Moon Inhabited Realms Revealed By New Photo Study
A 19th century note reports Professor Blendman using a camphor-darkened telescope to capture a moon surface photo revealing verdant fields and inhabited towns. The article claims clear moon illustrations show signs of industry and traffic, predicting further lunar discoveries at each full moon. It ties the finding to a broader debate about life on the moon and mentions prior skepticism by scholars.
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Foette
Berjiny
Nyo
Pressenger
Amon
Brendan
Schroeder
Blendiman
Perel
Luna
How They Settled. Two Brothers Pay 105 Cents on Dollar
Valdosta Times tells of two copartnership brothers with four stores who failed before the war. They offered New York creditors 50 cents on the dollar, one brother travelled to New York with cash to settle at the rate, another arranged a 55 cent settlement. It later surfaced the firm paid five percent more than due, yet the court refused recovery, finding an intent to swindle.
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Valdosta Times
Mas. Holliday
Copartnership
New York
Prices in Savannah Herald 1864 November issue noted
A Savannah Herald copy dated November 10 1864 lists era prices for goods. Flour barrel 700 dollars cooking soda per pound 25 tea per pound 175 sperm candles per pounds 60 bran and pears 5 brandy Benes per drink 5 eggs per pe r a cen velo to 19 ten cent ise re Be anit cer hist eaten made if per ham and 10 ety of bacon and rice 10 clothing coats 2000 pas ve 200 vest 200. Dan Voorhees comments TX ticket seize a squab g gest when first born.
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Savannah Herald
The Old Printer and a Tale of Losses and Labor
The piece recounts an elderly printer's relentless night work, the chaos of a newsroom, and the toll of the craft. It blends anecdotes from the printing room with a selection on financial folly, including a gambler's tale and a wife seeking a brownstone, illustrating ambition, risk, and work.
Wait for Me, Papa in a Child’s Last Plea and Death
A dying man on his bed, conscious but fading, hears his daughter beg him to walk again. She returns with hat and satchel ready for a walk, while relatives hush and cry. He gazes at her with love, speaks softly of a long journey, and passes away as her voice lingers in the room.
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Grant & Ward
Ward
Papa
Pepe
Presidents Post-Office Pursuits Highlight Diverse Farms
The article notes Washington Jefferson Madison and Monroe retired to plantations to grow tobacco. John Adams and John Quincy Adams grew corn and cabbage. Jackson raised horses and mules. Van Buren lived at Kinderhook farm and raised hogs. Buchanan grew wheat. Hayes raised chickens. Grant raised chickens in Wall Street.
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United States
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Boochannan
Hayes
Grant
Aatir
Wall Street
Railroad commission limits threaten Georgia rail growth
The Macon Telegraph argues that when the Railroad Commission is too restricted it risks harming rail prosperity in Georgia. It contends such limits block railroad enterprise, while restrained areas long deprived of rail facilities could gain from new opportunities created by more robust rail development.
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Macon Telegraph
Railroad Commission
Georgia
Bargain Store Ad Promises Low Prices on Dry Goods
S. M. Cohen promotes a bargain store on Cotton Avenue offering goods at regu lar wholesale prices for a fair profit. He claims current ads mislead with sold out or poor imitations and highlights Hamburg Edging, Tassels, hats, handkerchiefs, and hosiery as new bargains daily.
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Hamburg
M. Cohen
Cotton Avenue
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