Ceylon India Facts Told From 1921 Letter Home
Dr George G Hampton writes J S McCharen of Ardmore Oklahoma from Kanady Ceylon May 8 1921 with observations on climate religion and health in Ceylon. He notes elevation from sea level to 8000 feet and a tropical but bearable climate plus dry and wet seasons. He describes people food diseases and the Buddhist influence along with ruins of Amadhapura and ancient engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanady
Ceylon
George G. Hampton
J. S. McCharen
McCharen
Dr. Hampton
India
Hotel Suisse
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Oxford
Ameradhapura
Special Election to Approve School District Bonds in Lafayette County
Notice sets July 2, 1921 as the special election date in Tula for the Lafayette County Mississippi school district. Voters will decide on issuing up to 10 000 dollars to build and equip a school house on land described by township and section, with polling at Tula precinct and appointed election managers and a peace officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula
Board of Supervisors
Lafayette County
Mississippi
Said
Rangel
Township 9
Township 10
W. B. Coleman
Alf Harwell
Daniel Davis
Levi Davis
Delay
Mullins
Dallas
D. T. Mitchell
A. M. Hall
J. M. Johnson
Demand for Tanlac Breaks All Records in Drug Trade
The ad asserts Tanlac has set unprecedented sales across the United States and Canada, with millions of bottles sold in six years. It claims international fame from England to Japan and lists health recoveries for stomach, liver, and kidney disorders, along with general well being improvements. It also includes a politicalside note about immigration and government, urging pride in American governance and denouncing anti government critics.
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Tanlac
Canada
America
North America
England
Japan
Mexico
Cuba
Hawaii
Alaska
Porto Rico
Great Lakes
Tanla
Non-Resident Divorce Notice in Lafayette County Mississippi
Eldora Pegues files for divorce against Calvin Pegues in the Chancery Court of Lafayette County Mississippi. Calvin Pegues address unknown is ordered to appear at Oxford Courthouse on the fourth Monday of November 1921 to plead answer or demur. Judge W P Shinault signs for the Comptroller on June 4 with dates June 9 16 23 30 listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Lafayette County
Board of Supervisors
Lafayette Countty
Miss
Towit
Oliver Levee
H. E. Denton
Toby Tubby Creek
Tolson Crossing
Chancery Clerk
W. M. Woodward
Calvin Pegues
Chancery Court
Oxford
Eldora Pegues
First Cotton Bloom Brought In By J A Goforth
Mr J A Goforth brings the season’s first cotton bloom to the office with blooms found on his place June 25 grown by Ed McCall. Mrs W B Cowan and children Catherine and William Buford of Memphis return home after visiting Mrs Ellen Cowan their mother and grandmother.
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J. A. Goforth
Ed. McCall
W. B. Cowan
Catherine
William Buford
Memphis
Ellen Cowan
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Vceylone
Buddha
Island
California
San Francisco
George H. Hampton, M. D
Lixere
Nincompoop
W. P. Shinault
Ole
Oxford Motor Co
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Tobacco
P. A
Makin’s
R. J. Reynolds
Tobacce Co. Me
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