Inauguration Attracts Crowds Prompt Traffic Pause
Atlanta to see Gov Hoke Smith inaugurated with record crowds as Georgia Railway and Electric suspends trolley traffic near the capitol for ceremonies. Arkwright orders halt on lines around the capitol. Fulton County Hoke Smith club organizes final details at Piedmont Hotel.
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the Star
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Capitol
Arkwright
Stne
Hoke Smith Club
Fulton County
Piedmont Hotel
American Automobiles Lead World Says French Expert
A French expert tracking the auto industry declares the United States now dominates manufacture and use. He notes US output grew from 14 thousand five years ago to about 60 thousand last year while France, England, Germany, Italy and Belgium all show smaller totals. Over nine years these nations together produced sold and used roughly 550 thousand automobiles worth over 1 billion dollars.
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Atcerson
United States
France
England
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Childish Wall Street and the Magic of Money
A critical critique of Wall Street describing bankers brokers and investors as irrational with finance and politics treated as magic or sorcery. The piece ridicules the belief in primitive money and laments the credulous tone of financial culture.
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Wall Street
Malizu Witencraft
van Norden
Tetter Cured by Chamberlain’s Salee
A Tidly customer suffered tetter for years until one box of Chamberlain's Salee cured her. Chamberlain's medicines give splendid satisfaction in this community. Sold by J. L. Wikle in Almond Alabama through M. H. Rodney & Co.
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Chamberlain
M. H. Rodney & Co
Almond
Ala
J. L. Wikle
Deer Catch Leads to Peculiar Feeding Tale
Readable fragments describe a deer captured by Berlin Mills colony men and fed in an abandoned camp. The animal is said to have escaped toward a logs cluttered area near Moatne Woods, with uncertain details about its fate and direction after the chase.
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Berlin
Moatne
Do Not Neglect the Children This Season
A warning notice urges immediate attention to a child’s diarrhea with Chamberlain’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil as directed. Sold by J. J. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. J. Wikle
Reconcile Two Conflicting Proverbs About Thieves
A fragmented meditation compares opposing proverbs about thieves and wisdom. It juxtaposes sayings on absence, repentance, and theft while hinting at contradictions between common moral adages and their practical applications.
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Trent
Every Man His Own Doctor Promotes Chamberlains Remedies
An advertisement urges individuals to treat minor ailments at home using Chamberlains Remedies. It lists five products including Cough Remedy Pain Balm Stomach and Liver Tablets and Salve and notes a bundle price of $1.25. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Electricity on Railroads and its Limited Future
A scientist notes electricity will not replace steam for long hauls soon. Electric traction will be confined to large city terminals to boost daily train capacity and to steep mountain grades where water power or cheap fuel exists. The electric locomotive’s high tractive power aids hauling heavy loads on graded divisions.
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New York Central
Pennsylvania Roads
New York City
Curious Ice Phenomenon Reported by La Presse Medicale
In Paris the center of artificial ice is described as opaque while the outer rim freezes clear. Slow freezing pushes impurities outward, yielding very pure outer ice as meltwater. Central opaque sections hold impurities and bacteria tend to concentrate there.
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la Presse Medicale
Paris
M. Sacerdote
Spain’s Great John L Mechaquito Marries and Gives Charity
Spain’s famed bullfighter Mechaquito earns about 100000 dollars yearly in a brutal calling. He married recently and signaled the occasion by donating 10000 dollars to Cartagena’s poor and founding two asylums for the aged. Wedding gifts filled three rooms, while Spain’s prime minister earns only 4000 dollars annually.
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Mechaquito
Spain
Matadore
Cartagena
Cleveland
The Lover. Wis Experience With the Father of the Gift
A Chicago Record Herald excerpt presents a playful scene where a suitor nervously discusses wealth and prospects with Miss Allinham’s father. The dialogue highlights class contrasts as the man admits a modest income while pressing for permission to woo the daughter. The tone is satirical and domestic.
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Allinham
Chicago Record- Herald
Old Uncle Abner and the Conversion Tales
Excerpted dialogue features a slave named Uncle Abner ill in bed while his former master’s daughter offers comfort. The scene mentions a speeder, a celebrated surgeon, a fashionable undertaker, and a hustling florist in a brisk, humorous exchange.
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Speeder
Ile
Dr. van Kulfem
Wells
Lake Natehral
Puck
Abner
Chile
Lippincott's
Aesthetic Motive Delays Stair Cleaning in Tooting Home
Mrs. Smith from Tooting complains the front steps are dirty. The cook explains the new girl refuses to clean them until her trunk arrives and she wears her best black stockings with gold clocks, a sign of vanity.
Career Disadvantages and Crowds Cheer in Banter
A Baltimore American quip contrasts professions with drawbacks. A dentist needs pull, a doctor patience, a lawyer a brief career, while an actor thrives on audience cheers unless the cheers go to his opponent in prize fighting.
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Baltimore American
Half Past Kissing Time Sketch and Frog Note
A humorous note contrasts a flirtatious lady with a facetious conductor. The piece mentions a sketch about a single female frog and a statement that 1,000 egusa will be produced at a time as frogs subsist on insects and are prey for many animals.
Humors In The Blood Links To Skin Disorders
The article explains how unhealthy humors in the blood cause skin diseases like acne eczema and psoriasis. It criticizes salves and lotions as treating symptoms, and promotes S. S. S. as a cure cited by Danville Kentucky resident J. E. Wiseman who claims success against Poison Oak.
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Danville
J. E, Wiseman
Vly Prill
S. S
S.S. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
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