Roads and rural life reform urge in Union County rally
The speech at Gilboa rally urges better roads as key to rural development and moral renewal. Advocates tax funding and county road dragging to improve infrastructure, attract families, and raise property values, arguing road upkeep boosts commerce and community spirit.
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Huggins
Marshville
Gilboa
Taylor
North
Wateling
Rodder
Union County
Joe Litte
Sun Rand
Household Lighting and Cooking Through Electric Labor Saver
In a bygone discussion a newly wed recalls old ways with broom and candle while noting the shift to electric cooking. The piece credits Franklin and celebrates electric appliances as a modern labor saver, reducing smoke and wasted heat as households adopt switches and new methods.
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Mabel
Kracieney Clute
Franklin
Fragmentary note hints at tonic effect on health
A fragmentary OCR reading mentions porating or porating style tonic described as pale and sickly strengthening, with unclear references to Monte and eupthe. The readable portion suggests a health tonic claim but lacks concrete details, dates, or context.
Wood's Prosperity Seeds and Descriptive Catalog Promise Quality
Wood's Prosperity Seeds offer bright prospects for good prices on vegetables and all farm products. WOOD'S VEGETABLE SEEDS are renowned for superior quality and productivity, while WOOD'S GRASS CLOVER and FARM SEEDS boast tested germination. Write for prices and request the free descriptive catalog with farm and garden seed information.
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Wood
Papen Check Book Ties German Plotters to U S Bombs
Copies of correspondence seized at Fairmouth from Captain Frangie Papen show frequent payments to individuals linked to blowing up munitions works and bridges in the United States. One entry notes a $700 payment to Werner Horn arrested over a bridge explosion at St Croix Me. The German Embassy wired $2,000 into Papen’s account just prior.
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St. Croix
Captain von Papen
von Papen
Riggs National Bank
Washington, D. C
America
Wonderful Recovery From Kidney Trouble
A Marion Ohio resident T C Clay details nearly nine years of kidney trouble with back and bowels pain, failed medical help, and futile medicines. After two months on Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root he reports straightening up, feeling sound, and expects a long life. Notary public confirms oath in 1914. Advertisement requests ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys.
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T. C. Clay
Marion
Sugar St
State of
Ohio
Marion County
A. D
Charles W. Haberman
Marion Co
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghampton
N.Y
N. Y
Monroe
Scared to Death Over Fear of Robbery
An Asheville elder, W. D. Tyson, aged and ill, was assaulted and robbed by Hicks Whitmire a year ago. Tyson, fearing further harm, died soon after a colored woman reported Whitmire near his home. The item calls it a pitiful case and notes racial terms from the period.
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Babe
Mike
William Rutherford
California
Fallen Leaf Lodge
Lake Tahoe
High Sierras
Rutherford
Sacramento Valley
Retherford
Christina
Tahoe
Habe
Bryson
Hind
Bryvon
Bryson's
Tutherford
Strawberry Camp
Atlanta Journal
North Carolina
Hseen
Woma
Tam
W. D. Tyaon
Asheville
Hicks Whitmire
Whitmire
Tyoon
Whiteline
Hari
Tyson
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Advertisement
An old advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic. It highlights quinine and iron as key ingredients and claims benefits for the liver malaria elimination blood strengthening and overall health. The note ends with a price in cents.
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Grove
Cleaning of Ladies' Suits and Skirts Promised
We clean Ladies' suits and skirts with expert workmanship. Our shop emphasizes careful handling, thorough cleaning, and reliable service for all garments entrusted to us.
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T.w.wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Spick and
T. P. Dillon
Oxfords
Co-Operative Mercantile CO
FORD
Detroit
Henderson Garage & Machine CO
Monroe, N. C
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