County Teachers Seek Training at Winthrop School
Letters outline Winthrop Training School offers free tuition for county female teachers, inviting applications by October 7. The note praises Miss Leonard, urges readers to enroll, and cites recent Institute success and demand for trained instructors in state common schools.
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Twell
Winthrop Trsining
Uch
Pnr County
Williamow Mine Leonard
Deopard
Tnstille
Secretecheroestition
Higales
Winthrop
Bod Gannecoed Sowie
Sod Bao
D. B. Josson
Fairy Tale Shoe Connects Egypt King to Cinderella
An ancient tale claims Cinderella predates modern stories by 2400 years. A young girl Rhod ope loses a tiny sandal in a stream near Memphi s. an eagle carries it to King Psammetious, who judges the shoe fit and marries the wearer, Ehudope, making her queen in Memphis.
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Cinderella
Bleudope
Bbe Waa Pbedus
Penomethus
Egypt
Rhodope
Memphis
Psammetious
Pleasing Everybody and the Courage of Convictions
A quotation contrasts a man of brains and fixed policy with one who flatters everyone. It notes that a man who aims to please will create enemies, while only a man of putty lacks conviction. It also warns that mean whisky and a ready pistol are a dangerous combination.
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New York Herald
Debt Paying Religion Urges Clergy to Enforce Debts
A reform message urges churches to emphasize debt repayment, urging cash payments and accountability for those who fail to settle old bills. The piece cites revival examples at Mercer county Missouri and recounts a Baltimore revival context, praising pastors who push financial responsibility while warning against neglect of lawful debts.
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Jesus
Binal
Jasua
Fifi Street Church
Fooi
Vast American Dairy Industry Figures Revealed
The New York Herald notes dairy interests total over 3 billion dollars, dwarfing bank capital and wheat values. With 21 million milch cows producing 360 gallons yearly, milk output nears 3.35 billion gallons, butter 4.0 billion pounds, cheese 6.5 million pounds, and a dairy economy supported by 100 million acres of pasture.
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New York Herald
Seventh Day Adventists outlined as growing sect and mission
The text portrays Seventh Day Adventists as increasing in number and influence with a network of publishing houses in Battle Creek Michigan Oakland California and South Lancaster Massachusetts. It notes their sanitarium schools and colleges and describes their beliefs obligations and mission to spread the gospel including prophecy interpretations and preparations for Jesus Christ’s coming.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Oakland
California
South Tancaster
Mass
Adventiata
Illinois
Adventista
Luther
Jena Christ
Flenna
Christ
Eaventh Day Adventists
Second Adventiste
Jesus
Jeana
United States
Australia
Improve Their Condition and a Tragic Death Report
Emma Walker, a colored 13 year old, was killed by her five year old brother who struck her with an iron poker. A trial inquest ruled she died from having her skull crushed by the weapon in Rossville. The piece argues that Blacks must prove worthiness of citizenship through conduct to gain rights.
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Emma Walker
Brown
Brather
Rossville —Chorler Bulletin
Rudunese
Filura
Tragic Long Chase Ends in Acquittal in Bolivar Court
The Bolivar Circuit Court acquitted Guy Smith of murder in the 1869 Salisbury incident where he shot Bowden and Read to defend his younger brother. Smith, who fled across multiple states under the name Robert Brown, returned home after learning the indictments were still active. He is now wealthy and plans to devote his life to his family.
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Guy
Bowden
Read
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Knasna City
Plains
Montana
Robert Brown
Mexico
Forrest
City of
Newport
Ark
Smith
Colonel Smith
Townes Elected Mayor in Greenville Negro Vote Turmoil
A Greenville election report notes S A Townes elected mayor with 590 votes while E J S Rowley gained 670 and W T Shumate 0. The piece describes aimed intimidation and organized black voter turnout, a police presence at campaigns, and calls for a return to Democratic organization amid charged anti Negro sentiment. Also included are anecdotes from unrelated writings on India, a monkey puzzle, and reflections on prohibition politics in Texas and New York.
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D.C
Wicketasvera
Greenville
Mors and Moréa
Coures
Reform
W. T. Shumate
E. J.8
Rowley
A. Townes
Megroea
Tiga
Ashiry
Towne
Greanville
de. B.F
W.T. Shumate
News and Courier
Settling a Cur Dogs and a Ram in a Farmyard Tale
A dog tethers to an old ram with a six foot rope preventing fence jump. The ram charges as the dog slicks past, then flees to the fence and is knocked back. The dog is released after a skirmish and never again chases sheep. Clinton E. Williams, jailed in Baltimore for bigamy, confesses to polygamy with multiple wives and lists marriages from 1884 to 1887 across San Francisco New Orleans Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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Fdinburg
Clinton E. Williams
Bultimore
Hata
San Francisco
Louisa Fi. Keyser
Ridgeway Street
Baltimore
Lena Morse
Lost Arts of Ancient Wonder and Craft
What we know of lost arts comes from surviving works and indications of practice. Ancient Egyptians Phoenicians and Romans held chemical knowledge unknown today. They tempered bronze and copper to steel hardness and colored gilded glass, forged Damascus blades that bend and spring true, and hid iridescent glass with archæological finds.
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Romana
Damascus
Ramasca
Thormes
Artisone
Vala
Rattlesnake Advice and Farm Talk From Hall County
A lively tale recounts sensible farmer counsel on horse value and disposing of livestock, followed by a humorous Hall County scene in a station where a postmaster and clerk discuss rattlesnake bites and coping with venom using corn whisky, sharing tall anecdotes involving a dozen local characters.
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Bere
Hall County
Wiao
Vonkes
Gainesville
Billy Holspy
Tom Sameon
Purdue
Treckon Daelora
Jane
Sally
Bill
A Servant's Fatal Error in the Verger House
Teva Siftings reports a domestic dispute between Matilda Snowball and Amanda Crow over wages and a servant named Jeff. The dialogue reveals tensions after alleged theft of groceries and markting, with Mrs Verger blamed for hardship and the servant dismissed though paid. The piece hints at class strain and a fatal consequence implied by the title.
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Matildy
Otto
Nadly
A Big Increase in the Phosphate Royalty
Coluusts Sept 7 All returns of phosphate rock mined in the year ending August 31 have been filed by D L Roche showing royalty receipts of 208,884.61 dollars, up from 196,089.88 dollars last year by 12,792.73 dollars. This marks the largest royalty paid into the State aimed at developing the phosphate industry.
New Yorks Big Eating House and Georgia Court Reform
New York boasts ten enormous eating houses at Washington market each block long employing 120 to 150 workers and serving up to 10 000 meals daily. Prices run five to fifteen cents with heavy ice and milk use noted. A founder pawned his watch for eighteen dollars fifteen years ago to start a coffee and cake stand. Georgia Legislature proposes increasing Supreme Court judges from three to five and submitting the change to voters for ratification. A quotation notes people rarely care what others think.
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Washington Market
Georgia
Supreme Court
Georgie Papers
Parisian Patient Seeks Free Medical Advice
A wealthy but hypochondriac man in Paris visits a famed doctor for free treatment. He complains of stomach pain and poor health while the doctor conducts a tongue inspection after asking questions. A crowd gathers as the scene unfolds revealing the patient’s pretense of madness.
Twilight as the proper time for romance pondered
A fragmented discussion cites a New York journalist on Tove and twilight. It mentions the idea that dawn favors restraint while twilight invites imagination and mild fantasies of love, with scattered notes on propriety and gender roles.
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New York
Hax
Tove
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