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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
4
The article notes Confederate Memorial Day will be observed next Friday April 26 with services and graves of Confederate soldiers to be decorated. Attendees may hear an address and local officials plan to honor the dead of the Confederacy in ceremonies at designated gravesites.
Yesterday physicians were pressed to aid Mr. Jalim Miller an elderly Laurel resident in desperate condition following a paralytic stroke. Sr Webb father of the Webb brothers in business on Front Street has been critical for days, with family members elsewhere at his bedside. Burst-class drugs and prescriptions are available around the clock via night phone 400 Risher Drug Co. Laurel residents are urged to sympathize as the delta area endures flood conditions and hardship.
R G Garraway, physician and surgeon, operates offices over Scruggs Deng Store. Office hours include morning and afternoon blocks. Reston contact details listed with phone numbers.
The bulletin reports a general forecast for the weekend in Mississippi with variably mild conditions. It notes visitors from Laurel and Gulfport upcoming teachers meetings and other social visits including New Orleans guest Jerm Ball and Newton guest Mrs Eugene 0156. Local business ad reads horseshoeing and repair at W E Jones opposite Turner Hotel.
Testimony from the inquiry into the Titanic disaster cites insufficient binoculars for lookouts and argues better equipment could have helped warn the bridge. Frederick Fleet and May Thorpe Godfrey Peuchen testified that a single good glass might have enabled earlier detection of the iceberg and possible escape.
Iowa City resident Mr A J Gox is a guest of Mr and Mrs FG Wisner while Miss Leha Benny of Starkville visits Mrs Anice Hatsell. Mrs A Lt Patrick and daughter Mildred return from Meridian. Mr John Streat spent yesterday in Lumberton. Grace Legeeit visits relatives in McHenry. Mrs Kv Frye hosts Thursday Club with Mrs J B Williams. Miss Ane Halsell hosts Young Ladies Embroidery Group with Nora Buckwalter Libby Bridgers Ruby Mulloy Kat Spurhna Margaret Grandberry and Lelia Henry as guests. Mr and Mrs George Wunbertey entertain at five hundred for Miss Meurists of St Louis visiting Mrs Cicero Ferrill. Mr T P Ledbetter of Mobile visits Laurel.
The document lists entrants and scores for an upcoming event with prize money and trophies. It notes entries from Mississippi clubs and amateurs, with a percentage-based distribution and open championships. The page includes totals of $50 and $15.00 plus additional funds, and mentions event targets and entrance money.
Readable parts show an event list with numbers 12 13 and values like 40 300 20. The text references shooting division and money figures but lacks clear names or locations to form a full news item.
A new tablet named Brown's Little Tablet claims to ease stomach disorders by aiding digestion, preventing gas, and curing dyspepsia. Advert says it digests food, relieves indigestion instantly, is easy to swallow and harmless, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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