Portraits, Politics, and a Georgia Election Tale
An 1830s Georgia anecdote recalls the era’s rough politicking as a Milledgeville portraitist joins Habersham county Whigs to nominate a slate for Congress. The narrative mentions Habersham, Dawson, and Dawson’s nomination, the end of the general ticket, and Governor George Crawford, plus a portraitist’s reflections on state politics and social scenes in Belair.
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Savannah
Milledgeville
Tyre
Prorgit
C. Dan
Burke
Father
Wm. C
R. W. Habersham
Adams
W. C. Dawson
Habersham County
Thomas Cobb
Georgia
George Crawford
Belair
R. W. H. Jegislar
Brush Making and Materials in a Hardware Shop
A reporter observes skilled brush makers explain horsehair and tampico bristles, selection by users, and the laborious handwork shaping bristles and knotting brush backs. They note Russian bristles as premium, American bristles in cheaper goods, and the long process from combing to final assembly.
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Naka
Mexico
Russia
England's cruel coercion in old plea cases ends in silence
In a historic English case a defendant refused to plead and endured torture called the pressure, with no punishment awarded in the recent instance. Nathaniel Hawes, indicted for highway robbery in 1791, defied plea, stating death suited his life as a gentleman before a load of weights caused seven minutes of pain.
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England
Nathaniel Hawes
Fi Common
Faint German critique of music as disease
A late German writer claims music making has become a disease comparable to past plague. He asserts society now overvalues performance and playing, equating it to a societal ailment rather than art, suggesting many praised players lack genuine discipline.
Description of a Journalist Henry James
Fragmentary OCR text describes a journalist figure and references Henry James. The passage mentions an old man and a misdirected missive, hinting at a narrative about perception and communication within literary figures. The readable parts are sparse and lack a complete event or clear identities beyond Henry James.
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Henry James
Savannah Florida and Western Train Schedules Into May
The Savannah Florida and Western line lists passenger and fast mail trains running on Central Time. It notes through services from Savannah to points like Fernandina and Jacksonville with connections at Waycross and Jesup Express routes to Brunswick and New York, detailing daily departures and expected arrival patterns.
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Oridian
Wil Rus En
Bevanuals Gikeurats
Hranavisk
Fameennets
Maeva
Pace
Weialway
Fernandina
Wao
Eesville
Cedar Ad
Jesup
Brunswick
York
Tale
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Gun and road terms appear in fragmented OCR text mentioning Ver Yarsocah and Jeckoewvilla with Bow Orsery. The item reads as a garbled note about locations near a base or rail line, containing no clear event or identifiable entities beyond scattered place names.
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New Orleans
C. B. Gotsrell A Sons
New York
Air Spring Country
Gov. Hill
Suna
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Macon Telegraph
Washington
Cleve
Gettysburg
Jack Brown
Colquitt
Cleveland
Nashville Union
White House
Shim
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Hélther
Ashingtop
Young
David Davis
Illinois
Jay
Frederick Baye
Belgravia
Cora
R. T. Byrd
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Forsyth Street
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Fire and Lib Insurance Companies
B. Archer
Saratoga
E.J. Eldridge
Americus Geet Presa
Savannah, Florida & Western
Brailwat
Brunswick & Western
Wes
Wal
Bow Orsery
Jacksonville
Evansville
Nashville
Tabooye
Avanta
Lave
Cincionati
Chattanooga
Ray Ao
W. Tale
With & Fd
Aremeg
Deatearne
Beteneah Tot
New
Orlennes
Jackronvi
Atlanta
Por
Soenhee
Prince Bros
Jersey
BULL
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Boo
Priak
Abarasie Progertion
Louisiana
Capital Prize
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US States
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Jewelers
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