Quotes on greatness and independence from Carlyle to Thackeray
A compendium of aphorisms on individuality and fame from Carlyle Emerson Epicurus Mill Pope Boileau Landor Vandam Cervantes and Montesquieu. It contrasts the great man with crowd conformity and notes limits of writers and non writers in acquiring knowledge. The tone is reflective about influence intellect and living by own standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Stratford
Carlyle
Emerson
Epictetus
Mill
Landor
Vandam
Ruskin
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co., Ltd
Homepaic Chemists
London
England
Munn & CO
Broadway
New York
America
Scientific American
New York City
Pension Growth in Georgia Spurs Reform Calls
The Thomasville Times notes Georgia's rapidly expanding indigent pension roll and argues for restricting benefits. It cites Muscogee County estimates of applicants and urges grand jury hearings in each county to verify claims, warning current blank proof procedures invite error and taxpayer burden. It also plugs DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Thomasville Times
Enquirer-Sun
Columbus
Muscogee County
Muscogee
Atlanta
Folly of Revenge and the Cost of Wrongs
The piece warns that revenge promises much but delivers disappointment and remorse. It urges passing over transgressions, noting forgiveness elevates character and self-esteem, and condemns allowing anger to govern actions. It quotes a Methodist Recorder line about forgiving debts as a guiding principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Recorder
The Spirit Bear of Cumberland Mountains
Zeb White recounts a tale of a bear near his Tennessee cabin believed to be the spirit of Joe Robinson. The bear matches the late man in looks and cunning, defeats White in a brutal fight, and after White yields the bear vanishes, leaving the hunter convinced the spirit fulfilled its purpose.
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Zeb White
Tennessee
Cumberland
Joe Robinson
Suah
Joe
B’ar
Willin
M. Quaple
St. Louis Republic
Thoughtful reflections on progress and civilization
The excerpt highlights discontent as a driver of progress and praises farmers as society’s foundation. It quotes Andrew Jackson and Ruskin on humility, greatness, and service, then defines civilization by justice and compassion. It contrasts political virtue with utility, humility, and respect for humanity across races and nations.
Electric Bitters Promised To Rejuvenate The System
Electric Bitters advertised as a year round tonic and alterative to combat languor, liver sluggishness, and malaria poison. Claims include relief from headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness with bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar at W. H. Chambers' Drug Store.
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W. H. Chambers’ Drug Store
Who Laughed A Bishop Send a Preacher Appeal
A 19th century letter requests a bishop or substitute preachers for Sunday sermons, listing a sequence of substitute roles from Sliding elder to Locus preacher, and ends with an advertisement for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claimed to cure piles and skin issues by Dr. W A Wright.
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DeWitt
W, A, Wright
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Gems
Thackeray
Wright
Belladonna
U.S
Medicin
W.H. Peeke
P. O
W. H. Peeke
F. D
Cedar St
Lirpman
Mineral Wells
Tex
Hot Spring Ark
Lippman
MMINS
Timmins & Hines
Waxabachie
B. W. Flaxens
P. P
A. Ramsay
de Leon
M. Lambert
Notary Public
P. P. P Lippman
J.D. Johnson
Savannah
Lippman Bros
Lippman's
Savannah, GA
Scrofula
True Friends of Liberty
Andrew Jackson
Russel
Lord Lytton
Mount Lebanon
N. Y
Electric Bitters
Carters Leiver
Sige
Grattus
F. O. DeWitt & Co
Dobie
HUR
Dobie & CO
Jans Building
Atlante
Scientific American Agency For
Wade & Butcher
Sheffield
A.M. Rothschild & GO
State St
van Buren
Jackson
Chicaco
Castoria
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