Old Times and Almon Duckworth's Backwoods Surprises
In Marion County lore Uncle Almon Duckworth, famed as Uncle Al, recounts youthful feats and spirited mischief. He speaks of long pedestrian stints, fights with Ben Wheeler, meandering adventures with a furnace hiding place, a water-well escapade with Parson Boggs, and a bold jail break by a stout brother who overwhelmed watchmen.
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Marion County
Almon Duckworth
Florida
Sumter County
Uncle al
Georgia
Milledgeville
Ben Wheeler
Ben
Bugg
Burg
Uut
Shaderick
Tazewell
Parson
Bogge
Wai
Parson Boggs
Betsy
Old al
Tar House
Boggs
Almon
Americas
Duckworth
Calaboose
Samsor
Gazey
Actress and Whistler Miss Adelaide Detchon in London
An American actress turned whistler, Miss Adelaide Detchon, now living in London, abandoned acting for whistling. She performs for fashion matinees and soirees, commanding about 50 dollars for a three-number program. once a prosperous New York broker patronized her talents.
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New York
Adelaide Detchon
Wallack
London
Rabbit Foot Lottery Luck in Memphis Draws Prize
In South Memphis Mrs M A Nagle and Mrs Chas Koell often buy fractional tickets in the Louisiana State Lottery. Knell paid 50 cents for a tenth ticket, pinned a rabbit foot to the wall, and the number 69255 won a tenth of the $150000 Capital Prize. Also notes Africa market details and Saharan gunpowder history in Birmingham.
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M. A. Nagle
South and
Tennesee Sts
Memphis
Chas. Koell
Kansas City
Knell
Kansas
Tenn
Avalanche
Above Reproach Wines Endorsed by Surgeons and Nurses
Wines on the market are mostly chemical and water but Speer's brand stands above reproach. It has earned endorsements from leading surgeons and hospital nurses across the country and Europe, while a Greene county incident reports a negro man using green ink to pass counterfeit Confederate ten dollar notes at a Greensboro counter.
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Speer
Europe
L. B. Bosworth
Greene County
Greensboro
Parker
Mattie N. Graves
Eastern Front Streets
Providence
R. I. Parker
Hiscox & Co
N.Y
Janlwin
Notable Endorsements for Hall's Georgia Chill Remedy
Judge T J Simmons of the Macon circuit Col L F Livingston president Georgia State Agricultural Society Hon F B Johnson mayor pro tem Macon Col Lee Feagin of Houston county and other leading citizens endorse Hall's Georgia Chill Remedy as a certain cure Sold in Americus by Dr E J Eldridge and Davenport and Bro
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T. J. Simmons
Macon
L. F. Livingston
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Johnson
Lee Feagin
Houston County
Hall
Georgia
Americus
E. J. Eldridge
Davenport & Bro
STUDENTS OF CRIME AND FENCES IN NEW YORK
A New York Herald report quotes a Broadway officer describing street youths as the city’s most dangerous pickpockets. He notes tutors and fences who train and profit from juvenile theft, with several ex convicts running schools for burglary and crime from tenements to Bowery neighborhoods.
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Broadway
New York
Rivington
Stanton Street
Hester Street
Bowery
Bing Sing
Buckien Arnica Salve Promises Fast Healing
Advertising note from Eatonton mentions Buckien Arnica Salve for cuts bruises sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee at 95 cents a box. A post office letter to General Washington and a Georgia Chill Remedy promotion from Brannon Carson wholesale druggists are also referenced in a dated Columbus Ga. Aug 8 85 column.
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E. J. Eldridge
Eatonton
General Washington
Columbus
Columnus
Georgia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sthem
Actv
Atlanta Constitution
Afica
Birmingham
Sondon
Sahara
Students OF Crime
The
New York Herald
Teachers OF Crime
Buckien
P. R. Holts
Dean Sta
Eafferer
Dy-persia
Lyon
Holt
Ecixir
W. Kay
Andrew
Colle
Cuthbert
Davenport
Guardian
Court of Ordinary
Hse
Muckales Creek
Preston and Lumpkin
William F
Minnie Rhett
Jesse Green
Catching
John A. Underwond
James Baily
Webster
Gronor
Wensten
Z. F
Saunders
M. T. Lampens
J. A. Caiores
Decison
Weasher
B. B. Tullis
Penelope Tullis
W. BH. Comby
Ordinney
Gronosa
Wenster
Geo
E. Dinar
John R. Leverett
John R. Lev
H. Cosby
Sumter
Schley
Dooly
Lee
Webter
Mathews
Taner
Toola Completa
Ubis
Pera
Bates, Reed & Cooley
S.m.cohen
Cotton Avenue
Bank of Americus
Jas. Fricker & Bro
Jewelers
Southwest Georgia Music House
James Bricker
Bro
Americus, GA
Miss Suef
Daniel
Americup Anil
Marit
Mberal
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