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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
4
A reader laments the lack of temperance coverage in religious newspapers and urges a dedicated temperance column in church papers to spur action. It notes preaching declines, calls for strong editors, and cites broader debates on constitutional issues and a local shooting incident in Guam, condemning mob violence and urging Grand Jury action.
Edward Bok in October Ladies Home Journal argues for a school reform by stopping home study. He advises parents to send notes to teachers within a month, demanding that no child be allowed home study. He says this would force a readjustment of the system and could reduce the number of school hours or eliminate some studies. Copies available via Washington correspondent E G Siggers at 918 Street N W Washington Be.
The text discusses a light headed creature with a hollow head that allows brilliant light to shine outward through its outer covering. It notes a naturalist view of a head light aiding a fly and quotes editor comments about manuscript shortages and publication backlog.
A collage of jokey anecdotes from old papers. Beveridge’s modest reply about shaving after a political jab. A Chicago bank quip about directors’ pay. A governor’s telephone boast and a punning verse note on ambition and rub.
A playful, dialect filled reminiscence cites Moses in the bull rush and Daniel in the lion den, riffing on misread commandment jokes and stage banter. The piece nods to Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution, weaving jokes about domestic life and animal light.
In May 1895 the Abbeville council of war ended and generals and the secretary signed many honorable discharges. Mrs. Thaddeus Horton notes Benjamin asked for a hatchet to deface the Confederate seal. Late that night the retreat toward Washington, Georgia began and the seal was cast over the Savannah River, never seen again.
A scrambled near nonsense clipping reports foreign unrest and naval events from Mexico City to Porto Rio. It notes annexation anxiety, a collision between French schooners, and Cuban aid funds amid tensions with Spain. General Wood to return documents from Washington to Governor Allen. Mexico’s congress declares Porfirio Diaz the president. Relief funds for Texas sufferers and yellow fever reports follow, with Montreal’s Felix Marchand dieing and a Catholic union convention in New York.
A prank with a doll over a Chicago mother's baby led to the child’s death and the sister’s alleged impending insanity. Separately in prison No 2, a pupil miscounts races, answering five with a joke listing five job roles.
A browse through Lacey's Racket Store highlights a selection of buckets chains and pulleys for quick projects. The store showcases a variety of hardware essentials appealing to DIY enthusiasts and professional tradespeople seeking reliable gear.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised for soothing healing properties, pleasant taste, and quick permanent cures. It is favored by mothers for colds croup and whooping cough and claims safe use from baby to adult. Sold by B F Lovelady with old Herald papers. also Kerrs Chocolates and One Day Cola Cure advertised.
Pain Balm applied to a cut or bruise quickly allays pain and speeds healing. It claims to prevent scarring if the injury is not severe and also treats rheumatism sprains swelling and lameness. Available for sale by R F Lovelady.
John Holloway of French Camp Mississippi speaks of long illness from diarrhoea and his recovery after using Chamberlain's Coke, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits several bottles with curing him and urges availability through local seller R. F. Lovelady.
When you want 4 pleasant physics try the new remedy Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect Price cents. Samples free at RF Lovelady’s drugstore.
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