Lincoln and Davis oath tale from Fort Snelling recollection
An Omaha minister retells a Dixon city anecdote linking young Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis at Fort Snelling during the Black Hawk era. The account says Lincoln was sworn in as recruiter captain while Davis administered the oath and Major Anderson fired the first Sumter volley. An Fort Snelling chaplain corroborates. Lincoln allegedly recalled taking his oath from Davis.
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Bursha
Omaha
John Dixon
Dixonity
Winfield Scott
Fort Snelling
Unite States
Ilinois
United States
Scott
Dixon
Lincoln
Sumter
Anderson
Jefferson Davis
Harsba
New York
$110 a Tree in Brunswick Timber Boom
James Holmes of Brunswick contracts with Hilton Timber and Lumber at Doboy to furnish the largest hewn timber in the world. Trees must be at least 70 feet long and 10 inches square, harvested on Woolly Island, hauled by twenty four yokes of oxen, and shipped from Jamaica for $110 per tree.
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Brunswick Herald
South Georgia
Brunswick
James Holmes
Hilton Timber and Lumber Company
Doboy
Woolly Island
John Ward
Jamaica
Holmes
Quirky Market Talk Reflects Rural News Clay Between Calls
A passerby jokes about rising prices and political chatter as a farmer woman and vendor discuss the day’s costs. A market scene hints at Crude Texas drought and a wary view of politicians with a light, ironic tone.
Apple harvest yields 564 dushels and potential cider value
An Av correspondent from LaGrange Reporter notes W. A. Hunter of Troup county picked 564 dushels of apples last year. He estimates conversion to cider and vinegar would fetch $101.80 in markets. fruit brandy could be worth more once tariff changes pass.
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LaGrange Reporter
W. A. Hunter
Troup County
Randall
Atlanta Constitution
Rome Courier
Watermelon Harvest Forecast for South Carolina Season
South Carolina plans to ship about 3,000 carloads of watermelons this season from roughly 8,400 acres. The estimate reflects production targets and regional market expectations for fresh fruit shipments.
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South Carolina
Whisky for a Fly in a New York Times tale of intoxicated mischief
A drunken fly essay traces a Washington hotel whisky fueled misadventure. The narrator, using sugar soaked in whisky, watches the insect drink and perform a chaotic string of antics. The fly’s antics escalate from curiosity to wild, comic defiance as the scene climaxes in a surreal display of intoxication.
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New York Times
Washington Hotel
Fly
Washington
Italian immigrant wins Louisiana Lottery second prize
Vito Di Lorenzo, 26, an Italian native and fruit stand owner at Washington and Laurel in New Orleans, held one fifth of ticket 77227 which won $25,000. He presented the ticket at the lottery office and received the check from New Orleans National Bank. He plans to expand his business and remain in New Orleans, with prospects of settling more happily after the win.
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Vito Dilorenzo
New Orleans National Bank
Dilorenzo
Italy
Washington Ave
Laurel St
New Orleans
New Orleans His Home. Mr. Dilorenzo
Fortune
Buffalo matchmaker ad mocks two fools in family
In Buffalo a young man sought a wife by advertisement and his sister answered. The affair yields a wry verdict that there is no balm in advertisements while elders lament the trouble of having two fools in the family.
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Buffalo
Blood purifier B B B praised in testimonial letter
A Texas sales note extols B B B blood remedy with patient Servenka who allegedly recovered from a long standing scrofula after three bottles. LIEDTKE BROS promote the product through druggists in Americas Ga. Also Kansas City lottery report details Louisiana State Lottery prize draw with Mrs Anna M Cross winning 30000 and local residents gaining winnings.
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Dexron
Texas
Marc
Broop Barn Co
Servenka
Mexican tobacco gains ground in foreign markets
Mexican tobacco has not yet matched the Cuban product abroad, yet shipments are improving and quality is rising. It is believed to be able to compete with any region, and no other product promises quicker wealth for Mexico.
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Blaine
Dreuth
Texas
Tilden
Caleratus
Mexico
Gladstone in England Inspires Support Amid Defeat Critics
Albany New says Mr. Stockwell owns Anticosti Island and plans colonization efforts. He tells Londoners the island is not bleak but fertile and suitable for 300,000 people, contrasting with current population of 2,000.
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Gladstone
Georgia
England
Albany Newe
Mr. Stockwell
Anticosti
London
The Knights Templar Rules and Lions in Syria
An excerpt outlines Templar discipline focusing on wartime duties and strict conduct. It notes penances for misdeeds, limited contact with outsiders, and avoidance of leisure, with a rare exception permitting lion hunting in Syria to symbolize overcoming Satan. The piece also touches on ransom practices and St Bernard’s stance.
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Temple
Sir Walter
Syria
Palestine
David
St. Bernard
Satan
J. A. Froude
Wonderful Cures Promote Dr King’s Remedies in Rome
W D Hoyt and Co propose Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as top selling cures. They claim many cases of pronounced consumption have been cured in the city with a few bottles, guaranteed by the dealer EB Eldridge. Albany leads in licensed drugs for its population.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bucklen
EB. J. Eldridge
Feata of Indian Sword Performers and Saxony Rail Shortening
Feats of Indian sword performers feature gauntlet-handl swords and crowd-pleasing demonstrations with cuts and somersaults. A naked sword display and rope-leap acts showcase skill and precision. Shortening railways in Saxony is caused by temperature, reducing winter rail length by about eight millimetres per seven and a half meter rail.
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India
Blackwood's Magazine
Saxony
Kingdom of
Krauss
Dresden
Cologne
German Abroad Grows Nettles for Fiber in America
A German abroad sows an acre of nettles to yield fiber rivaling flax for coarse bagging. He has devised machinery to heckle and work the plants, aiming to produce usable textile fiber in the American cultivation.
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Boston
Dialect of the Rice Fields in South Carolina and Georgia
A Sumter SC correspondent to the Chicago Herald discusses the rice field dialect of low country African descended workers. It describes mixing of English, African, and Germanic sounds, notes difficulties reproducing the lingo, and highlights folk songs sung at twilight. The piece also references Uncle Remus and the African origins of Brer Rabbit tales.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Cather
Charleston
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
Harris
Mauma
Africa
Sumter
Cor
Chicago Herald
Unknown planet Neith may orbit near Venus, says astronomer
J C Houzeau of Brussels notes telescope sightings near Venus hint at a possible planet between Earth and Sun. The object appears seven times observed since 1764, with potential orbit similar to Venus or slightly larger, implying a near neighbor. If real, it would conjunction with Venus at near three year intervals.
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Venus
Mercury
Vulcan
Mons
J. C. Houzeau
Brussels
Earth
Neith
Arkansaw
Election Notice for Bonds in the City of Americas
A notice announces an August election to decide issuing bonds of twenty five thousand dollars to fund a city water system. Voters will decide bond creation by voting For Bonds or Against Bonds. Election date is Monday August 16, and voting follows city election rules.
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Coney Ber
of Americas
Maynr
Sity
Perapoum
Tan Nary
City Council of
Americas
D K. Brinson
Proclamation of election for ward seat following resignation
The mayoral proclamation announces a Monday election on August 16 to fill a ward seat caused by J C Roney's resignation. Polls open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Registered voters who have recently qualified or been disqualified are eligible to vote, per City officials.
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Civ Council
Aderman
J.C. Roney
Inlvidtde
J. B. Felder
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