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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1912
Page
3
A concise classified note promises home furnishings in the Clayton-Wells Fur store with cautious assurance that buyers won’t miss the money. The ad mentions Alas ton-Wells Fee press carts and implies low upfront costs and favorable terms for shoppers.
CG M Hyde Jr visits parents Dr and Mrs Hyde at Gulfport. J Daves from Starkville and KL Pickett of Hatresburg appear in town. Sudome Summer Theatre opens April 22 with Spooner Draming Company. Cal 83 or 45 to arrange quick delivery at The Cash Grocer.
The Clayton-Wells Furniture Co announces purchase of a handsome hearse and a complete stock of coffins caskets and undertaking supplies. Mr K B Wells long time Laurel undertaker and embalmer becomes head of the undertaking department ensuring expert service.
An ad promises homes and lots at bargains in Laurel with propositions for a $2,000 part time room house, a $900 six room house on a large lot, and a $1,400 six room house near Wausau mill. It urges consulting a real estate agent to find the dream home.
A set of concurrent resolutions by Laurel Lodge No. 414 Laurel Chapter No. 126 Emulation Lodge No. 503 and related bodies honor Will Martin a past high priest and member described as upright and faithful. They express grief sympathy for widow and orphans and request a perpetual memorial page in records and publication in local papers.
The fragment notes cataracts and other eye diseases in horses and people caused by worn or ill fitting glasses. It mentions urge for proper glasses earlier and references a hospital clinic building in Daupel and names like TR and FL Stinpsen and Pablahois Club.
Fragmentary reading notes mention Clayton-Wells PLR and Taachiite, with garbled phrases about votes, locals, and a grocery store cadence. Coherent details are unavailable. no clear event or outcome emerges from the text.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and places. The readable items include references to local people and a few geographic hints, suggesting a brief community notice or column fragment without a clear event or outcome.
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