Threats Target Express Officials Over Forsyth Robbery
A letter from supporters of Dave Horton, Brazell, and Thornton threatens Southern Express Company officials after a Forsyth robbery. The crude note vows to cripple rail operations if the three men are not freed, warning of nationwide disruption and harm to railroad workers, with the writer urging newspaper publication.
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Horton
Brazell
Thornton
Forsyth
Southern Express Company
Southern Express
the Express
Same
Railroad
Dave Horton
Railroads
Advyertis
Constitution
Oldest Postmaster Keeps Rail of Long Service
Postmaster Kanst inspected the Rushville office led by Elijah Watson, the oldest U S postmaster born July 1853. Appointed in 1853, he has served continuously through administrations, rarely missing work. He handles thirteen trains daily and walks a quarter mile each trip to deliver mail.
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Kanst
Rushville
Elijah Watson
Elijah Wateon
John Watson
Post Office Department
United States
Watson
Americans summit Mount Ararat without guides in perilous climb
Allen and Sachtiben led by a Turkish escort ascend Mount Ararat from Bayazid with five companions, crossing Asia Minor from Constantinople via Angora and Erzroom. After four days provisioning, a 10,000 foot camp, and a brutal 27 hour final push, they reach the summit on July 1, plant an American flag, fire pistols in salute to the Fourth, then descend safely as Bayazid’s governor honors them.
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Allen
Sachtiben
Mount Ararat
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Angora
Casara
Erzroom
Bayazid
Van
Salonica
Persia
Mr. Rofil
Meran
Rofi
Europe
Bayezid
Ararat
Roll
Mt Ararat
Philadelphia Telegraph
Happenings in the county from Brogdon and nearby
Our correspondents report cold weather and Jack Frost’s visit causing harm. Possum hunters toil in dry days while local youths enjoyed a singing at Mr James Brown’s. Hartley and Lee attend the event along with Wilking and Graves hailed as champion cotton pickers, eleven hundred picked in two days. Rev Prather and wife stayed Sunday night as Bethany prayer meeting drew a crowd.
Flat Creek News Notes and Local Snapshots
Weather and streams are low but a good cotton harvest is possible. Citizens traveled to Atlanta last week. Prepare winter wood and dry potatoes. Rev. E Culpepper resigns from Flat Creek church. Rev J C Camp from Jonesboro will serve next year. A miller uses old clothes to patch dam holes, possibly in exchange for meat.
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Meum
Lady
E. Culpepper
Flat Creek Church
J. C. Camp
Jonesboro
How to Sleep in a Sleeping Car On Trains
Tips from the New York Herald advise travelers to sleep with the head toward the engine to avoid headaches and restless nights. The article notes blood rushing to the head when feet point forward and urges passengers to ask porters to exchange ends on limited lines for a more comfortable rest if health and conscience permit.
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N. Y. Herald
The Clam and the Wizard Moral Tale
A clam seeks a wizard to become a bird in jest and is transformed. He ends up neither clam nor bird, curled in a shell. The wizard warns that trying to be someone else may end in nothing.
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Sam
Our Country anniversary speech urges steadiness and reform
The Wagensboro True Citizen reflects on the 399 years since discovery, urging prudence amid alarmists and prophets of evil. It notes past frauds, calls for measured reform, and reminds readers that every man shapes his own fortune with a fair field and no favors.
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Moses
Georgia
Wagensboro
A Haunted Church Organ At Hope Church
Nervous residents near Hope Church report mournful organ sounds at night usually between twelve and three o'clock. The organ is found open on mornings despite water being shut off. The intruder appears to be no musician, merely moving over keys to produce the melancholy noises. A funeral service last week followed by two o'clock am sounds caused a neighbor to stay awake all night.
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Hope Church
Springfield Republican
A Difference in Bibles
A short tale describes Mary at her sister’s side about to study a Sunday school lesson. She asks to study from grandpa’s Bible, arguing it is more interesting. The reply questions the difference and suggests minor, humorous confusion over the texts.
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Mary
Mustaly Ulao
How She Cured Her Husband of Drinking
Mrs. Quinn schemes to reform her drunken husband by staging a scare at a medical college. A watchman carries Philander to the station and fake death is claimed, threatening a body’s cut for anatomy. Mrs. Quinn intervenes to take him home, declaring he cannot be cured.
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Philander
A Brooklyn Child’s Find and a Penny Lesson
A five year old Max and his three year old neighbor Stella provide a tale of child mischief and virtue. Max returns a runaway girl to Stella’s mother, who rewards him with a penny, prompting Max to question the girl’s value. The piece then shifts to a note on Americans as top letter writers, postage costs, and the origin of stamps.
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Brooklyn
Max
Stella
Bright and Sager
United States
Jay Gould
Rothschilds
England
Congress
Fragmented Phrase About Shoe Laces and Meaning
A garbled text fragment discusses a shoe and a question about meaning. Some words resemble personal pronouns and actions but the sentence lacks clear events or identifiable entities. The overall sense is unclear and cannot establish a factual news item.
The Boy Who Got a Lawyer’s Break Through Faithful Advice
A fifteen year old named John seeks work with a renowned lawyer who advertises for a boy but lacks references. The lawyer doubts him until a mother’s letter extols diligence and loyalty. Impressed, the lawyer hires John, who stays five years and earns partnership. the best reference becomes a mother's praise.
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John
Jony
Joan
Lucky Three and the Threefold Stakes Tale
A New York Herald clipping recalls a young man’s superstition with the number eight and a day centered on threes. He travels by three cars to Third Street, sits at a house with a twofold address, and bets three dollars on each trey. His winnings compound threefold as he plays on thirds, until a final line of garbled text ends the fragment.
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Koenig
Port Wayne
Indy
Koenig Med. CO
Chicago
Night Lighting in The Sick Room
A instruction on safe lighting for sick rooms warns against bright夜 lighting at night. It notes gas regulation hazards from drafts and water gas, warns kerosene lamps emit strong odor when reduced, and describes a German night lamp using sweet oil, cork, and a tumbler to allow medicine preparation without waking the patient.
Fragmented timetable notes from Fort Valley to Atlanta yards
A dated OCR fragment lists scattered travel times and routes including Fort Valley to Knoxville and Zebulon to Atlanta Yards with multiple ambiguous times and place names such as Culloden Yatesville Joe Upson Gas R R Selina Fayetteville and Nashville-like references, creating a partial travel schedule snapshot.
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Loutel Boy
Atlanta
Ward
Selina
Fayetteville
Williamson
Zebulon
Upson
Yatesville
Chiloden
Knoxville
Fort Valley
North Rou
Yatesville Inue
Upson Co
Williamson G
Culloden
M.&b
Joe
Upson Gas R. R
Williamson G. M. & G
Payetteville
Go & N
Williamson G M.& G
R. RB
Yatesville Sue
M. W
Port Villey
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Jack Frost
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Boys
New York Recorder
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Thyes Phones
Uni
New York Herald
Pastor Komigy
Wien
Fiiuumonu
Dubuque Co
Milas K. Finnigan
Pastor Koenig
Las Yxoas
New Mexico
Miguel A. Guerin
Morrinton
Ark
John Schmidt
Florida
R. R
Columbus
G. & N. A. Railroad
Upson County
Central Railroad
Mitchell Street
Pryor Steel
W. Garrett
Atlanta, Ga
G. P
PuMer Lonningeworth, Pont Payetteville, Ga
Cnr Mrown
Dean
Pew
Sonia
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