From Old Virginia's Rich Valley and its wonders
A traveler from Old Virginia details a July visit to Rich Valley in Surra County, describing lush valleys, fertile fields yielding 80 to 125 bushels of corn per acre, abundant cattle and horses, spring houses, and a tour of Buchanan's cave. He praises hospitality at W M Davis and Lysander Campbell, notes climate, crops, and local industry, and laments Virginia's wartime divisions between Democrats and Republicans.
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Ephor
Sol
Georgia
Emerald Isle
Acre
Durham
Holston
Olympia
Jobo. Whitehead
Lysander Campbell
K. Reeves
H. Harmons
Talleyrand Davis
W. M. Davis
Earth
Matt Davis
Howe
Marion
Pendleton
James Francis
Col. Jro. Richardson
Messia
Jackson
Rybran
South
Virginia
Lee
Ashby
Ryan
Dawson Dotts. A Dawson agri club meeting and local politics
The 12th district agri cultural club led by president J W Sears hosted a substantial gathering with a dinner and crop exhibits. Local politics stirred, debates on barroom closures during primaries, nominations from Chicago and a Porters stance drew attention. Community notes include marriages, graduations, a new teacher, railroad talks, and a 2,500-person barbecue day in Dawson.
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Dawson
Agricultural Club
J. W. Sears
Recorder
Cleveland
Hendricks
Chicago
Guerry
A. C. Bacon
J.C. Black
Ilinois
H. S. Sell
Manassas
Pope
Fitzjohn Porter
Arthur
Macon Telegraph and Messenger
Porter
Lamar
Fitsjohn Porter
Corinth
Mississippi
Farmington
Tucker Stallings
Walter T. Davenport
Dr. Hinkle
M. A. McNulty
Virginia
F. A. Quillian
Harmony Grove
Emory College
Owen Nelson Institute
Quillian
Terrell County
Sears
Sd Insi
J. P
W. F. Avery
Arabella Cochran
J. W. Kirven
J. B. Howell
Northwest
H.S. Lee & Co
Ohio
Messrs
B. H. Hood
Geo. W. Cheeves
Free remedy recipe for nervous weakness advertised in AR
An offer promises a free cure for youth errors and manhood decay. The advertisement claims the remedy was discovered by a South American missionary and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Ray Josura T. Inman Station D New York City.
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South America
Josura T. Inman
New York City
Weather and crop woes haunt Haroun Station July rain losses
The county suffers heavy rains injuring sandy lands and upsetting cotton and corn yields. Caterpillars appear on river farms and may spread if rains persist. Rust and peach crops suffer from wet weather. melon and tobacco crops also forecast poor returns. Local farmers face grass destruction and overall crop damage amid uncertain future weather.
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Haroun Station
Abe
Georgia
South Atlantic
Gulf
Melton Brothers
McClendon Brothers
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Amenteva
Sete
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Mecrory
Eeeyireopabes
Gale
C. B. Raines
Americus Sud
Davie
Ol Dewer
C. A. Brooks
Calleie
Aidénce
Col. 8
St. Hawking
Cerret Kee
Colledge
Muy Sim
Weil Pickett
Talbotton
Country Produce
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Dabo
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Willian
Toni
Rene Af Oliver
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Ae Edward J. Miler
Horico SfeCall
Americus, GA
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Perent
Old Virginia
Ouraera
Surra County
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Eufaula
Albany
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