Railroads and Georgia Growth in a Bygone Era
A Georgia rail expansion argument urges more lines, noting railroads followed population and spurred land value from Florida to Savannah. It criticizes the Railroad Commission for hindering investment, cites Pacific RR land grants and taxation, and defends local merchants against extortion claims while urging regional rail links to Americus and Andersonville.
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Georgia
Pat
Florida
Tampa
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakota
Deorgia
Poroia
Witiele
Savrenah News
Savannah
Merieus
Ubenyi
Railroad Commission
jAfford
Hog debate and mill plans in a curious political scene
The piece links an American hog obsession to German-American politics, mentioning a Gotham sage and Bismarck in a sardonic take on retaliatory House measures over pork. It also notes the Eagle Phenix cotton mill as the South’s largest, using more cotton than any mill in the region, with large dividends and plans for a new mill near a million dollars.
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Wise Men
Gotham
Bismarck
Tom Ochiltree
Lasker
Eagle Phenix
Peculiar Rhyme and Odd Imagery From Local Page
A fragmented OCR piece blends whimsical lines about chewing gum teeth and molasses candy with odd fictional branding. It references mothers, dentistry, banking houses, and a humorous critique of fashionable indulgences, sketching a surreal, period voice.
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Teerte Teest
Prof Swing Adview to Editors and Oath Debate
Fragmentary remarks discuss Prof Swing and editorial views, claiming oaths distract from good history. The piece critiques past figures like Calvin and others, arguing that biographies are filled with unattainable ideals and that nations lack reliable history.
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Swing
Washington
Calvin
Becauze
Metempaychents and Keats Metempsychosis Tale
A reminiscence from Buxton Fore nan's edition of Keats suggests Keats may have believed in metempsychosis after his brother Tom died. A white rabbit appeared in Mr. Dilke's garden. Keats shot it and claimed the animal was Tom’s spirit, urging others to accept the belief even as the rabbit was left untouched at table.
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Chicago
Mr. Dilke
Buxton
Nan
Keats
Thomas Keats
Dilke
Keann
Tom
Japanese Paper Air Cushions Promise Modern Comforts
Japanese paper air cushions offer advantages over rubber, including compact rollability, no sticking when wet, odor free pillows, and remarkable strength with a fan supporting 1600 pounds without bursting. They are reportedly waterproof and may serve as excellent life preservers.
Miss Flood Denies Engagement To English Peer
Chilcago Herald reports Miss Jennie Flood daughter of a California millionaire denied engagement to an English peer. The piece recalls her previously refusing a New Yorker for lacking energy to splash mud on his trousers in rain, highlighting her spirited refusals.
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Mini Flood
Chilcago
Voting as a duty and law in Sumner era politics
A fragment notes Charles Sumner’s view that voting should be enforced by law, praising the logic for reform programs and linking civic duty to state power. Nearby items mock socially sharp remarks about a streetcar scene and reference San Marino’s small republic, its army, debt, governance, and orderly villages.
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Charles Sumner
Republic of
San Marino
Italy
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Pacific Railroads
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Schley
Andersonville
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Lobley
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Miscox & CO
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Mreniney
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Americar
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Respeatiatty
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Knowlton
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Pegre Bey
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Forsyth Street
Americus, GA
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