Wry Georgia sketches and a model marriage letter
A column introduces a humorous tale of bashful courtship titled F lay awake in a cold perspiration as the time drew near. It then recounts a long tale of a man facing his bridal night and avoiding disrobing in the bridal chamber. The piece continues with a Model Marriage Letter describing stockings and advice for a lasting union. Also included are brief notes on Jeff Long’s speech to a Georgia caucus and a Miller County letter about crops, politics, and local life.
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Nashville
Sebastian
Arkansas
Hickman County
Tennessee
Congress
Rackentack
Isis
Sallie
John
New York
Earth
Heaven
Jeff Long
Macon
Telegraph
South
Miller County
Corguirr
Eprron Democrat
Miller
Decatur
Bainbridge
Democrat
Taz Democrat
Colquitt
The Farmer Army Peals Hope From Plowed Lands
An exchange notes that 120 000 000 acres in the United States will be sown and harvested this year. Farmers across the land resemble a vast army of laborers, drawn by nature’s annual prophecy and the changing seasons, their toil tinged with hopeful poetry of earth and sky.
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United States
Common Mistake About Newspaper Patronage and Public Notices
The note harshly explains newspaper economics and patronage, stating readers buy papers for need, not debt of obligation. it scolds readers who presume a mortgage on the office and editor. A weather tale about an Ohio man ending times ends with advice to make peace with Heaven. A dishwashing tip suggests milk in hot water to soften water and brighten dishes.
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Jess
Ohio
Tornado sweeps Cape Fear Town as children survive on floor
A colored woman away on business left five children at home in Cape Fear Tow ship. As a rain storm approached the children slept on a blanket on the floor. The tornado destroyed the dwelling, leaving only the bare floor. neighbors found the children still asleep when the storm ended.
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Cape Fear
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