Practical Education versus Money First Debated in Local Paper
The piece laments prioritizing wealth over culture and intellect. It cites J Swinton and warns that teaching that money comes first ruins morals and civilization. It condemns urging youth to chase cash before learning to think, create, and reason. Local schools and promenades are noted amid the critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgil
W. A. McLain
B. Barnes
Anthony
Zenstonsera
Heaven
Secon
College Street
South Georgia
Boiller
College Hill
Owen Molaon
J. Swinton
Littleton
Coke
Raphail
Burke
Chatham
Patrick Honry
Early spring news from Oglethorpe Georgia 1886
March has swapped with April and a blizzard attack us Monday night and continues to remind us of winter. Early vegetables are injured and fruit trees perhaps. Cotton planting is now the order of the day, and farmers haul guano. The Flint River is falling and higher than years. Rabbit hunting and fishing fill spare time as residents travel and visit. Dr. Ing's New Discovery for consumption praised. trial bottles at E J Blye's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pradon
Barnesville
Allen Greer
Eufaula
Maj. Cleghorn
Scoville
Ellaville
Jack Cleghorn
Macon
Roy
A. G. Wardlaw
Augusta
A.B
Bronwood Items Recount Small Town Life In 1886 Georgia
A Bronwood Ga dated tidbits page records weather a duck drizzle, bird hunting plans, local misadventures, fences burning, a horse poisoned by a doctor, and garden frost notes. It notes Belva Lockwood and Jim Biniac arriving, a fire hazard, prize subscribers, a temperance debate on Washington versus Columbus, and quirky local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronwood
Broxwoon
Sam Thompson
Belva Lockwood
Jim Biniac
Albert Williama
Hee
J. W. Oliver
J. N. Childs
Barry
Hammond
Chickasiwhatchre
Unhappy Man Rouses Interest in Brown's Iron Bitters
A colonial style advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia and general digestion, citing Collins of Keokuk Iowa praising its benefits. It includes a Randolph County farmer's warning about crop prices and cautions on cotton planting, plus Rome Georgia resident Norris praising Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amnic Salve for kidney issues and eczema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah, Collins
Keokuk
Iowa
J. M. Norris
Rome
Esus
E. J. Eldridge
Potash and Potash Mixtures in Blood Remedies Debate
An unsigned 19th or early 20th century column defends B B B blood remedy against critics who label potash a poison. It claims iodide of potash in proper combination is a powerful blood remedy and cites cures and public belief. The piece also discusses race and labor in the South, urging intensive farming and white farmer self-improvement to elevate the economy and reduce reliance on enslaved labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Blood Balm.co
Americus
Albons Benner
North
Georgia
South
Cna
Five Men Drowned in Flint River Crossing at Aubany
In Aubany Georgia on April 5 a flood- swollen Flint River forced the Savannah Florida and Western railroad to keep a large crew on the bridge removing timber and rafts. Moses Hart a respectable young white man drowned along with four negroes when their boat capsized after colliding with the ferry line. Riverbank residents are moving out as rain continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubany
Flint
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
Moses Hart
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Dawsow
Oglethorpe
OaveTnorrs, Ga
J.J. Atkins
Knoxville
Tenn
Dr. Ing
Dr. King
E. J. Blye
Han
Hill
D. Strauss
A. Gibsan &Co
Bronw and
Temperance Debating Society
Ainis
George Washington
America
Christopher Columbus
President White
McGee Williams
Dhe
United States
Ameri'ky
Geo, Washington
Ameri’ky
Christopher Columbo
Columbbas
Sansalvador
Dhen
Dosa Gray
Christoper Columb
Columbo Gwin
Bers
E. J.B
Cuthbert Appeal
Randolph
New York
J. L. Mack
Hamburg
S.m.ccoohen
Cotton Avenue
Bank of Americus
Sirus Lye
Cts
John R. Shaw
Americas
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