The Georgia Cotton System and Credit Slavery
Georgia supply merchants lend to farmers with mortgage on livestock in a tale from T N Gibson about Dock Copeland of the Valley. The story shows debt bondage tied to cotton profits, with Dock losing cows hogs and a mule to credit and finally securing supplies by mortgaging his stock so Gibson & Sewell proceed to deal again.
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Talbotton
Georgia
T. N. Gibson
Dock Copeland
Gibson & Sewell
Dock
Orm
Doc
Mr. Gibson
Marywedder County
Darkey
Dec
Mr. Gbson
Brad
Sam
Saya
Life in Old Georgia and Modern Extracts
The piece surveys Georgia's plantation life, noting tobacco and indigo decline, rice and slave labor, minimal farming tools, and lavish colonial imports. It then shifts to humorous anecdotes on sea sickness remedies and a London to Spurgeon tale, ending with a warning on house window overprotection and a health note praising outdoor air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frau McMaster
Georgia
New England
Massachusetts
Horsford
Acia
Parker, Wellington, CO
Lake Erie
Georgia Landseekers Return to Roots From Texas For Good
Two farmers A. J. Moates and Robert Aultman left near Byron to seek wealth in Texas but returned after crops were ruined by worms and locusts. They declared Georgia “good enough” again and resumed life in their homeland. A Mobile boy Freddy Scheuermann, fifteen, won a lottery ticket and expected $1,200 in the Louisiana State Lottery draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Byron
Southwestern
Macon
A. J. Moates
Robert Aultman
Bill Arp
Paradise
Texas
Pree
New Orleans
Freddy Scheuermann
Mobile
Freddy
Tiy
iit—Mobile Register
Queen on Balmoral Road Meets Sheep in Unlikely Scene
A royal observer narrates an incident near Balmoral where a flock of sheep blocked a public road as the queen sketched the castle. A boy herding the sheep shouts for passage, joking about who the queen is, while an attendant notes the stranger’s presence. A Jacksonville reader imagines turning sandy streets into canals to mimic Venice and attract visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Balmoral
Foulk
Jacksonville
Fla
Bay Street
Venice
Fear from Cholera and its psychological grip
A medical writer notes that fear of cholera, more than the disease itself, struck patients hardest last year. The description adds that panic accompanied classic cholera signs such as sunken features, dull eyes, and marked skin inelasticity.
Corsican Water-Carriers
Corsican water carriers bring water from aqueducts to cities. women gather at fountains to fill jars as they balance them on their shoulders. The scene depicts daily life with jars lifted to the ears and carried along streets, hinting at communal routines and regional customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Georgia
Aval
Suffolk
London
Bianepau
Tady
Mr. Spurgeon
Spurgeon
England
Lovsden
New York
Jan Deteane
Damoor
R. T. Byrd
Forsyth Street
Americas
B. Archer
Saratoga Springs
Dr. Vi
Eldridge
Teayaiewly
Harrds & James
Americus, GA
Fretwell& Smith
Knights of Honor
E. Taylor
Dic
D. EK. Burmee
Weporter
Ferman
Lessar Wonaes Rop
J. E. Mathis
Rylander Academy
Bylander &Arrington
Ar Capital Prize
Bharesin Ees
M. A. Dauphin
Washington
Orleans National
Ecenes
Jal Fricker & Bro
Jewelers
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