Let Me Paint Your Metal Roof in Albany Georgia
An 1897 public notice offers metal roof painting by Harvey English with materials labor and a ten year guarantee against leaks. The Albany and Dougherty County officials including J T Hester and Ed L Wight endorse the service and its written guarantee.
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Apany
Harvey English
Dougherty Co
Albany
J. T. Hester
Sam W. Smith
S. W. Gunnison
R. P. Hall
W. T. Jones
W. E. Wooten
ED. L. Wight
Georgia
B. F. Brimberry
John Mock
C. B. James
Southern Express Company
N. F. Tift
J. C. Tabor
L. E. Welch
A. W. Muse
Y. G. Rust
J. D. Weston
S. R. Weston
Albany, Ga
Albany Water Works
C.wait
A Southland Attracts Farmers And Investors
A Fitzgerald Leader viewpoint argues the south offers superior climate resources and year round workability for farming. It contends lower costs, ample water, no severe droughts or blizzards, and multiple crops, making the region the era’s magnet for gardens fields hogs and cattle.
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South
Fitzgerald
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Praised by Milesburg Chief Burges
The Chief Burges of Milesburg Pennsylvania says DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are the best pills he has used in forty years of housekeeping. They cure constipation sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. Dr W A Waren.
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NCLE
Ezekiel
Beverly
Mass
Miles
Dr. Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Angel of Mercy Nursing at Siboney Hospital
A corporal at the Boatling Club house hospital near the Siboney quays describes a nurse who bathes the sick man and feeds him milk. He learns she is Miss Wheeler daughter of General Wheeler, known as Fighting Joe, and praises her bravery and noble lineage.
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Siboney
Miss . Wheeler
Gen. Wheeler
Wheeler
Joe’ Wheeler
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Skin Cure
An old advertising blurb touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as curing piles eczema and skin diseases with prompt healing. It emphasizes immediate relief and mild action for a broad range of conditions.
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DeWitt
Preacher’s revival tale about church purges and blessings
The Dalton Argus recalls a preacher describe a revival where no new converts were welcomed but fifteen were expelled as the church was purified. The account suggests such revivals could bless many churches and advocates keeping doors open.
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Dalton Argus
Government tax income reaches near two million daily
The government earns nearly 2,000,000 each day under the international revenue tax law, a figure the writer remarks shows the country’s capacity to pay a heavy burden without anyone feeling it.
Mental pleasures echoed in repetition and reflection
Quotations note how mental pleasures resist physical indulgence and grow through repetition. A second line observes that ostentation and learning seldom coincide, while a Bishop Hall reflection likens the sun’s arc to long shadows at noon when it is highest.
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Bishop Hall
The Stranger at the Door in Wartime Moonlight
A family plot unfolds as a man returns at night to avoid detection from a mother and grandmother guarding the house. Jimmie coaches him on a stealthy entry while curiosity about prize money surfaces. Gaspy sounds echo from below as tension rises.
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Jimmie
Vee
Win Your Battles Against Disease With One Minute Cough Cure
A promotional claim by Dr. W A Wriaut touts One Minute Cough Cure as delivering immediate results. Taken early it purportedly prevents consumption and in later stages provides prompt relief.
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W. A. Wriaut
New Law Ends Pension for Wives of Married Veterans
A July first law ends automatic pensions for widows of soldiers who marry after enlistment. The article notes how prior pensions encouraged marriages and that death no longer stops the pension, but the new rule makes the veteran who marries the sole provider of his own fate.
Pettit Vanishes Stir New York Real Estate Circles
Pettit a wealthy New York real estate dealer has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Described as a theatre crank and estranged from his wife, he reportedly carried large sums of money, prompting speculation about his fate and the motives of others drawn to his wealth.
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Pettit
New York
Jackies in Clover at Texas Navy Yard Trophy Boom
A New York dispatch notes soldiers and sailors at the Texas navy yard cashing in on war trophies. Souvenirs from Cervera’s fleet flood visiting crowds, with Spanish coins and ship parts selling for small sums while officers mostly turn blind eyes. A standout treasure is a silver chain purse with melted coins, held by a Jackie bidder.
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Texas
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Navy Yard
Boys In Blue
Cervera
Maria ‘Teresa
Jackie
Jack
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Editor
The Evans City Globe editor declares One Minute Cough Cure cures his children after other remedies failed. It claims to treat coughs colds throat and lung troubles attributed to Dr. W. A. Warriatu r.
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Evans City
Globe
W. A. Wariatur
Bismarck’s Remarkable Admonitions on Forgiveness
The anecdote recalls Bismarck shaping an album entry from two quotes. Guizot and Thiers offered maxims on pardoning and forgetting, to which Bismarck added his own stance: he has learned to forget much and to ask forgiveness for himself.
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Bismarck
Guizot
Thiers
Monroe cotton mills to double capacity
Stockholders report strong returns from the Monroe cotton mills prompting a plan to double production capacity. A Turkish pension is granted to a soldier known as Kinesse Ahmet after three years in service revealed as a woman during medical treatment.
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Monroe
Kinesse Ahmet
Ahmet
Soldier explains sinews of war with first army beef
A soldier describes the phrase sinews of war while chewing his first ration of army beef, reflecting the tough realities of military logistics and supply. The remark highlights how rations symbolize broader war effort and determination.
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DR. Tichenor
Suerrouse Med. CO
Mig’ and Props
New Orleans
Las
Dr. Moffet
Will
Pat
C.J. Moffett
M. D
St. Louis, Mo
Harvey
John D. Pope
Angel of Mercy
Juaately Mild Lulu Be
Ayer
A. Casey
Pigott, Ark
Colton
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
M.woolley
M.D
N. Pryor
Aniette Eczema
Jackies In Clover
Castor
Perry Davis
Miles’ Nervine
C. A. Lippincott
Sixth Street
Minneapolie
Licbid Company
NIE Big CO
O. Box
Opal Georgia
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
Ocean Steameship Company
Boston
Merchants and Miners
Baltimore
J.C. Halle
EZ. H. Hinton
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