Pleasant Valley notes report local moves and a fatal fight
Correspondence from Pleasant Valley lists H M Embry and others heading to Barnesville, district conference attendees, illnesses of J B Smith Sallie Forehand and R M Lewis, Vienna visitor J Randolph Causey, Pinehurst resident J B Porehand, a deadly labor dispute between Joe Horne and Charlie Morris ending with Summerford laborer loss, and plans for a new baseball club with a forthcoming game against Vienna. Also mentions Mrs B C Kendrick and the Peacock family visits and a move of Elijah Lackerman to Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Summerford
Joe Horne
Charlie Morris
Charlie
Joe
Mr. Summerford
Sermon and social notices near Hawkinsville
Rev Dr Simms preached to a large congregation at Rick Dale schoolhouse last Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Will Anderson and Mr and Mrs Nick Harden from near Hawkinsville. Miss Kate Taylor and Miss Sallie Lou Taylor were guests. Protracted meeting begins at Wesley Chapel next Saturday. A basket picnic at Fleming's Bridge is set for Saturday July 12 with shade and a dance platform. Several young ladies attended a bee tree cutting but found no honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Simms
Rick Dale School House
Will Anderson
Nick Harden
Near
Hawkinsville
Tre
Kate Taylor
Sallie Lou Taylor
Tripp Taylor
John Taylor
Wesley Chapel
Fleming’s Bridge
EMERICH NEWS ITEM INVENTORY
EMERICH NEWS reports a closed school last Thursday. Pinehurst visitors G W Fullington and Mrs Jim mie Haugabook spent Tuesday in town. J BR Barfield made a Cordele business trip last week. Joel Quatlabura of Unadilla visited L A Borum, and Mr Larey of Montgomery Alabama is installing a gin for J R Barfield this week. Miss Ellen Peacock and Miss Maggie Barfield with Mrs J R Barfield and Mrs Dow Hill visited tel-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fullington
Jimmie Haugabook
Pinehurst
J. BR. Barfield
Cordele
Joel Quatlabura
Unadilla
L. A. Borum
Mr. Larey
Montgomery, Ala
J. R. Barfield
Ellen Peacock
Maggie Barfield
Dow Hill
Tel
Pleasant Hill Happenings
Community notes from Pleasant Hill report sermons at Shiloh by Rev. W. E. Conner and a Friday prayer meeting led by Geo. Lewis. Residents share visits, hometown gossip, and local sky-high heat as the year’s hottest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Geo. Lewis
Oak Grove Breezes Weather and Social Notes
Oak Grove reports a need for rain and scarce watermelons. Sundry school plans a return from a summer resort. Miss Mat tie Lee Hill of Athens visits grandparents. Locals attend all day services at Byromville. Jack Woodruff recovers from fever, Theodore Roberts has a sore foot. Maud Peavy visits with Ed Ivy from Pinehurst. Homer Morris from Pinehurst visits. local notices from Sager.
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Many Ailments
Advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a remedy for ulcers eczema scrofula blood poisoning cancer ulcers skin eruptions and rheumatic pains. Claims it cleanses and enriches the blood and improves skin tone. Druggists sell it at 1 per bottle with free sample and medical advice offered by mail from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Notice to White Teachers Institute Meeting in Barnesville
White teachers of Dooly county will meet in Barnesville Georgia on Monday June 80 1902 for a week of institute work as required by law. Those seeking board arrangements should send their names at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly County
Barnesville
Times Change From Warm Sun To Cool Shade
Six months ago people sought warm sunshine and gathered around fires. Now they seek cool shade and buy joy. Times do change.
Debut of J H Stoddart in The Rent Day
In a Century Magazine reminiscence, J H Stoddart recalls his five year old debut as Master Stoddart in Douglas Jerrold's The Rent Day. During the finale Crumbs seizes goods and chattels, provoking a dramatic outburst that upset the performance and jeopardized his early stage prospects. The public knew his relation to Crumbs, leading to lasting embarrassment and mockery from peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Haywood
Douglas Jerrold
Crumbs
Martin
Stoddart
Alexander
Alexander Would Say To My Father, “Stoddart
JH. Stoddart
Century Magazine
Russianworded serf liberation questioned in 19th century reflection
A compact critique argues that Russia’s freeing of serfs was a nominal change, calling the action a transfer of debt collection rather than genuine emancipation. It compares with England’s colonial payments and notes peasants bore new taxes, with arrears piling as the redemptive scheme failed. The piece also surveys the Great American Desert, noting low population, rail expansion, and minimal productive potential despite rainfall.
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England
Russia
Great Desert
Great American Desert
Mexico
Epigrame of David Starr Jordan and a Millard quote
A compact epigram on education and strength cites David Starr Jordan and F. B. Millard from Worlds Work. It argues that a five thousand dollar education cannot rest on fifty cent training and that the football field is safer for youth than the ballroom. Strong men are needed to resist oppression and make life meaningful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr Jordan
F. B. Millard
Sarah Bernhardt Sees Youth Regained By Sleep And Beer
A writer notes Sarah Bernhardt appears much younger, claiming she is sixteen now after saying she was twenty. She reportedly enjoys two or three beers after performances and then nine hours of sleep, debunking the idea that limited sleep preserves her youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Emigration Fever Drives Irish Youth to America
A piece on Ireland's emigration trend notes that from childhood youths grow aware of distant lands across the sea. The refrain “He’s going to America” captures the era’s hopeful longing and the pull of kith and kin abroad. The article reflects Shahoe's Magazine style in a turn of phrase warning against romanticizing the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irteheen
Ireland
Ehould
Shahoe
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Gorrespondenge
Pleasant Valley Notes
H. M. Embry
H. Ekyn
Claude Forehand
O. P. Swearingen
W. R. Butler
B. N. Roberts
Perry
J. B. Smith
R. M. Lewis
J. Randolph Causey
Vienna
J. B. Porehand
Pleasant Valley
B. C. Kendrick
Tenderson
Our Town
J. %. Peacock
DP. L. B. Peacock
R. L. Barfield
John
Bibb County
Elijah Lackerman
Mr. Lackerman
Oakland
Ben Dots
Miss Pearl Hooks
Emerich News
W. E. Conner
Shiloh
W. D. Murray
R. K. Ward
C. G. Ward
Ethel Lasseter
Edna Perry
Mollie Ward
J. E. Perry
Jim Murray
Ruby Ward
Fannie Ward
Old Field
Bob
Oak Grove
Mattie Lee Hill
Athens, Ga
Mrs. M. Fitzgerald
Grove
Byromville
Jack Woodruff
Theodore Roberts
Sager
Homer Morris
Standard Oil
J. H. Stoddart
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