Cumberland Telephone upgrades to modern system in Cumberland
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company completed a major overhaul last Friday, replacing old poles and wires with a modern long distance capable system. Over fifty workers, led by H D Pool and C E Suiter, installed new equipment and a sophisticated switchboard by K McClung. Manager J A Richey earns high praise from users for improved service. Monthly rates are $2 residence and $3 office, with free Ellisville close service for bona fide subscribers.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
H. D. Pool
pand C. E. Suiter
K. McClung
J. A. Richey
Richey
Fannie Nelson
Ellisville
Old-Timer Reflects On a Risky Life and Neighborly Ironies
A local narrator recalls an errant man who boasted of a flawless, careful life and never acting on impulse. He died young, leaving neighbors to bury him while his widow finds unlikely happiness with a skeptical yet devoted young suitor. The tale contrasts prudence with fate.
Oliver & Company sales offer travel credit in Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg department store Oliver & Company promotes its page ad highlighting square dealing and low prices and an offer to pay half the railroad fare for out of town customers. The pitch claims significant savings for patrons at these special sales across the region.
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Oliver & Company
Hattiesburg
issu
M W Woodbury Dies In Ellisville After Stroke
M W Woodbury died Monday at his Ellisville home from a stroke of paralysis. Born in St Johnsburg Vermont he lived in Clinton Iowa before moving here in 1893 with Eastman Gardner and Company. He led the logging road and mill, later started his own bottling works and ice plant. A wife survives him and he was active in Masonic circles. Remains were taken to Vermont for interment. He carried life insurance policies totaling 25000 dollars.
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M. W. Woodbury
Ellisville
Mr. Woodbury
St. Johnsburg
Vermont
Clinton
Iowa
Eastman, Gardiner and Company
Old Landmark Col Welborn Nearing Death in Mico
Col J L Welborn of Mico, ninety years old and a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, lies at the point of death at his son E W Welborn's home after paralysis. He is an early county settler and has held many trusted positions. His children include Prof W C Welborn, once Agriculture professor at A & M College Mississippi and later chief of the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture, and Captain Ira C Welborn, U S A, among other sons and daughters in the region.
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J. Lawrence Welborn
E. W. Welborn
Col. Welborn
W. C. Welborn
A. & M. College
Mississippi
Bureau of Agriculture of
Philippine Islands
Ira C. Welborn
U.S. A
Board repeals game law for partridges and quail
Board of Supervisors at this week’s session repealed the game law as far as partridges or quail and squirrels are concerned. Open season runs from November 15 to January 15, a period of sixty days. The Ledger thanks readers and sport lovers for petitions requesting repeal.
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Board of Supervisors
Observations on truth, conscience, and hope in life
A reflective column explores the value of a sensitive conscience over wealth, the fading yet living fragrance of flowers, and the enduring pull of hope. It contrasts men's hearts with society's judgments, noting limited female sympathy and subtle gender differences in moral views.
Call Meeting Of Confederate Veterans Set In City Hall
A call meeting of the J. L. Power Camp Confederate Veterans will be held at the Mayor's office in this city on Monday November 18 at 2 o'clock. Full attendance is urged as business of importance will come up. J. A. Pack J. A. Marshall.
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J. L. Power Camp
J. A. PACK
J. A. MARSHALL
No Fish Without Forests Demonstration of Watershed Link
A call to preserve forests to safeguard streams and brook trout. The article describes a simple educational demo with clay and moss troughs linked to a reservoir to show how deforestation causes rapid water runoff and floods, while forests yield steady flow and prevent deadly debris flows.
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foresteul
Petroleum Dip Destroys Cattle Ticks in Texas
In Texas a novel dipping vat uses crude petroleum to disinfect cattle infested with ticks. Animals pass a narrow incline into a slick chute and fall into a vat where their hides are soaked for minutes. About 200 steers per hour can be treated, after which dipped cattle are exempt from quarantine rules.
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Texas
corius
agricultural department
Goes to Poorhouse He Ruled
John C. Christy former Beaver County Pennsylvania county commissioner and poor director is sent with his aged wife to the poorhouse he once oversaw His fortune vanished after indorsing notes for a supposed friend who proved false The Laurel Restaurant near the depot offers all hours dining while waiting for trains
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John C. Christy
Beaver county
Laurel Building & Loan Association Charter Granted
The charter creates a body corporate named Laurel Building & Loan Association with a fifty year term and a $100000 authorized capital stock. It may begin business once $10000 is subscribed, funds paid, and allows real estate lending, stock maturation, and standard corporate powers under Mississippi law.
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T. G. McCallum
P. H. Saunders
Roy Chinn
Stone Deavours
Stewart Jones
F. W. Pettibone
E.S. Waite, Jr
E. D. Travis
S.A. Floyd
B. E. Eaton
R. E. Hassell
T. W. Yates
J. A. Richey
G. A. Floyd
A. J. Benison
J. J. Cross
T. J. Father
State of
Mississippi
Laurel
Jones County
Not enough readable details for a proper headline
An ad style snippet offers food grinding and corn grinding services next to a livery stable, with mentions of stock chops and a shop offering fruit and candies and gift baskets to send to relatives. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or locations to anchor a full news item.
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T. E. Winn
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J. L. Welborn
Mico
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