Obituary notes and local anecdotes from Vienna 1909
Obituary items recall Thomas L. Hiegen leaving the Independent League for the Democratic Party and Walter T. Hanson of Bibb Manufacturing dying in New York. The column also recounts short, humorous vignettes about Dickens, Abe Gruber, and a window sign joke illustrating local character and civic humor.
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Thomas L. Hiegen
Independent League
Democratic Party
Waterloo
Walter T. Hanson
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Macon
South
John F. Hanson
Central of Georgia Railway
Ocean Steamship Company
Belmont
New York City
Abe Gruber
New York
Gruber
The Lowly Peanut From Field to Farm and Feed
The groundpea crop valued at 12 million in 1908 shows peanut history from colonial times. Peanuts, once mainly in Virginia and the Carolinas, now span the South Atlantic states and California. Expert Beattie notes boll weevil regions favor peanuts over cotton, with uses ranging from roasted nuts to oil, meal, by products, and livestock feed, while peanuts also enrich soils.
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America
Virginia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Georgia
South Atlantic
California
W. R. Beattie
Department of Agriculture
Dawson News
Notice on Corn Grinding Schedule and Sales
A. R. Brown invites customers to corn grinding on Thursday and Friday with contact details. E C Tayler adds a note about beef pork and fish offerings and a request to call for details. The message includes a street or contact hint and a food sales solicitation.
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A. R. Brown
E.C
Tayler
Seven Health Rules for Longer Life From the Progressive Farmer
Seven simple hygiene rules aim to extend life and improve health among readers. The piece promotes a balanced diet, thorough chewing, fresh air, increased water intake, avoiding patent medicines, and total abstinence from intoxicants, with emphasis on practical daily habits.
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America
Fletcher
Wyman
Raleigh
N. C
Saving on a System: A Plan for Ten Years of Frugal Growth
A financial guidance piece outlines a step by step saving plan for earners starting with $80 a week, insisting on saving $1,000 in year one and gradually reducing yearly saves as investments compound. It argues early sacrifices pave long term wealth, showing potential final outcomes at 10 and 20 years with steady 5 to 6 percent returns and notes variations for different weekly earnings.
For Sale Two Six-Room Residences Exchange For Farm Lands
The ad offers two six room residences on the street for sale or exchange for desirable farm lands. The seller is tt. J. M. Woodward.
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Th Street
J. M. Woodward
Missouri Editor Celebrates First Baby In Lighthearted Entry
A Missouri editor writes of the advent of his first child, a girl, calling it a joyous milestone and declaring he would rather be a papa than president. He jokes about editor duties, family pride, and invites readers to visit, noting the baby’s eight pounds of red flannel and noise.
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Misouri
Limita
Miss Morehead
Hauser Testifies in Clark Senate Seat Inquiry
Former Montana governor Sam Hauser testifies before a U S senate inquiry into William A Clark's eligibility. Hauser recalls visiting Clark in Butte and telling him to loosen up for a potential senate bid, prompting a sharp exchange with Senator Hoar.
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Sam Hauser
Montana
Denver Post
United States Senate
William A. Clark
Hauser
Senator Hoar
Clark
Butte City
Senate
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