Mary Ann Offered Wealth for Marriage as War Ends
A Civil War tale follows Mary Ann, owner of a 600-acre plantation with slaves, who proposes marriage to a young man after a long courtship. He hesitates over unequal status, then learns she wants a steady home and wealth, while he regains pride by declining a rushed union until he can support a wife.
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Tong Ant
Mary Aongia
Olla
Bob Bry
Dirk
Aston
Stone
Mary Amnonth
Teddy
Mary Ann
Shell
Jong
Hoy Aima Akimbo
Charlie
Sam
Sime
Jenkins
Miri
Gly
Cure for eczema child with Cuticura in 1922
A mother describes her one month old son suffering from severe eczema that worsened over seven months. She reports using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting dramatic skin improvement with no scars, and advertises free samples from Cuticura Dept Boston.
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Lexington
Boston
Spalding Bar Praises Flynt for Railroad Commissioner Bid
The Spalding County bar adopted a report praising Hon. J J Flynt for railroad commissioner. The resolutions highlight his three terms in the Georgia House, presidency of the Senate, city court judge tenure, and farming and business interests that qualify him for the office.
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W Shell
J R Willams Wiliam
HW Beck
C G Mills
Jr OH
P Slaton
Judge Flynt
Senate
Bar
City Court of
Griffin
Flynt
Fignt
Causes and rates of fatal airplane crashes in early aviation
Major Reche of the U S Army Aviation Corps lists seven general causes of fatal air accidents. About a third stem from faulty machine construction. 20 percent due to lack of rigidity, 13 percent from radical design errors, 6 percent from acrobatic displays, 10 to 12 percent from poor weather, 6 percent from absence of presence of mind, and 13 percent from pilot training. Five percent have no assigned cause.
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Popular Mechanics
Major Reche
Hbrench Army Aviation Corps
The Aeroplane Among Modern Wonders and Pranks
A summary notes Popular Mechanics August features on the aeroplane as a modern wonder still in experimental stages with 104 mph closed circuit speed and 14 000 foot altitude, plus a 13 passenger test. It also mentions a church lemonade tactic to boost attendance and an unusual Lake Michigan house moving feat described in the same issue.
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Popular Mechanics
Albert Frahm
Lake Michigan
Never Marry Until You Can Support a Wife
Story of a man recalling a strained engagement with Mari Ann who bears a large family with another man after he refused to marry. He reflects on age, hardship, prison time, and inherited wealth, concluding marriage should wait until capable of support. He notes the wife’s further life and urges young men to delay marriage despite temptations.
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Solomon
Mari Ann
Iver
Merc
Wa Yankee Prison
New York
Israel
Mary Ann
Malacca
Imate Kettle
Uirate
Mahommed Bergrash
Atlas Foot
A Clever Sea Tale Review by Florene Watts
Book review of The Marriage of Captain Kettle by C. J Cutliffe Hyne notes nautical wit and vivid seafaring scenes. The critique praises wordplay and nautical jargon while recommending a nautical dictionary for landlubbers. It discusses Captain Kettle and Miss Dubbs in a lively, period-voice analysis.
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Captain Kettle
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Misa Dubbs
Mies
C. J Cutliffe Hyne
Lime on Soil Shows Good Results Across Southeast
Washington July 27 An investigation by President Finley of the Southern Railway System finds that soil chemists agree lime will benefit many southeastern soils by reducing acidity and improving texture. Finley secured expert opinions from the southeast and from eastern and middle states, with long time lime experiments cited. Copies of an illustrated folder outlining these conclusions are available from W W Finley president Southern Railway Company Washington DC.
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Washington
Finley
Southern Railway System
Eastern
Middle States
W W. Finley
Southern Railway Company
Wasington
D C
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Charles W. Seidel
Georgia
Vack Woods
United States Star
Isoland
Formea
Eczema
Bearla’ Merchan
Iba
Spalding Bar
Railroad Commission
New York World
Charles L. Goodrich
Congregational Church
Plainfield
Shield Brand
Atlanta
America
M. C. Kiser Co
Atlanta, Ga
Florene Watts
Britannica
Great Britain
Buckram
Pigeot
Morocco
William Walker Atkinson
Elizabeth Towne Company
Holyoke Meia
Atkinsons
the Land of the Free
A. R. Harrison
Calhoun Ga
I Showalter Company
Dalton
Nathaniel Fowler Jr
A C M Clare & Co
Chicago
Maxwell
Cadillac
United Motor Atlanta Company
Peachtree Street Bell
Ivy
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