Harvest of 1901 Brings Old Time Pleasures Back to Georgia Farm
Sarge Plunkett recalls a bountiful harvest with partridge eggs and dewberries, praising farm life over town ambitions. He laments changes from oxen to engines, celebrates community generations, and notes the thrashers arrive with meals, shaping a year’s bread and gratitude.
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Neck of the Woods
Brown
Georgia
Niagara
Gorgia
Peachtres Street
Atlanta
Posca Ata
Bob Hive i
Aia Owen
Thors
Ptay
Blood Balm ad promises quick cures for skin and blood troubles
An old advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal remedy for skin eruptions and blood disorders. It claims to drain impurities from blood bones and body and promises free medical advice from the Blood Balm Company in Atlanta. Testimonials and drugstore endorsements are cited to support rapid permanent cures.
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BB. Hill-Orr Drug_Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
Evans Pharmacy
Tragedy of William Yancey in Greenville Court
A traveler recalls the Greenville county courthouse in Greenville South Carolina where William L Yancey was tried and convicted for manslaughter in the Earle case. The tale links Yanceys turbulent life to his later political career and the town landmark remains bold and sturdy after more than a century.
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Main Street
Greenville
8. C
Greenville County
William L. Yancey
Robertaon Earle
Earle
South Caroline
DuBose
Yancey
Earlo
Karle
Marle
Court House
Greenville Daily News
Karls
Alabama
Montgomery
Birminghan Age-Herald
Boy Reuben fears death talks with talking garden life
A historic tale recalls Reuben a frail youth who fears dying. He hears a Benjamin posy and a fuzzy caterpillar speak of dying as a yearly release, then encounters other nature voices offering comfort yet not easing his fear. The narrative blends myth with a childlike view of mortality.
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Reuben
Benjamin
Pony
Best Remedy for Stomach and Bowel Troubles
O W Wakefield of Columbia touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as unequaled for stomach and bowel troubles after twenty years in the drug business. He cites cures in two cholera morbus cases and widespread use. An Evans Pharmacy ad promotes Prinkly Ash Bitters and other remedies, while a parish note credits Chamberlain's remedy with saving a sick infant.
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Chamberlain
O. W. Wakefield
Columbia
Hill-Orr Drag Co
Evans Pharmacy
Curtis Baker
Pevenreket
Dying and Living in a Story of a Boy and an Angel
A reader relates a tale of Reuben near death as he nears exhaustion and contemplates dying. He recalls taunting whispers from trees and creatures and finally sees an angel who asks if he is happy. Reuben confesses fear of death, then accepts he is dead. Annie Winm Bull Sloxson in Story-Trill Lib.
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Roubou
Gays
Reuben
Annie Winmbull Sloxson
Long a Treat Night Zigzag Duel Turns to Jail Reference
In a humorously tangled exchange from the Ohio State Journal two men stagger along and trade taunts about mens’ jail histories. The first accuses the other of being a worse man in jail, prompting a sharp rebuke about honesty and honor.
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Ohio State Journal
Modern remedies and tips for heartburn and colds
Advice on managing heartburn with small meals slow eating and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by Hill-Orr Drug Co. Also mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for a cold with a note about E. W. Grove's signature and a 25 cent price. The text weaves in a light anecdote about a fed snake and a cynical man, maintaining a period newspaper voice.
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Chamberlain
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Eve
E. W. Grove
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Sarge Plunkett
Atlanta Constitution
Corria
Grove
Iran
Vandiver Bros
J.J. Major
Ndiver, Elm, Vandiver, Vandiver Bros. & Major
Vandiver Brothers & Major
Mott’s
OP Motts Chemical CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Hs “Vans Paarmecy
Anderson
S.C. A
C. A. Reed Musto
TOLLY
G. F. Tolly & Son
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Osborne & Osborne
Texas
C. D. Anderson & Bro
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