Piedmont Fire Destroys Multiple Wooden Stores
A December afternoon blaze in Piedmont began on the Babb Company furniture store roof and rapidly consumed Nesbitt Childers Wigington Simpson Long andWalker Co. buildings along with Piedmont Bank and W A Simpson carriage repository. Total stock loss about 60 000 with 44 000 insured. All properties owned by Piedmont Manufacturing Co.
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Williamston
Babb Company
Piedmont
Nesbitt, Childers Co
Wigington & Alexander
G. W. Walker Co
Simpson & Long Co
Piedmont Bank
W. A. Simpson
No Toy Pistols This Year Prohibition Enforced
A state act prohibits sale or giving away of toy pistols or cap cartridges after noted fatalities. Vendors face up to 100 dollars per conviction under the law.
Dowie's Zion City Taken by Federal Courts in Insolvency Move
Federal courts seized control of all Zion City properties tied to John Alexander Dowie as creditors allege insolvency. Receivers Frederick M. Blount and Albert D. Corrier appointed. bonds set at 100000. Zion City is described as Dowie’s headquarters with a $20 million outlay and over ten thousand residents. Dowie’s finances and recent New York mission are cited as factors, with widespread appeals for funds and forced salary reductions across Zion industries.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Hirjah My
New York
Dowie
Zion City
Frederick M. Blount
Chicago National Bans
Albert D. Corrier
Boatell
Kohleaat
United States District Court
Streeter Lumber Company
Christian Catholic Church
God
Zion Industries
A. W. Graham
Waukegan
Frnda
Ziom
Dowle
Deafness cured by constitutional remedies urged
An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure for deafness caused by catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tubes. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo offer $100 for any case of deafness from catarrh not cured by their remedy, with circulars available. Also touts Hall’s Family Pills as best. A separate warning cautions against substituting unknown brands for well-known products.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Farmers organize in Texas for bulk trade and politics
Dec 2 Fort Worth report describes rapid spread of the “armor Educational and Co operative Union of America” across Texas with 8 000 unions and 40 000 members. A statewide meeting is planned mid February to complete organization as the movement aims to bulk buy sell educate in agriculture and discuss political economy. Also a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Cure mentions relief from kidney and bladder trouble after years of pain.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texan
Patrick as mayor of Sing Sing death house is described
New York dispatch reports Albert T. Patrick, awaiting execution for the William Marsh Rice murder, serving as a de facto mayor of Sing Sing’s death house. He presides over inmate disputes and scheduling, claiming authority over inmates including games and cell rules while preparing for court appeals. In Palermo, a red rain phenomenon alarms locals, possibly desert sand carried by winds. Also noted: a Lowndesville South Carolina store burglary nets cash, a gun, and goods after a dynamite blast.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Texa
Willionaire
Hoe
Patrick
Ping
Court of Appeals
Wen
Foley's
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
Rome
Palermo
Sahara
A Puzzle That Puzzles
A vintage arithmetic brainteaser asks to compute a three digit answer by using numbers of living brothers and sisters. By following steps that involve doubling the number of living mothers, adding constants, and multiplying, the final figure encodes deaths on the right, sisters in the middle, and brothers on the left.
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Asheville
J. V. Jay
Jay
Mra. Jay
Women and Kidney Trouble Urges Swamp Root Remedy
An advertisement claims kidney and bladder issues affect both women and men, causing misery and reduced vigor. It promotes Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer & Co as a mild, immediate remedy, offering samples by mail and urging readers to mention the paper. Testimonials are cited to support efficacy.
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Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Kile Imer
Binghamton, N. Y
Trade offers on framed pictures and clothing signs
Advert reads promotional deals offering photo frames at various trade values from 40 to 10 dollars, with options for a larger framed photograph or a smaller picture plus frame. Mentions clothing and a time frame ending in January Lat, indicating a limited sale period.
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C. W
J. E. Bauknight
Monttht
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Foley
Guitean
Hudson River
Garfield
Furman
Daily Mail
J. D. Chayman
D. D
Greenville
Furman University
J. D. Chapman
Anderson Baptists
Judson
Anderson
Wathatta
State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Jay
Boloem School
J. G. Gluck
Prantytown
W. Va
West Virginia Reform School
J. W. Boll
Walhalla
Ethan
A. H. ‘Thurnon
Buffalo, C
Wallenita
Plckens County
HH. J. Gignilliat
Seneos
Gignilliat
Southern Railway
Harry
Easley
William Cullinane
Omaha
Patrick Rulea
Ki. R. Horton
Lowndenville
8. C
Ballard
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