Letter From Bill Arps Reflects Storm, Sermon and Southern Road
In a personal chronicle from Mississippi, Bill Arps describes family duties at Christmas, helping his wife and gifting for grandchildren. He recounts lecturing to about 260 college girls led by Professor Lowrey, visiting Ripley and enduring a violent cyclone. The storm devastates towns, tests faith, and disrupts travel as he narrates river floods, a perilous washout, and the arduous journey to Tupelo, with stops in Pontotoc and New Albany before returning home.
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Lowrey
Mississippi
Tupelo
McKinley
Ripley
Job
Satan
Tower of Siloam
Joh Fiske
Thayo
Mr. Pitner
Guystone
Simon Peter Richardson
Callfire
Professor Gowrey
Claiboroe
Meeting of neighbors and late 19th century remedies
A fragmentary page mentions a person named Bangs claiming to be a former coshman and becoming a neighbor, along with assorted ad copy for laxatives, cold cures, and tonics. The text also notes politicians exchanging quips about religion and politics, a baby’s smile contrasted with a cry, and references to DeWitt’s products and Wa Witt’s Early Risers. The passage ends mid sentence with a ship’s voyage note and albatross endurance.
Temperance tale mocks liquor myths in aged prohibitionist missive
An excerpt from Hall's Journal of Health circulated by the Ladies of the 1.C. ’40 of Anderson argues against temperance scare stories by recounting a rich merchant known for steady drinking and luxury. It ends with a sobering account of his death from inanition and the ruin of his family, including daughters stricken by illness.
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Hall
Sohora
Scrofula
The Woes of the Drunkard Described in Grim Terms
A New York Observer passage condemns drunkenness as the root of all evil. It laments that civilization tolerates and legislates vice, causing crime, poverty, and ruin in homes, branding intoxication a hell on earth for the drunkard and his family.
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Hell
New York Observer
Harder Times for Drunkards and Social Change
A historical critique notes harsher attitudes toward habitual drunkenness. It argues that courts and society no longer empathize as before, demanding sobriety and tightening social sanctions. The piece observes that drunkenness has become a bar to employment and leads to blacklisting and boycotts without formal processes.
The Best Plaster and Chamberlain Pain Balm Ad
An old advertisement extols The Best Plaster bound to the affected area and Chamberlain Pain Balm for relief from pains in the side chest and rheumatism. It also touts Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets for appetite and liver regulation with Hill-Orr Drug Co. samples.
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Chamberlain
Hill-Orr
Missouri School For the Blind
Chamberisin
Hill-Ore Drug Co
Water-ground corn meal venture nets $2100 in a year
Miss Bertha Hopkins, Georgia planter turned miller, details how she earned about $2100 in one year selling water-ground corn meal. She inherited a small mill, faced tolls and market challenges, shifted to direct wholesale and retail sales, and emphasizes slow grinding for better flavor and nutrition while maintaining quality and steady orders across Georgia and South Carolina.
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Atlanta
Bertha Hopkins
Georgia
Carolina
New York
A. i
South Carolina
Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
An advertisement claims Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and cures stomach troubles. Hyvans Pharmacy promotes the remedy, appealing to readers concerned about heart disease but focusing on digestion.
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Hyvans’ Pharmacy
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Aillanta
Bangs
Coshman
E. W. Grove
Evans’ Pharmacy
DeWitt
Evans
W.C.T. C. Department
The
1.C
Anderson
8. C
Folke
Slater
C. A. Reed Music House
Capes
Keith & CO
Bie
Jim Mmomowis Mutual Fire Insurance Co
J. R. Vanniver
J.J. Fretwell
Syracuse
Clark
Empire
Brock Bros, Anderson
Carlisle
Lynchburg
Imarket
Carlisle Bros., Anderson
Texas
D. Anderson
ALL
Hill -Orr Drug CO
Glenn Springs
Beat
Charleston Medical Journal
Musuma
Evara
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