Revival at old Georgia church sparks memories and debates
An Atlanta reader recalls a large gathering at a rural Georgia church reviving old ties and values. The piece contrasts traditional village hospitality, child rearing, and faith with modern progressive trends, praising mothers and babies at worship while denouncing fashion and new schooling proposals as eroding community roots. The writer notes neighbors, dinners, and a sense of shared heritage amid shifting times.
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Brown
Aburoh
Georgia
Acoal
Sam Jones
Sargaate
Saleep
Thors
Botanic Blood Balm Claims Cure for Contagious Blood Poison
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal cure for contagious blood poison and related eruptions. It cites figures like K B Jones of Atlanta and Robert Ward of Maxey, claims dramatic recoveries after eleven bottles, and offers free medical advice with trial treatment through Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K- B. Jones
Atlanta
Ted
B. B. B. Orr Gray & Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
Byanu Pharmasy
Doll house shooting wounds four at Clackaville Tenn
Fragmentary copy notes a Friday shooting at a doll house in Clackaville Tennessee. Four people were wounded, three seriously, with none of the injuries deemed life threatening. The text also contains advertisements for health elixirs and vague naval strength figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clackaville
Tenn
Vane Pharmacy
Deadly Bays for Mules on War Supply Freight
A lengthy report details the rush of American horses and mules to support British forces in South Africa. It describes shipments from New Orleans beginning October 10, 1899, the crowded cattle ships repurposed as transports, and the brutal conditions aboard. It notes General Samus Pearson’s actions against shipments, and the high costs, losses, and dangers of the voyage as animals are ferried to Cape Town for war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Texas
Kansas
Wyoming
Missouri
Teavea
New Orleans
Samus Pearson
Parlange
Pearson
Washington
England
Austria
Portugal
Canada
United States
Manchester
Thora
Cape Town
Terra Firma
Corinthia
Jand
Kaneas City
St. Louis
Dallas
Houston
Shipping horses and mules to New Orleans and care for voyage
The article describes cattle and mule transport to New Orleans with stables for 44300 animals, vaccination, fitness checks, and markings for artillery or cavalry service. It notes free transport offers, recruitment station cautions, and rising prices as South African enthusiasm waned, plus a stray section on corset opposition and population growth trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Keoh
Girt
Chicago
Wales
Georgia Gold Boom Report From Latimer Mine
Rivals Klondike and Atlanta report a Latimer mine in Wilkes County Georgia yielding the richest gold per ton seen since California and Klondike. Owners I H Oppenheim Monroe Bickhart A Bluthenthal with William D Storey and W H Fluker claim about 11 tons of ore in sight, gold values near 800000 when refined, signaling a potential flood of treasure in Georgia.
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Atlanta
California
el Dorado
Georgia
Wilkes County
I. H. Oppenheim
Monroe Bickhart
A. Bluthenthal
William D. Storey
W. H. Fluker
McDuffie County
Columbia Mining Company
Latimer
Ming
Comatock
Colorado
West Bsa
Bicycle Joke from a Rural Market Scene
A fragmented folktale recounts an Irish farmer in a shop asked about buying a bicycle. The shopkeeper explains the device as a town-riding machine with a pricey quote. The farmer jokes he would be foolish milking a bicycle rather than riding a cow.
Regular Bowels Promised By Chamberlain Tablets
The laws of health require daily bowel movements and fines for neglect. Stay regular by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when needed to avoid punishment. Price 25 cents. Sold by Ore-Gray & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. Power
Imperia
Snoek
Hoe
Ghemberlain
Gray & Co
Ore-Gray & Co
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Sargi Plunkett
Gietarato
Atlanta Constitution
Budas Pesth
Hungary
Herr von Wlssics
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Nevada
John Silence
Mary Pance
Kansas Town
Klondike
DUE West Female College
FFERS
Mualo
Iaat
Termalowa
James Boyder
Dine Weat
Vandiver
E. P
Vandiver Vandiver Bros
Vandiver Bros
Vandiver Bros. & Major
Bugsy
Birdsell
Vandiver Brothers & Major
Cartion
Eidy
Baltie
Enis
E. P. Vandiver
C. A. Reed Music House
Senat
Pele
Tony
Syen Sumptuons
Witnem
Yours Truly
G. P. Tolly & Son, the
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers, Depot Bt., Anderson, B.C
Thea
Osborne & Osborne
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