Corn Champion of Marlboro: Record One Acre Corn
In Marlboro County South Carolina Z J Drake raised an acre of corn that yielded a remarkable 917 pounds of lint cotton equivalent? The article details intensive soil improvement with stable manure and multiple feeds, and a huge corn crop entered in a contest. The season is described as the most favorable for corn, drawing visitors from surrounding counties.
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Z. J. Drake
Marlborough County
South Carolina
Mr. Drake
Wilcox, Gibbes & Co
Starke
Dixie
Drake
Acre
Thomas
Southers
Thomas Barrow
Thomas Harrow
Campbell
Leo Prancs
Marion County
Southern News Roundup Highlights Quarries and Local Tales
Chattanooga marble and stone quarries shipped 79 carloads of stone last month, each carload 200 cubic feet. Wain Jones critiques dancing girls in Syler Texas drawing ire from fashionable women. An Arkansas man lost a jug with 16000 dollars then found it stolen after sharing his fortune. Tennessee Legislature begins work and may finish in two weeks. Jefferson county towns boost Birmingham growth with Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonville, Piedmont. Mrs John Outhland near Jackson Tennessee recalls early Jackson, noting a log courthouse and town expansion as whistles mark dinner hour. She has a large farming family active in Madison.
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Chattanooga
Lakes
Gulf
Pacific
John Outhland
Jackson
Tenn
Town
Court House
Court Square
Madison
Athinta
Assens
Squire
Sposin
Hisen
Hern Hern
Howdy
Jim
Sally
Jir
Tom Moor
Brunsell
Leason
Sam Houston
Jennesses
Andrew Jackson
Houston
Ler
Alabama
Creole Plantation Colony on Grevenberg Spurts in 1870s
On the Grevenberg plantation along Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish a Creole colony of twelve families totaling about 100 people worked on the share system. They cultivated some 500 acres and sent $40,000 worth of sugar and molasses to market in two seasons, with field hands earning $800 each over two years. The women settled grocery accounts with chickens and eggs, while doctors’ bills for the colony ran under $1,000 annually. If all state field hands matched this output, Louisiana would have shipped $140 million in staple products besides other crops for home consumption.
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Grevenberg
Bayou Teche
Parish of
St. Mary
Louisiana
Gregemberg
Governor Holden of North Carolina Stricken and Critical
William Holden, longtime North Carolina public figure and former governor, lies critically ill after a long period of feeble health and a paralytic stroke four years ago. Once editor of the Standard and provisional governor appointed by President Johnson, he served as governor starting in 1868 before impeachment in 1870. His age is about seventy five.
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William Holden
North Carolina
Standard
Johnson
Banquet Prank on Congressman Fitch in Baltimore
A humorous tale recounts Congressman Ashbel P. Fitch dining at Herman Pen’s Baltimore residence. The guests feasted on fine foods and abundant champagne before Fitch left, warned by Mr. Stump about two cabs waiting at the steps, the second missing.
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Ashbel P. Fitch
New York
Herman Pen
Maryland
Baltimore
Fitch
Mr. Stump
Mr. Fitch
Turkish Troops Engage Brigands in Ilasonry Clash
In ConsTANTINOYLE on March 13 a fierce battle broke out between Turkish forces and Brigands. Turkish troops dispersed the brigands after heavy fighting, reporting twenty of their men killed versus six brigands.
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Constantinoyle
Ilasonry
Corn and Wheat Stock Levels Show Record Holdings
The March USDA report notes corn in grower hands at 970 million bushels or 45.9 percent and wheat at 156 million bushels or 31.9 percent. March corn on hand reachesthe largest for March. merchantable corn value averaged 28.3 cents per bushel in December. wheat averages 27.8 cents for merchantable and 19.2 for unmerchantable.
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Wasumeron
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Mystery of Pittsburg runaway girl found unconscious in disguise
A 16 year old girl identified as Annie Fisher was found comatose in a Butler Street house hallway in Pittsburg. She had been living disguised as a boy after fleeing her Franklin area home, was taken to hospital in critical condition, and admitted to attempting suicide by drugging. A local woman who befriended her noticed the disguise during laundry duties, prompting discovery.
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Annie Fisher
Butler Street
Pittsburg
Sbha
Franklin
Col Norris of Pendleton Suffering Partial Stroke
Col D K Norris, a Clemson College trustee from Pendleton, has a partial stroke that paralyzed the right side of his face. He was visiting Starkville for inspections of the State Agricultural College when struck. He returned home with Col R W Simpson and arrived in Pendleton last Thursday. Doctors urge rest and quiet, raising uncertainty about his continued bid for Congress in the Third District.
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D. K. Norris
Pendleton
Colonel Norris
Clemson College
Starkville
Elisaissippi
State Agricultural College
R. W. Simpson
Judge Cothran
Congress
Third District
Greenville News
Cotton seed as cattle feed investigated by Tennessee station
Bulletin No 3 reports Professor Stone's findings on using cotton seed hulls and meal as exclusive cattle diet. It notes economic profitability and no health harm to animals or dairy and beef quality. Recommended ration is 25.35 pounds hulls and one eighth pound meal daily with hulls as hay substitute and manure benefits emphasized.
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Tennessee Experiment Station
Professor Stone
Grand jury packed with Republicans claims stir Florida election talk
The Jacksonville Times-Union reiterates charges that the U S grand jury in the Northern District of Florida drawn before Judge Swain was packed with Republicans. Of 23 jurors 22 were Republicans and 1 Democrat. A Jacksonville mathematician computed the odds of such a pick as 823 537 to 1. The News and Courier offers a cotton crop guessing contest with premiums including nineteen tons of guano and a balloted entry in Charleston.
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Chandler
Jacksonville Times-Union
United States Court For
Northern District of
Florida
Swain
Jacksonville Mathematican
Newa and Courier
Financial Chronicle
Weekly News and Courier
Charleston
Marriage and Matrimony Tales From a Rural Town
A reflective column recalls weddings and divorces in a rural community. Anecdotes range from church ceremonies and homemade wedding bells to a judge’s memory of a long-ago marriage and a tale of a famous divorce case. The piece contrasts joy in union with sorrow in broken vows and notes Northern divorce rates versus Southern restraint.
Bold Diamond Heist Strikes Dallas Jewelers
A heavy smash broke the display window at Downar & Samuels on Main Street Dallas around 9 30 PM Monday. A tray of forty two diamond rings valued about 5000 dollars was grabbed by a slender white man in a black suit and light hat who vanished up a side stair and fled through an alley. Bloodhounds trail pursued the suspect as sheriffs closed in.
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Texas
Main Street
Dallas
Downar & Samuels
Remedy Ad Breathes Hope for Sick Mother in Household
An intimate advertisement chronicles a weary mother weakened by exposure and overwork. It touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for impoverished blood and exhausted nerves, claiming quick relief and restored strength. A Hawkinsville Georgia husband endorses B B B after eight years of ill health and multiple doctors.
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Mother
James W. Lancaster
Hawkinsville
Unclear courtroom exchange hints at altercation
A fragmentary dialogue from a courtroom scene shows a lawyer questioning a dusky prosecutor who speaks with dialect. The prosecutor recounts a strike behind the left ear and offers to demonstrate the fact if the lawyer leans, but the lawyer declines to lean.
Destructive Fire Destroys Major Cincinnati Clothing Firm
Cincinnati March 13 A five story building at Third and Vine owned and occupied by Stern Mayer Co a leading clothing manufacturer was wholly destroyed by fire early today The loss is estimated at 450000 with 250000 insured.
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Cincinnati
Third and Vine Streets
Stern, Mayer & Co
Remarkable 126 Year Old Visitor Seen in Charlotte
J. H. Hunter of Blackstock DC traveled to Charlotte with Billie Aiken an elderly colored man aged 126 who recalls meeting George Washington and LaFayette. The pair arrived on horseback and Aiken remains hale and hearty for his age according to the Chronicle.
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J. H. Hunter
Blackstock
D. C
Charlotte
Billie Aiken
George Washington
LaFayette
Chronicle
Divorce Court Joke Prompt Makes Crusty Lawyer Grumble
A seaside visit suggestion leads to a witty exchange where a young woman urges a crusty lawyer to hear the tide. The lawyer retorts with sarcasm before the girl pivots to the divorce court as the real destination.
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