Loss of Savannah Passengers Off Charleston Coast
Terrible hurricane wrecks the old City of Savannah off Charleston with nineteen passengers aboard. Captain Savage struggles to reach Hunting Island as the ship breaks apart. Birmingham rescues the crew and passengers after a six mile life raft voyage to Helena Island lighthouse. News recalls rail, river, and coastal damage across South Carolina with widespread loss.
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Savannah
Charleston
Savage
Hunting Island
Beaufort
Helena Island
Birmingham
Hamilton
City
St Helena Island
Atlanta
Henry Banks
LaGrange
Banks
ES Hills
Two Hypocrites in a Somerville Journal Poem
A描 frilled domestic scene shows a woman in a cozy chamber nibbling bonbons while writing a longing letter. Meanwhile her lover in his bachelor den responds with a weary, smoke filled echo of her plea. The poem frames a paradox of desire and solitude.
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Somerville Journal
Arctic and Antarctic Climate Compared in 19th Century Text
The article notes harsher climates around the Antarctic circle than the Arctic, citing uninhabitable southern regions, scant Arctic flora beyond Coeburn Island, and a drastic snow line at coastlines. It explains warming from the Gulf Stream and ends with an advertisement for Plantation Chill Cure by Mamrick & Crider.
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Coeburn Island
Spitzbergen
Antarctic
Nova Zembla
Mamrick & Crider
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from F. J. Cheney Co and West Truax, Walding Dinnan Marvin endorse the product. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price seventy five cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Propa
Toledo
Uider
F. Fye Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Dinnan
Toledo, O
Been Removed An Inch Of Cleveland Jaw Bone Taken Out
The report of President Cleveland having part of his jaw bone removed for a cancerous growth is confirmed. Dr Hasbrouck says more than an inch was removed during the July operation on the yacht. Cleveland recovered without apparent health impact, though some fear a future complication. Congressmen and others note health concerns while friends deny knowledge of the surgery until today.
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Wasmacton
Cleveland
Hasbrouck
Benedict
Washington
Congress
World’s Fair Plantations Chill Care Pitch
An advertising item claims a product named Plantation Chill Care stops chills quickly and completely. The pitch promises refunds if symptoms return, with pricing noted as 50 cents and selling by Hamrick & Crider.
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Hamrick’ & Crider
Notable Early 1893 Notes Across Georgia
The Newnan Herald reports clearing house certificates in wide circulation and a five dollar note from First National Bank used to settle debts around town. Sam Jones begins a six week meeting in Cartersville while Judge Jones presides in Polk County. Meriwether Vindicator notes a sub treasury in Columbus and the Hogansville editor departs journalism for teaching. A Marietta woman finances her World’s Fair trip by selling fruit and goods.
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Newnan Herald
Clearing House
Marietta
Moses's Committee Sparks Army Pension Debate
The northern press questions Georgia’s Mr. Moses as chairman of the pensions committee. Editors claim fair treatment for veterans is unlikely under Mr. Hoke Smith and Mr. Moses, but the pensions panel only handles pre war veterans and Indian war survivors are already on the list.
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Moses
Georgia
Committee On Pensions
Hoke Smith
Interior Department
Martin
Indiana
Public Schools and Mood’s Sarsaparilla Promote Health
A historic urging links public schools to national strength and praises Mood's Sarsaparilla for improving children's blood and resisting disease. The piece touts scrofula and other blood conditions as improved by the medicine, asserting lasting cures and strengthened well being for youth.
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Republic
Ife
Positive Remedy Promises For Female Ailments
An advertisement by Dr. E. G MarchislUtrca New York offers two bottles of a “positive remedy” for deranged female organs. He invites ladies to mail express and P O addresses to receive the cure free of charge, stating readers should inform others.
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P.O
E. G Marchisl
Utrca
N. Y
My Lover the Workingman and His Quiet Cottage
A woman vows to marry a hard working farmer rather than a noble. She praises his honest heart and the simple cottage with two rooms, a separate kitchen, and a garden. She believes his love and character place him above wealth and title.
The Sock as a Bank in the Bad Times
A satirical critique of a sock as a bank, arguing it fails to inspire confidence or circulate cash. The piece laments lack of lending, renewal, and stability, noting money ceases to be money under the sock system and forecasts enduring bad times.
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Jeremiah
Remark on Milledgeville Legislature Vote Confusion
Bob Toombs recalled a fellow legislator who always voted correctly by following the neighbor who votes opposite. The man explained he was “on the right side” whenever the other member voted one way. The tale underscores political wit in the Georgia legislature.
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Atlanta Journal
Bob Toombs
Milledgeville
A Word To Wives And Mothers About Tobacco Habit
A historical advertises Hulls Chloride of Gold Tablets to cure tobacco morphine and liquor addictions in men. It claims quick results within days and notes the tablets can be given covertly in tea or coffee. Sale through first class druggists is claimed.
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Hull
Ken
Wohen HE
DR. Hathaway & CO
Philis
Bewakee
Moderata
Callon
Hathaway & CO
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
Richmond & Danville Cuts World’s Fair Rates to Chicago
The Richmond & Danville Railroad announces a general rate reduction to Chicago for the World’s Fair, effective July 26, about five dollars cheaper for a round trip than before. The line promotes low fares, first class service, and a money refund policy where applicable. Sold by Hamrick & Crider.
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Chicago
Ills
Richmond & Danville Railroad
Significant Utterance Warns on Gold Standard Effects
The Evening Journal cites Atlanta business leaders like S. M. Inman warning that repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman act should prompt silver legislation. He predicts a shift to a gold standard harming debtors while aiding creditors, urging Southern business leaders to press congress to honor the Democratic financial platform. The stance is echoed by J. G. Oglesby and others.
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The
Evening Journal
S. M. Inman
Congress
Inman
Mr. Inman
South
J. G. Oglesby
R. D. Spaulding
M. C. Kiser
Atlanta Constitution
Democratic Platform Calls for Free Coinage Debate
The column argues the Democratic platform supports both gold and silver coinage without discrimination and without charge for mintage, claiming free coinage of silver follows from equal terms with gold. It cites President Cleveland and Democratic Congressmen and contrasts religious judgment with political consistency. It closes by noting imperfections in people.
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Hlere
National Democratic
Cleveland
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