Old Time Wedding at West Union Described in Detail
A detailed reminiscence of the 1847 wedding of Elizabeth Grisham and Joseph H. Brown at West Union Baptist Church. The account covers the couple, attendants, ceremony, and a lavish reception with numerous dishes and festivities, plus later life notes on the bride’s family and the groom’s rise in Georgia public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiigus
Jythos
Wmierry
Warriage Belle
Migs
Elizabeth Dirisham
Joseph Grishau
Mary Jean Steele
Crigham
West Wuton
Pickens
Ans
William and Nether Steele
Joseph H. Brown
South Carolina
Georgina
Canton
Yale
Sinter
West Union
Keowee
Wizabeth Grisham
Jasper L. Keith
Jack Southerland
Elijah M. Mield
Stokes Cregory
Dahlonega
Miss Guisham
Gregory
Wield
Esther Love Steele
Charles 8. Broyles
Elizabeth A. Norton
B.D. Mauldin
Mauldin
Greenville
Tome
Georgia
Suriome
American Senate
Blood Cure Offer Promises Pure Blood and Skin Heal
An advertisement promotes B B B Botanical Blood Balm as a cure for blood poisons skin eruptions and various sores claiming it purifies the blood drains poisons from the system and cannot return It offers free trial bottles and lists Mitchell Street Atlanta as the contact address Also cites other remedies and a warning against counterfeit products Evans Pharmacy mentions DaWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a known cure for piles and skin diseases
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
Blood Balm Co
Mitchell St
Lewis Ackermac
Goshen
Ind
DeWitt
Evans
Hera
DaWitt
Evans Pharmacy
Missionary Efforts Hindered by Drink In Native Lands
AWorn lecture recounts missionary campaigns in Caledonia and Mayland, detailing how alcohol profited by sale harmed native communities. It notes leaders striving to raise living standards while liquor commerce impeded progress, with references to trials and native tribes affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Ures Vent Sermin
Manchester
Baghand
Mayland
Tijuur
Maxlistimen
America
England
Canteen Beer Debates Highlight Army Morals Clash
A discussion in a wartime appendix argues soldiers will drink if beer is sold in canteens and that barracks drinking harms discipline. Officers condemn the stance as degrading to troops while acknowledging some men seek liquor. the piece also notes Band of Hope efforts and a Victorian church context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Secretary of Wars
Onvarx
No Breakfast Cure and Other Diet Extremes
The article surveys fad dieting and cures from Europe and America, noting the no breakfast cure and skipping dinner as popular yet extreme. It cites grape cures in Germany, spa regimens, and the idea that water fasting and rest cleanse the system while animals refuse excess, contrasting human gluttony with other species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Atlanta Banker Praises Local Home Institution
An Atlanta banker, Charles E. Currier of the Atlanta National Bank, extols Typer's Dyspepsia Remedy and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in his home. He claims instant relief from indigestion and coughs, noting low prices and local druggists Hill-Ore Drug Co and Wilhite and Wilhite as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Chas. E. Currier
Atlanta National Bank
Hill-Ore Drog Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
How Bow-Legs Are Made
Mothers in training their little ones to walk often overlook how bones grow. Soft cartilaginous legs bend easily, so rushing walking harms joints. Premature walking at 14 to 16 months yields lasting deformities. advise creeping for a year and slow progress to standing and walking.
Water near bed aids recovery and relief in illness
Practical health advice notes that a large clear bowl of water near a patient’s bed can soften the air and improve sleep, while avoiding open standing water for drinking. The piece also praises Salvation Army relief efforts in the United States, and recounts a case in Albany where Chamberlain's Cough Remedy helped a sick child before a doctor arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
United States
Albany
Otto Sahola
Fami Inco
Chamberlain
Aalo
What Que Woman Thinks
A reflective, epigraph style piece notes on gender roles and social habits. It jests about mothers, fathers, widows, and the moral tone of a society, pairing wry observations with a comment on education and time in Cuba.
Eating Dirt and Its Global Practice Across Cultures
The article surveys widespread earth eating, noting clay diets in Germany Italy Sweden Persia Africa Nubia and Timor with reasons cited by Dr. Lasch that iron salts in clay give taste. It warns against habitual earth eating in civilized children and mentions German doctors developing an internal photography instrument for stomach imaging.
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Far West
Germany
Italy
Sardinia
Sweden
Kola
Persia
Africa
Wrinico
Nubia
Timor
Lasch
Denmark
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Ante Bellini
Ceorgin
Aileniir Hearne
Cunnally
Guverune
Mee
Abebeville
Anderson
Wendictop
Calhoun
John W. Lewis
Susan Grisham
Malinda Watson
Bne
The
Slory
W.C.T.U. Department
Pra
General Presbyterian Assembly
Colony of
Victoria
Band of Hope
Chamberslain
Mearle
Geisrat
Mettio
Redford Oasiy
Bornale
Fullore
Cuba
Sidats Pierce
Pium
Verite
Almion
Piers Balto
Aso Lara
Fesse Cmalgnelder Ad
New York
Bears
OG. D. Anderson & Bro
Pearless Lee Gook Stove
John T. Burriss
John A. Hayes
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