Moving of the old home and family memories in 1879
The narrative recalls a family decision to move from a familiar country setting to a new home along the Albany to Hawkinsville road. It describes each family member’s views, especially Jimmie’s roving nature and fighting prowess, the author’s attachment to neighbors, springs, the lake, and Fourth of July gatherings, and the emotional struggle of leaving cherished places and friends. It ends with the plan to relocate to the Sullivan place near Pindertown, promising to continue the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hawkinsville
Macon
Jimmie
Union
Kansas
Joe Lane
Jim
Lawson Anid
Bob
Piccayune
Jas. Buckarew
James
John
William
Alec Dixon
Dickson
Robert
Barbra Sinclair
John Ford
Green
Bill
Chaw-Tobacco
John Williams
Flem Baker
Americus Georgia described as prime farming hub and rail center
Americus in Sumter County Georgia is portrayed as a thriving agricultural and horticultural hub on the South Atlantic railroad, 71 miles from the state line and 90 miles from a major city, with a mild climate, healthy air, extensive crops, and rapid growth. It highlights two papers, a library, opera house, water supply, artesian wells, a compress and factories, four banks, and growing trade across six counties, inviting investors to contact the recorder in Americus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffin News
Atlanta
Macon
Hhah
Augusta
Columbus
Rome
Brunswick
Athens
Jores
Georgia
Griffin
Newnan
LaGrange
Americus
Albany
Eatonton
Miledgeville
Barnesville
Covington
Madison
Ringgold
Chattanooga
Senate
Merions
Sumter Ots
Southmo
Jaline
Preston &Lumpkin
Pat Donan and the Bible Hero of the Steamboat
Pat Donan, a Pennsylvanian described as a Western orator, claimed to unite North and South by marrying Dixie girls to Northern men. On a Mississippi steamboat to St Louis, a Sunday poker game ended when a blast killed many. Donan, reading a Bible given by a cousin, saved several passengers by aiding deck hands and fleeing in a lifeboat before nearly freezing to death.
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Pat” Donan
Asnette
Col
Pat Donan
North
South
Dixie
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
David
Byron
His First Taste of Champagne at a Milwaukee Restaurant
A country visitor at a Grand Avenue Milwaukee restaurant orders champagne by the bottle after drinking beer. He pays with a quarter, sparking amusement as the waiter and proprietor explain prices. The scene ends with the proprietor offering round drinks as the man departs, puzzled by high society rules. A separate Atlanta Constitution notice praises former Columbus, Georgia native Robert Garrett’s succession potential at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, highlighting Samuel Spencer’s rise and possible presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Sentinel
Grand Avenue
Chaira
Aliby
Granger
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Spencer
Columbus
Baltimore
Baltimore and
Ohio
Garrett
Spencer
Georgia
Growth of Southern Newspapers Echoed in Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant notes southern newspapers show strong growth and thorough news gathering. It praises representative southern papers for enterprise and candor while cautioning against excessive sensationalism. A Shafts cutner excerpt mocks a mis-spelled postmaster in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Southern
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Americus Recorder
Pn. OC
Storey
Gree
Cotton
Wpally Recorder
Creely Recorder Ta
Ruareday Media
Bob White
J.A.F
Sullivan Place
Walter P. McArthur
Montgomery County
Middle
Miller
Hamilton County
Fiy
Inegar Ube T
Iitranen
NLEN
Preston, GA
Allen
California
James K. Richafeogn
U.S
J.D
Get Pare Sorreons
Kaine
Tutt
Winatee
Sina Tate
Parker
Smee
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