Farewell Gatherings and Town Happenings in Dawson
The Dawson community hosts a farewell night at Dr. W C Paschal’s home for the Seadn crew while plans unfold for new stores in Dawson. Notables like Mr Stokes from Smithville and C M Orr depart or relocate. Mrs Eckford opens a dancing school. three schools begin term with infant classes led by Miss Annes Pillsbury. a three-times weekly skating rink draws crowds and a cold January day tests resolve as band concerts succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Cowmon
W.C. Paschal
Leben
Albany
Stokes
Smithville
Mesars
Wesley Ditter
Loyd B. Parks
Charlie Orr
C. M. Orr
Macon
Exchange Bank
Eckford
Armory
Foster
Hursely
de le Gol
Lowry
Hotel plans spark interest in Andersonville growth
In Andersonville on January 6 1886 residents discuss a new hotel by P V Weston aimed at drawing travelers to this historic area. The venture promotes clean lodging easy access to prison grounds and National Cemetery plus local hunting and fishing. Train service improvements and the circus aboard Wallace's steamer are also noted alongside local business optimism.
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P. V. Wesnon
Florida
United States National Cemetery
A.J. Parsley
Buena Vista Railroad
Macon
Ellaville
Andersonville
Soca Ech
Blood Balm Co claims Potash cure in 32 ounce book
The advertisement extols B. B. P. Blood Balm as a powerful blood remedy, arguing potash in proper form is safe and effective. It attacks opponents as fearing poisons, touts broader cures for blood poisons, scrofula and rheumatism, and urges readers to request a free 32 ounce book from Blood Balm Co of Atlanta, Georgia, with druggists in Americus carrying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlante
Easil
Blood Balm CO
Atlanta
Americus
Richland Georgia Growth Prospects and Local Hopes 1886
Richland Georgia boasts strategic rail links and growing facilities as a new agricultural and residential boom unfolds. The piece highlights planned cotton markets, a larger cotton and guano warehouse, expanding residences, a new academy led by Prof Layfield, and a bid to attract boarders and families by March.
Remarkable 2000-piece relic cane exhibited in Norwich
Norwich visitor Robert Yale displays a carved walking cane with 2000 wood pieces. Each inlay carries historical and symbolic forms, including relics from Plymouth Rock, Mayflower, Charter Oak, Salem witch trials sites, and Hawthorne’s Salem, among others. The five months of labor produce a valued piece worth $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich Bulletin
Robert Yale
Norwich
N. Y
America
Fairbanks
Crown Point
Patpam
Rebecca Bates
Scituate
Mass
Charter Oak
Hancock
Salem
Lake Champlain
Hawthorne
Roger Williams
Jonathan Edwards
Stockbridge
Conn
Woodworth
Long-ago Georgia Messenger visit recalls old press
Dawson January 1 Retired judge J C Clarke recalls decades of service as court clerk since 1860 and trading history of the Georgis Messenger, its fusion into the Telegraph. He recounts the 1884 arrival in Macon and the Champagne christening of a press later used in the Journal office.
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Dawson
J. C. Clarke
Georgis Messenger
Fnally
Telegraph
Cherokee
Toreeback
Simon Rose
Macon
Issac Seymour
Robert A. Bell
Issac Scott
Jerry Cowles
John
William Baldwin
Gus Barr
William
Fleming
Second Street
Mulberry and
Cherry
Mack Bros
Myself
Messenger
East Macon
Journal
Peter Smith
R. Hoe & Co
New York
A Collector's Experience and Advice on Excuses
A seasoned collector shares a long alphabet of excuses customers use to avoid payment. He urges better business practices, noting how prompt payers are easier to collect from and how delaying bills wastes time and money for firms and collectors alike. The piece advocates new payment rules at the year's start to help people pay sooner and reduce bad debts.
A Rare Bird in Silver Coinage Debate
Senator Evarts joins Mr Beck on silver coinage while John Thompson stands as New York’s lone banker backing the same side. Thompson recalls past banking fights, argues metal must remain money metal to avoid stagnation, and predicts gold scarcity spurring a global push for gold while silver could undermine specie payments. He favors free coinage of silver and small silver notes against deposits. English artist Hubert Herkomer opens a studio in Boston.
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Senator Evarts
Beck
John Thompson
National Bank
New York
First National Bank of New York
Clearing House
Thompson
Finander
Congress
Breaidenk
Robber Express Agent Caught With $8000 In Cash
Detective Frank Erskine nabbed W. E. Page, Adams Express agent at Golden City Missouri, after a Kansas City to Golden City shipment of 16000 was seized. Page had robbed a bank safe of 1000, hid money in a satchel, changed clothes in the woods, and returned home with his wife and two children awaiting. Authorities recovered 8000 of the loot.
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St. Louis
Frank Erskine
San Francisco
Police Headquarters
Page
Dolman
W. E. Page
Adams Express
Golden City
Barton County
Kansas City
Erskine
Deacon Probed Over Personal Note Left in Pew
A Massachusetts deacon found a mysterious envelope in his pew containing a note reading Do not commence snoring until after the sermon. The deacon is investigating the writer, with no result yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
A Captain's Fortunate Discovery
Captain Coleman of the Weymouth on the Atlantic City to New York route suffered severe chest soreness and breathing trouble. After using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption he found instant relief and his children shared the benefit. The remedy became standard aboard the schooner Free Trial bottles are available at Dr E J Eldridge s Drug Store.
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Coleman
Scr
Weymouth
Atlantic City
N. Y
Onough
Dr. King
E. J. Eldridge
Where Fiddle Strings Come From Kingston Special
A Kingston druggist boasts a quirky talent with a bellied ball of twine. A clerk pulled the string from a cat, creating a large ball and sparking a joke about cats supplying strings for fiddlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Cate
Navajo Reservation Economy And Livestock Figures
The Navajo reservation lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe New Mexico spanning three counties. It lists 850000 Angora goats 40000 Indian ponies 20000 horses 6000 dogs 20000 cattle and many pets including dogs cats bears deer and antelope. Last year income came from wool 850000 bids 263510 and produce and fancy goods 182615.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
New Mexico
McKenzie Wins House Bill After Unanimous Consent
Kentuckian James McKenzie, long ignored by Speaker Randall, used a high privilege claim to move House bill No. 14 796 to suspension of the rules. The bill, aimed at erecting a public building in Paducah, was quickly approved, and McKenzie secured the needed appropriation after months of effort. Hayes’s administration is noted for weak values and cold water at state dinners.
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Honotessman
McKenzies Ley
Washington
Chicago
Aera Payeon
Tuinery
Jim McKenzie
Kentuckian
Paducah
McKenzie
Padu
Cach
Tepo
Randall
MrKenzie
Speaker
Kentucky
Mr. Randall
MicKenzie
Kentny
Congress
Frank Hiscock
Hayes
Electric Bitters cited by readers as cure for stomach and kidney disorders
Interesting Experiences, Hiram Cameron of Columbus Georgia, reports three years of trying remedies for stomach and kidney issues before using Electric Bitters. He took five bottles and is cured, calling Electric Bitters the best blood purifier. Major A B Reed of West Liberty Kentucky notes similar kidney relief. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by B M Eldridge.
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Hiram Cameron
Columbus
A. B. Reed
West Liberty
B. Df. Eldridge
New Year’s Cake of 100 Years Ago at Bowick
A remarkable New Year’s cake prepared by Mrs Dorothy Patterson, Bowick housekeeper, used two bushels flour and twenty pounds butter. It weighed about twelve stone, nearly nine feet round, housed in a case with four wheels, and required two men to present it at table. It included geese, turkeys, rabbits, ducks, game, and many birds, serving as a curiosity for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Patterson
Bowick
Government printing budget dwarfs Harpers in scale
A U S government estimates for the next fiscal year request 1,880,231.68 dollars for wages at the government printing office. About 400 compositors, numerous superintendents, foremen, and 50 proof readers are employed, with 45 pressmen and 84 ruling machine feeders. The plan includes 100,000 reams of paper and 48,000,000 sheets. A silver dollar coin is kept in a burglar proof vault with a time lock, while national banks lament its limited circulation. A separate item notes a Christmas day snake coiled around a rosebud found at Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harpers
Congress
Denver News
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Wallace
Charles Meee
Peru
Cincinati Thorada
Richland
Brochann
Cuthbert
Savannah
Dublin
Central
Georgia
Ohio
Major Myers
Naiér
Tom Lunsford
South Broad Street
J. W. Nicholson
J. W. Tracy
Capt
Parker
East Broad Street
J. ©. Layfield
Per
Wrepas
Hubert Herkomer
Bos- Jeon
Express
Apt
New Yor York ‘Tribune
B. W. Scott
Milledgeville
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