Afro American Cullings on Negro Education in Birmingham
An article praising Birmingham's Industrial High School led by Professor Parker under the local board of education. It describes the school’s building, departments, and outcomes, including a shift to a simple uniform in 1912 and the broader aim to improve Negro youth through disciplined schooling and Sunday church work. It mentions educators Dr Philippe, Dr W H Crawford, and Prof A M Tarwick and notes community efforts to curb crime and uplift public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Audi
Mra
Sidney M. Lima
Birmingham
Ain) Age Herald
Board of Eduction
Phillipe
H. Parker
Bie Tmingham
Alnbarm
Parker
Jensis
Seriais
Hinian
Nero Wan
Wem
Eighth Aven
Eleventh Street
Lane
Esxay
Franklin Irene Davie
National Negro
Washington
WH Crawford
Wirtwnghar
Crawford
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Negro ballads and cultural notes color early American music
The article surveys Hearn’s view on Negro influence in traditional songs traced to English and Spanish sources, notes the Negro element in tunes as preserved by enslaved people, and contrasts African and European musical contributions. It also reports on the National Negro Business League’s 10th anniversary convention in Boston, Booker T. Washington presiding, with growth in Black business from 20,000 to 45,000 enterprises and property value around 2 billion. The piece mentions educational initiatives in Muswell County Alabama, a controversy about teaching, and a Salt Lake City incubator for bacteria, plus bridge tonnage and social commentary on women speaking of neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latcadio Hearn
America
Hearn
National Negro Business League
Boston
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Tnxtituin
Calomel and Mercury Health Warning From Then and Now
An artifact text condemns calomel a mercury drug for health cleansing, urging use of Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer alternative. It touts a liver tonic with a humorous, chaotic narrative, referencing warnings against salivating medicines and promoting a vegetable-based remedy. The piece features garbled dialogue and nostalgic asides, reflecting noisy era advertising and medical quackery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Tadvon
Doran
Deceptive Encounter Ends With Peculiar Restaurant Wait
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph report recounts a strange scene in which a man waited over half an hour for a restaurant order. The narrative highlights a convoluted dialogue about a missed meal and confusing kitchen events, leaving readers puzzled by the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philor Sapuilea
Itin
Andy
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Care for Hair by Cutieura Ointment Claim
An advertisement touts Cutieura Ointment for dandruff and general scalp care, urging readers to request a free toilet sample by mail with a postcard to Cutteurm Dept XY Boston. The copy weaves unrelated chatter and questions about wishes and behavior amid the sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutteurm
Dept. XY
Boston
Galled Horses and Sure Cure Adverts
An old ad style note touts Hanforda Halsam of Myrrh for galled horses and chores, promising faster work than other remedies. A refund guarantee allegedly applies if the horse is not cured quicker, with dealer assurances and a Philadelphia imprint.
Fragmentary Wartime Social Note Reflects Quiet Romance
A garbled passage hints at an elderly man confessing love and a woman choosing privacy over exposure. Names and clear events are obscured, leaving only a fleeting sense of relationships and domestic setting.
Taking Papa Along and the Trunk Value Tale
A fragmented story describes a baggage taster and a mother instructing how to declare contents worth specific sums. It mentions trunks, personal belongings, and a playful exchange about values. The text shifts to cotton production in California highlighting imperial valley yields and regional farming notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
California
Imperial Valley
Lark
Alain
Otterhulline
Thie
Gallewll
The Commuters and The Wilesdbe Tern Hinted At Month
Fragmented text shows names and places with unclear references. Mentions The Commuters The Mere Mai WUpt Athiah and The Wilesdbe tern with ae amet month plus phrases about Moreen in leeland and Susans fre Otind amid medicated noise, leaving no clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Hervinke
Athiah
Moreen
Leeland
Fragmented tale of a cranky caller and a pet dog
A puzzled exchange unfolds involving a crank caller and a pet dog, with a woman recounting a tense moment and a man named Mr Jenkin. The dialogue touches on remedies, odd apologies, and strained nerves as the narrator recalls a troubling incident.
Fragmented Phrase Surfaces in Old Paper Clip
An unclear clipping shows garbled words and stray quotes spanning nonsensical phrases including dance terms and names. The readable bits are too fragmentary to identify a coherent event, person, or location for a meaningful summary card.
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Htuswell
Alabama
Kfo
Crom ‘Thakeges
Huck Kilby
Mayaot
Ake
Salt Lake City
Ecsential
Forth Bridge
Ikwe
Ikee
Himenlt
Vitrick Miibronm
Tio
Joe Ruption
Wendler
Peek
Wans Wam Zone
Sherg Anjetee
Ating Saftae
Bey Tinlad
Tor
Hantorite Ualeam
Tatteling
Tong Road
ETON
Walt
Castoria
Linfants
New York
Verialinen
Liledh
Cutieura
Hele
Colm
Philadelphia
Mabie Kaedauin
Adi
Oklahoma
Conte
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Tina Witt
Walt the Mink
Nina
Daisy Fly Killer
U., Oklahoma City
Gaeole
Wily, Wrizaly, Aray Naire
Vee “la
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