cremation platform tale heard in Hawaii and Chicago
A political parable about platform debates in Chicago and Hawaii. Senator Depew asks Governor Carter for views and the Hawaii governor admits none. The tale recalls cremation as a campaign wedge and ends with a mock amendment sending cremated individuals to prison, illustrating divergent platforms.
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Depew
New York
Carter
Hawaii
Senator Depew
Aoother
Congress
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Relief for Early Lung Ailment
The Foley proprietors do not claim a cure for consumption in advanced cases but assert it will cure in earlier stages and provide comfort in severe cases. Marketed as a leading lung remedy, Foley's Honey and Tarix is sold by Funderbark Pharmacy with substitutes refused.
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Foley
Funderbark Pharmacy
Keep The Plowa Going Question on Dry Weather Plowing
The article argues for continuing shallow cultivator plowing in dry weather. It recommends weekly or ten day intervals when topsoil is mellow, using a light cultivator with 12 to 15 inch sweeps, noting one pass costs about 20 cents per acre and should benefit cotton growth, given heights reaching two thirds the row width.
Rogeoe Conkling Meets New York Lawyer Over Fees
In a mid career exchange Charles O'Connor counsels Toseae Conkling that a $3000 fee for defending Gibbons in an arson case was fair or perhaps high given the work. The conversation reveals the era’s blunt views on legal costs and client attitudes.
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Tess
Rogeoe Conkling
Charles O'Connor
New York
Conkling
Dye
Gibbons
Superior Court
Anpreme Court
O'Connor
Two Bottles Cure Kidney Trouble, claims local remedy
A. T. H. Davis of Mt Sterling reports kidney illness lasting about two years was cured by two bottles of Koley's Kidney Cure. The remedy is sold by Fandelhork Pharmacy.
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A. T H. Davis
Mt. Sterling
Koley
Fanderhork Pharmacy
One Awake Sermon Awakens Graduates
The Rev Floyd Tompkins delivered a commencement address urging graduates to stay alert as the room was uncomfortably warm. He recounted a Scottish minister overheating yet finding his audience largely asleep, prompting a humorous exchange about waking up during church.
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Floyd Tompkins
Scotland
Philadelphia
Presa
Fragmentary Transit Times Across Several Cities
A garbled schedule fragment lists arrivals and departures for multiple locations including Ly Lenir Ly Gastonia Ly Yorkville and Ly Atlanta. The text references times such as 610 am 93204 m 1010 am and 155 pm with odd spellings and unclear destinations like Port Lawn Laneater Camden and Bascomville. The fragment lacks coherent context or a clear event.
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Lenir
Gastonia
Yorkville
Atlanta
Columbia
Charlotte
Chester
Richburg
Bascomville
Port Lawn
Laneater
Camden
Twenty Were Killed In Wreck On Wabash
A Chicago limited train on the Wabash Railroad was wrecked in Litchfield and overturned after striking an open switch. Seven of nine cars burned. About twenty people died, and around forty were injured, with most fatalities reported in the second and third coaches.
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Wabash
Litchfield
St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ill
Chicago Limited
Immigrant Colony Plans Land Deal At Aiken
Commissioner Watson travels to Aiken to arrange a 35000 acre tract for a promised immigrant colony. The land is described as desirable and officials expect the arrangements to succeed for the State.
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Watson
Aiken
Columbia Record
Jury Declares Mistrial in Murder Case
Spartueburg July 1 The trial of Clarry Dean charged with the murder of Miller McKinney ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to agree. Acting Judge W H Hunt ordered a mistrial to be entered.
Artemisia remedy ad promises cure for piles and pains
A fragmentary ad claims a person named Kor years fate suffered piles and 24 tumors before Arnica Salve cured them. It touts effectiveness for Buros and general aches and pains. The text notes Ard Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co and Funderburk Pharmacy as sellers at 25 cents.
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Fla
Jen
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Funderburk Pharmacy
Free St Louis Trip Offer By The State for Subscriptions
The State offers a free St Louis Exposition trip plus cash for new paid in advance subscriptions. 16 new annual subs earn a first class ticket home plus 10 dollars. 26 subs earn a 20 dollar prize and round trip. 36 subs win a 40 dollar prize and free ticket. Cash prizes extend to partial winners, with 10 subs earning 10 dollars. The State also plans two ministers and two teachers to receive trips and 40 dollars, decided by certificates. Exposition details available from The State Exposition Department, Columbia, S C.
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St. Louis Exposition
St. Louis
South Carolina
Exposition Department of
Columbia
S.c
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