Famed Hanks of Mansfield Celebrate Golden Wedding
The Mansfield Connecticut celebration of Henry W. Hanks and his wife marks a fifty year marriage with notes on the Hanks family legacy. The article recounts early American industry claims linked to Hanks hill including a town clock first brass cannon and silk mill. It notes a flawless family record with five children and four grandchildren and a boyhood move to Illinois before returning to New York World.
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Mansfield
Henry Hanks
Illinois
New York World
Sardinia Life Preserved In Ancient Rural Scenes
Dr. Alfred P. Dennis reports Sardinia remains a living picture of ancient pastoral life with water wheels, oxen plows, scythes, and nomadic occupations unchanged since antiquity. The feature highlights traditional dress and methods as representative of a bygone era, echoed in a modern trade study.
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Sardinia
Alfred P. Dennis
United States
Rome
Indian land claims arise in Philadelphia near Ritz Carlton
A Seneca princess No-toh-tha-which claims two small Philadelphia land reserves once set aside by William Penn for peace and council fires. One is now asphalted by the Ritz Carlton, the other serves as storage and dumping ground. She filed with the Indian Rights association and may seek aid from the Six Nations of New York.
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Philadelphia
William Penn
Ritz Carlton
No-toh-tha
Indian Rights Association
Six Nations of
New York
Millionaires and Nickels Reflect on Valor
A Baltimore Sun letter argues that the idea soldiers show less courage than a millionaire with a nickel misses true heroism. The writer recalls a millionaire who measured interest at five cents per dollar per year to challenge such comparisons.
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Tompkins
Baltimore Sun
Fortune Teler and Hats Fashion At London Fete
A fragment from a London fashion note and fortune teller item describes the allure of predicting future husbands and a fashionable little party. It hints at next season hats and stylish trends for social events.
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Graciouy
London
Yistom
Farm for sale near Dillon with multiple buildings
W. M. Shooter farm for sale one mile southeast of Dillon comprising 102 acres, 60 cleared, rest in woodland. Includes two four room buildings, barns, pack houses, three tobacco barns. Terms and prices from T. T. Moody Route 4 Dillon. Also engraving services offered by The Dillon Herald with sample work.
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W. M. Shooter
Dillon
T. T. Moody
Real Enemy Catarrh Demands Vigorous Treatment
Catarrh is shown as a persistent ailment best treated systemically rather than with sprays douches or atomizers. Local remedies only mask symptoms while the disease returns. The ad promotes S S S as a blood cleansing remedy and invites readers to write for free medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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S.S.S
SS. S
SL Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Grove's Tonics Claim Blood Boosting Benefits
An old advertising fragment touts Grove's Tasteful Tonic as strengthening blood and easing nervous symptoms. The copy promises energy, improved appetite, and malaria resistance, selling bottles for 60 cents at rag stores.
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GROVE
Dillon Herald Subscription Notice
A single line notice stating a subscription price of two dollars per year in advance for the Dillon Herald newspaper.
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Dillon Herald
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New England
Hanks
Conn
Jacob Trieber
Eastern District of
Arkansas
E. D. Thompson
Memphis
Congress
Great Britain
Canada
Trieber
Harvey C. Shauver
Birmingham Age Herald
Avrviona
Bulletin 69
U.S. A
Armour Fertilizer Works
Greensboro
N.C
Swift & Company
Charlotte, N. C
Agricultural Department
Atlanta
J. B. McCutcheon Stable Company
Latta, South Carolina
Charlie
Garante Beitite
Nide Ny Berhens Deug CO
Waco, Texas
Natures Own
I. C. Ingram
Marion, Marlboro, and
Scotland County
N. C
Pacipre
U. S. Navy
Navy
Seven Seas
Cmance
Panama
Waikiki
U.s.navy
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