Pelzer mill village a model of benevolent progress
A South Carolina mill town under Captain Milison Adger Smyth shows a company led program delivering free schooling a modern kindergarten a public auditorium and a circulating library for mill workers children and families. The plan includes paid optional family contributions and lyceum lectures funded by the mill owners with strong social and economic returns.
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Sunny Bowles
Perauade
Suasion
Smyth
Polzer
Vel Wer
Pelzer Marufistusing Company
Lyceum
Sugar Trusts and Beet Sugar Clash in Coming Tariff Battle
A debate grows over sugar policy as the Sugar Trust seeks Cuba raw sugar free import and refined sugar control. West beet interests push tariffs to curb trust power, while eastern papers note regional price manipulations. Campaigns by beet sugar leaders, eastern and southern farm interests, and cane sugar supporters fuse into a nationwide lobbying effort ahead of Congress action.
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Missouri River Territory
Washington
Cuba
Sugar
West
Indiana
Oxhard
Congress
Georgia
Florida
Tostonost
Newgland
Sugar Trust
Beat
Misaouc River Pointe
Steel Trust
Sera
Fragmentary note on political trustworthiness and stance
A terse, unclear fragment discusses how the process seems tense and unsettled but suggests the individuals may stand firm regardless of political pressure from trusted figures. The text hints at a stance shaped by political actors and authority.
Meaner Than the Meanest in a Railcar Temptation Scene
A traveler recalls a self styled temperance speaker who rails against drink during a Van Nostrand to Trand ride. The man urges the narrator to vow sobriety while he secretly drinks from a pint flask, exposing hypocrisy on the train.
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van Nostrand
Wurthermére
Wellington Officer Crawford Enforces Discipline Across River
An anecdote from Warh's Comformation recalls General Crawford leading by example during the Wellington wars. He orderd an officer to dismount a soldier’s back to cross a ford, declaring all must share the same hardship and no rank can shield privilege. The scene underscores his insistence on equal treatment aboard the march.
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Crawford
Wellington
Vvarh
Wugains Questions His Baby's Looks in Gentle Fashion
The anecdote recalls Wugains noting his newborn child resembles him and asking others to tell his wife softly, preferring a delicate delivery over blunt honesty. His humor lies in misdirecting concern toward the wife’s reaction rather than the baby’s appearance.
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Wugains
Corse
Treatment and dressing for Burts from old medical manuscript
Fragmentary medical note describes recommended treatments for burts or burns, naming preparations like Wish and cabbolic seid, cold water cleansing, and paste dressings. Advises avoiding smarting solutions, covering the entire affected surface, and using steam or oil for dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qiernon
Grinnell Adopts Harsh Liquor Regulation
A Grinnell city ordinance bans two or more people from gathering anywhere in the city to drink beer or liquor. It also makes it unlawful to bring a drink to the table at dinner if the household has more than one member. The text forbids gatherings in streets, campus areas, yards, cars, railroad grounds, stockyards, barns, stores, or elevators for drinking or causing a disturbance.
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Grinnell
City of
Old Man Over Eighty Finds Relief in Tablets
Mr Francia Little of Benton Harbor Michigan, over eighty, chronic indigestion and constipation since 1865. He used three boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and reports feeling well. The tablets improve appetite and vigor stomach liver and bowels. Sold by Orr Gray & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Little
Benton Harbor
Miah
Tas
Chamberlain
Qwell
Orr- Gray & Co
Proctor Knott Rabbit Story in San tiago Credit Dispute
Ex Governor Proctor Knott and John Yerkes debated who deserved credit for the Santiago victory. Yerkes credited Sampson while Knott framed the tale as a rabbit story from a boy in the woods. The exchange ends with a moral comparison and a segue to a medical ad.
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Sampson-Behley
Iroater Know
Rabbit
Santiago
Proctor Knott
John Yerkes
Sampson
Schley
Cervera
Yerkes
Admiral Sampson
Commodore Schley
Mysteries Remain Unexplained in Old Ledger Tales
A terse note notes many mysteries remain unsolved in a set of old records. The text hints at unanswered questions and suggests a need for further inquiry. No specific names or dates are provided in the readable portion.
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Eas
Wien
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Ole En
Jeti
Tim Fife
Joss
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Eureka
Westie
Standard Oil
Burts
Proctor Knott’s Rabbit Story
Moyane Pharmacy
Wilhite
Tirat
Workeund
Keystone Mfg. CO. Sterling
Vil
U.S.A
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Esele Sonus
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Anderson. S. Oa
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Evans Pharmagy
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Fowler
Pium
Cogaine Sc
Agiantae
Alan Hearer
Southern Railway
Painsuergile
Braneuville
Onmuchurs Kin
June Culie
Tange
Atlantn
Wittnusta
Anderson
Alebty Bovble
Paul E. Stephens
Charleston and Western
Carolla
Augueta and
Asheville
Ebuk & Lie
Greanwoode
Greenville
Gunslanton
Cote Praupah
W. J. Craig
T.M. Emerson
J. Roose Foot
Agen
Tomie
Allpotoi
Artanbuig
Bou
Blue Ridge Railroad
H.C. Beattir
Hacelver
Fround
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Sopt
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Pondl
Cherry
Seneca
Eat Union
Anstrom
Walhalla
Weat Union
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Caihnene
Fo. An. Ft Brl
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Veatikatel Reat Pullman
Tatiera Res
Saasia
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