rapid nerve calming effects for headaches stomach pains menstrual pain rheumatism backache toothache and nervous distress and offers a money back guarantee with free samples and symptom blank forms. The copy urges readers to request a free pamphlet and mentions a distant company location in Greensburg and Dulmontonia.
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Milre
Paia Pilla
Miles
Greensburg
Jan
Yale President Announces Rockefeller Gift to Endowment
President Hadley announced at the alumni dinner in New Haven that John D. Rockefeller has recently given 1,000,000 to Yale. Total Yale gifts to date reach 2,000,000, with the other million subscribed by graduates. Donors’ names are not disclosed. The Rockefeller gift is to be invested in income producing securities and preserved as an endowment. only the annual income may be used for current expenses.
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New Haven
Conn
Jang
Hadley
Yale
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Independent Woman Chooses Lion Coffee Over Loose Varieties
A perceptive depiction shows a woman viewing fashionable headwear as a personal declaration of independence and extending that choice to grocery purchases. The piece argues intelligent customers prefer Lion coffee for its pure, uniform quality, contrasting it with uncertain loose coffee and urging grocers to respect customer preferences.
Beaverdam Union Plans July 26 Meeting at Fant's Grove
The Beaverdam Union Lower Division meets July 26 at Fant's Grove with Rev. W Ht Wilson presiding at 10 o'clock. Discussions address enlivening Christian work, church discipline, and duties to new converts, led by appointed and joining members.
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Beaverdam
M. Vandiver
Stonecypher
W. N. Mitchell
J. W. Bearden
Chris Lions
M. C. Barton
Langston
J.B. U Morrig
Baptism And Revival Plans At Walhalla and Seneca
The Walhalla Baptist church baptized five girls and one boy on Thursday night. Reverend M. E. Parish of Shelby agreed to assist in a revival meeting in Seneca starting July 1. The church and town need spiritual renewal, while Seneca’s Woman’s Missionary Society sent a box valued at 30. The women are engaged in meaningful church work.
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Baptist Courier
Jane
Walhalla Baptist Church
Walhalla
Bro
M. E. Parish
Shelby
A C
Seneca
Woman's Missionary Society of Seneca
Bishop
Abilear
Texas
Three Papers a Week Offer for South Carolina Readers
A clipping advertises a clubbing deal with Charleston Semi-Weekly News and The Keowee Courier. The price is 1650 per year for three papers weekly, with combined weekly issues on Wednesdays and Saturdays and full Associated Press dispatches. The offer promises two of the best state papers at a reduced rate, highlighting savings over subscribing to either alone.
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Charleston
News and Courier
Keowee
Death by Own Action In Spartanburg Man Aged 25
J 1B Martin of Spartanburg County died by his own hand on the morning of January 27. He had suffered for months and was found in a room with no nurse or attendant, then went to a nearby wall and held his head in a shallow pool until life ended. Relatives moved his body for burial in the countryside.
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Mia
Dooley
Martin
Spartanburg
Jane
Ife
Ile
Tix
New Twenty Dollar Gold Certificate Issued by Treasury
The Treasury Department in Washington begins public issue of a new twenty-dollar gold certificate. It features original design with geometrical lathe work, interwoven scrolls, and a yellow tint. Center portrait of George Washington, large 20s in corners, back shows the great seal. Also notes a Pickens liquor sale violation and calls for prosecution per local Newberry Observer.
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Treasury Department
Washington
United States of America
George Washington
The
United States
Lazy Microbe Cure Claims in Cannedy Form
A professor asserts lazinenn is cured by Rydalo's Liver Tablets, marketed as Microbe Killora. The ad promises relief from torpid liver and constipation, describing small chocolate coated tablets with pleasant effects and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Walhalla Drug Company appears as the distributor.
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Elliott
Walhalla Deng Company
Kydalo
Walhalla
Dispensary Politics Stir Local Controversy
An exclamatory notice from the Exchange critiques silence and inaction around the dispensary and politics. It argues criminal moonshiners, blind tigers, and prohibition proponents all meddle in politics, urging the dispensary to adopt a clear political stance despite threats of criticism.
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Orangeburg Vanchot
Farmers urged to sow peas for land wealth and independence
News in brief reports agriculture tips urging peas sowing as cheaper than fertilizer. Other items note a mandamus to reopen a Pickens dispensary, court etiquette in Anderson and circuit courts, a Burkaville bank safe opening revealing gold and whiskey, a Williamsburg dispensary vote move, Cortelyou awarding 100000 to Dalton Furniture for rural delivery stables, a Goldville killing by overseer John Cole, and a school pledge idea to fund battleships with one cent per pupil.
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Y. Pope
Pickens
Supreme Court
Adda
Burkaville
Williamsburg County
Atell
Cortelyou
Dalton Furniture Company
High Point
North Carolina
John Cole
Virgo Caldwell
Col Jored
Goldville
Mr. Cole
J. 5
Blalock
Hoty
Caldwell
Cole
Hireenville News
South Carolina
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Stomach Relief in Ad
An old advertisement claims Kydalo's Stomach Tablet cures all forms of stomach trouble. It defines dyspepsia and indigestion in garbled terms, urges a trial box for 25 cents, and lists Walhalla Tuy Company as the seller.
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Kydalo
Walhalla Tuy Company
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