Kansas and Kentucky court rulings and a tragic Georgia death
Ohio and Missouri tone discuss broader state legal moves on education and morality. Kentucky bans Bible reading in public schools despite overruled injunctions. Nebraska and Kansas show varied court action with Missouri just beginning debate. A Dawson merchant Lavousin Lamar dies by suicide after a fatal train incident. Editorial reflections lampoon local papers and journalism ethics.
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Kentucky
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Lavousin Lamar
Dawson
South Georgia
Carse
Paulownia Newsroom Memo Guides Reporters on Local Topics
The bulletin outlines what counts as news including marriages deaths church services school openings public gatherings and local industries. It notes rules for coverage from political events to magistrate court trials and stresses avoiding trivial matters and personal jokes.
Imitation Jellies Provoking Minnesota Probe
The Minnesota state dairy and food commission plans stricter surveillance of impure preserves. Fraudulent jellies use apple pumice as a base, with glucose and flavoring, sometimes colored, then strained into jelly. Some versions pretend real fruit by adding small amounts of fruit and timothy or turnip seeds to mislead buyers.
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State Dairy and Food Commission of
Minnesota
Minnie Peacock Dies After Nine Week Illness
Obituary notes the death of Minnie Peacock on October 16 1902 at the Peacock home. Her nine week illness exhausted family and friends yet she remained devout a Baptist since 1895. Her loss is mourned but faith promises reunion in heaven and peace. The piece closes with a moral about caution and labor.
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D. L. F. Peacock
Minnie
Earth
The
Baptist Church
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Assumes Atlantic Valdosta Western Property
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company will operate the Atlantic Valdosta and Western Railway as part of its system beginning November 1 1902. Jurisdiction of officers is extended to this property and mileage tickets issued by the Atlantic Valdosta and Western will be honored on the G S & F lines from that date. C B Rhodes is listed as General Passenger Agent.
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General Assembly
Senate
Joe Hall
Fields
Pate
Macon
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company
Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railway Company
Georgia, Southern & Florida Railway Company
Wm. Checkley Shaw
Georgia Southern & Florida
Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railway
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
C. B. Rhodes
Simith's Nervorestorers Nerve Tonic Ad Claim
This remedy promises to cure nervous prostration from overwork and restore nervous vitality and manhood. It asserts it relieves troubles and weaknesses and returns users to full vigor, guaranteed and sold by Vienna Drug Co.
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Vienna Drug Co
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Aey Var
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Bijou
Atlanta
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Miss Minnie Peacock
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Jyo. F. Powell
Warrs*Powell
F. Powell & Son
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John B. McDonald
Egleston & McDonald
F. G. McDonald's
Theo McDonald
Charlie Gurr
Joe Morgan
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