Four Bales To The Acre Report From Bennie Owens Farm
Special to The Item. A Marion Junction group toured Bennie Owens farm near Eclectic in Elmore county to verify his reputed four bales per acre yield. Owens, noted for winning the state corn contest last year, has shifted most land to cotton due to weather, and a party including M F Smith and others observed the crop.
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Montgomery
Ala
Marion Junction
Bennie Owens
Eclectic
Elmore County
Owens
Owen
M. F. Smith
L. G. Moore
Pat Gilmer
Millard Smith, Jr
William McKinley
James Kirby
William Kirby
W. G. Chisolm
No title available reflecting single quote remark
A clipped quote notes a belief on household labor division, asserting that a woman should perform her chores only as long as her husband does his work. The remark implies traditional gender roles in domestic duties.
Railroad Commission Postpones September Meeting to Tuesday
The Railroad Commission in Montgomery Alabama delayed its September session from Monday September 1 to Tuesday September 2 due to a legal holiday. The move, intended for convenience of litigants and the commission, follows a normally scheduled first Monday meeting with a lighter docket for the month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Railroad Commission
Church Celebrates 121st Anniversary at Florissant
The St Ferdinand Catholic Church in Florissant Missouri marked its 121st anniversary. A centerpiece was the rusted key used to open the church door at its 1792 dedication. The article notes that heavy bolts were once needed to deter Indians.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
St. Ferdinand Catholic
Florissant
Mobile public schools set October opening in 1918 session
The Mobile board approved October 1 as the start of the 1918 14 session with Miss Olive Dodge named grammar grade supervisor and Citronelle teachers appointed for the year. Spanish instructor William Strachan, a Michigan graduate, will teach at Citronelle. Bond issues totaling 159000 and 150000 were discussed but postponed pending market conditions while plans for new buildings were deferred. transportation costs for Orchard to Spring Hill and Vineland to Citronelle were authorized and tax levies set for the new term.
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Mobile Public Schools
Board of School Commissioners
Olive Dodge
Teachers’ College of
Columbia University
Citranelle
William Strachan
Thornton, Stallworth
Crenshaw
Miss Dodge
BB. H. Johnson
Sadie Brown
E. E. Brine
Cora Hanlein
Grace Schulz
University of Michigan
Philippine Islands
Thornton
Stallworth
Salco
Wilmer
Mauvilla
Orchard
Spring Hill
Vinelands
Walkers
Citronelle
Woman Held for Husband's Death in New Orleans Estate Case
New York August 27 The death of Joseph Sharp a restaurant steward tied to an estate settlement in New Orleans led to the arrest of his wife on a murder charge. She alleges Sharp killed himself after injuring her but police cite conflicting accounts and a physician says the throat wound would have been fatal instantly.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Sharp
New Orleans
Sharp
Explorers Saved in Nick of Time from Antarctic Peril
Relief arrived in the nick of time to save Dr. Douglas Mawson and five companions stranded on Macquarie Island after their 1911 Antarctic expedition. They had exhausted provisions and subsisted on sea elephant hearts and tongues, with two expedition members dead. The original voyage left Hobart on December 2, 1911, and disaster followed when stranded ice forced a premature return.
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Associated Press
Christ’church
N. Z
Douglas Mawson
Macquarie Island
Antarctic Ocean
Mawson
Tasmania
Dre Mawson
Thore
Ninis
Xavier
Mertz
Hobart
Triavenia
Antarctic
Fly ruled out as cause of infantile paralysis
In a Sacramento report Dr. W A Sawyer and Prof Herms of UC say seven experiments failed to transmit infantile paralysis to monkeys via the stable or biting fly. The tests contradict earlier Harvard claims that the insect could transmit the disease under lab conditions.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
State Board of Health Today
W. A. Sawyer
State Hygienic Laboratory
Sawyer
Herms
University of California
Rosenau
Harvard
Mrs Louise Waterman Carpenter Celebrates 107th Birthday
Worcester Mass August 27 Mrs Louise Waterman Carpenter a direct descendant of Roger Williams and the oldest living member of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated her 107th birthday yesterday.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
Louise Waterman Carpenter
Roger Williams
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Man Credits Foley Kidney Pills For Daughter's Recovery
The daughter of A. Mitchell of Bagdad Kentucky suffered a severe kidney ailment, and fearing permanent harm, her father reports she improved after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The advertisement claims kidney issues are more common in women and promotes the product as safe effective and non habit forming from Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
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Beecham
A. Mitchell
Bagdad
Mitchell
Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
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Orleans
Mawsona
Hades
Jack
Pal
Murray Hill Club
Rray H
JOS. A. Magnus & CO
Cincinnati, Ohio
Stafford
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