Prohibition Wins in Texas Counties Amid Election Turmoil
July 21 report from Glalfveston notes prohibitionists gain in Williamson County by 200 votes Haunt and Balls also carried strong margins with fears of contest in Williamson Hunt promising decisive statewide impact. Meanwhile progress at Wylie power plant advances with dam work and massive stone, cement, and machinery installations across multiple sites.
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Willivatson County
Hunt
Poxne
Pe Gall Wylie
Vie Caunte Power Co
Aml
Plese
Reflections of A Bachelor on Society and Scandal
A New York Press quote notes two life aims for a woman, entering and excluding society. It jokes that if every piano player could coax, divorce lawyers would flee. It adds that a woman's second excitement is concealing a neighbor's scandal from others.
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New York Press
Gen Cassius Clay Dies in Richmond Home
A Richmond Ky message reports Gen Cassius M Clay died tonight at White Hall at a very old age. His children were at his bedside and some had not seen him in years due to his belief that they plotted to kill him. Clay, famed abolitionist and Lincoln era figure, kept guards and a fortified hall to repel imagined threats.
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Lexington
Richmond
Cassius M. Clay
Russia
Linde
Auyslo
Clay
White Hall
Negro Killed in Fall From Window at Spartan Inn
Special to The Observer Spartanburg S C July 20 The coroner inquest into Otis McMillan colonel porter found dead at Spartan Inn rear after a fall from a second story window yields little light witnesses suggest he may have slept and fallen headfirst to the street The possibility of foul play arises from a train arrival man hearing sounds of a scuffle but evidence is scant and unsubstantiated
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Spartanburg
8. C
Otis McMillimn
Porter
Spartan Inn
Bilding
No Pity Shown Piles Cured by Arnica Salve
A patient from Verbena Alabama recalls years of suffering from a severe piles condition with 24 tumors. Buckton’s P Arnica Salve reportedly cured the ailment after other remedies failed, and is advertised as also effective for burns and pains. Available for 25 cents at Crawford Hires Mackey Co. and Funderburk Pharmacy.
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F. AL Gulledge
Verbena
Buckton
Crawford Hires
Jf, Mackey & Co
Funderburk Pharmacy
Howie Resigns from Police Force Across City Lines
Assistant Chief Constable Howie has resigned his post. He served as chief in Charleston, was transferred to Beaufort, then resigned again and moved to Chester. The Columbia Record notes the uncertainty over his successor.
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Force
Charleston
Beaufort
Chester
Columbia Record
When Darkness Comes to Bed
A reflective meditation on a mean man’s thoughts at night as darkness closes in. The speaker contrasts poverty, kindness, and blessing with a lone, hurting life and the temptation of slight victories over neighbors amid global suffering.
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Lin
Journal
Atlanta, GA
Adages and quips on adversity and pride from Everybody's Magazine
A collection of wry maxims and proverbs about vanity, perseverance, and social conduct. Notable lines warn that adversity refines, prosperity harms, and true strength lies in bearing defeat with dignity. Several colorful images compare clocks, undertakers, tramps, and farmers to common human foibles.
Pointed Paragraphs on Human Behavior and Hypocrisy
A collection of aphoristic lines critiques of judging by appearances and motives. It contrasts anger with kindness, warns against double allegiance for power, and notes a scientist’s color study of a cyclone ending in a paradox about liquor and protection.
A Word for Dart.
A vivid piece recalling a family home where the mother tends to daily tasks while the father rises early, keeps rent paid, fights night burglars, buys provisions, and bears the burden of work and care. The text questions what home means without a father, concluding a father’s absence would make it a boarding house.
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Dad
Elas
Texas Hernlil
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