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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
4
Fragmented text shows political talk on trusts tariffs and constitutional questions plus multiple medical ads for Ty King’s New Discovery DeWitt’s Witch Hazel and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Also notices praising patent medicines and a reflection on advertising value in a small town newspaper.
A fragment recounts a visit to Oberlin College with reflections on Christian service. The narrator notes a banner, a friend’s remark about a “monge,” and a student’s act of service at meals. He connects the spirit of Christ to serving others, calling it the true value of the Oberlin experience.
A widow in Fairhaven reported her loss of 800 in cash after a break in at a camp meeting. A night visit returned 175 dollars wrapped with a note taunting the thiefs and praising prayer. The tale underscores enduring justice for the afflicted and faith sustaining hope.
A reflective meditation on life meaning shifting from self to service and God. It asserts the Divine secret lies in helping others, a conversion-like change in character. Suffering can reveal joy as a fountain within. luck is best faced with gratitude in good times and fortitude in bad.
The snippet presents scattered quotes from newspapers and commentaries. It references suffragist sentiment, Arkansas and Chicago politics, messages about voting rights, racial and social themes, and opinions from papers like the Hot Blast and Bearden News.
Mason's Picnic of Wylam Lodge 42 A F and A M set for East Lake on Saturday June 29. Cars depart Ensley at 8 40 a m return from the lake at 5 p m. C H Mandy of Ensley to install newly elected officers. New officers include Samuel Brodie W M D J Mills S W William Elliot J W W J Stacey Treasurer John Montgomery Secretary A R Brown Sr D Samuel Camp Jr Di Samuel Camp Sr Tyler J H Edwards Daniel Fair John Russell Trustees. Lodge shows 65 members on roll.
Mrs. George Taylor died at 9 p.m. Saturday at her mother Mrs. C W Cromley near Cromley’s Chapel after months of ill health. Her husband, a Pratt City justice of the peace, is a Woodmen of the World and Knight of Pythias leader. Funeral Sunday at 4 from Crumley’s, burial in family ground. Rev J E Black officiated. many Pratt City residents attended. The column also notes general advertising advice as profitable if approached with study and effort.
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