News from 1873
‘Bozo’ Lawsuit takes Pratfall at Court
‘Bozo’ Lawsuit takes Pratfall at Court | In the race for sole claim to a name, Bozo the Clown loses – by a (pig’s) nose. Bozo, also known as Larry Harmon, can’t stop Bozo’s Bar-B-Q in Mason from using the same name, the U.S. Supreme Court says. Without comment, the high court Monday refused to hear an ...
‘We Can Lose This War Unless We All Pull Together’, Says Munford Citizen
“This is True Liberty When Freeborn Men Speak Free” – EuripidesBy M. F. NicholsMunford, Tenn. WE CAN LOSE THIS WAR UNLESS WE ALL PULL TOGETHER | So few people in America who do not work, I might say we all belong t the working class. We are all working to live, and the word live ...
“Law Enforcement” Theme of Dr. Young
“Law Enforcement” Theme of Dr. Young | A community mass meeting in the interest of law enforcement will be held in the auditorium of the First Baptist church on Tuesday evening, December 12, under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League of America and the state League. Dr. George W. Young, a silver-tongued orator of ...
2010 Jan – Vandals in Poplar Grove Cemetery
VANDALS IN POPLAR GROVE CEMETERY | On January 11, 2010, Action News 5 made reports of vandals in the cemetery. Accordingly, the residents, of the area, were upset justifiably upset because two monuments were knocked over and one was pushed out of the ground. Another monument was completely stolen off its base. According to Vernon ...
A Chance Yet to Join the Soldiers
Officers from the Second Regiment are Recruiting Volunteers in Tipton County. A CHANCE YET TO JOIN THE SOLDIERS | The recruiting officers of the second regiment of Tennessee volunteers landed in Covington Friday of last week. The officers are Lieut. T. D. Lawler, Co. E; Sergt. A. J. Cook, Co. E; Sergt. Y. L. Neal, ...
A Fatal Shooting
A Fatal Shooting: The sequel to a difficulty that occurred some time ago was enacted on the north side of the square, at the corner of North Main street and East Liberty avenue, Saturday night about 10 o’clock, when Mr. James McCullough shot and fatally wounded Geo. Garland, colored. In a difficulty some months ago, ...
A Letter from Our Soldier Boy
All Are Well, in Good Spirits, but Not Overfed – They are Anxious to Become Real Soldiers,CAMP ALGER, Va., June 10, 1898. A LETTER FROM OUR SOLDIER BOY | Editors Leader – In order that our friends in Tipton county may know of our situation since we left them, we wish to state through your columns ...
A Model Husband
A MODEL HUSBAND | The Sunday Times of Memphis recently solicited essays from all its young lady friends, on the subject of a model husband. Numerous contributions were received in response, and from amongst the many, the committee selected the following, which despite its brevity does infinite credit to the head and heart of its ...
A Secretly Gotten Up Meeting
A secretly gotten up meeting came off at Covington, Tipton Co., about ten days since. It was appointed for a Saturday – Democrats were notified by word of mouth to attend and hear “the Southern question” debated by Gen. Coe and Col. Topp, of Memphis. The whigs found out what was going on ...
Absconded from Steam Boat Livingston
ABSCONDED FROM STEAM BOAT LIVINGSTON | on the 12th inst. from the Steam Boat Livingston, at a wood yard about 30 miles below Randolph, a negro man by the name of MORRIS. He is about 25 years old, dark complexion and a pretty good carpenter. Morris formerly belong’d to Mr. Baty of Tuscumbia, Alabama, by ...
All for Love
Suicide Yesterday of Christian Witzel, at Widow McEwen’s, on the Raleigh Road. A Case of Unrequited Affection and Desperate Love – “O, ‘Twas Love, ‘Twas Love that Set the World on Fire” ALL FOR LOVE | Yesterday morning a negro, almost breathless with excitement rushed into the office of Justice J. M. Holst and informed him that ...
Almyra Gleanings – 14 Nov 1918
Almyra Gleanings – 14 Nov 1918: Last week’s gleanings contained a notice of much sickness in Dunlap Orphanage, and especially that of Mrs. Wellons, the matron of the home. Later occurred the death of Mrs. Wellons. She died about noon on Wednesday, death being due to pneumonia superinduced by influenza. Mrs. ...
Almyra Gleanings – 21 Nov 1918
Almyra Gleanings: There are still a few cases of sickness in the Dunlap Orphanage; and some of them are very sick. Mrs. Sweaney, the trained nurse, has been there two weeks last Monday, and it has been two weeks of most faithful service. Besides nursing the sick, she has filled well the ...
Almyra Gleanings – 22 Jan 1920
Almyra Gleanings: This is the third week of the new year season with its manifold blessings. it makes one willing to forget and forgive and expect the same from his fellow creatures. So let us start the new month, the second month of the new year, right and keep it going right ...
Almyra Gleanings – 27 Nov 1919
Almyra Gleanings – 27 Nov 1919: Farmers have made good use of the past two weeks of beautiful weather in gathering crops, especially cotton. Another week of such weather and farmers will all be about through gathering this year’s crop. The Almyra and Orphanage schools opened up last Monday for the winter term, after ...
Almyra Gleanings – 30 Sep 1920
Almyra Gleanings – 30 Sep 1920: The many friends of Miss Maggie Gladney, who is teaching in Madison county, are glad to welcome her home for a three-week’s vacation. We are glad to note that Mrs. J. L. Taylor, of Dunlap Orphanage, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, seems to be ...
Almyra Gleanings – 7 Mar 1918
Almyra Gleanings: Mr. D. B. Harrover and wife, of Louisville, Ky., were at the Dunlap Orphanage last Sabbath. They came over the L. & N. railroad to Arlington, and drove out from Arlington in a buggy. Mr. Harrover is a substantial friend of the Orphanage, and always leaves some substantial remembrance on ...
Almyra Gleanings – 8 Jan 1920
ALMYRA GLEANINGS: Miss Myrtie Hughes, who spent the holidays with her parents of this community from the 24th to the 2d inst., returned to Luxora, Ark., to resume her work in the city schools of that place. Mrs. S. T. Copeland and little son, Talmadge, of Lebanon, Tenn., are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. ...
Almyra Gleanings 13 Jun 1918
Almyra Gleanings: Misses Montie Hughes and Maggie Gladney, of the Almyra community, who have been attending the West Tennessee Normal the past year, returned home last week. Miss Thelma Sage left last Monday morning for the West Tennessee Normal, where she will take the summer teachers’ course in that institution. She was accompanied to ...
Alumni Basketeers to Meet School Teams
Alumni Basketeers to Meet School Teams: The girls’ and boys’ basketball teams of the Byars-Hall High School will meet the strong teams of the Byars-Hall Alumni Association on Friday night. These two games promise to be the hardest fought of the season. The lineup on the Alumni side is as follows: Boys – ...