Confederate Veterans Elect General Evans President
Volume XVII Georgia notes report the Fulton County Confederate Veterans Association elected General Clement A Evans as its president. Also covered are legal cases in Atlanta, railroad tax payments, Okefenokee timber plans, Governor Northen on lynching, whitecap trials, education census, Ex-President Davis's body to lie in state in Atlanta, and weather and crops across Georgia.
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The
Fulton County Confederate Veterans’ Association
Clement A. Evans
Augusta
Comptroller General’s Office
Carroll County
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Sampson Harris
Harris
Old County
Carroll
Avis
Lipin
Atlanntas
Jefferson Davis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Richmond
Montgomery
Ale
State Capitol
Davis
Confederate States of America
State
To Preserve Flowers and Kinzig Thaler Notice
An 1800s Detroit Free Press tip explains preserving flowers by gum water to hold shape and color. A Kinzig thaler disclaimer by Victoria Selfriz defends not practicing witchcraft amid cattle distemper claims. The remark aims to calm Kinzig residents.
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Detroit Free Press
Kinzigthaler
Kinzig
Tam
Victoria Selfriz
Revered Talmage Sermon on Excuses at a Banquet
A fragment from a Reverend Dr. Talmage reflection cites Luke fourteen eighteen as guests make excuses for missing a levied invitation. The preacher notes diverse grounds for regret, including prior engagements, while summarizing the social scene of invitations and refusals.
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Gretacome
Ives
Skeptics warned to seek grace before final judgment
A preacher urges listeners to avoid skepticism by embracing Christian conversion, noting how upbringing, abuse, and unanswered questions push some away from faith. He cites examples from Luther to Christmas Evans, stresses the transforming power of grace, and warns against procrastination, urging immediate commitment over delayed repentance.
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Seorld
Nobinich
Addison
Mirza
Oridge
Theraca
Alleghany Mountains
Earth
Prominent figures and oddities from a past era
A miscellany notes Hgnr Krurr the German gunmaker earning over $1 million, Max Well as postmaster general and former fireman, Joan Rockefeller as a fitness advocate, the Duke of Oporto praised as a flats player, and Florence Nicuringace aged seventy three. It mentions Josiah Quincy’s cremation stance, Prince George of York visiting Rome, a young Corry mayor, and the French ambassador M. Waddington earning $60,000 yearly. Also references Clara Morris speaking at a women’s congress, a jailed inventor, a ninety-year-old pension clerk, Long Island deaths, moonlit Blarney kiss, and other notable lines about artists, governors, and a dam project. The passage ends noting a Minnesota fraud loss tied to school funds.
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Hgnr Krurr
Max Well
Joan C. Rockerceller
Oporto
Portugal
Florence Nicuringace
Josiah Quincy
Lornp Shayxox
England
Manitoba
Pruxds Bonayo Bonapante
Mexico
Colorado
Prince George of
Yark
Rome
Italy
Atzent B. Ossorne
Corry
Penn
Pennsylvania
United States
M. Waddington
London
Clara Morris
Congress of Representative Women
M. Tourpiy
Melville
Pron
Washington
Tuere
Jamaica
Long Island
Thomas J. Wayne
Anthony
Alr
Wayne
Lang Aberdeen
Blarney
Darius
Cyrus Cobb
Boston
Cyrus
William’ Hunt
Joan E. OsBonns
Wyoming
Vermont
New York
Andrew Peabody
Harvard
Haward
Everett Hale
Cambridge
Mass
Office seekers in Georgia warned against political rings
A long opinion piece laments the drive for office in Georgia and condemns party rings and personal gain. It praises figures like General Gordon and John Temple Graves while urging Cleveland to nominate merit over cronyism. The writer criticizes mob politics, praises steady citizens, and laments the hollow pursuit of power. It also notes a windmill hoax and a quirky court case about a kettle lid. The piece closes with a poem about patient seasons and spring’s return.
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Cartersville
Cleveland
Bascom Myrick
John Temple Graves
Camilla Underwood
Georgia
Myrick
Hill
Cleve
Enjah
Mr. Myrick
John Temple Grave
General Gordon
Graves
Pat Calhoun
Senate
Calhoun
John Temple Gent
Switzerland
Tcouli
Underwood
Havana
Teare
Lss Hk
Washington
Atlanta
Mr. Cleveland
Colquitt
North Georgia
Alexander Stephens
Democratic Party
People’s Party
Ocala
New York
Zuysch
Rome
Sheridan
Shakespeare
Lamar
Black
Bloonij
Suruer
Brindup
Acta
Humors and Quips from Old Papers in 19th Century Dialect
A collage of humorous lines from various periodicals via the Binghamton Leader and others. Witty quips touch on home life, shops, money, education, and social manners. The jests reference professors, parlor banter, and everyday scenes, capturing a lively snapshot of late 19th century humor.
Post Mortem on Bones by Sir Richard Owen Story
A Pall Mall Budget anecdote recalls Sir Richard Owen identifying bones sent by Lord John Russell. A letter carried a bone of a pig humerus, prompting Owen to joke on its origin from a bear’s ham sent by President Buchanan. The tale highlights Owen’s skill and a breakfast item’s curious journey.
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Richard Owen
Lord John Russell
Statesman
Sheen
Lord John
Buchanan
America
Pall Mall
India rubber from turpentine promising discovery
Doctor W A Tilden observed that soprene derived from turpentine can under certain conditions resemble genuine india rubber. Bouchardat showed heat can cause the same change. The material vulcanizes and may be suitable for practical use, potentially enabling commercial india rubber at lower cost.
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W. A. Tilden
Bouchardat
Modern Icelandic Literature and its Poetic Core
The article praises modern Icelandic literature for turning to poetry with hymns songs and patriotic verses. It notes high quality work though it lacks Danish delicacy and Edda’s fire. It suggests the Icelandic epic remains to be written and cites Milton’s Paradise Lost as a model translation.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
AROUND THE HOUSE CARE TIPS
Household tips advise removing fruit stains with yellow soap after wet starch and sun drying. For fabric stains apply benzine in a circular motion toward the center, then sponge clean. To lift grease on delicate cloth use the yolk of an egg and a white ribbon, repeating with fresh water. Oil paintings can be cleaned lightly with warm water, avoid soap, and do not rub hard for color brightness.
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Chicago News
Boston Transcript
Charle
Charlie
Inter-Ocean
Pianothump
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Johnson
Tomson
Miss Sharpe
Chicago Tribune
Mabel
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Billus
Maria
John
Chicago
Aristocratic Indians of Oldtown Island Elites Debate Adoption
In Oldtown Island, Sonia leads a tightening of birth pride amid an aristocratic clash over admitting an adopted child into the island’s Four Hundred. A past adoption by Mr and Mrs Sabatie who welcomed a mixed race child stirred controversy but did not end turmoil.
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Maine
Sonia
Oldtown Island
Sionere
Pour Hundred
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