Coaching for Examinations in Civil Service Prompts Candid Remarks
An expert in examination coaching explains that while exact questions cannot be provided, candidates can study the same character of questions and learn procedures to pass. He notes many clerks lack basic arithmetic and fractions, and recounts a case of a Treasury clerk who failed after three days of study and a mathematician who passed through a reexamination. A Covington Star feature lauds Capt. James Purcell, a Georgia railroad passenger conductor, who has traveled 9,489,545 miles in 39 years, never suspended, with an average of about 4 trips per day, a testament to endurance and service on the Georgia railroad.
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Old Master and Sam the Runaway Slave Tale
A Georgia era vignette recounts Sam, an enslaved man in Middle Tennessee, who repeatedly runs to cornfields and patches each summer. His master, playful yet indulgent, offers to join, but Sam often returns before he can. The piece shifts to reflections on money and age, then notes endorsements for Hall's Georgia Chill Remedy and a brief health update on General McClellan's elderly mother.
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Horsford’s 5 Acid Phosphate Claim Amid Ocean Passage Sickness
A fragmented report cites Professor Adolph De New York discussing Horsford’s 5 Acid Phosphate and claims about sickness during ocean passages. The text is garbled but hints at health assertions and reactions to the product during travel.
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