Jeffersonian Democrats stir Pike county politics in 1884
Stockton of Cowhornhill reports on a new party in Pike County named the Jeffersonian Democrats. The piece records debate over party legitimacy, candidate selection, and liquor policy, with quotes from local figures and notes on community events, illness, and local news from Thomaston and Julietta Georgia.
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Juniper Spring
Jacob Weatherspout
Pike
Mammy
Daddy
Jacob
Tneir Fugleman
Ulysses
Jesse
Slant & Baker
Gardner
Matthews
Harris
Milner
Baker
Ubat
Cowhornhill
Fox Foot Ford
Yearlin Branch
Calfmeadow
Steer Creek
Bullsborough
Pike County
Stockton
Elknor Cattleberry
Kentucky
Joe Nunt
Dr Matthews
Democratic Party
Zebulon
J A Cotton
Bethel
AG Warris
Maud Baker
Linda Ford
Barnesville
Green
Laura Taylor
Pratt
George Mangham
Ab Moore
Hollowville visit notes crops trade and local events
Concord reports a brief Hollowville visit noting good crops and trade. It mentions J J Carson and a bid for Tax Collector, a Belle of Hollonville to wed Pill Roller October 1 in Philadelphia, and Mrs. John L. Coggin’s illness with best wishes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Hollowville
D.L. Hunt
Mathews
J J Carson
John
Hollonville
Philadelphia
John L. Coggin
Wording of R G Matthews buggy warranty ad
The advertisement proclaims Columbus buggies are second to none with every part warranted first class. RG Matthews offers horse goods for sale and guarantees customer satisfaction with the claim that no buyer has found a fault.
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Columbus
RG Matthews
R G Matthews
Telegraph rights in streets spark court battles in New York
The Telegraph and the Courts discusses telegraph firms using streets for wires and court rulings that owners deserve unobstructed street access. Judge Van Brunt finds no right to plant poles without compensation and that ground rules prohibit above ground wires. A separate note details mysterious nighttime visitors in Oglethorpe County and a health tonic advertisement urging Lemon juice cordial as a lifestyle aid.
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New York City
van Brunt
Supreme Court
French Wine Coca Promises Modern Nervine Benefits
The Coca plant is hailed by natives as divine and Coca wine praised by scholars and physicians as the perfect nerve tonic. Advertises as a cure for dyspepsia anemia fatigue wasting diseases and nervous debility with rapid relief for neuraman and general vitality. pamphlet available and sold by J.W. Hightower and Midlebrooks & Co.
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South America
Ony
Cota
Pellef
J.W. Hightower
Midlebrooks & Co
Piles remedy advertised with itching relief claim
An advertisement promotes Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy claiming to cure piles itch ringworm and related conditions. It notes itching causes relief from application and lists price as 50 cents. Manufactured in Piqua Ohio and sold by J W Hightower. Also promotes Thrash's Consumptive Cure and Lung Restorer at Dr W A Wright's Drug Store.
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JW Hightower & Middlebrooks & Co
J Pemberton & Co
Athunta Ga
Thrash
W A Wright
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