Suitor Fatally Shot by Girl's Father in Rockingham
W. B. Cole, a wealthy cotton mill owner in Rockingham, shot and killed W. W. Ormond, 20, an electrician from State College, while Ormond sat in a parked runabout on Main Street. Cole was arrested and jailed without bail. Ormond, formerly from Rockingham, had conflicts with Miss Elizabeth Cole's suitor, leading to years of tension and a Raleigh visit.
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Rockingham
W. B. Cole
W. W. Ormond
State College
Ormond
Raleigh
Main Street
Cole
A. L. Ormond
Nashville
N.C
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Elizabeth Cole
Mr. Cole
Crops In Westfield Section Show Improvement
Westfield reports corn and tobacco gains after recent rains with an expected three fourths harvest. Residents attend Culpepper meeting Thursday night. Mrs. Eugene Pepper and Miss Nellie Joyce of Danbury join Mrs. R. T. Joyce in the event.
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Westfield
Ady
Eugene Pepper
Nellie Joyce
Danbury
R. T. Joyce
Culpepper
Trinity Episcopal Church Services
Trinity Episcopal Church services list Rev. Arthur H. Marshall as minister. Church school every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Holy communion and sermon on the first Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Sermon by pastor on the third and fifth Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Sermon by pastor on the second and fourth Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
Everybody's Doing It Drinking Green River
Ad promotes Green River as a popular beverage with a playful call to action to buy and enjoy the drink. It emphasizes social trendiness and widespread participation in consuming Green River.
Personal Mention Route 2 Residents
Mount Airy notes list visits from Mr. and Mrs. George R. Dobie and family to Mrs. W. W. Walker, Miss Linnise Hancock from Winston Salem visiting Miss Moasie Combs, Mr. J. A. Deatherage from Greensboro with his wife at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Valentine, Mr. Pierson Rumly of Elkin visiting, and Mr. Robert Gwyn of Greensboro spending the weekend here. An ice cream supper is planned at Flat Rock Presbyterian Church grove on Saturday night August 29 with music and invitations for all.
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Mount Airy
George R. Dobie
Dobie
W. W. Walker
Linnise Hancock
Winston- Salem
Moasie Combs
J. A. Deatherage
Greensboro
A. Valentine
Pierson Rumly
Elkin
Robert Gwyn
Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promotes relief through mucus contact
For over four decades Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used in the treatment of catarrh. The ointment works through local application and the blood mucous surfaces to reduce irritation. Read by medical professionals in Toledo and surrounding areas.
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Hall
P. Z. Seen
Toledo
Onle
Why Superstitions and the Uplifted Baby
A discussion on infant handling rituals, linking the belief that babies should be carried upward before being set down to a broader superstition about directions. The piece traces the idea to ancient deities and universal notions of up as good and down as evil, noting the persistent belief in spirits influencing infants.
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United States
Jpiter
Osiria
Fale
Wr Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Atlanta cotton broker plans Augusta golf trip
A Atlanta cotton broker, traveling through interior Georgia on business, carries his golf club and leather bag. In a small town he hires a buggy to the local hotel. The driver, an old Negro man, eyes the unusual bag and asks what kind of edge it represents.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Augusta
Chestnuts Found Preserved From Childhood Snack Tale
Sally Reid, a farmer’s daughter near Richwood West Virginia, sent chestnuts to Henry Holt. A Gauley Bridge area farmer boy later found the chestnuts hidden in an old trunk, now owned by Holt. The nuts remained well preserved and good tasting.
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Sally Reid
Richwood
W. Va
Henry Holt
Gauley Bridge
Wealth growth in the United States from 189 to 1922
The record notes US wealth rising from about 7.14 billion in 189 to 3.92 trillion in 1922. Per capita wealth increased from 307.60 dollars to 2,915 dollars, reflecting a vast expansion in national wealth and personal wealth.
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United States
Minnie Mocks Johnnie With Hiccup Scare Prank
Minnie asks where Johnnie's washrag is to scare him for hiccups, as Mother dismisses the request. The brief scene shows a playful domestic exchange labeled with a Cougar Paw note.
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Minnie
Johnnie
Worst Joke I Ever Heard
A clipped quip plays on a puzzled exchange about a girl and her admirer. The speaker labels the joke as notably poor, using a pun about a pigeon as a punchline.
Witty Exchange Over Damaged Dahlias and Puppy
A humorous quarrel unfolds as a neighbor laments a puppy breaking through the fence and trampling dahlias, while the other retorts that if the roles were reversed the matter would be worth discussing. The exchange highlights lighthearted neighborly dispute.
Impossibility Jones now aids young cousin’s practice
The Edinburgh Scotsman reports on the slow progress of a young cousin named Jones in his medical practice. The family assists as best they can, but delays persist and strain remains.
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Jones
Smith
Edinburgh
American Trucks Popular in South Africa
The text notes American trucks are popular in South Africa as a versatile universal wheel track for animal drawn vehicles. It contrasts tread consistency with trucks from other countries, whose treads vary and reduce reliability.
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South Africa
Eountries
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George
Tom Smith
Francisco
Coon Hunters’ Club
Joyce’s Mill
J. H. Loewe
Weatfield
J. T. Smith
Gilmer Joyce
Monroe
R. T Jogee
Trinity Episcopal Church Services
Arthur H. Marshall
Holcomb
Midkiff
Tire Headquarters
Irvin S. Cobb
Senger
Stitutin
Ee McNaagat
Ticate
Pigeon Tood
Smmay
Mount Airy Merchants Association
The
Tobacco Association
South Carolina
Association
Tobacco
Asso
the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
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