Ceremony of Receiving an Ambassador
The article describes a formal ceremony for presenting a new Minister to the President. The Minister arrives with aides at the State Department, is escorted to the Executive Mansion, and is introduced in the Blue Room. The minister presents letters of credence to the President, who reads a reply after the minister reads an address, followed by informal conversation before departure.
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State Department
Harrison
Ladies Home Journal
Astronomical Oddities and Planet Facts
A brief compendium of space curiosities notes that 400 million shooting stars enter the atmosphere daily, Mercury travels 30 miles per second, and Mars’ year spans 687 days. It claims lunar aerolites are miniature planets and gives Neptune’s distance and orbital period. The piece ends with a Hood’s Sarsaparilla promotion.
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Mercury
Moon
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Chinese Splendor at Imperial Diplomatic Reception
The March 6 1881 ceremony at Fu Hua in the Forbidden City marked a formal reception of the diplomatic corps by the Chinese emperor matching European sovereigns in pomp. Diplomats arrived by sedan chair, received tea, and presented credence papers to Prince Ching amid gilded halls, dragon motifs, cloisonne decor, and a decorated throne room.
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China
Europe
Fu Hua
East Flower Gate
Forbidden City
Imperial Guards
Foreign Office
Tate Hall
Urs
Tha «Mperor
Miler
Prince Ching
Éyce Po
Prince Ko
East Blowes
Tartar
Chicago
Two Cities and a Call to Care in a City's Graveyard
A reflective piece contrasts Barnesville the living, energetic center with its twin Texas-like city of the dead. The author laments neglected graves and urges the council to hire a sexton to maintain both cemeteries. Written as a memorial appeal before summer 1896.
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Pine Mountains
Georgia
Gazette
Barnesville
Israel
Jesus
Evans defends Gov Atkinson over veterans visit Richmond
Gen Clement A Evans stands up for Gov Atkinson in the controversy over veterans visiting Richmond. The Savannah News notes Evans’ chivalry and willingness to hear explanations, justly defending Southern soldiers and honoring the memory of the lost cause.
Where the blame rests in Southern advertising
An opinion on advertising strategy argues merchants in the South waste money on flashy schemes. It notes daily newspapers reach more readers than twelve months of dubious schemes and urges merchants to concentrate ads in their local papers to see real returns.
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South
Wings of Love Fairy Tale About a Violet
A violet hidden among shadows laments missing wings while a tiny fairy argues that beauty suits it and God could grant wings. A child pleases the violet by taking it to a sick mother, and the fairy notes the violet’s wings of love are found in care and scent.
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Violet
Hairy People of Yesso Describe Isolated Race
An article notes an isolated population on Yesso island near Japan, estimating about two hundred hairy individuals known to locals as the Mosi nos. Both genders display dense body hair, with women’s faces often bare but stained to resemble male beards.
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Yesso
Japan
S S S The Cure for Deep Seated Blood Diseases
A DeKalb County man Ebngs details his daughter Ida’s severe eczema and dramatic recovery after using S S S. He reports long suffering, prior treatments failed, and asserts the remedy cleared her skin and cured a hereditary case. The ad touts S S S as a guaranteed vegetable blood remedy for scrofula tetter rheumatism and even cancer.
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DR. Hathaway & CO
United States
Annals of Medicine
South Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
DeKalb County
Ef. D. Jenkins
Lithonia Georgia
Lithonia
DeKalb
Ida
Michigan
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Georgia
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Grattus
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co., Ltd
Homeopathic Chemists
London
England
HAY & CQ
Broad
Entiniite
Hood
Bulleys
Shafting
PIVE
Mallary Bros. & GO
Macon
Heart
Turner & Progt Barnesville
DeWitt
W. A. Wricar
Eczema
Ida Jenkins
Santoso
Oid
la Madrid CO
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Foni
Oke
Wadhid CO
Parker
Anda
John Wedderlurn & CO
Washington, D. C
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