Rev Father Wilds Experience Adverts In New York
The Rev Z P Wilds a well known city figure in New York and brother of the late Judge Wilds writes about his experiences in the city. The text references Avre’s Sanas and shading ce fmecoeane P Witps with a vague note on last winter and general war efforts. The passage appears as an advertiser’s testimonial fragment from a historical page.
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Z. P. Wilds
New York
Wilds
Supreme Court
J. C
P. Witps
Delightful Dawson Progress Beats at Artesian Well
Dawson Georgia April 9 1884 photo of a progressing town notes Artesian well work by contractor Jackson paid 7 50 daily. Debates a new large hotel revival, plus education vigor at South Georgia Male and Female College opening June 8 led by Rev M M Wombolt. Local schools praised, nearby Chickasawhatchee described, church events planned, rail road talk urged, cotton farming rising, rails burned, stock law needed, and community notices of meetings, subscribers, and travel plans.
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Dawson
Jackson
Dawron
South Georgia Male and Female College
M. M. Wombolt
Alabama
J. W. F Lowery
Anes Pilsbury
Chickasawhatchee
Sasser
Mr. Tharpe
Rosa Haynes
Mattie Hawkins
Americus Recorder
K.P
Year 1884 Marred by Disasters Across Rural Georgia
Burning and sinking steamers, wrecks, forest fires, and cyclones mark 1884 as a disaster year. In last Wednesday’s forest fires east of Pataula Creek several residents report heavy losses to fences, cribs, wagons, and houses. A Georgetown Sunday school association meeting drew large crowds with eloquent lectures by Dr. Reeves and Mr. Beson, and visitors enjoyed a lavish communal dinner despite reports of hard times.
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Columbus
Eufaula
Americus
Enfants
Americas
Hawkinsville
Florence
Stewart
Georgia
Kimbrough
Copeland
Ville
Sardis
Ricus
Quitwan Co
Pataula Creek
J. H. Callaway
J. W. Beauchamp
A. Turner
Jas, Owens
J.C. Julley
J.C. McLennon
E. J. Harden
Jane Thomas
Henry Johnson
County Sunday School Association
Georgetown
W. N. Reeves
Beson
Jolly Johns Preeville Turkey Dinner Note
A brief note from April detailing a prepaid turkey dinner hosted by Mrs. Saville attended by Mr. R J Grimes and Mrs. Rockwell of Pataula. The writers joke about washing dishes and discuss plans for a rail line from Hawkinsville to Florence, praising Americus as a top cotton market.
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Hawkinsville
Preston
Lumpkin
Florence
Americus
Grant rumor swirls as voters split on 1884 nomination
Washington reports Grant enjoys convalescent leisure while dodging talk of a presidential bid. Lincoln and Logan appear in whispers as possible second choices. Georgia editors detail the White Republican Convention in Atlanta with Norcross elected chair, resolutions for reform and openness, and mock notes on Col. Jack Brown’s political influence.
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Grant
Washington
Philadelphia Times
White House
Arthur
Logan
Lincoln
Loan
Senate
Grads
Gan
Col
Jack Brown
Constitution
J. Norcross
Hawkinsville
Seed Trade Notes in Sixth District Political Contest
In the Seed Business column a Macon seed dealer laments that Congressmen Thos Hardeman and James H Blount flood the Sixth with seed from the national capital. He links the rival candidates for Congress to this seed distribution. The August Chronicle recalls the tariff topic was not openly discussed at a convention, though some members wanted debate on tariff impacts on cotton goods, aligning with the Ohio protective tariff platform.
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Banner Watchman
Macon
Thos. Hardeman
James H Blount
Hardeman
Blount
Congress
His Slippery Glass Eye The Equire Author’s Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment notes a quirky line about a glass eye and an author. It mentions one glass and an eye, with phrases garbled into unclear terms. The text hints at a literary or descriptive claim but lacks full context or names.
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Saya
TILDEN GYMNASTICS AND POLITICAL GOSSIP MIX
A jumble of reminiscences on Tilden and Crawford, with notes on Tilden interview sourcing from the Baltimore Sun. The column trails into Savannah News on women in labor, a baby show planned with Victor Hu, a Virginia volcano theory, a Swiss lover to Uruguay arrival, Canadian politics, a missing London bank cashier, Niagara Falls hotel dining mirror, and Mitchell House rebuilding at Thomasville.
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Anyovel
Niagara Fill
Rough on Lawyers as Embezzlers Reign
“Each day as I look over paper” Brother Gardner laments a flood of embezzlement and fraud across banks, corporations, and offices. He arraigns the bar for aiding thieves, arguing lawyers profit from defending, compromising, and freeing criminals while honest clerks and treasurers are punished. The piece decries lawyers as middle men between robbery and the robbed, calling for reforms to deter theft and reduce punishments.
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Brother Gardner
Edder Pew
Decity
America
de Gageem
The Pumpkin Jam of Protectics in Australia
Trollope laments tariffs hindering pumpkin jam trade as Australia becomes a world market. He argues protectionism forces the fruit and its products on consumers, condemning a cycle of profit driven by bans and burdensome practices. The text critiques Victorian consumption norms and foreign influence shaping jam culture.
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Trollope
Australia
Tasmania
Noone
Gen Leo's Daughters Among Silent Mentions in Obscure Notice
Fragmentary OCR text suggests names Mary Annie Mild and Agnes linked to Gen Leo, with scattered, garbled phrases possibly referencing locations or individuals in North Carolina. Due to unreadable portions, firm event or context cannot be established. content remains unclear.
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Leo
Mary Annie
Mild
Agnes
Carolina
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Georgia Republican
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