Semmes and his Sumter in Confederate naval legend
Adinique Semmes extols Raphael Semmes and the cruiser Sumter, recounting battles, prizes, and the Confederate naval effort. The piece lauds Kell and Armatrony, critiques Northern historiography, and recalls postwar fates, urging readers to value Southern naval memory and a life of devotion to Georgia.
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Gregg
Semmes
Adinique Semmes
Suyuter
Alahi Nian
High Seas
Appleton
Gordon
Colquitt
Bartow
Pat Clebern
Congress
Raphael Semmes
Maryland
Naval Academy
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Dewey
Tom Brumby
Manila
Confederacy
Bumter
New Orleans
John McIntosh Kell
Georgia
South
Sumter
al Moglishman
Gibraltar
North Sea
Alabama
Uncle Sam
Johnny Bull
Hogland
England
Ambaton
Low
Savannah
Kell Way
Armatrony
Malntosh
Nepro
Urbon
Tehaine
Pion
Synth
TJ. Kennedy
New York
Maryatthevey
Mobile
Alan
Lee
Johnston
Jefferson Davin
Triad
Andrew Johnson
Fifty-dollar bill standoff ends in concrete refusal
A St. Louis tale shows a man unable to change a fifty at banks and shops after hours. Cashiers scrutinize the bill, refuse, or suggest delays as he moves from post office to theater to candy store and a streetcar, ending with a bitter walk home.
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Mark Twain
London
St. Louis
Carbutrof
Habie
Changine
Willy Galues
Sainy
Wiili
Century Theater
Olive Street
Haberdasher's
Smith
Otte Street
Faretaker
The
Republic
Rules for a Wife and the Cough Remedy Ad
A fragmented column blends moral rules for marriage with a pasted testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The text urges companionship, health attentiveness, discretion, and respect within marriage, followed by a booster note praising the remedy as a universal cure for croup and a note from M. V. Wisher of Liberty, West Virginia, endorsing its use.
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Martin
Pierson Drug Store
Chamberlain
Ingrippe
South Chicago
Daily Calumnt
Seale
Hil
Orr Dene
Ffoots
Evans Pharmacy
Union
M. V. Wisher
Liberty
W. Va
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Kentucky Comedy of Errors and a Father’s Shotgun Twist
A long paragraph of overheated anecdote recounts a flirtation gone wrong in Kentucky with a kiss and a threat to tell the father. The tale blends comic misread intent with a pistol‑pocketed finale on the back porch, as the father’s anger and a plan to keep appearances collide. Nearby ads promote patent medicines and a New Zealander’s cattle marking fluid as well as eye catching quips on old blue laws and dyspepsia cures.
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Spa
Byars Pharmacy
Evans Pharmacy
New York
J.B. Clark
Peoria
DeWitt
Annie H.gunning
Tyre
Mich
Nvans Pharmacy
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