Turkish prisoner captivates Pageland crowd with harrowing tale
Capt. Laurene described his eighteen years in Turkish captivity after a 1896 ambush near the Suez Canal. He recounted beatings, executions, and torture as Turkish guards controlled prisoners, his release in 1915, and his emotional return to family in France and the United States.
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Pageland Journal
H. M. Laurene
Lenaire
France
Allah
Mohammed
America
Confederacy
Laurenc
Mississippi
England
Mediterranean
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Ambole
Laurene
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C. G. Morgan
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How to Prevent Colds in a Child with Croup Attacks
A child prone to croup should receive Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of hoarseness to ward off the attack and avoid danger. The remedy may prevent a serious episode and reduce parental anxiety during illness.
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New Tire Surprise Trails In Waxhaw
Mr. J B Plyler reports a long used Ford tire finally failed after a Sunday ride. A puncture was found and repaired but a hollow clink revealed a horseshoe lodged in the inner tube. The shoe had worn smooth from miles driven over months without incident.
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Ford
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Rar
Mortgage Sale of 27 Acre Union County Tract in 1917
Mortgagee Z A Presley will sell at Monroe court house on December 27 1917 the 27 acre Goose Creek land in Union County North Carolina pledged by L C Simpson and M L Simpson to secure overdue notes. Property bounded by J C Simpson B M Smith and Presley lines begins at J C Simpson stake and surveys to a forked pine and Spanish oak. Atty W O Lemmond records.
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Z. A Presley
Court House
Monroe
N. C
Union County
Goose Creek
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L.C. Simpson
Z. A. Presley
Iee SaeNar
Mortagee
Lemmond
Atty
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