Picket Duty Along Rappahannock 1863 Remembered
William B. Conway recalls his first winter picket duty along the Rappahannock in February 1863. He describes crossing to the Stafford side, cold weather, bivouacking, and a late-night vigil near Berea church as snow falls and memories of home flood back. He notes a Mosby raid and a patrol clash near United States Ford, ending with a return to camp and letters home from Madison County.
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Athens Banner
Rappahannock River
Stafford Heights
United States Ford
Fredericksburg
Fitz
Lee
Keely's Ford
Culpepper County
Stafford
Edward H. Stephens
Federal Army
Mosby
Fairfax Court House
Stoughton
Dr. Buchanan
Berea
Miss Wallace
Betsy
Fitz Lee
Madison County
Richmond
Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh and Thornton
Georgia
Southeast enters fall with broad prospects for prosperity
The Industrial Index notes the Southeast has begun a solid fall upswing. Manufacturing runs at full capacity with extra shifts and rising payrolls. Cities report higher building permits, bank clearings, and postal receipts, including an August gain near 70 percent in some areas and record postal totals in others. Cotton prices support optimism as extensive construction continues.
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Columbus
The
Industrial Index
Southeast
Endorsement Push for Judge Walter F. George to Court of Appeals
Judge Walter F. George, sitting on the Cordele Superior Court, receives broad backing from Cordele and Southwestern circuit bars, Pulaski Coffee Dodge Telfair and Berrien counties, and Atlanta and state lawyers. His Mercer ties, prior roles as Solicitor General and Cordele judge, and unopposed races are cited as qualifications for immediate Court of Appeals service.
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Court of Appeals
Walter F. George
Superior Court
Cordele Circuit
George
Mercer University
Cordele
Pulaski, Coffee
Dodge
Telfair
Berrian
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Land Show committee named by chamber
Edward Young Clarke announces a Georgia Land Show for January 1917 and forms a committee from Georgia chamber members to draft a report. The list includes Frank Reynolds of Atlanta as chair and members from Athens Rome Albany Macon and other cities.
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Chambers of Commerce
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Clarke
Georgia
Macon
Edward Young Clarke
Georgia Land Show Committee
Frank T. Reynolds
Atlanta
Alex K. Sessoms
Dogsdale
R. R. Otis
Ben R. Neal
Washington
W. W. Croxton
Wm. G. Eberhardt
Cornelia
Moultrie Hilt
L. G. Council
Americus
B. A. Tyler
Dalton
O. J. Stephens
Hugh Rowe
W. W. Webb
Hahira
E. J. Young
Quitman
Ww. J. Vereen
Moultrie
Walter J. Woodall
Columbus
J.W. Callahan
Bainbridge
C. W. Cooper
Thomasville
B. B. Clark
LaGrange
W. E. Dunwoody
Constipation blamed for many ills and remedies offered
An advertisement notes constipation as a common cause of many maladies and advises keeping bowels regular. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a laxative that also improves appetite and digestion and claims availability everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Building materials trade fuels broad Southeast activity
The item notes ongoing progress in the Southeast with promising developments ahead and highlights the buying of building materials as a key feature of overall business activity in the region.
Americanism Speech Advocates Equal Rights for All
Mrs. T. T. Cotham of the Arkansas Woman's Suffrage Association speaks at the Dixie session of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Atlantic City. She argues Americanism means equality before law and calls out political parties for injustices to American women while praising the founders' democratic ideals.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
T. T. Cotham
Arkansas Woman’s Suffrage Association
Dixie
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Philippine Islands
United States Congress
America
How to Give Good Advice Leads By Example
The best way to give good advice is to lead by example. Observers imitate your swift recovery from a cold after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The product has long-standing use and a strong reputation, and is available everywhere.
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Chamberlain
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