Unusual survival after hanging by Georgia judge in Civil War raid
Judge Thomas Jefferson Smith of Casper County endured a brutal hanging during a Sherman raid when five soldiers dragged him by a bridle rein to a gin house and left him to die. He regained consciousness, survived the ordeal, and lived to eighty three, later recounting the near-fatal incident and his recovery through years of service and charity.
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Thomas Jefferson Smith
Casper County
Georgia
Sherman
Imleed
Judgh Smith
Lome
Judge Smith
Alon
Wounded at the Wilderness and the Georgia Soldier's Tale
A Confederate private from the Tenth Georgia Regiment recalls May 6 1864 near Gordontaville. He details a head wound from a minie ball, his near death experience, blood pooling in a skull hole, and the aftermath as hospital attendants offered to carry him away.
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Grim Reaper
Luman Wid
Lynchburg
D. 1. Walden
Atlanta Journal
Benjamin Infantry
Tenth Georgia Regiment
Semmes
McLaw
Longstreet Corps
Augusta
Savannah
Columbus
Chattahoochee
Wilcox
Pulaski
Columbia
Payette
Clayton
Lafayette
McLawn
Alfred Cumming
Leroy Napier
Tennessee
Gordonaville
War reminiscences from Smyrna veteran at Gaines's Mill
Mr R W Whitesides of Smyrna recalled Civil War days in Yorkville while rainbound at Strauss's store. The former orderly sergeant of Company B, 12th regiment, described Gaines's Mill and Deep Bottom battles, a partridge nest spilt by a cap, and a bullet scar through his left ear. He recounted volunteering to scout enemy positions and surviving a volley that left him barely conscious among dead and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Whitesides
Smyrna
Yorkville
Strauss
Whitesides
Gaines‘s Mill
Gaines’s Mill
Beauregard
Mr. Whitesides
Ian
Frasier
Enquirer
Chamberlain's Pain Balm praised for rheumatism relief
D N Linke of Troy Ohio reports severe arm and shoulder rheumatism improved after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm as recommended by G F Parsons Co druggists. He says it gave relief quickly and he now endorses it to friends. Hill Orr Drug sells it.
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Chamberlain
D. N. Linke
Troy
Ohio
Monsrs
G F. Parsons & Co
Drugeiita
Bev Chamberlain
Isin
Hill-Orr
Value of a Woman's Life Sparks Akron Public Uproar
A Akron Ohio judge valued a woman's life at 500 dollars and a man's at 10,000, provoking indignation among local women. The Chicago Tribune notes that life value should reflect usefulness to dependents and community, not fixed monetary sums, citing variability among individuals.
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Akron
Ohio
Tiiayhoard
Chicago Tribune
Tramp Denies Theft as Frying Pan Assault Is Countered
In a Western courtroom a tramp charged with stealing a watch denied the accusation and countered that the accuser assaulted him with a frying pan. The judge urged common sense and asked why the tramp did not resist with a weapon. The tramp quipped that he held the watch, not a defense, and a pharmacist advertises DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments.
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Bedad
Defective tooth and cautionary maxims echo in a moral list
The text offers a string of proverbs about money, debt, and prudence, warning that small leaks sink ships and urging frugality. It mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as liver pills from Means Pharmacy and ends with a quip about aging and boasting.
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Huntred Saved
DeWitt
Come Across Gentlemen We Regret Necessity to Sell Corn
Our warehouses are full of corn hay and oats at fair prices. We boast liberal deals and genuine guarantees. We offer white meal cheap flour and Deane patent flour amid a cost sale to reduce stock in dress goods shirts shoes and pants. Bargains run thirty days with savings for customers.
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Deane Patent
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J. Ub, Steele
Ufaiter Journal
Lis Defense
Srimaal DeWitt
Evans Pharmacy
Abe
Ai Reugesea
James Kell
Yo7
Nis Th Street
N. Ee
D. C
Stia Tie
Atlanta
C. A. Reed Music House
Vandiver
B. P. Vandiver
VaNdiver Bros
General Merchants
Glenn Springs
Evans’ Pharmacy
Isaac Ss Warar
Payatclacie Teria
Toa Ind
Rom
Obarisaton Medical Journal
Strigkeand, Dentiot
Vormera and Merchants Bank
Jou
Rinees Meese
Cannes
Suroeer By
Castoria
Bears
Life
Gastoriaw & Sitin
Dean & Ratliffe
Herry’s
Yours
Mear
Harris Lithia Water
United States
Kirkland
South Carolina
Epa
Sinas
Baie
Lithia
Evans Pharma
van Aupply
Harris Lichia
Harrie
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