New Century Reflections by Sarge Plunkett
Sarge Plunkett reflects on New Year and the coming century, urging upright living and church reform. He laments modern secular drift, warns against hypocrites and adjuncts, and recalls 19th century Southern sociability and faith as a guide for moral renewal and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Druskards
Murdeers
Oldsfolke
Twonan
Hank
Brown
Pharches
Deunkards
Lance Pronkerr
Pumpkin roll tale and old remedies cited in columns
A humorous anecdote features Rev John Haynes and his daughter turning to a pumpkin roll to defuse a heated discussion. The passage shifts to old ads promoting Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, with notes on beet sugar production and a Kentucky boy's cigarette addiction.
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John Haynes
Mr. Hay
Thora
Economy Run on Rail Supply Sparks Reform
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad launches the Economy Special to curb waste in the Galena and Wisconsin divisions. Charles Hayward replaces Edward Ozgood as supply head and enacts thrift measures from pencil stubs to lamp wicks, returning usable waste to headquarters and selling old materials for salvage. The inspector tanks stock every 60 days, promoting tighter use of shared resources across crews.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Lis Crnnada
Reado
Galena
Wisconsin
Charles Hayward
Edward Ozgood
Hayward
General Headquarters
Provess
Vanderbilts
Chicago
Mother's Favorite Cough Remedy Promoted for Children
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children with no opium, claiming it treats coughs, colds, cronp and whooping cough. It notes availability at Hill-Orr Drug Co and offers free samples of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It also mentions laxative and olive oil trade curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Magdeburg
Germany
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Chamberlain
United States
E. W. Grove
Hill-Orr Drug Store
Jefferson Davis Arrested in Atlanta in 1859
Governor Osadler recalls a mistaken arrest of Senator Jefferson Davis in Atlanta on a robbery charge. Police detained him as he arrived from Augusta, seeking Dr Calhoun for identification, only to learn the man was Davis. The episode is described as a major humiliation for Atlanta police.
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Jefferson Davis
Atlanta
Osadler
Davie
United States Nonate
Mississippi
Washington
Georgis
Augusta
Mr. Davis
Dr. Calhoun
Calhoun
Lowndes Gashoun
Oe Wan
Caihoun
Senator Davis
Dr. Caihoun
Sacator
Candler
Davis
Columbia
Thia
Eugene Whitehead
Atlanta News
Whistles for His Money and Local Happenings
J Keener Westbrook of Wilmington rises from a whistler at an amateur show and soon heads to New York to discuss a contract with a manager. He already signed with Edison Phonograph Co and B J Keith for 150 weekly, with 75 for afternoons and 75 for evenings. The item also notes a high child death rate from croup and lung troubles and promotes One Minute Cough Cure and various remedies from Evans Pharmacy and D Witts Witch Hazel Salve.
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B.J. Keith
Alec Boyelied
Evans Pharmacy
Ds Witt
Peck
Salt In Place of Blood Prolongs Life Says Chicago Professor
Reported experiments claim normal salt solution can revive animals with up to 90 percent blood loss and aid pneumonia typhoid and Brights disease cases. Trials used 92 percent saline injected into jugular and heart vessels, with quick recoveries noted in a dog and a human pneumonia patient. Railway casualty figures show 7 185 killed and 47 870 injured among 500 million passengers last year.
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Curiaco
Loeb
University of Chicago
Bright
Bes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarge Plunkett
Adgnis Constitution
John Craig
Covington
France
Ee Country
Maine
Ash
Prucriots
Savans Pharmocy, Special Agente
John T. Burriss
Syracuse
Clark
Empire
Brock Bros, Anderson
Texas
B. Anderson
ALL
Hill -Orr Drug CO
THE
Anderson Mutual Fire Insurance Co
WROTH
Haa
RK. Vandiver
J. J. Frotwell
Ball
Mish
Ete
G. Dueworth
W. G. Watson
J.B. A. Robinson
J. P. Glenn
A. P. Bard
Direatore
J, Dt. Bhok
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