North Island Palmetto Island excursion tale in Florida
A Jacksonville letter recounts a nine to thirteen person trip by sailboat Colum bia to a saltwater harbor island chain near Clearwater. The writer describes beaches, palms, shell islands, fishing, cheap island excursions, and a wish to settle in Florida with family, plus notes on oranges, climate, health benefits, local people, and a sermon on temptation comparing sin to a snake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North Island
Palmetto Island
Crusoe
Florida
Gulf
Dan McMullen
Apopka
Oakland
Kissimee
Lyerness
Crystal River
Brooksville
Tom
S Hook
Fagley
Lake Worth
Burns
Pope
Goldsmith
Gray
Mr. McMtul
Rash vow breaks and vase shatters in joyful revelation
Mrs Cartell of near Trimble, once Fannie Brambley, kept a vow of silence for over a year to avoid punishment believed would come if she spoke. After her husband Jerry Carrell broke a vase, she spoke again and learned her speech remained intact, ending their years of quiet isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartell
Near
Trimble
Arash
Cartelly
Fannie Brambley
Jerry Carrell
Miss Fannie
Misa Pannie
Carter
Methodist Church
Big Wite Spears
Jerry
Mrs. Curtell
Dyor
Moscow
United States
Aden
Caspian
Ses
Russia
Anniston
Ala
Famouas Agricultural Snts
Alabama
Georgia
J.oathan
Boston
Johnny
Gen. P
Beauregard
Manasses Junction
Catarry Cure Claims To Cure All Stages With $100 Reward
An advertisement touts Mall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarry, offering $100 to anyone it cannot cure. It describes internal use, blood and mucous action, and appeals to constitutional treatment with testimonials. A second note highlights the Scots Guards battalion A company boasting 90+ men, average height 6 feet 2 inches, with many tall members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schner
Catarry
Mall
Motligal
J. Chenhy & Co
Toledo
Tae. Eer
Scots Guards
Falls Church Love and War Quest in Civil War Tale
A fragment from a Civil War era narrative describes Falls Church and nearby estates, focusing on Susan Dulany and her love for a Virginia cavalry officer. After a secret mission to relay battlefield timing, she aids her beloved amid a series of battles, losses, and graves at Cedar Grove churchyard, ending with a meditation on the Blue and Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax Court House
Washington City
Church of England Divines
Fall's Church
Virginia
Dulany
Edward
Falifax Rifles
Marr
Federal
Susan
Washington
Falls Church
Daddy Ned
May
Richmond
Beauregard
Smail
McDowell
Johnston
Manassas
Mia Chera Mademoiselle
Southland
Colonel C
Stone Bridge
Diety
De-Gamp
Provost-Marshal
Ned
Mingy
Bonham
Hearta
Tyler
Ernest
Kershaw
Bonhams
James N. Lipscomb
Triday
Fairfax Rifles
Blackburn’s Ford
Virginia Cavalry
Lewis House
Balaklaya
Light Brigade
Cedar Grove
Pederal
Thomas S. Arthur
Bryson City
N. C
Oddities and statistics drawn from 19th century curiosities
A flood of trivia spans orchards yielding 2800 pounds in 1887 to paper from standing trees in 24 hours, a Richmond factory outputting 600 million cigarettes yearly, and the platitudinous quips of the era. It covers curious laws, marriage notes, medical claims, and social vignettes with caricatured humor and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oroville
Cal
Richmond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will. R. Hubbard
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Clemzon Agricultural College
Sullivan
South Main Street
Broyles New Building
Taylor & Crayton
Sesson
Lizzie Williams
Bee l Las
Amzi Dodd
Massachusetts Standard
TN Cabes
Japan
Webb & Mattison
South Carolina
Anderson
5. C
Maxwell & Son
Chiquola Place
Tohma
Austin & OO
Austin & CO
Palace Grocery
J, Agaustl Co
Billarps
Elorida
Venice
Len
Cartersville
Upper
Lewis Anspaugh
Longfellow
Candler
Gould
Bingham
Fannie Million
Million, By
Judy Lorseback
Kirby Smith
Salvation Oil
Columbia State
J. A. Rice
Washington Street Methodist Church
Tico
Egypt
India
Assyria
China
Greece
Hye
Honda
Columbia
Tosa
Torville
Satan
Jesus
Priso
Hill Broa
Cynicus
Canis
Lays
Ornithorhychus
Australia
Knoxville
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