Look Out for Old Potter on the Nebraska Rails
A Nebraska rail line tale recalls Potter the old drunkard living near Sutton in Clay county who fed his habit along the tracks. Train crews once tried a scare to wake him, nearly causing disaster, but Potter survived and later reformed, becoming a prosperous farmer. The fragment shifts to Pulaski and Dougherty counties with criminal cases and jail counts, noting Z. T. Ennis’s 175 dollar sentence for malicious mischief and a Dougherty jail population including seven “monner” cases among twenty-five prisoners, with several from nearby counties.
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Nebraska
Sutton
Clay County
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Potter
Pat Curran
Pat
Old Potter
Dave Thompson
Lincoln
Lowell
Dave
Shay
Oman
Z. T. Ennis
Dooly County
Pulaski
C. P. Brown
Hawkinsville
Ryan
Chain Gang
Dougherty County
Monner
Henry Dickerson
Baker County Furnishes
Coffee
Mitchell
Only After Death Microscope Reveals Kidney Truths
The article extols the microscope as a key to diagnosing kidney derangements and Bright's disease, noting its history and impact on medical knowledge. It asserts Warner's safe cure as a recognized kidney remedy, discusses doctor objections to its formula, and emphasizes lay access and widespread trust in the treatment.
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Bright
Warrer
Todey
Warner
A Valuable Jug An Incident of the Gate War Told by an Old Soldier
A Macon Telegraph reader recalls March 1864 when the First Georgia Regiment moved from Virginia to Florida. Capt Paine’s wagon carried gold watches and $12,000. a teamster hid the money in a jug after stealing it, gambling on returning for it. The jug held the entire sum when opened, a striking Civil War relic.
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Macon
Georgia
McGill
Virginia
Florida
Chattahoochee
Ospt
Paine
Muskegon Man Holds Stake in Lottery Ticket Prize
A Muskegon man named John Campbell of Gow, Mojo & Co., North Muskegon, Mich., has been revealed to own a tenth interest in the winning Louisinga State Lottery ticket No 91966 which drew the First Capital Prize of 150000 dollars in the January drawing. The disclosure caused considerable excitement according to the January 13 Muskegon Chronotype report.
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Louisinga
John Campbell
Irm
Gow, Mojo & Co
North Muskegon Mich
Muskegon
Mich
Chronisclo
Louisiana State Lottery
Indian idol found by J W Sykes on Bacon creek
J W Sykes unearthed at J W Burge’s place on Bacon creek Bartow county an Indian idol. The sculpture depicts a human figure and weighs about fifty pounds standing twenty six inches high. Made of silver ore and valued at around $150 in silver content.
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J. W. Sykes
J. W. Burge
Bacon Creek
Bartow County
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