Hair Hunt Tale Told by Senator Scott in Cloak Room
Senator Nathan B. Scott recounts a humorous story about a judge and his wife obsessed with removing hairs from the judge's clothes. A long haired visitor amplifies the chase as the wife continually yanks hairs from pocket and hymnbook during sermons, ending with the judge joking about her mania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
Sutherland Sisters
Yank Five
Yank Number
William
Mary
Scott
Odd courtroom tale and a Christmas stocking quip
A journalist recounts a two part anecdote with Justice Brewer allegedly authoring a tale about Billy and a dollar loan. The second part involves a witness’s question to Mary and an on appeal reversal for a missing answer. A final quip notes people who hang silk stockings at Christmas get more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sap
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Mary
Died in Fort Mill and Texas kin to be buried together
Chester items report the death of Mr. Thomas Thomasson in Fort Mill after lung trouble. His sister died in Texas and both bodies are to be buried in Fort Mill cemetery, a poignant coincidence. Also noted are local notices on Miss Leila DaVega's family, a Florida death, whisky seizure, and plans for a Chester state league baseball team with manager B P Caldwell and players Pressly Wideman and Grier from Due West.
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Thomas Thomasson
Fort Mill
Texas
Brother
Nannie Rothrock
Yorkville
Alice Craig
Sam Bankhead
Baby
Ann Mayo
W. O. McKeown
Cornwell
T. B. McKeown
Fort Lawn
Florida
Comney
Leila DaVega
E. L. Chevasse
Lexington
Kentucky
Chevasse
America Tobacco Company
Rockingham
N.C
J. G. Howze
Ella Baskins
Lewis Turnout
Chester
Lincolnton
B. P. Caldwell
Buck” Pressly
J. W. Wideman
Caldwell
W. P. Grier
Due West
Gaston
High Cost To Fire Massive French Army Gun
The report notes that firing a single shot from one of the largest artillery pieces in service with the French army costs more than 1000 francs or dollars, reflecting the weapon’s scale and expense for military operations.
Big Tom Wilson Dies Revered North Carolina Mountain Guide
Raleigh News and Observer reports the death of Big Tom Wilson at 84 in Yancey County. A famed guide and hunter, he helped locate Dr Elisha Mitchells body atop Mt Mitchell after a weeklong search led by him and his party.
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Big Tom” Wilson
Yancey County
Big Tom
Tom
Wilmington
Elisha Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell
Robert Patton
Atlantic
Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Raleigh News and Observer
Questioning the Ancient Generals in a Medical Mentor Tale
A Chicago physician recalls Dr. Nicholas Senn at Rush Medical College posing a test question. He cites Senn comparing a student's vague reply to a history exam where the student sidesteps by asking if Caesar or Hannibal was greater, then answering affirmatively based on who they were.
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Gastonia
T. N. Huddleston
Yorkville
S. C
Grier Crowder
C. M. Crowder
King’s Mountain
John Puckett
Shelby
Pucket
Puckett
Wesleyan
W. H. Ramsey
Chester
Southern Oil Company
J. J. Hardin
King
R. B. Shields
Archon
Geo. L. Webb
G. W. Taylor
George L. Wright
T. L Austin
W. L. Roberts
J. A. Johnson
Cy Moore
F. Moore
R. R. Ray
Jno
C. Rankin
I. F. Mabry
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Charlotte
Harry Starnes
Albion Cotton Mills
Mt. Holly
Starnes
George Sherer
D. W. Padgett
N. F. Farr
California
Gazette
Bessemer City
J. P. Chandler
Chandler
R. L. Thornburg
Oman
Chicago
Nicholas Senn
Senn
Rush Medical College
Sean
Hannibal
Caesar
Enquirer
R. E. McFarland
L. M. Grist
A. W. McFarland
Skin pores per square inch in humans
The fact notes that human skin contains about 2500 perspiration pores per inch, illustrating the dense distribution of sweat glands across the body.
Consumption and Fresh Air Debate on Tuberculosis Cure
Dr. Joseph Walsh of the Philips Institute argues that altitude and climate do not cure tuberculosis. discipline and diet at sanitariums drive recovery. He warns against sleeping arrangements and polluted heated air, noting air quality and moisture impact TB spread, citing 1892 death rates and that many adults have had TB with high recovery.
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Joseph Walsh
Philips Institute
Plastic Club
White Haven
Walsh
Philadelphia Ledger
Doan's Kidney Remedy Promises Clean Blood Filters
The article explains kidney function, noting the kidneys filter all blood every three minutes and remove about 500 grains of impurities daily when healthy. It links poor filtration to back pain, headaches, skin issues, rheumatism, gout, and other ailments, urging readers to use Doan's.
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Billy
Big Tom Wilson
Court House
S.C
Loftin
Robert M. Sherrer
Ss. T. Ferguson
Stevenson
Isaac H. Norris
S. Ie Ferguson
W. W. Lewis
J. Edgar Poag
Rock Hill, S. C
the National Union Bank
Rock Hill, South Carolina
James Huggins
W. Main St
S. CC
Dean
Dale & Stubblefield
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
THE
Enquirer Office
L. M. Grist's Sons
O. P. Heath
W. S. Neil
V. Pt
R. E. Heath
Sec
Yorkville B. & M. Company
Yorkville Banking and Mercantile CO
J.J. Grier Rock
Ishand System
Hotels and Commissaries
New York Life Building
Kansas City, Mo
W. H. Kelly
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. of
N. J
Mass Building
City
Mr. Kelly
New York Legislative Committee
J. J. Grier
Grier
Sam M. Grist
Aving
York County
T. B. Brakefield
L. R. Wiliams
W. S. Wilkerson
Admr
Plese
Ss. B. Thompson
W. E. Ferouenn
Etare
R. B. McClain
J.C. Wilborin
J. R. Ferguson
Clover
Filbert
J. M. Stroup
A. J. Parrott
W. H. Sparrow
Bethel Church
Patrick
Samuel Miller
Bullock’s Creek
Kelly Inman
Williams Place
J. R. Faires
Jno. Smith
New Zion Church
Ramah
Bethany
Bone Campbell
W. T. Nichols
Bullock's Creek
Hoodtown
J. H. Pankhead
McConnellsville
G. W. Foster
James Feemster
Miller Place
J. C. Walborn
State OF
South Carolina
County of York
Court of Common Pleas
Sarah M. Johnson
Mary Jane Boyd
Martha Kate Thomasson
Springs & Burwell
E. B. Springs
B. E. Starnes
Edward Starnes
Joseph Starnes
Margaret Starnes
Beulah Starnes
Thomas Dewey Starnes
B. BE. Starnes
Elizabeth Starnes Stokes
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
Wilson Building
D. C
Finley & Jennings
Ascoats
Southern Gardener's Practical Manual
Newman
Southern Gardener’s
Post
L. M. Grist’s Sons
Tre Wegeel Rd
Bank OF Clover Clover
Main Street
Westerleigh
Laura E. Parish
Woodmen of the World
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