Milledgeville Memories and Georgia Public Duty
A nostalgic Milledgeville reminiscence recalls the old hotel social scene with figures like Alex Stephens and Toombs in a corner room above the Oconee House. The piece shifts to a Governor Joe Brown anecdote and to Senator Jones pursuing Miss Palm, then argues for vigilant voter scrutiny in Georgia elections, urging electors to choose principled, capable leaders and uphold public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Milledgeville
South
Oconee House
Alex Stephens
Ben HI
Toombs
Wersehel V. Jolnsop
Gov. Towns
Gov. Jenkins
Joe Brown
Gov. Brown
Governor Brown
Joe
Georgia
Goop Advice From Kingsley On World Improvement
Charles Kingsley urged patience mercy and gentleness saying never shame or ridicule any person especially a child to avoid crushing virtue. The piece contrasts with an old remark by Tupeo that a cheap cigar is a loud puffing advertisement.
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Charles Kingsley
Chapter of Borrowing Begets Trouble and Woes
The piece argues that while debt is not always wrong, borrowing brings more than money. It warns that borrowing creates worry for the borrower and family, breeds quarrels, and unsettles home life. The text contrasts financial debt with the broader burden of trouble.
Character by Treatment of Inferiors Revealed
Fragmentary quotation discusses how true character shows in how one treats those with less power. motives of self interest falter when weaker recipients must accept what is given without substantial reward, only gratitude or regret. The author questions moral integrity when faced with such relations.
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Matas
Waupont
Wisconsin
Prison Press
Joel Chandler Harris
Lost Mountain
Prison Press Company
New York Sun
Tribute to Gen Toombs and Stephens in Atlanta Hall
In Atlanta the funeral tribute to Mr. Stephens unfolds with Gen. Toombs to speak and a blind veteran's tears. Gov. Colquitt helps cue Toombs as the crowd endures a hushed, sorrowful scene near Kenesaw. The piece recalls eloquence, memory, and the fading old Southern order with reflections on wealth and happiness. An Overland excerpt by J. Woodbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stephens
Atlanta
Gen. Toombs
Ted
Gov. Colquitt
Kennesaw
Gough Dead and a Prison Press noted in relic column
The column recalls John B. Gough the temperance orator, praising his dramatic turn and later denouncing his drawl and delivery, and mentions a Wisconsin Prison Press run by inmates with crime themed selections. It also notes a housekeeper tips list and a dubious debt collection scheme in Elmira with a uniformed collector.
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Gough
John B. Gough
Beecher
Brooklyn
Ife
Europe
Col. I Wavery
Athinta Capitol
Buckley's Arnica Salve For Cuts Bruises Sores and more
Buckley's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and promises perfect satisfaction or refund. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hul yamo Hamrick & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulyamo, Hamrick & Co
Honest Confession in Cincinnati Sermon Tale
The Rev Samuel Jones in Cincinnati closes with a cautionary tale at an experience meeting. An old colored brother accuses the meanest Black person of crime and drunkenness, prompting a larger yellow brother to claim beer confession is true before God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Jones
Detroit
Tampa
Corcoran
Washington
Charlotte Corday
Tole
Jones
Miss Palm
Knights of Old
Michigan
Sawyer
Marc Anthony
Corcoran Gallery
Senate
Macon Telegraph
Bretheven
Samuel Jones
Cincinnati
Chicago
Breen
Steve
Movement for political rights among Philadelphia's Negroes
The article notes that Black residents in Philadelphia advocate political rights, claiming about twenty thousand voters in Pennsylvania and solid support for Republican tickets, yet not a single state office held by a person of color. A parent scolds a child, illustrating tensions within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Fleet Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica in 19th Century Ad
A fragment describes Fleet Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Slide as cures for a leg sore eight years and mentions doctors suggesting bone scraping or amputation. Also notes lawyers denouncing men in court, a runaway team hitting a funeral procession in St Paul, and a quip about language cutting like steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Georgia farmer pursues diversified farming practice
A Georgia farmer expresses a practical approach to diversified farming blending grain, meadows, pasture, kitchen garden, and orchard with trees and flowers. Livestock forms the cornerstone, including mares, milch cows, sheep, swine, and poultry, aiming to keep soil fertile and profit by sourcing Superior stock from the best sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Traits of workhorses and farm economy noted at convention
The article argues compact bone structure and temper matter more for profitable farm work than flashy movement. It cites a Missouri basis, praising sugar industry outputs abroad and urging hogs and cattle to feed draft animals. It stresses soil return with farm debris removal as spring approaches.
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Laigertha
National Sugar-grower'’s Association
St. Louis
Missouri
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Carroll Free Press
Edwin BR. Sharpe
Proprieton
Pr. Gordon
Gordon É Brown
Varius
Fn. Reid
S. E. Grow Reid & Grow
Carrollton
GT. M. Reid
S. E. Grow
Stewart Building
Cobb
Felix
Cobb & Cobbb
Attorneys AT Law
G. W. Merrell
WW. R. Cole
Merrell & Cole, Attorneys AT Law
WW & GW
Merrell
Court of Ordinary
Merrell & Cole
R. C McDaniel
Carrollton, GA
Olive
Mandeville
Kramer
New York Exchange
Newnan
Savannah
First National Bank
Fourth National Bank
New York
Gate City National,Bank
Atlanta National Bank
Merrett & Conn
Legislature
State House
Subdidates
Wiselay
Cleveland
Marietta Journal
America
Stptson & Co
Portland
Maine
THE
Savannah Weekly News
App
J. H.estill
Rowell ‘Advertising
Gen Toombs
C. J. Woodbury
Owen
W. H L. Reynolds
Stetben County
Elmira
Uniformed Collection Company
Uniformed
Canada
Buckley
Fou Yang
Links Senior
Edward Shepherd
Sosburgo Til
Mleetrie Bittersz
Fleet
Bucklen
Hla Hamrick & Co
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