Names of Tennessee Towns and Their Curious set of Names
A New Orleans Times Democrat reflection catalogs Tennessee town names drawn from scripture, mythology, religion, family terms, poets, and other sources. It notes Tennessee’s mix of biblical, mythological, Greek, church, and everyday names plus common given names for girls and boys.
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Mammy
Bud
Hiome
Dante
Milton
Homer
Mark Twain
Kodak
Suppho
Tennessee
Jones
Tenessee
Alice
Bessie
Blanche
Clara
Cleo
Daisy
Delia
Edith
Edna
Ethel
Eva
Grace
Helen
Henrietta
Jessie
Kate
Kathleen
Lavinia
Lilla
May
Louise
Lucilla
Lucy Mae
Nellie
Nina
Norma
Ora
Patty
Stella
Sylvia
Callie
Alex
Zack
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Grave Troubles Foreseen from Stomach and Liver Disease
A Clay New York woman describes long neuralgia of the liver and stomach with a weak heart and poor appetite. She credits Electric Bitters with quick relief and cure. The ad touts Electric Bitters as best medicine for weak women, sold by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer-Sons at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Young
Clay
N. Y
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer
Remarkable Danville Family From South Dakota To Washington
Yankton S Dak Feb 9 The father and mother of 27 children Mr and Mrs George W Danville of this city will go to Washington this week with state senators and representatives to meet President Roosevelt The parents say the president may autograph a photo for them Their 27 children include nine sets of triplets and 25 boys The family is described as the largest in the state and possibly the country for such a group with remarkable resemblance among siblings and parents unable to tell them apart
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Yankton, S. Dak
George W. Danville
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Danville
South Dakota
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Ends Patient’s Pain
L Wagner of Richmond Virginia reports a severe sciatic rheumatism attack that left him nearly two months bedridden. He credits Mystic Cure for Rheumatism with curing his condition after doctors failed, and notes positive reports from others who used it. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons at 105 Clayton Street.
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L. Wagner
Richmond
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Clayton Street
Priest Casts Out Parishioner After Sermon Marked By Stocks
Hartford City Indiana February 9 A sensational scene followed a sermon by Rev Father Charles Dhe who warned his flock against watered stock and warned oil companies He ordered Pierre Larmoyeaux from his home and allegedly threw him into the snow Larmoyeaux threatens to report to the bishop
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Hartford City
Ind
Charles Dhe
Dhe
Pierre Larmoyeaux
Father Dhe
Larmoyeaux
Creamy Cod Liver Oil Food Sample Promoted by Scott & Bowne
Scott's Emulsion is described as a cream like cod liver oil used as food not a mere supplement. It is touted as a blood-maker nerve tonic and flesh-builder aimed at tired weak digestions and thin people. A free sample is offered by Scott & Bowne of New York.
Hamlins Wizard Oil Claim Highlights Healing Powers
An advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as a universal remedy for wounds swelling and inflammation. It features a testimonial from Mrs Jessie Farris of Elizabeth Ky claiming her burned child was saved from amputation and now walks. The notice lists prices 50c and 1 00 and urges physicians to stock the product.
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Jessie Farris
Elizabeth, Ky
Dreamed a Dog Attack Brings $40,000 Verdict
Stefan Puszdrakiewicz testified that four dreams of a big black dog preceded the trial. A jury in Judge Gary's court awarded him $40,000 in damages against the railroad, the largest personal injury verdict against a railroad company. His wife had supported him for five years.
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Gary
Puszdrakiewicz
Warning on imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery
Counterviewers are selling imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds to defraud the public. The warning urges looking for the authentic name on wrappers from H E Bucklen Co in Chicago Windsor and Canada W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Bucklen
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Windsor
Canada
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Woman’s name in the jury box sparks Ohio legal doubt
Columbus dispatches report Mrs L A Vance milliner was drawn for police court jury duty prompting questions about a woman serving as juror under Ohio law. Officials fear the legality of the entire wheel may be challenged and case decisions could be affected.
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Vance
Ohio
Man returns from 12 year isolation on Pancake Rock
Samuel R. Dean of Cleveland arrives in Buffalo after a 12 year exile on Pancake Rock in the Thousand Isles. The stake from 1892 required him to live alone on the desolate island until a republican president was elected three times. Dean recounts the voyage, solitude, and vow to keep his residence secret, insisting an American's word is gold.
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Pancake Rock
Thousand Isles
Samuel R. Dean
Buffalo
Mr. Dean
Cleveland
Island
Dean
Frederick R. Peters
London
Shetland Islands
Harrison
Peters
England
St. Lawrence
Thousand
Cuticura Soap Advertising Appeal Across Skin Care
The long touted Cuticura Soap markets itself as the world’s greatest skin soap aiding in preserving purifying and beautifying the skin scalp and hands. It promotes gentle emollients and a flower scent claiming superiority to all other soaps for toilet bath and nursery use.
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Bostor
Free Trip Offer From Frisco Townsite Company Oklahoma
The Frisco Townsite Company offers a trip to Oklahoma with return and six days of hotel expenses for a three share investment in Coldwater Oklahoma. The firm promotes its townsite as located in a thickly settled area and forecasts a population of 3000 to 10000 in coming years. For details contact Dozier Realty Co. 14 College Ave.
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Frisco
Oklahoma
Coldwater
Dozier Realty Co
College Ave
Exile Memoir From Pancake Rock Ends In Retirement
A Buffalo correspondent reports on a British exile who died after asking to return to civilization. He reflects that worry shortened his life and describes being shaved on the Rock, then sent to a Canadian shore before settling into retirement in Montreal. He hopes to publish his experiences.
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Peters
Montrealart
Buffalo Cor
New York American
Startling Bus True Prompts Pneumonia Spa Warning
Community warning advocates Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by citing pneumonia deaths in Chicago and a theatre fire. The ad claims many pneumonia cases arose from colds and asserts early use of the remedy could prevent such illnesses. Testimonial from W. D. Wilcox of Logan New York promotes the product. Sold by H. R. Palmer Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Laura
W. D. Wilcox
Logan
New York
H. R. Palmer Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
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BME
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlesta, Ga
aOtner’s
Allen H. Talmage
Athens, GA
J. . Crane & Co
Josep Morton E. P. Taylor
Morton & Taylor Electrical Contractors
Orr’s School
Corger Pulaski and
Dougherty Streets
Ss. P. Orr
United States
Ark
Meigs County
Noah
Coffee
Genesis
Cumberland
Jackson
Joshua
Caleb
Elijah
Samuel
Ruth
Naomi
Knox
Humphreys County
Juno
Venus
Vulcan
Diana
Hercules
Neptune
Cheney
Scott
Hamlins
Wizard Oil
Beast
Stefan Puszdrakiewicz
Columbus
L. A
Robinson Crusoe
Dear
Petters
Montreal
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