Boiler Explosion In Oil Field Injures Three Men and Boy
Last Tuesday afternoon a boiler exploded at an oil field seven miles from Levee near the Powell county line. Three men and a seven year old boy were seriously burned, driller Floyd Cornwell of Menefee county was badly injured and brought to the city for treatment. By-standers R H Scott Ike Willoughby and Buford bystander were also hurt but expected to recover. A large native crowd watched the drilling when the explosion occurred.
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Ike Willoughby
Buford
Floyd Cornwell
Menefee County
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Torchlight
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J. F. Cross
Wild Onion
Williams
Plunkville
Nurse Miss Frost Seeks Linen For Health League Appeal
Miss Frost of the Health and Welfare League arrives at work and reports shortages of sheets pillow cases towels night gowns and night shirts. The League asks friends to contribute any item and leave them at Miss Georgia Sledd's court house office for distribution.
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The
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Miss Georgia Sledd
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Bradley to Wed Suffrage Leader in Brookburg
Political plot unfolds as press agent Lida Lane uses Bradley to spark a suffrage issue. Bradley drafts a staged move toward marriage with the suffrage leader, hoping to influence public opinion and media coverage before a planned dinner encounter.
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Timothy Bradley
Lida Lane
Congress
Mr. Bradley
Lida
Timothy
American National League For the Political Emancipation of Women
Bradley
Brookburg
Suffrage
Sota Arrose
Roses in Your Garden Poem of Self Reliance
A poem by W. C. B urges self examination of success and excuses. It compares life to a garden where opportunities await the purposeful. Root discontent, work hard, and cultivate your own land to reap blooming roses.
Stray Steers Reported on County Court Day Property Claim
Two small steers have been on the complainant’s place since County Court day. Owner may establish property rights by proving ownership and paying the advertisement and grazing bill at 221 West Wilson Street.
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W. W. Wilson
Encouraging Words and Local Notices from a 20th Century Page
A mixed fragment from a local newspaper includes contact lines for pump or filter pricing by C. P. Pierce, a Greenwade livestock ad for home-killed meats, and moral reflections on sympathy, road work by Georgia prisoners, insurance value, and the value of health and happiness.
Destructive Fire Hits The Swamp Valley Index Plant
Clippings from Snagtown Torchlight recount a Friday night fire at The Swamp Valley Index office with alleged editor R K Skinner acting oddly on the sidewalk. Damage valued at 1.17 dollars. plant worth about 4 dollars. Torchlight editor Capt John Plunkett and Dr J W Smith assessed losses. Further items joke about a $50 000 widow and local politics.
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Swamp Valley Index
R. K. Skinner
Battle Creek, Mich
Temperance Weekly
John Plunkett
Torchlight
J. W. Smith
Plunkville Patriot
China Struggles Toward Civilization Amid Conflicts
The brief note reflects on China's situation as violence continues and society seeks stability and civility amid ongoing slaughter. It emphasizes a sense of civilization being slowly pursued in a harsh era.
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China
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