Census notes women at work in the United States
The twelfth United States Census Director North reports on the servant problem and wages. More than 1,000,000 women work for a living and about 6,000,000 women 16 and older are deemed fit for work in the ranks of men. Of 808 occupations, women are represented in all but nine. In the continental United States the number at work is 4,833,881.
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North
Continental
United States
A. P. Difer
Newberry
Gen. Lee
All Town
Mobile
Negroun
Losding
M. C. Butler
Edgefield
Gray
Delaware
Abe Hummel
New York
Blackwell's Island
Hummel
Plagae
India
Punjab
Heirship Notice for $850 Million English Estate
Mrs. James H. Downing and her two Hyde brothers are declared joint heirs to an English chancery estate valued at 850 million dollars held for 240 years. Four hundred heirs in America linked to the fortune, with an English court overseeing claims after a 15 year probe.
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James H. Downing
Wwo
Herman
Charles Hyde
Chancery Court of England
England
America
William Hyde
Cbancery Court
Favorite Prescription Promises Health for Women Readers
An ad extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a valuable support for household duties and childbirth. It claims non alcoholic, clearly listed ingredients and endorsements from medical writers. The piece invites readers to request a free booklet and assures a gentle remedy for constipation.
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de Pieyce
Ie & Sremcvik
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Winttalo
Causo
Ronny
Aden
Denuke
Cary
No Summer Schools Announced By State Superintendent
State Superintendent O B Martin announces there will be no summer schools due to lack of funds. Dispensary money and Peabody funds supported county summer programs and Brain Dammer school with totals around 28,000, all exhausted this year. He suggests Werchersow attend the James Tower Exposition but offers no funding guidance.
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O. B. Martin
Peabody Fand
Brain Dammer
Peabody Fund
Schovla
Martin
Gie Werchersow
Jamestowe Exposition
Leprosy case reported in Spartanburg church area
Dr. R. H. Caldwell of Cherokee county reported a well defined case of leprosy near Spartanburg in the May 28 note. The patient, a laborer employed by water property developers, lies ninety six miles inland between Cherokee and York counties. Caldwell plans to visit with other physicians to confirm the diagnosis.
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Spartanburg
R. H. Caldwell
Cherokee County
Cherokee
York Counties
Perfect System Route Promises Smooth Travel
A railway agent boasts a route will give passengers a flawless journey while a traveler worries about frequent wrecks. The agent unveils a new schedule with time cards, daggers for delays due to hot boxes, and stars marking where rain will cause merely a ditching.
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Terain
Depth figures show Great Lakes depths and basins
The Indianapolis News lists depths of Lake Superior at 1,008 feet, Michigan 864, Huron 576, Erie 204, and Ontario 788 feet. It notes the bottom of Superior is 401 feet below the ten level and Michigan 283 feet, Ontario 491 feet. Huron sits 1T feet above tea level while Erie is 869 feet. Ontario is deepest among the four basins. If drained, Ontario’s basin would show striking contours compared with larger lakes.
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Lake Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Superior
Great Lakes
Indianapolis News
Stole the Garman Horse
A garbled late 19th century item from the Meridional Abbeville Louisiana reports a horse theft night attack. The account uses misspelled phonetic narration describing a man waking, rushing to the barn, a tied mule or mare, and the plea that the thief return the animal for a customary payment.
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Abbeville
Louisiana
Georgia Divorces in Augusta Court Results
In Richmond County Superior Court Augusta thirty five divorces were granted last Saturday. The report notes Georgia divorce milla and rising marriage rates amid curious phrasing, with editorial commentary on Cupid and Georgia divorce trends.
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Georgia
Milla
South Carolina
Augusta
Richmond County
Cupid Kentine
A Shameful Record in Charleston Liquor Spending
The News and Courier condemns a liquor expenditure in Charleston, calling the record shameful and noting authorities claimed the funds, amounting to 760,000 dollars, were used tenfold for public support in the city. The item questions the integrity of the spending and the oversight by officials.
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Charleston
News and Courier
Propane Mythsparodic Excerpt Sparks Ban on Film Screening
A garbled report claims a moving picture showing alleged depictions of the Thaw White tragedy faced fines this week in New Mark. Authorities target the film as a suspected violation of standards, prompting a crackdown on its exhibition.
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Harry Tha
Revival Meetings Led by Baptist Evangelist Organizers Say Dates
Twelve Mile River Association and State Board announce revival meetings led by Rev. W. M. Walker from June through September at multiple churches including Cherry Hill Union Travelers Rest Whiteside View Whitewater Rocky Bottom Eustateo Mount Carter Abdlooh Bethel Six Mile Shady Give Pletamut Hill Stamp Creek Little River Vamp Creek Golden Greek. Committal members J. B. Cox T. G. Stewart Frank Heaton note the schedule.
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Whitewater
Rocky Bottom
Eustateo
Mount Carter
Abdlooh
Bethel
Six Mile
Shady Give
Aur Ruat
Pletamut Hill
Stamp Creek
Little River
Vamp Creek
Golden Greek
Cox
T. G. Stewart
Frank Heaton
Gift to Foreign Missions Highlighted at Richmond Conference
In Richmond on May 18 during the General Conference W. W. Brooks of Rome Ga spoke on foreign missions. Brooks, who previously donated 10000 to missions, pledged to raise 50000 for the cause. The assembly greeted the pledge with unanimous singing of Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.
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Richmond
Conferance W. W. Brooks
Rome
Richland County Voters to Decide Dispensary Issue in August
A mixed set of news items notes Richland county’s August vote on a dispensary plan, Greenville hosting a five story building project, and various regional political and social happenings. Other items mention trials, deaths, strikes, and local civic events across several states.
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Richland County
Greenville
Casa Contra Brainths The Kind You Have Always Bought
The readable text suggests a casual fragment about a product or brand claim. Key entities are unclear. no definitive events, dates, or organizations can be reliably identified from the fragment.
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