Sam Jones Aphorisms From the Evangelist's Sermons
A garbled OCR dump presents Sam Jones aphorisms attributed to an evangelist. The lines critique religious culture with blunt quips about preaching, morality, and society, including remarks on revivalists, decency, dignity, and the role of religion in daily life. The fragmentary quotes imply a 19th or early 20th century Methodist setting, with strong regional speech and a mix of bold, provocative sayings.
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Heart of God
Tania Methodist
Georgia
Treene
Hye
Christ
Ryling
Sirust
Hell
Jess
Pithy sayings and stump speaker tales from Baltimore era
A collection of verses and quips attributed to Mr Small and others, praising religious duty and critiquing vice, followed by a retold anecdote about Stump Speaker General Sheridan and a garbled tariff quote. The piece includes a long digression on a New York judge, then a note on pulverization’s virtues in crop growth and soil fineness enhancing seed germination.
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George A Sheridan
Louisiana
Garfeld
State of
New York
Garfield
the Inquirer
Sheridan
Denio's
Denio
New York Tribune
A Doctor Confession and Georgia Duel Rumors
A young St Louis physician admits to killing two patients by lethal dosing and chloral, claiming it as murder but excused by coroner findings. The Birmingham Age reports on gubernatorial canvassing and a string of dueling rumors involving Gen Gordon, Senator Conkling, Hampton, Stephens, Hill, and other Georgia leaders amid claims of peaceful intervention to prevent fights.
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Si. Louis
Jim Jams
Birmingham Age
Gordon
Conkling
Spo
Toombs
Alex ‘Stephens
Ben Hill
Georgia
Ithe
Bacon
Not a Snake Story from Lula’s Bird and Bug Collector
German resident Engleke in Lula maintains a large aviary snake collection and hobby garden. He digs up fall buries in spring, recently releasing a rattlesnake that bit him after sun exposure. The report notes crude remedies and warns on stock trampling harming grasslands in winter and spring.
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Engleke
Lula
Mr. Engleke
Athens
Newspapers should remain neutral in Gordon Bacon contest
A lengthy editorial argues the Morning News should not take sides between Gen Gordon and Maj Bacon in the gubernatorial race. It questions calls for endorsement and cautions against personal attacks, urging focus on state welfare and integrity rather than factional noise. The piece also notes concerns about horse and cattle feeding practices and the value of regularity in care.
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Morning News
Gordon-Bacon
Gen. Gordon
Maj. Bacon
Gen Gordon
Maj. Breon
Den
Gordon
Bacon
Fioverner
Agricultural planting methods and historical notes from 1886 issue
The article discusses corn planting in Southern states with wide furrows six feet apart and four inches deep, thinning to sixteen to twenty inches, and intercropping beans. It also lists other agriculture tips, magazine contents, historical essays, and notices, including a critique of civil staff and a fragment on growing apples without cores.
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Fune
Porinaylvania
The Heroic Remedy and Old Love Letters Mixed News
A fragmentary newspaper card recounts a flirtatious courtship after church with a proposal to marry. It shifts to reflections on Civil War veterans and public memory, praising soldiers and critiquing hero worship. The page also discusses clover cultivation and a mock travel note on old love letters.
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Carroll Free Press
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Onal & Business Cards
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COBB
Attorneys AT Law
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Brow
ATLAW
E. Grow
Reid
Grow
Qarrollton
Cate Reid
Orespectaire
F. Grow
Stewart Builing
W. Merrell
W. J. Cole
Merrell És Cole
WW & GW
Merrell
Merrell & Cole
Brown
M.D
M.D Brown
Whitesburg
Wkeinity
Whiitesburg Ga
March
R. C. McDaniel
Tsnow
Mante Wile Building
E.G. Kramer
Newnan
Atlanta
Savannah
First! Nations! Bank
Fourth National Bank
Gate City National Bank
Nations! Bank
First ‘National Bank
Menreltl & Cole
Jep Lovvorn
Mix
Bowdon
Highton
Jonah
Small
Baltimore
Pritt Hamilton Hayne
Charles Gayarre
Ais
Zoulsfang
W.‘R. Belknap
Richard H. Munser
Missouri
Clinton Scollard
Ochlawaha
Daniel E. O
Sullivan
Troup County
Benjamin H. Elum
Southern Historical Society
Atlante
Jack
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Euteri
Mamaid
George
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Lewiatom
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