Beachton Community News Roundup
Local residents report pastor Rev R G Jackson filling in for Sunday services. Visitors include C E Cone of Longview Washington and son A D Cone of Wiggins Mississippi. Mrs H B Martin ill with pneumonia. Numerous social visits and small travels among local families through week ending with holidays.
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C. E. Cone
Longview, Wash
A. D. Cone
Wiggins
Miss
Eugene Bowman
Mount Berry School
H. B. Martin
Alice McCall
Lula Wheeler
S. C. Wells
Mary McCall
Evelyn Kinchen
Willie Frattsfield
Hubert Walker
Hattie Walker
Carlton Kinchen
G. M. Clay
Leonard Wells
Leesburg
Fla
Misse
Ollie
Katie Green
Hattie
Cairo
Witch Hazel Shrub Used by Native Peoples Medicinally
The witch hazel shrub, six to fifteen feet tall, grows across the United States on hills and stream banks. American Indians used its bark as a sedative for external inflammation, and the extract remains widely used for the same purpose.
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United States
Father-in-law of Siki comments on murder of Negro pugilist
Rotterdam reports Myn der Appelteren, father in law of Battling Siki, recounts how Siki wooed and married his daughter. He notes the couple lived apart but were not divorced, and says Siki’s death was a merciful release for his daughter who had left her child with the grandfather. Siki's widow resides in Paris.
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Siki
Rotterdam
Holland
Mynder Appelteren
New York
Appleteren
Mynder Appleteren
Georges Carpentier
Paris
Detroit janitor charged with murder in axe slaying
Police allege Charles Fitzpatrick a Detroit janitor killed real estate broker Marie Mull en with an axe in the basement after roomers complained of heating. He admits incidents but not guilt and claims he found the body after turning on the furnace light. Mull en had worked in Austin Texas Ithaca New York and Chicago before coming to Detroit.
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Detroi
Mich
Charles Fitzpatrick
Mra. Marie
Mullen
Fitzpatrick
Dry air blamed for colds in winter homes
A Gorgas Memorial Institute doctor warns that dry indoor air and heat raise cold risks. He cites humidity control as essential, noting dust borne germs and moisture loss from walls and fixtures, and urges balanced ventilation during winter.
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Gorgas Memorial
Sahara Desert
Belgian Queen Elizabeth told her highest hopes will not be met
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium toured Simla incognito with a lady-in-waiting and visited a fortune teller. The seer warned she must abandon ambitions for a high position and will not see her hopes fulfilled.
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Simla
India
Elizabeth
Belgium
Old Town
Valdosta Passes Ordinance Against Blowing Whistles
Valdosta Georgia enacted an ordinance prohibiting unnecessary blowing of industrial and locomotive whistles. The measure targets nuisance caused by constant whistle blasts, arguing engines and factories waste steam and disrupt sleep, with calls for respectful operation and alternatives like alarms.
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Valdosta
Tallahassee
Shou
Touring Car Notes in Ford and Chrysler Center Listing
The fragment references Besox and Touring Car entries with models 1938 Ford Coupe and 1938 Word Tourings W. at PALIN Chrysler Center, indicating a catalog or dealer listing. Details are sparse, but the items point to classic car notices and a specific showroom location.
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Word
PALIN
Chrysler Center
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