New Year's Electric Feast Turns Night To Neon Play
A New Year’s Eve gathering hosted by Mr William Hammer featured electric wonders at his Rowland Street home. Hidden wiring, bells, lights, and automated devices produced chaotic entertainment as guests explored a home fully run by electricity. The spectacle culminated in a dinner where tables and dishes reacted with pulses of light, sound, and motion, ending with fireworks and phonograph tricks as the year began.
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William Hammer
Hammer
Edison
Rowland Street
Daeipa
Jim
Humozlat Brown
T.n.k
Jupiter
Malaga
Sopper
Stu
St. Louis Globe
The Two Governors and a Drunken Visit
A long anecdote recounts a cordial visit between the governors of North Carolina and South Carolina. They share corn whiskey, discuss turpentine and rice, and a dry jug leads to a humorous clash. North Carolina’s host forces moderation, yet the South Carolina governor remains oblivious, prompting a quip about the long pause between drinks and the eventual departure in quiet sadness.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Govenor
South
Carolina
North Carolin
Fila
Hiatslet
Nobth Carolina
George
Fomhe Rickmonel
Prohibition War Among Capital and Railroads
A railroad manager notes the unseen damage from drink and cites court suits against railways. Prohibition spreads as Erie and New York Central impose bans on alcohol for employees and premises. Pullman builds a prohibition town as other capitalists adopt the rule. Charleston Presbytery actions urge withdrawal from theological seminary amid conference disputes.
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Railrosda
Walter
Erie Railway Company
New York Central
Pullman Car Company
Outrage at Highland Park Hotel Church Disturbance
Reports from Aiken describe several Northern boarders and local youths charged with disturbing public worship at the New Year’s service of a colored Baptist church. Investigators found parlor matches ignited on the floor and inflated bladders squeezed during prayers, with taunting remarks heard as the preacher halted services. No fines imposed yet and no provocation established. readers are urged to consider the alleged racial double standard in press coverage.
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Hovband
Boot Brick Brigade
Dreas
Plese
Tima
Congress
Jerusalem
Satorday
Highland Park Hotel
Young Chatfield
Davis
Duloted Baptist Church
South
New York Tribune
Mereri
Anil
Ian
Populse Valeamen
Sheng
Hiv Xhelyis
Kit Park
Peenbyeran
Panther Hunt Ends In Babes Coverlet Claim
In Onavron Tennessee Valley residents have hunted a marauding panther that stalked a farmhouse near Bleckley. George Greenleaf killed the animal defending his wife, a hunt that spanned weeks as locals set roosts and ambushes. The men carried the carcass to Greenleaf, who plans to skin and use the hide as a baby coverlet to teach courage.
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Onavron
Tennessee Valley
Marehall Bleckley
Logan B. Bleckle
Marahal Bleckley
John Lone
Rabun County
Fred
Mr. Sleckley
Shoul
George Greenlass
Clayton
Green Leaf
Jastes
Mr. Greenleaf
Bleckley
Greenleafs
Thorn to Danger in Buying at Olciol Sales
In this write up the author warns that sales by Sheriff Master and Probate Judge do not guarantee clear titles. Purchasers face risks from dower rights mortgage foreclosures and prior claims. A prudent buyer should research titles before forced sales and hire a lawyer to avoid costly mistakes.
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Thorn
Olciol Sales
Because She Runs The Mail In The Boat Tale
A crowded passenger vessel erupts in quips about the ship, the engine called her, and the odd chorus ends with a passenger fined for the uproar. The tall passenger insists the vessel must move, while others debate roles on the voyage and sing through a tense scene of protest and management.
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Boily
Beenie
Ler
Elgita
Credit and cash system urged to curb debt burden
A discussion urges ending credit in favor of cash purchases to curb debt and promote thrift. It argues that delayed payments lead to ruined finances, cites 1880 debts, warns of moral erosion, and claims a strict cash system would protect buyers and merchants, benefiting the nation.
Prohibition and congressional action dominate Blair interview
Senator Blair of New Hampshire urges absolute prohibition and a constitutional amendment to ban alcohol nationwide. He calls for swift congressional action, argues liquor harms youth, and predicts prohibition will shape the next presidential campaign and party prospects. A separate column notes a humane but debated hanging method and reports on the South of Passenger Agents Association meeting in Atlanta about railroad contracts and rates.
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Grant Loroung
Waterloo
Republican Party
Ita
Congress
Atlanta
Lonaville
Nashville
Louisville and
Ashville
Wise Massachusetts Policy Question on Ticket Printing Costs
A fragmentary 18th or 19th century letter discusses Massachusetts pricing and ticket printing in a political context. It argues for home production of materials to boost enterprise and reduce reliance on distant suppliers. The writer compares regional trade impacts and questions whether state policies favor Philadelphia and suppress local industry.
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Cilieinnnyi
Ural
Masauchusetts
Philadelphia
New York and New Mogland
Alligator Attack and a Georgia Town Ruckus
A traveling Southman recounts a gruesome Florida sight of a black boy trapped by an alligator, amid a plea for restraint. The piece segues to local South Carolina notes: Laurens council plans shade trees, Columbia man John Agnew dies, Greenville Laurens rail work slows, and crime reports including two murderers captured in Augusta.
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South
Florida
Defi L
Pop
Chicago
Laurens Fins
Atreeta
John Agnew
Columbia
Laurens
Miley’ Mill
Edgefield County
Augusta
Fields
Greenville County
Charleston
Daniel Hall
Patripld County
Tie
Orcaide
Darlington
John Eric LeFevre
Lancaster County
Charleston News and Courier
Washington Light Infantry
South Carolina
Shree W. L
Winashora
Ben Dulnse
Daniel Hall, Jr
Fairfield County
Plovenca
Ott
Baxter
James Naismith
Foo
Florence
Naismith
Fernandina
Fla
Walford College
Whiteford Smith
Simpson Bobo
Nobo
Wofford College
Bobo
Union County
Fowler
Going
Wallace
Eugene Daniel
Memphis
Tounzzaee
Daniel
Gray
Second Presbyterian Church
The Picket Relay and the Drowning Sentinel Tale
An 1861 era Mississippi unit guard is set at a Pensacola picket post. Hugh refuses to abandon duty despite near drowning, insisting on a whisper countersign. The story shifts to Detroit Tree Press, describing a wagon-packer who returns to a home scene of poverty and drink, breaking his family.
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Hegh McGhire
Emerald
Sls
Tenth
Mississippi Regimental Infantry
Pensacola
Forida
Hugh
Sivns
Ark
Drossea
Dadama Baptist
The Money Value of Wome and Equal Pay for Work
Henry George argues wives contribute essential labor in the home and should receive equal pay for equal work. He challenges the view that wives are supported by husbands and notes that domestic tasks like sewing, cooking, and housekeeping are productive, requiring money to hire help if needed.
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Henry George
Towsehold
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