Appleweight Conflict Draws South and North Carolina
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold plot to capture the feared outlaw Appleweight amid a governor’s feud. Griswold plans a cross border arrest with Barbara Osbourne and Ardmore backing rival factions while a telegram twist and a county sheriff’s complacency fuel a tense pursuit.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Griswold
Barbara Osborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
North Carolina
Osborne
Jerry
Ardsley
Atlanta
Miss Osborne
Barbara
Turner Court House
Mingo County
Executive
Saluda House
Commonwealth of South Carolina
Raleigh
Columbia
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Dekta
A Strange God Tree From West Sumatra Islands
An ethnological explorer found small three foot tall wooden god trees on islands off Sumatra. Each tree bears colored cloths and rice baskets as offerings to a household deity believed to inhabit the tree. If the god leaves, mischief may follow. Families keep the tree in a home corner and adorn it to entice the god to stay.
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Sumatra
Life's Greatest Problem in a Sisterhood Meeting
Mrs Lysander Appleton led a meeting addressing uplift aims for women and the daily subconscious struggles. Mrs Boogs asked the group what the great question of her life was, replying that she wonders what she shall get for the next meal.
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Lysander Appleton
Bank Commends Two Women Tellers in Maiden Lane
Officers of Maiden Lane Savings Bank New York praise two young women for efficiency accuracy and excellence in work. Since their tenure no cash shortage has occurred and they quickly detect signature discrepancies.
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Maiden Lane Savings Bank of
New York
At the Funeral Life as Editor and Minister
A humorous notice reflecting on a man who served both as minister and editor. The exchange jokes that his heavenward chances depend on his brief editor tenure, suggesting his roles and character are remembered with wit. The item captures a light obituary tone from the era.
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Life
Such a Difference
Quotable line from Birmingham Age Herald about a father noting his wife as the piano player. The exchange highlights surprise over attribution of a tender performance.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Constipation cure claims by Dr Pierce pills
A reader notes constipation causes and claims Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure. A casual aside suggests betting on a wrong horse can bias opinions about racing.
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Pierce
Sticky Sweating Palms Observed After Salts and Cathartics
A fragment notes sticky sweating palms after taking salts or cathartic waters and mentions boxes and a week in the world, suggesting a health or wellness observation. The text is garbled and lacks clear entities or a coherent event.
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Carolinas
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South Carolina Political Reform Association
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University of Virginia
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