From 1908 Letters on Guaymas and Wright Family
Excerpts from 1908 dispatches describe Guaymas Sonora with its harbor climate churches and rail links including a planned line to Guadalajara. The writer J W Buchanan notes local culture markets and siesta habits while family letters from Brandon Mississippi recount the Wright siblings and community notices including a baby’s death and molasses production notes.
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Guaymas
San Mexico
Sonora
Gulf of California
Tucson
Ariz
Guadalajara
Gulf
Plaza
Mexico
J. W. Buchanan
Letter From Mercury Texas Recounts Family Migration
A reader from Mercury Texas reflects on returning to the old home and follows three siblings from a plantation near Dr Lowry to Arkansas mountains and then to the delta. The journey spans 1881 as they seek work in cotton and woolen mills, endure swamp sickness, and mourn sisters lost to illness. The narrative recalls river swamps, travel hardships, and enduring memories of family.
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Rankin’county
W. B. Allen
Jennie Wright
Wright
Barnes’ Prairie
Fannin
Texas
Alonzo C, Wright
Sol
Dr. Lowry
Delta
Lewis Stevenson
Arkansas
Wesson
Inverness
Raverneee
Kranich & Bach
Everett
Krell-French
Ivers & Pond
Smith & Barnes
Forbes
Harvard
EF. E. Forbes Piano Co
Stomach Focus Rumor Sparks Health Cure Claims
Advertisement favors a stomach centered health theory by L T Cooper claiming most sickness stems from digestion. He touts a New Discovery medicine that allegedly restores digestion in six weeks and cites patient testimonials, including Edgar L Hinds of Everett, praising weight gain and renewed appetite. A. G. Thornton promotes widespread sales.
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L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Edgar L. Hinds
Tappan Street
Everett
Mr. Hinds
A. G. Thornton
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Collar
Brand
J. A. Taylor & Son
Pelahatchie, Mississippi
Brandon Bank
Brandon
Milts
Rankin County
EES
W. H. Barnes
Phillips Furniture Company
E Capital St
Walter M. Phillips
Henry Heslop
Rketter
Buchanan
Brandon, Miss
Brandon News
J. D. Robbins
Robert
Ibaby
W.C Cox
Lila Cox
Braxton
Miss
G. A. Cox
Jesus
Grandmama
Allen Long
O. L. McGuvra
The
Pelahatchie Bank
Pelahatchie
Sight Exchange
Total
Perstate
R. V. Shields
Mississippi
Rankin
Geo. Robinson
E. J. Smith
Otton Seed
Mercury
Jackson
Draughon
Bookk
Drai
T Colleges
Ughon
Dallas
Waco
Austin
Denison
Tyler
FT. Worth
Tex
Evansville
Ind
Galveston
San Antonio
Montgomery
Ala
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kansas City
Springfield
D. P
Yale
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
C. J. Roberts
Mer
Capitol St
Postoffice
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