Florida towns and the Progress of Settlement
A traveler writes from Florida describing Cartersville and Sanford as growing towns with hotels, livery stables, and real estate activity. He notes higher living costs, fruit and vegetable markets, labor wages for cooks and day workers, and attempts to establish trade with northern buyers. Florida’s climate and abundant waterways are contrasted with Georgia, urging contentment with one’s lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Cartersville
Sandford
Anyaho
Georgia
Eat Als
Darkey
Wonga
Heatheo Qhinea
Melicao
Boma Faw
Spain
Europa
Jorda
Ons
Greco
Jack
Johnny Bull
Major ‘Marks
England
Office of
the World
New York
Orlando
Sanford
Galts
Solomon
Smarty
Ny House
Florida As It Really Is From A Snowbound Guest
A letter from Jesse Rossen in Florida contrasts northern snows with a springlike climate and argues Florida’s wealth lies in undeveloped resources. It cites population growth from 269,000 in 1880 to 842,000 in 1885, rising taxable property, and a mix of crops including corn oats rice cotton tobacco and sugar cane. The writer warns against underestimating Florida, notes health data, and urges steady work and prudent migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burron
Florida
Luce
Plor
Ida
Wey
Dion
Sea Island
Sea
South Carolina
Georgia
Sam
Jesse Rossen
The Passion of Battle and Rabies Panic Reflections
A Confederate veteran recalls frontline combat during the Civil War, describing nerve strain, bayonet moments, and capita l conditions. The piece shifts to a discussion of hydrophobia myths, medical opinions, and wartime injuries, ending with a long anecdote about Judge Rice’s pardon petition and a vivid scene of Stuart’s last moments.
Chapter of Questions to Puzzle the Ol and Young
A collection of riddling quips and comic wordplay drawn from a 19th century source. It opens with punny questions about weather, travel, and everyday objects then shifts to social critique on race in hotels and theaters, arguing against legislative coercion and urging humane appeal. The tone mixes humor with pointed commentary on discrimination and the limits of law.
Prairie Chicken Shooting Described By Nimonds Hunters
A detailed, nostalgic account of prairie chicken hunting in Texas, focusing on Nimonds and their dogs. The piece follows the hunt from field setup to birds flushing, the dogs’ signaling, and the shooters’ rapid, coordinated recoil. It highlights covey behavior, field dynamics, and the exhilaration of successful shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Huntera
Guna
Huntega
Dogastita
Mont
Tovaton
Laat
Unusual Burial Door Opened in Yorkville Cemetery
In Yorkville a man named James A. Watson retrieved his child’s body from a cemetery tomb last Friday. Accompanied by J. Ka. Jeffreys and Tr. ET. Allison, Watson opened a glass panel and observed a film on the inner surface while seeking to view the casket contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persous
Main Street
Yorkville Enquirer
James A. Watson
Clover
Yorkville
Ned
Watson
Baltimore
Sena
Bryant-Spdler Commercial College
J. Ka. Jeffreys
Tr. ET. Allison
Ale
Wawon
Mr. Jeffreys
Hefore and After Marriage Contends with Romantic Expectations
A reflective piece argues that romance fades after marriage as love matures into friendship. It critiques courtship customs pushing constant wooing, notes unequal emotional tolls on women, and compares early desire to theater where the curtain falls. It warns of ongoing but impractical expectations for lifelong passion.
Civil Rights at the North and the Troy Hotel Outrage
The piece argues that excluding a colored concert company from a Troy hotel is unjust but notes lack of remedy in law or public opinion. It suggests hotelkeepers act to attract paying guests and commercial interests over abstract calls for rights, while acknowledging the complexity of personal prejudice and economic calculations in hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Baron Livrey
Napoleon
Brown Sequard
Hut
McKim
Brown-Sequard
Randall
Augusta Giron
Sant Rice
Anrew Johnson
William Dickson
Dickson
Rice
Samuel PF. Rice
Montgomery
Alabama
South Carolina
Gamaliellike
John C. Calhoun
William Shakepeare
Republic
Methodist Church
Tennessee
John Brown
Tudge Rice
Heesid
Billy
New York Times
Troy
Troy Hotel
Jess
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Lai
Florida Towns
Tanto
Constitution
North Georgia
North
Rerreess
China
Lia
Washington Republican
Pickett
Gettysburg
Richmond
Army of Northern Virginia
Lena
Frezier'a Pari
Manassas
Seven Pines
Alement
Gaines' Mill
Dean
Williamsburg
Qoder
Debria
Tet
London
New Jersey
New York City
Denenn
Jencon
Aho
Jaive
B. B. Stuarts Deatil
G. W. Dorsey
Brret
Virginia Cavalry
Dorsey
Virginia
Dueney
Stuart
Lily
McClellan
Venable
Columbia
Mia
Lilly Leo
Shepherdstown
Gracy
Brook Turnpike
Fitz Lee
Meadow Bridge
Davis
Brewer
Dam
Gonl
Thin
Mook
Johnny
Amlite
Bebiveka Town
Potter Palmer
Coue
Tippling
Mikell
Juat
Theo
Lour
Tigo Rive
Plymouth
Sawyer
Robert Toomba
Greenhorn
Oro
Hie
Lin
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