A survey of popular fiction and remedies in the era
A collage of book notes praising a work titled She and the novel Bhe by an unnamed author, with reflections on Ayesha and Kallikrates and themes of fidelity and immortality. Endorsements from Mrs. Annie Senness Miller and Mme. Gray highlight Warner's Safe Cure and natural remedies as vitality aides. Additional snippets urge natural living, note China road conditions, promote Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid for Scarlet Fever, report a lottery windfall in Norfolk, Neb., and close with a pitch for Ayer's Cathartic Pills as a trusted family medicine.
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Ayesha
Kallitrates
Fountain Head
Kallikrates
Annie Senness Miller
Dress
Warner
Mme. Gray
Syracuse
She
Remarkable 82 Year Old West Point Link to Jefferson Davis
An elderly man named D. E. Betton, living in Cuthbert, recalls sharing West Point class days with Jefferson Davis in 1824 25. He recounts meeting Davis on a steamboat in 1848 and later encounters, sharing memories of Milledgeville and Macon life, while describing his own naval career and an old portrait theft tied to his wife’s family. He mentions two daughters and a railroad connection, and recounts other Civil War era stories and local incidents.
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Macon
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Lanier
Davis
Mississippi
Hugh Mercer
George Mercer
Mr. Davis
United States
Alabama River
New Orleans
Washington
Gov. McWillis
Alabama
Col. Davis
James Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
Calhoun
Jeff Davis
Mr. Calhoun
Montgomery
Col. Johnston
Gov. Watts
Brandywine
Gen. LaFayette
France
Potomac
Havre
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Gibraltar
Lord Byron
Tam
Milledgeville
Joe Warner
Indian Spring
Joe
D. E. Betton
Cuthbert
Daniel Phelps
Betton
Woolfolk
John C. Rutherford
Walker
Col. Rutherford
Tom
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China
Darby
Frank Gillett
Norfolk
Louisiania
Wells-Fargo
Grand Manan
Ayer
E. Betton
Wright
Col
Fellows
Johnson's Island
New York
Arkansas
Comptroller
Rhode Island
Pasha
Meia
Sim Walters
Georgia
Lamar and Lee Sts
Americus, Ga
Tullis
Jossey
Americus, Georgia
Old Gum Springs
W. H. McBrayer
And
W. Harper’s
Nelson County
Kentucky Whiskies
Cotton Avenue
Council & McGarrah
Over Ver & Milton
Banke
Laukee
Oglesby Pres
Louisiana
Carl Kohn
Union National
Academy of Music
Cope Theke
de Hinton
Terminal Pru
Rizes
Eignaty Hale
Aore Rapid Rene Mall Golfverry
New York Exchange
M. A
Dauphin
D.C
Hppremces
Scott
Broadway
Custic Needlework Co
P.O. Vickery
Augusta
Coleman
National Business
Newark
W. Dy Colemean
Liebig Company
N. B
Baron Lichin
Mason & Hamli
Ora Snes
Mason & Hamlin
Yano Stringer
Mason & Hamlin Organ & Ph Boston
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