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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
1
A hometown romance involving Charlie Hassler and Margie Young, daughter of pioneer W. D. Young, unfolds amid parental objections. The couple reportedly eloped after a window exit and later wed at the groom’s father’s home, with Rev. Frank Marston conducting the ceremony as pursuit faded.
Rev and Mrs Makin returned from a ten day visit reporting church gains and conversions from the meeting. Local youths and families are noted with visits, moves, sales, and social club events plus a large funeral and a parade participation. The Local Union of Christian Endeavor met with ninety two delegates and planned future activities at Gate City in September.
A marriage notice from Prow City reports Charley Hasster wed Miss Margie Young at the residence of D. M. B. Hassler on East Highlands, officiated by Rev. Frauke Marston on Tuesday July 7. The couple exchange vows in a quiet home ceremony with local witnesses.
A fragmented death notice brief lists Pratt City and Wylam events with multiple names and ages including a child aged six, an infant of three months, and a two year six month old, all from August with inconsistent spellings and missing details. Also mentions a patent medicine tablet advertising laxative and malaria cure with distribution note.
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