State teachers meet as Landers bound over in tampering case
The State Teacher Association drew over 1,000 educators to Laurel for sessions with college presidents in attendance. Landers bound over on a $500 bond to await federal court action on charges of tampering with registered mail.
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Laurel
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Federal Revenue
John F. White
Everett A. Smith
John Childress
United States
Jasper Boykin
J. A. Gulley
Domestic Troubles Drive Laurel Citizen to Suicide
Shannon J F Wright a well known resident living one mile east of Laurel committed suicide at his home on April 26 by taking carbolic acid aged 50. Domestic trouble had caused the act with his wife separated for over a year though living in the same house with several children.
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J. F. Wright
Columbus
Wallace
Kasota farmer's wife ill but praises Pinkham remedy
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by a Kasota Minnesota resident who calls it the best medicine for female ailments. She describes weakness and nervousness and urges other women to try the product, offering to write to the company for confidential advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kasota
Minn
Cuaza Feanxs
Mapiecrest Farm
Have Proved Their Mettle in War Yet Again
The piece argues that modern soldiers show unprecedented bravery despite high casualties. It contrasts British, German, and French regiments and notes soldiers face constant danger and nerves dominate battle. The writer asserts humanity remains strong and civilized men endure shellfire and nerve-wracking assaults.
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Freder Sarpacar
Sunday School Story Confusion With Jacob and Aesop Reference
A Sunday school teacher recalls reading about Isaac Jacob and Esau and testing students on Jacob's identity. Bennie confuses Jacob with the author of Aesop's Fables and mentions a bottle of potash as a sale item.
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Rebecca
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Postum credited with curing tea related ailments
An Illinois woman describes relief from nervous headaches heart trouble and sleepless nights after quitting tea and switching to Postum a Battle Creek Michigan product. The ad promotes Postum in 15¢ and 25¢ packages and Instant Postum a soluble powder costing about the same per cup with instructions to boil well and add cream and sugar.
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Postam Coy
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Mich
Wellville
Joe
Sethan
Indian Curry of Mutton Recipe Steps
Fry four onions in butter then add curry powder salt and chopped apples. Stir in water and curry with four rai then simmer. Add two pounds of mutton squares browned in butter and cook until done, adding water as needed. Serve hot.
Warfield Adopts Green Hat Set by English King
David Warfield, in a humorous tale, admires a green hat found in a shop after a polite nudge from a clerk. He insists on wearing the bold color despite initial doubts, joking that the king wears a similar hat. The anecdote plays on fashion and public reaction.
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David Warfield
King of England
Warfield
Dave
England
Trade barriers push suggests markets for American oils and salmon
The report cites Spanish export prohibitions on olive oil and sardines, noting potential demand for American cottonseed oil and canned salmon in Venezuela. It lists import duties per pound for olive oil, imitation olive oil, cottonseed oil, sardines, and canned salmon as cited by American Minister Prestor McGoodwin in Caracas.
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Spain
Venezuela
Prestor McGoodwin
Caracas
Regulations for Danish millers and flour labeling
A decree from the interior minister requires Danish millers to extract 64 percent from rye and 68 percent from wheat grain with recoveries of 141 and 150 pounds per 270 pounds milled. All mills must mark each flour sack with home grown grain used and foreign rye or wheat added.
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Minister of the Interior
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safer calomel substitute
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant tasting, non irritant alternative to dangerous calomel for biliousness and constipation. It promises morning relief, restored liver and bowels, and full vigor with a 60 cent bottle sold by druggists.
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Dodson
Fletcher's Castor Oil Remains Trusted for Infants and Suffering
A devotional excerpt urges parents to trust Fletcher's Castor Oil, praising its long use for infants and children. It reflects on God’s comfort in suffering and the claim that divine love grows closer during times of trial.
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Fletcher
Revival Must Begin Within the Church Says Christian Herald
The article argues revival depends on reviving believers first not the unregenerate. It compares spiritual life to a spark that, if present, can blaze through a church city or nation. It emphasizes born again faith and God’s work through His people as essential to revival.
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Emithy
Christian Herald
Minstrel Show Ticket Refusal Sparks Heated Exchange
A speaker mocks a minstrel show and declares willingness to attend while denouncing the idea of heaven’s minstrel performances. He asserts his intent to go tonight if tickets are affordable, in a brash, dialect-rich rant reflecting protest and defiance.
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Brudder Black
Man of High Position
A fragment hints at a potential marriage prospect and admiration for a suitable partner, mentioning a man of high standing and uncertainty about a union. The brief lines suggest personal choice and future partnership considerations without specifics.
Kitchener’s Grim Judgment on East Coast Trenches
Lord Kitchener toured defense works on the east coast and said nothing all afternoon. As he left for London he declared the trenches “wouldn’t keep out the Salvation Army.” The remark fuels a round of jests about bald heads and humor.
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Lord Kitchener
London
Salvation Army
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