Asheville's Famous Mummy and the Lord Douglas Mystery
Asheville May 14 The body of Sidney Lascelle alias Lord fer Tord a forger and bigamist was shipped to Washington to be cremated and ashes sent to wife No 1. Mrs Watson seeks possession of Lord Douglas's embalmed corpse amid legal fights with undertakers who hold the body and related affidavits locked in a safe. The tale riffs on a wealthy New York family and a long, tangled saga of relatives, lawsuits, and publicity.
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Asheville
N.C
Percival Shalto Douglas
Watson
Decea
Douglas
Scotland
North Carolina
Sidney Lascelle
Lord Fer Tord
Charles J. Asquith
Ayer
Washington, D.C
New York
Lascelle
Wife New
Dn-Tew
Mya
Tragic Housefall After Comet Sighting Near Holt
Jessie Pak cotored won aw ny about 85 Cie of ay living near Society TH. She heard a great shout then went into the yard where a misfortune occurred. Hor Vaebwnd rushed to help but she died within minutes, never regaining consciousness after being carried indoors.
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Darlington
Jessie Pak
Society
Morntis
Tod
Holt
Tee
Early cultivation of col catas provhe in corn farming methods
The article discusses methods to prevent crust formation in early corn cultivation, favoring spike tooth harrows and weeders as economical options. It details soil preparation, moisture retention, and precautions to avoid uprooting young plants, with guidance on harrow and weeder use, timing, and efficiency for different soils and conditions. It also notes the comparative cost and practicality of both tools for farmers with multiple head of livestock.
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Secur
Rune Aing
Tallapoosa Ga Weather Report and Local News
From Tallapoosa Georgia in May cool weather and rains affect crops while the city of about 3,000 hosts stores, a cotton mill and other plants. Howell McCurdy of Prutthurst Alabama dies in a saw mill explosion, shocking locals who knew him as a former resident.
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Tallapoosa
Unis
Georgia
Atlanta
Howell McCurdy
Prutthurst
Ala
McCurdy
Haralson County
Valhalla
Oconee County
Keowee
Oconee
Column of Dead, Greenwood Leader Remembered
Col Newman, a devoted citizen skilled with soil and climate, was remembered for sharing practical agricultural knowledge. Hilton Smith, shot by a man named John Hobb last night, died tonight at a county hospital. The suspect was arrested this afternoon and is to appear in the penitentiary.
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Greenwood Index
Col Ads Newman
Col Newman
Johiu
Cotati
Hilton Smith
John Hobb
Fenight
Blaynes
Colummbia
That Cl Ison Annexation and Survey Report
The commission chaired by B. Greene reviews a Pickens county survey for annexing 9.9 square miles to Anderson County from Oconee. A near-future meeting will hear petitioners’ statements and examine witnesses on lines and distances.
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Anderson Mall
B. Greene
Oconee
Anderson County
FR. Sweeney
D. N. Harris
Pickens County
Greene
Futor
Anderson
Walhalla Court House
Oconee County
Safer Rail Travel Marked by Record Fewer Passenger Fatalities
The U S Bureau of Railway News and Statistics reports only one passenger death on 159657 miles in the six months to June 30 1909, a record hailed as reassurance for travelers. It notes safety improvements from appliance laws and increased enforcement reducing wreck risks and fatalities across many railroads.
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United States
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
Congress
Tne
Great Britain
Monstrous Ref Creature Baffles Lancaster Townsfolk
A son of J B Vaughn from Pleasant Hill township presented a strange newborn with a duck head and bill and cat claws, exhibited in town Saturday afternoon. the animal was dead.
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Lancaster
J. 8. Vaughn
Pleant
Stolen Money From Depot in Ol City Pa
Three packages of money totaling 22021.24 were stolen from the Pennsylvania depot in Ol City, Pennsylvania, around 3:30 this morning while station agent John J Truby loaded baggage for a Buffalo train. Detectives suspect a single thief. the money was being sent to Philadelphia by Adams Express. The packages were hidden under a sack and left near the ticket counter, but the office door was found open and the money missing upon return.
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Ol City
Pennsylvania
John J.truby
Buffalo
Adams Express Company
Philadelphia
Truby
Maize Not Cause of Pellagra Says Rome Telegraph
Dr Sambon of the field committee reports from Rome that maize does not cause pellagra. The disease is spread by the simulium reptans, a biting gnat, acting as the parasite conveyor.
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London
Sambon
Rome
For Sale Catalog of Farm Implements and Mules
Farm goods offered by J W Oliver of Valhalla include an Eclipse engine Cardwell threshing machine belts cutaway harrow McCormick mower drag harrow a pair of mules a 2 horse wagon a cane mill two horse cane mill two evaporators and thirteen two horse Oliver chilled plows sale date March 16 1910 located in Valhalla.
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Cardwell
McCormick
J. W. Oliver
Valhalla
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promoted to Women
A vintage ad touts Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the standard female remedy for 30 years. It claims the medicine, made from roots and herbs, has thousands of cures and invites women to write Mrs Pinkham for guidance and health advice.
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Jee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vitchville
Ohio
Lydia BE
Lydia E.pinkham
A. H. Sanborn
Irasburg
Vermont
Lydia
Pinkham
Adv
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Pinar del Rio
Pally & Dundred
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Public Works Department
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Tallapoosa, Ga
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Sunbury
Washington
Mr. Stanley
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Stanley
Addiion
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Clemson College
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Pella
Walhalla
Westminster Road
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John Mart Phillips
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L. Herndon
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