Was it Built by a Prehistoric Race at Brandywine Wall
In Southwest Mississippi near Brandywine a mysterious stone wall or “quarry” drawn into a hill is examined by an expedition led by Captain Birdsong and Colonel Lupia Dupre. Local residents recall a ridge and a cemented pattern with blocks cut to exact shapes. Governor Longino funds excavations and a Chicago expedition is planned, with stone from Brandywine potentially used for the new Capitol.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Widhacs Vista
Brandywine Wall
Lower
Eviente
Copia
Claiburny Counties
Noutheast
Claiborne County
Milan
Brandywine
Tou Jones
Hazlehurst
Copiah County
Miss Jones
T. B. Birdsong
Lupia J. Dupre
Birdsong
Cleveland
Mexico
Pai
Ameriga
Wildsong
Wupee
Bridges
Hrandywins
Toda
Starnes
Washington
Colonel Capro
John D. Jowett
Newton
Tennessee
Longino
R. W. McClaughry
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kas
Savers Aciontiata
Niversity of
Chicago
Thomas Watson
Capitol Commission
Invernor Stur* Lwo Institute
Missi i
United States
Soimuo
The Giving of the Rich in a Cleveland Leader Note
Abraham Hewitt, ex mayor of New York and reform figure, urges wealthier citizens to fund public goods. He argues that rich generosity is small in scale next to the burden carried by the poor. He stresses education, libraries, and self-restraint as safeguards against social disorder.
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Abraham
Jewitt
New York
Congress
Jess
Hewitt
Atoud
Mao
Howitt
United States
Cleveland
Lown
Thanksgiving Dinner Memory From 1888 Recounted
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a Memphis journalist’s Thanksgiving in 1888 near Columbus Mississippi. A quail hunt yielded no birds but a mammy cooked rabbit with ash cake and coffee, making the meal memorable and described as the finest Thanksgiving feast.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Columbus
Lowndes County
Girls’ Industrial School
Tombigbe
Washington Star
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Potatoes to China Ad
A faded ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and DeWitt's Liver Pills cleanse and invigorate with no cure, no pay. It notes a Washington to China potato shipment and warns against counterfeit Evans Pharmacy products. It reflects early 20th century patent medicine and commerce, with references to the Virginia constitutional convention and local drugstore promotions.
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Grove
Tyler
Virginia Assembly
DeWitt
Washington
China
Inborn
Grova
Woman Seeks Long-Lost Husband After 17 Years
A gas collector chats with a woman who explains her husband has been missing for 17 years. She jokes about him returning and asks the collector to relay word if he encounters a man who resembles a suitable husband. The passage ends with a moral remark on the futility of evading divine law.
Sores and Ulcers Cure Promises and Blood Purification
An advertisement claims chronic sores stem from sluggish blood and can be healed by purifying the blood and invigorating the system. It urges fast, restorative treatment from Swift Specific Go of Atlanta, with a free book and medical guidance for a fee or service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tathert
Iona
SWIFT
Atlanta
Notice to Trespassers on Land Restrictions
Notice warns the public not to hunt fish or trespass on land. Several names including D. B. McPaull and others affix the warning and threaten prosecution under law. Dated December 19 1900. Followed by Notice of Final Settlement from H A Ligon Executor dated October 19 1900 and related probate action.
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Tran- Pasa
D. B. McPaull
Wv. Thompson
W. B. Smith
GM. Harper
John Thompson
L. KR. Watson
A. G. Moorbeld
J. A. Welborn
C. Burriss
J. W. Webb
L. Bro
N. Erking
J. Reid Garrison
W. D. Garrison
I. Thompson
Z. M. King
L. N. Gear
J. Ponte
Biog
R. A. Reeves
Eug Wngoray
Mae
Couney
Jeraon Couney
H. A. Ligon
Pere
Coe
Virginia-Carolina Chemical CO
Charleston
Aes
Tata
John E. Peoples
Anderson County
Joseph J. Pretwerl
G. J. Peoples
Wndore
J. Bowen
Huroby
Ita
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Correajiondence
St. Louisepublic
Turkey
KH. W. Grove
Evens
Kvana’ Pharmacy
Evans
Dean & Ratliff
Dean & Ratliffe
D. &. Vandiver
J.J. Major
E. P. Vandiver
Orrice
Vandiver Bros. & Major
Ligon & Levbetter
WM. A. Romer
Pact Teato
A. Cunningham
Ville
Tenn
Nees
Intelligencer
Petersen
Blue Ridge Railroad
H. C. Beattie
Weatround
Faun
Adanie Crossinz
Senecs
Dolon
Walhalla
West Union
Beneos
Joann
Amy
Saam
Alam
J.R. Anderson
Areun
Tive
Hokets
Gest
Augusta
Auguste
Reed
Groomw
Ar Anderson
Groenvilis
Glona
Saluda
Ronsinn
Dohavill
Lynn Biaig
Anderson
Geant
Ty Andarson
Southern Railway
Elfuot
Agavtus - Ae Omanlistom
Vis
Walden
Fos
Pullman
Ued Alton
Pclereen
Portsmouth
Charlotte
Lae
Ae & Ab
Tex
McRee General Savermieu
McRee General Savermieu.>at. i W,b. Glover
Atlantic Coal
Travrio Department
Naton
Upper South Carolina
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