Oak Money Box and Keys Offered at Evans & Co Store
B O Evans and Co announces a handsome Oak Money Box containing Silver Dollars. They have had keys made, some of which unlock the box. With every cash purchase of one dollar, a KEY on a tag is given. Keys can be tried.
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Tanid
Nicholson
Grant
Anderson County
Tully
Arp Letter Reflects Family Visit and Civil War Tensions
In a dated Atlanta Constitution piece, Bill Arp recounts his wife’s prolonged visit to Rome, memories of old friendships, and a playful clash with northern editors. He rails against Andersonville coverage, defends Confederate veterans, critiques Northern politics, and closes with a wary note on postwar public life.
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Supreme Court of the Nation
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Thorndyk
Yan
Maino
D. C
New York
Thomas Marrett
South Union
George McDufié Miller
J. Foster Marshall
Orra Rifles
Petersburg
Johnson’s Island
Joseph Brown
Anderson
McDaniel
White Men in the Tropics and Medical Claims in Ads
A satirical mix of scientific speculation on white settlement in tropical climates and health advances with an advertisement for catarrh cures and cheap printing. Proposes tropical colonization aided by sanitary science and notes presumed universal adaptation, alongside promotions for Cheney’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills.
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India
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Ani
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Cihio
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Circular bans stamping unstamped checks by banks
Commissioner Wilson of the internal revenue issues a circular prohibiting banks from stamping unstamped checks and ordering return to drawers. Banks stamping unstamped checks will be reported to the district attorney. Revokes prior revenue decision allowing stamps and cites banks using the practice to attract customers.
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Wasiuxeros
Wilson
Internal Revenue
United States District Attorney
Treasury
Steam and electricity in transport predictions endures
The article recalls early 20th century forecasts that electricity would supplant steam locomotives and power cars across railways. It notes projected electric lines between major cities and claims trains could reach high speeds, but observes that tracks and power houses were dismantled and the era did not realize these plans. It ends with a quip about disobedient boys.
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