25 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Cedartown Standard
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
1
A distressed OCR item promotes a 1903 winter travel booklet listing southern resorts and hotels. It touts photographs of the South’s scenery from the mountains to Florida and Nassau, with rates, accommodations, and travel data for winter tourists. Requests stamps and mentions reduced Winter Tourist tickets and Southern Railways offices for information.
An article cites DeWitts Early Risers as beneficial for constipation and health issues in a family. A Georgia railway notice lists December train schedules from Atlanta to Albany with southbound and northbound departures and a sleeper car allocation in unions car shed.
An 1861 Washington Star reminiscence recalls dust and delayed reenforcements at Fort Stevens during Civil War operations. Veterans recount a temporary commander guiding troops along the grass and dusty roads, hoping for relief orders that did not arrive as expected.
An illustration and text describe a traveling elder promoting Scott’s Emulsion as a healthful cod liver oil based tonic. It claims to provide strength and flesh for children, the elderly, and the weak, with a testimonial tone about its benefits and broad use. The ad lists manufacturers and druggists at Peart Street and York, noting nationwide availability.
A testimonial asserts Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine restore health for a frail heart. The speaker details prior weakness, sleeplessness, and weight loss, praising improved sleep, steadier heart action, and weight gain after using the remedies. The notice invites readers to obtain a free book and lists Elkhart Indiana as the company location.
Report notes that while flops are said to act as a sedative, most frogs suffer ongoing issues linked to chronic illness in California.
An old advert claims De Witt & Co of Chicago discovered a tailored witch hazel salve for piles and various skin ailments. It warns against counterfeits and urges customers to ask for the genuine De Witt’s salve by name.
A traveler recalls a village encounter along a Burmese river where villagers coaxed tame fish from the water and fed them. About thirty three Ngatwe fish, 18 inches to over three feet, were seen near a village bank. The fish return yearly with the monsoon, and a penalty of 10 shillings awaits any who kill them. The account notes their short, thick bodies and bone-light eating quality.
City tax sale notices for January 1903 in Cedartown Polk County Georgia. Properties include several lots on Spence Street and TROU Reon Street fronts with dimensions listed. Also Merrell Place on College Street and Mountcastle residence on Joton College Street described as city tax levies for 1902. City Marshal Joulry signs notice dated December 10, 1902.
The visible text contrasts a lazy man seeking work with mingled hope and fear. It notes hard drinkers becoming broke due to whiskey placing strain on the system.
The item lists Southern Railway tourist rates for trips to points east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio with one and one third fare round trip and return limits through January 1903. It includes tickets for teachers and students with certificates, winter tourist rates to southern states and Puerto Rico, and a travel book notice by J. L. Shipley. Also a stray note about a handwriten letter and a pantry box in disrepair.
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