Campaign cheer and factory hopes in DeKalb county notes
Sarge Plunkett reflects on campaign cheer for Brown and the Constitution, urges perseverance through the primary, and praises Georgia farmers. He describes new factory projects near Ingleside and Clarkston, argues for cooperative small industries, and foresees towns and villages growing around plants with schools, churches, and better opportunities.
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Georgia
Brown
Man
George W. Scott Company
Ingleside
DeKalb
Clarkston
DeKalb County
South
Barge Plunkett
Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks on Remedy
Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago and vice president of Ilnels Woman's Alliance reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy eased a severe winter cold that threatened pneumonia. She says the medicine was pleasant, relieved pain and stomach upset, saved a doctor's bill, and left her fully recovered. For sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roxa Tyler
Ilnels Woman's Alliance
Chamberlain
Urging Smith for Congress in Russell County Alabama
Rumors swirl that John W. Smith, state solicitor, may run for Congress representing Russell County and the district. Though pressured by supporters, he has not consented. backers say his record, Christian character, and district ties make him unbeatable if he enters the race. His home is Seale and he previously served in the legislature and as solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell County
Opelika
Ala
John W. Smith
Smith
Tt 19
Megan
Samford
Mr Smith
Froam
Alabama
Seale
Governor refuses to honor requisition for horse thief
Columbus reports Governor McSweeney protests North Carolina Governor Russell declined to surrender V. Peake, accused of stealing a horse in Marshall. A Spartanburg Averyman Dean sought the thief, endured delays and hostility, and obtained no return of the horse or payment. The case highlights interstate friction and inaction at Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Columbus C
McSweeneys
Russel
Marshall
Dean
Spartanburg
Marshall NC
Ben V Peake
Averyman
Sheriffs
Sherif Ramsey
Peake
Lttle
Asheville
Columbia
Raleigh
Russell
South Carolina
McSweeney
Rephew V. Peake
Atlanta charity drives for Confederate veterans reunion in Louisville
The author urges funding to send aged Confederate veterans to a Louisville reunion. He defends their cause, contrasts northern payers, and praises Atlanta for raising money. He recalls family memories, patriotic duty, and the springtime backdrop as signs of enduring faith in the veterans’ legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louisville
Gollspeed
Lexington
Louisvile
Nashville
Chattanooga
Charleston
Sterne
Toby
Captain Dearing
Untitled letter from BILL ARP on peace and plenty in region
BILL ARP writes of a tranquil land free from famine, war, floods, pestilence, and crime. He notes harmonious relations between black and white citizens while recounting a lighthearted scene with a child and a turkey. A single act of mischief, the theft of Widow Holmes's well rope, disrupts the calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Transvaal
Holmes
Bill
Negro Delegates and Educators Highlight Atlanta Notice
Rev G W Arnold Rev J Garland Penn and J Price of the Methodist Episcopal church serve as delegates to the general conference in Chicago with Rev B C Mason and Dr Bowen attending. Secretary W H Houston tours the southwest and plans further visits while H H Proctor prepares sermons for Tuskegee and other sites. Public meetings at the Y M C A, the Atlanta Woman's Club, and Clark University honors Professor W H Crogman with testimonials, meals, and letters from notable educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Arnold
J. Garland Penn
J. Price
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Ill
B. C. Mason
Bowen
W. H. Houston
Young Men’s Christian Association
Southwest
Macon
Americas
Montgomery
W H Crogman
Clark University
Crogman
Claflin University
Atlanta
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Professor Crogman
J W J& Bowen
Jowett
Plato
W J Gaines
Melden
Browning
WH. Crawford
Allegheny College
W Hickman
DePauw University
Ww F McDowell
Board of Education
L. Moon
Afin University
Frederick Douglass
The Hand That Rocks Rules and the Mothers Call
A persuasive wartime era pitch extols mothers as nation builders, claiming Napoleon valued strong motherhood. It touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as strengthening frail flesh, citing testimonials from women who claim better health, easier births, and nourished infants, with praise for the medicine’s effects.
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Epee
Napoleon
France
Egypt
Russia
Dr. Pierce
Favorite Prescription claimed to help women’s health and offer free advice
An advertisement for Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription promotes relief from womanly weakness and sickness. It asserts no alcohol or narcotics, emphasizes a vegetable composition, and offers free confidential correspondence with Dr. Pierce in Buffalo. The piece warns against substitutes and touts the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute as backing.
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L. E Corti
Waltonville
Ella Reynolds
Guffe, McLean Co
Jane
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Own Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser Offer
Advertises a health guide by Dr R V Pierce asking readers to send 21 ana-cent stamps for a paper bound 1008 page volume or 31 stamps for a cloth bound edition. Promises delivery by mail from Buffalo N Y and claims universal accessibility.
Beautiful Cemetery Needs Care and Respect
A speaker urges friends and relatives to keep graves green and clean, describing the cemetery as a beautiful place that can be made more so with a few days work. The message appeals to communal duty and love for the departed, hoping neighbors will visit and tend the grounds for the benefit of all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H R. Butler
Emetely
Florida commissioner of sericulture a cabinet level post
May 4 special report notes the commissioner of agriculture role includes vast duties beyond farming. It highlights that the office, despite being the newest cabinet post, bears heavy responsibilities such as supervision of public lands and the state prison, plus duties “as may be prescribed by law.” It counters the belief the agriculture department handles only farm matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Bureau of Immigration
Department of Agriculture
Buch
Florida commissioner of agriculture a vital state post
The article stresses the Florida commissioner of agriculture must master general law land law and contracts to properly manage land transactions convict oversight and state institutions. Since 1888 Lucius B Wombwell has held the role with trust from state and federal interior departments. A new four year term elected next November is crucial to protect state interests and promises strong leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Commissioner of Agriculture
Internal Improvement Fund
Board of Commissioners of State Institutions
Reformatory and Pardon Boards
Florida
Lucius B Wombwell
National Department of the Interior
Wombwell
In the Lake Country of Northern Wisconsin and beyond
A promotional notice from GEO H. Herfford Gen t Passenger Agent invites readers to obtain the pamphlet Summer Homes for 1900 and the illustrated Summer book In the Lake Country. It highlights resorts along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway including Fox Lake Delavan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra Kilbourn Elkhart Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka and Marquette on Lake Superior and requests four cents postage to the Chicago Old Colony Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinos
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St- Paul Railway
Fox Lake
Delavan
Lauderdale
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
Delis
Kilbourn
Elkhart
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Lake Superior
Lake Country
GEO
H. Herfford
Gen’t
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Spring Festival Chattanooga Tickets Offered at One Fare
Western and Atlantic Railroad will sell round trip tickets to Chattanooga at one fare. Tickets available May 7 to May 11, for morning trains May 12, with final return limit May 14. Apply to any ticket agent.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
Chattanooga
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ARPON
Grove
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H H Proctor
Tuskegee
Cuthbert
Joseph H Brick
Enflela
N.C
H M Turner
W J. Gaines
Columbus
Young Men's Christian Association
Brothers Caddock
Gray
Brother Gray
E. P Johnson
The
Baptists
Atlanta Woman's Club of Colored Women
Ida E Upshaw
Fort Street
Br W. F Penn
Presbyterian Church
St. James’ Lodge
TL Moss
Plymouth Rock
Rising Sun
Crystal
Gate City
Star Lodges
Fulton County
A. W Cornwell
F Street
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Washington, D.C
New York City
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