Cotton bagging price debate stirs farmer protest
The letter criticizes policy actions by COLTON Ex and state leaders on cotton bagging pricing and duties. It argues that price supports and tariffs shift costs to American farmers, boosting Indian and British profits while farmers shoulder losses from October 1st onward. The piece condemns middlemen and exporters for unfair profit transfers and calls for corrective federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Denderson
Pasee of Agriculture
United States
Colton
Dale
Evers
Georges
Tne
Neul
United States Cotton Exchange
Alsies
Comtyeneratl
New Orleans
Lama
Hfeaven
Abs
Hodgson
M Ptus
Sto India
ATL Intermelevises
Liv- Neneh
Jodgson
Atlantic
Oie
England
Tex Hern Rt
India
America
Oriel
Eminent Doctor’s Patent Line Declined and Osage Junction Accident
The text references a train collision at Tioga Junction killing two and injuring twenty five, while noting a doctor’s prescription claims for Clarke's Flax (Papillon) Skin Cure and Soap with priced items. It also mentions M. S. Belknap resigning as general manager of the Georgia Central Railroad to become a bank manager in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trebout
Geo. T. Meneen
Nevallache
Tioga Junction
C. PR. Henry
Chicago
Clarke
M. S. Belknap
Georgia Central Cellroad
Bank i
Mexico
New Discovery Promises Relief and Free Trial Bottles
Readers are urged to try Dr King s New Discovery for coughs lung and chest troubles with a money back guarantee and free trial bottles at local drugstores. The note mentions Carter s Iron Pills for nerve weakness and warns mothers against paregoric while advertising Ackee s baby Soother as safe for children. It also recalls a city convention and a joke about advertising payoffs from a lawyer and a physician's pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
John Crawford & Co
L. D. Sledge & Co
Life and health advertisements and a murder report
A collection of old ads tout Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets and Sag es Catarrh Remedy with guarantees. A murder body was found in a Birmingham water tank with no clue. Also mentions Dr Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a Philadelphia brewery project. Sold by L. D. Sledge & Co. and John Crawford & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
L. D. Sledge & Co
Sloss Furnace
Birmingham
Ala
Tragic shooting near Homer after mule dispute
In Homer Georgia on September 18 a dispute between Bob Morris and Ben Willis over mule speeds ended with Morris shooting Willis in the breast with a 32 caliber pistol. Willis died near a nearby house. Morris fled and the sheriff and posse hunted him overnight, the county in an excited state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer, Ga
Someér
Gainesville
Bob Morris
Ben Willis
Smith & Wesson
Em Inel
Morris
Langtry Wins Divorce Separating From Langtry’s Husband
New York reports Mrs Langtry has secured a divorce after secret cables from London. Gebhardt planned to accompany her on a voyage but was advised against it. Langtry sails alone to London and remains quiet. Freddie stayed at her New York home during her absence and friend Ernest Andre Jurgus supports the divorce and possible remarriage to Gebhardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Purported Blood Elixir Claims Cure for Pimples
An advertisement touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a remedy to remove impurities and improve complexion and constitution. It is sold by L. D. Sledge & Co with guarantee. Also note Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer praised for hair care. George W. Bell shot by John Berry in Asheville, NC. Berry arrested and Bell gravely wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
L. D. Sledge & Co
Hall
George W. Bell
Asheville
N.C
John Berry
Berry
Swift
Druggists
Hazerrers Warren, Pa
Acker's English Remedy Praised For Throat And Lungs
Advertising notices claim Acker's English Remedy outperforms rivals for Whooping Cough and Croup with a free sample offer and a positive guarantee. The ad also promotes Ayer's Cathartic Pills for children, and Ayer's Sarsaparilla for blood purification, plus lumber and post oak for sale in Crawford and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
L. D. Sledge & Co
Ayer
Athens
D. H. Arnold
Crawford, Ga
Advice On Teething Remedies And Malaria Cures
Advice to mothers touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as universal for teething pain and diarrhoea with a 25 cent bottle price. It warns of swamp and sewer poisons and promotes Ayer's Ague Cure as a warranted malarial remedy when used per directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Cotton bagging push and siege scene dominate Jefferson notes
Jefferson reports a push to use cotton bagging over jute with Brock & Co initiating bagging, while locals prepare for authorities to decide. A dramatic eviction stand at Monanimy castle near Killavullen unfolds as widow Mrs Barry and townspeople resist debt claims. Also included are brief items on Prince Bismarck’s inactivity, skin ailments linked to blood impurities and medicinal ads.
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Jefferson
Lovely
Austin & Co
Messrs Brock & Co
Barry
Monanimy Castle
Killavullen
Kalakaua to write another book with assured royalty
Diseases of an exhaustive nature trace to iron deficiency. Brown's Iron Bitters restores blood health, promising quick victory over fatigue and weakness. Malietoa’s return to power in Samoa noted. Rogecrans arrives in Chattanooga. Gov Buckner urges Harlan County to aid state troops. New York grand jury indicts Mrs Swinton, Josh Mann, and Mrs Eva Hamilton for grand larceny and conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckner
Harlan County
Kentucky
New York
Swinton
Josh Mann
Eva Hamilton
Hon G Edwards Lester Author of The Glory and
This note identifies Honorable G Edwards Lester as author of a work titled The Glory and. The source provides only fragmentary information for a brief card item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. G. Edwards Lester
Nasal Catarrh Linked to Blood Disorder Claim
A Texas man reports lifelong nasal catarrh tied to blood poison, claiming after four years of suffering and failed medical care, B B B remedy from T E Smith & Bro restored his health, stopped roaring in the head, and cured the condition, endorsed by local businesspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Epwards
Lampassas Springs
Texas
T. E. Smith & Bro
Ife
B.C. Kirnano & Sox
Towaliga, Ga
Woman Finds Self Help Cure for Chronic Ailments
A Philadelphia resident claims to have cured long standing health issues using remedies she devised herself. Mrs. M. J. Banvin offers receipts with full directions and advice to any sufferer who writes for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J. Banvin
Wih St
Philadelphia
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Tracey
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Lowell
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Book of Wonders
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James Newton
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