Society Notes and Local Church Events Highlight Fairmont
Local society reports show Mrs F Marion Johnson visiting in Audubon and Miss Margaret Johnson noted. Immanuel Presbyterian hosts an 8 pm charity event at Immanuel Hall with small admission. News from Bessie Tift College mentions visits by Wilmington and Atlanta relatives. Thanksgiving services at the Baptist church drew a large crowd with a liberal orphanage offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marion Johnson
Loria
J. E. Shannon
Roselawn
Audubon
Lady Maccabees of the World
Ladies’ Aid Society
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Immanuel Hall
Front and
Queen Streets
Bessie Tift College
Forsythe
Atlanta Sunday-American
F. H. Fechtig
Wilmington
N. C
T. S. Richardson
Atlanta
Marion Allen
the Baptist Church
Fairmont
Mary Bell Ricks
Meredith College
Roger Sanford
Laurinburg
Fairmont Drug Co
Alice Galloway
B. E. Stanfield
Wilson
J. P. Brown
Philadelphia
Lorena Lewis
Whiteville
W L. Kyle
Augusta
H. L. Blue
Raleigh
Durham
C. J. Thompson
Maxton
Poisoned by Thoads and Toxins On the Body
A 19th century style medical advertisement declares auto intoxication harms many daily. It urges hot water, Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, Anuric, and Angone to cleanse kidneys and uric acid, citing Dr Weir Mitchell and kidney congestion as disease catalysts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Smith
M. D
Dr. Pierce
Weir Mitchell
Movement for economy on farms in fourth marketing conference
Chicago hosts the fourth annual National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits with delegates from nearly all States. Plans call for a nation wide campaign to curb wasteful farming product handling and public hearings to expose weaknesses in the current system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
United States
Dawn of a New Indian Literature Says Poet Jogen
Simla reports Indian poet Sardar Jogen dra Singh sees a western influenced dawn in India’s literature. He notes English as the vehicle for new thought, cites Tulsi Dass and Ghalib, and praises Tagore as a model of modern Indian writing with fire and melody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Sardar Jogendra Singh
Associated Press
Punjab
Himalayas
United States
Omar Khayyam
Macauley
Britannia
Bengal
Bombay
Tagore
Tangore
The Social Message of Jesus and the New Literature
In Northern India the era brings Iqbal as a modern force in Urdu poetry and Bir Singh as a refined Punjabi voice. Rev. W. H. Milton preaches on wealth as stewardship, arguing Jesus supports social reform and responsible use of riches for the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Guru Nanak
Kabir
Bir Singh
East
Punjab
Iqbal
Moses
Tagore
Milton
Jesus
St. James’ Parish
Gcome
Poem Fragments Express Hidden Aspirations
A short reflective fragment speaks of inner storms and silent seeds of ambition. The lines hint at expression breaking free from restraint and yearning to release creative energy.
Man Celebrates Ninety Sixth Birthday With Surprise Dinner
John Meek of Elgin Texas was surprised by relatives and friends at his ninety six birthday dinner. He has been married seven times and now has a wife who is years younger. A daughter Ila Turner and sons John W Meek and Ed Meek are among his eleven children from the first marriage. He received a Mexican War pension and has lived on his farm for seventy years. Over fifty guests attended the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Milton
D. D
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Jesus
Milton
Christ
Elgin
Tex
John Meek
Grandpa Meek
Iilah Turner
John W. Meek
Meek
Austin
Sith
Moonshiners arraigned in North Carolina court
Members of the Smith family from Patrick County Virginia were arraigned today in the U S district court for the Western District of North Carolina. They were captured August 24 after a running gun battle in the mountains in which a Treasury agent was seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Smith
Patrick County
Virginia
United State Prtrict Court
North Carolina
Theill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Stewart
Fairmont Drug Company
Richmond
W. F. Stephens
Chesapeake City
Stephens
James Willis
Lloyd Grantham
Lumberton
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
E. R. Clarke
North Fifteenth Street
Loyal Daughters
Dock Street Christian Church
Bessie Hardwick
Orange Street
Moi
The
United Workers of the First Baptist Church
Robert Scott
North Fifth Street
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Wooltex
A .D. Brown Practical Gifts
Ammon
Tulsi Dass
Abul Fazal
Faizi
Ghalib
Fifth Avenue
Hudson
Belk-Williams Co
Ann Pennington
Paramount
Man
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