Aunt Prue Teaches Honest Giving And Hospitality
Sunday reading scene with Aunt Prue advising a young listener on true generosity and hospitality. She warns against generosity tied to debt or obligation, sharing stories of a neighbor and a relative named Manda Sparks to illustrate how love and gifts should flow freely. The elder urges kindness without keeping score, stressing honest feelings and practical tact in giving.
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Aunt Prue
Manda Sparks
Mandas
Folke
Tod
Fentle
Argo
Miss Jameson
Pumpkila
Jean
Georgia Bonds Sold In Paris Market Boosts State Credit
Georgia bonds worth 3.245 million issued last year were sold for one million in Paris to Bank Du Parisian at 107. Wolffe reports 9 million dollars sold, with plans to push price to 107 after the 15th. Castleman notes prior sales at 106 and 50,000 in Atlanta, with strong demand and potential savings on interest.
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New York
Wolffe
Georgia
Paris
Bank du Parisian
Paria
Humphreys Castleman
Castleman
Constitution
Castléman
Castreman
Atlanta
Fidelity Guarantee Company
Philadelphia
Georgia Ohill Remedy Endorsed by State Leaders in Macon
Judge Simmons Col L FP Livings ton, President Georgia State Agricultural Society, Hon F 8 Johnson Mayor pro tem Macon, Col ee Feagin Houston county and many leading citizens endorse Hall's Georgia Ohill Remedy as a certain cure. Sold in Americas by Dr E J Eldridge and Davenport & Bro. A LaGrange lady keeps a penny box on her dining table and an ill word from a family member prompts contributions.
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T. J. ‘Simmons
Macon Aireuit
Livingston
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Johnson
Macon
Ee Féagin
Houston County
Hall
Georgia
Americas
E. J. Eldridge
Davenport & Bro
Letter from Columbus Georgia on Georgia Orill Remedy sales
A letter from Columbus dated August 3, 85 reports strong sales of Georgia Orill Remedy by wholesale druggists Baakwow & Ganson. The writers claim the remedy has cured every case heard of and sign off sincerely.
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Colemnus
Dean Sia
Georgia Orill
Baakwow & Ganson
Mixed views on labor, migration and temperance notes
The piece recounts a wash trade exposing labor costs and profit shifts from Chinese workers to a Mrs. Murphy, plus commentary on western excursions for land, farmer migration, cotton prices, and Governor Isape Lee defending a local option bill. It ties in reactions from Albany and Greene County papers and quotes Horatio Seymour on temperance.
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Don
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Estabrook
Ohio
Albany News
Isape Gov. Lee
Virginia
Horatio Seymour
New York
Changeable Weather and Quack Remedies in 19th Century Notes
The snippet notes affect of changeable weather on delicate ladies and advocates Speer's Port Bur andy and Claret Wine as strengthening tonics used in New York hospitals. It mentions a Louisiana preacher with a horse of remarkable memory whose Sunday routes depend on road forks. It also advertises Mrs Wixstow's Soormixo Synor for teething and related discomforts priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
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Speer
New York
L. B. Bosworth
Americus
Louisiana
Wixstow
Hawk and Cat Fatal Grounding in Santa Rosa
A large California hawk seized a cat near Santa Rosa and lifted it into the air. After about 500 feet the cat bit the hawk’s head, killing it, and the pair fell. The hawk died on impact and the cat perished.
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California
Santa Rosa
Horsford’s Jeid Phosphate in Constipation
Dr J N Robinson Medina Ohio reports in cases of indigestion and constipation with nervous prostration the product yields happy results. The note reflects a testimonial style typical of late 19th or early 20th century medical advertising.
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Horsford
J. N. Robinson
Medina, O
City Marshal Sale of Mitchell Grist Mill Property Americus Ga
Sumter County sale notice for the Mitchell Grist Mill property in Americus Georgia. Describes land lot boundaries along the Southwestern railroad and Jarrah Street with the two story building and all mill machinery. Auction set for the first Tuesday in April next at the City Council Chamber door in Americus. Includes names B O Mitchell and others. March 1886.
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Southwestern Railroad
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McGarrah
Sald Joland
Jarrah Street
Mitchell Grist Mill
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LAP
Marchath
Marah
Court of Ordinary
Terrell County
Court House
Preston
Mary B. Harper
W.J. Harper
W. C. Kendrick
Guardian
Georgia
Sumter Covarr
P. ¥. Wesson
Jesse L. Chambliss
J. N. Perry
Barrett Perry
Mary Lea
Thomas Perry
W. R
B. Perry
J. T. Perry
Baa
24Th
Webster County
W. B
Lucinda F. Perry
W. H. Cosby
Mariwim
Sumter Doo Nye Lee Webster Planters Loan Offer
A local notice advertises a generous loan of $500000 to planters in Sumter Sohley Macon Doo Nye Lee and Webster counties on improved terms with very cheap interest and commissions. Titles must be perfect to charge for examining titles and all business remains confidential. Apply to MATHEWS Americus Ga for further particulars.
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Sohley Macon
Doo! Nye Lee
Webster Counties
Mathews
Americus
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