Alabama Sunday School to Launch Statewide Campaign
The Alabama Sunday School Association announces a statewide efficiency campaign with two state tour parties visiting Gadsden Tuscaloosa Montgomery Troy Dothan Auburn and Opelika to promote better elementary and teenage classes adult Bible study and teacher training. A third party will follow to broaden reach as fund-raising seeks 15000 over three years through voluntary subscriptions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Sunday School Association
Alabama
W.W. C. Pearce
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
Leon C. Palmer
Myra Batchelder
8. P.moore
Birmingham
Birmingham Graded Union
Decatur
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Troy
Dothan
Auburn
Opelika
America
Palmer
Something New Makes You Look Young With Q Ban Hair Rinse
An ad-promotes Q Ban as a hair dye and scalp treatment that darkens gray hair, thickens strands, and adds gloss. Claims include stopping hair loss, promoting growth, and odor control. Bottle advertised as seven ounces for 50 cents through Van Antwerp Drug, Mobile Alabama, with mail order options.
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van Antwerp Druc Mobile
Ala
Cali
Rise and Fall of Cahaba the First Alabama Capital
Cahaba in Dallas county once Alabama’s capital and social hub lies in ruins after floods and political shifts. The town, famed residents and vessels, faced depopulation and relocation of government seats from Cahaba to Tuscaloosa then Montgomery, leaving a faded village with legacy landmarks and stories of notable figures.
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Orldern
State of
Alabama
Cahaba
Dallas County
St. Stephens
General Assembly
Huntsville
Cahaba River
William Bibb
Clear Creek
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Dallas
Mobile
United States
Augusta
Charleston
S. C
Cahabea
William L. Yancy
Confederacy
National Congress
William R. King
E. W. Pettus
John T. Morgan
Pettus
Morgan
Joséph Derry
Bonaparte
T. W. Gill
Electric rat trap saving Tacoma wharves from rats
Tacoma in January adopts a municipal electric rat trap to exterminate dock rats. Invented by William Hall and Harry Abbett, the device uses a ten inch plate with two inch uprights. when a rat steps on the plate it tips, completes a circuit, and dies from electric shock. The trap operates on wooden girders, with a light signaling a kill.
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Tacoma
Wash
William Hall
Harry T. Abbott
City Electrician
Rat
Women Sign Petitions for Licensing of Bars in Little Rock
In Little Rock a petition bearing 12 500 names for bar licensing has been published as required by law and a hearing is set for next Tuesday. The dry campaign continues in Arkansas as hot spots in Little Rock Hot Springs Pine Bluff and Fort Smith contend with prohibition advocates.
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Little Rock
Ark
Phillips, Desha
Poinsett
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Cahaba Remains a Ruin After Civil War Conflicts
The town of Cahaba lies in ruins with many homes collapsed or used for materials. A lone stock raiser and his family inhabit a high ground mansion and prosper from cattle, mules and horses. The Cahaba Rifles sent four officers and 176 men to the Civil War front. several were killed or wounded.
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Cahaba
Cahaba Rifles
Pennsylvania
C. C. Pegues
Gaines Mill
Thomas H. Lewis
Partisan Rangers
Henry Brooks
Leutenant
Kaiser Wealth Valuation Rises for German Emperor
Berlin January 31 Rudolph Martin revised his estimate of Germanys wealthiest. He now says the Kaiser is worth 98.5 million dollars not 35 million. Martin had overcounted 62.5 million for forest lands and farms in earlier figures.
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Berlin
Rudolph Martin
Bertha Krupp von Bohlen
Germany
Kaiser
Martin
Corn Ship Loading Plan Promises Local Export Boom
The article argues for loading corn ships bound for Liverpool rather than unloading shipments from Argentina. It praises corn clubs as a major promoter of export, aiming to keep money in the community. A city petition shows about 2,500 signers, many women, with one signed by a missionary society officer who says she was told it aimed to curb illegal saloon activity.
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Lafayette
Cahaba
Henry Crocheran
W. P. Dunham
Col. Geo. W. Gayle
Burwell Gibson
James Evans
Abernathy
E. M. Perrine
John English
Bird Place
Joe
Walter Diggs
J. & Diggs
Louisiana
Billugss Gayle
St. Louis
Ben
Missouri
Alabama
Vine Street
Bird
Troy
Thomas Hunter
Pleas
John Bell
Judge Bird
William Hunter
North Carolina
Jannie Troy
Col. C. C. Pegues
Liverpool
Ooo
Woman's Missionary Society
Little Rock
Seventh District Knigths of Pythian Convene Wednesday
The Seventh District Knights of Pythias will convene on Wednesday March 18 with Grand Chancellor A G Pa visiting from Decatur. The gathering will include lodges from Mobile Bay Minette Magnolia Springs Plateau Stockton and Fairhope. The Grand Chancellor cites rising membership and strong financial health as the convention promise.
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Knigths
Pythian
Mobile
Bay Minette
Lenolia Springs
Plateau
Stocktonmer
Fairhope
A. G. Pa
New Decatur
Donnelly
Thos. B.allman
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Albert E. Chapline
Betty Watts
Simeon Watts
Selma
Court House
Sia
City OF
K. OF P
A, & P. Creamery
Millar
Keiller
Rob Roy Brand
Bis.co
An Salle
Ena
Pvcu Mauari Ale
Dauphin Street
Fry
the Tailor
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