Georgia Notes on Local Events and Incidents
Georgia news roundup with Fitzgerald winning a fair melon prize, political shifts in Clarke county, a dissolving Americus furniture firm, and a fatal train incident near Union Point. Also covered are a Burning of crops by storm, religious ceremony in Tweeds, a fatal riding accident, a courthouse contest in Clay, and plans to move the Farmers Basket and Package Company to Savannah to serve regional fruit and vegetable trade.
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Cordele
Dixon & Childers
Americus
Julia Roach Straton
H. D. D. Straton
Atlanta
Clarke County
Talbert N. Lester
George C. Thomas
Union Point
John Parker
Parker
E. C. Branson
Milledgeville
Gordon Institute
Barnaville
J.M. Pound
Georgia & Alabama
Georgia Southern & Florida
Tweeds
Richard Thigpen
Primitive Baptist Church
Charles Smith
Mercer's Creek
Mr. Thigpen
Horgeback
Clay Plantation
Edward Sims
Ross Bivins
Sims
Biving
Bivins
Bivin
Eatonton
Felix Corpus
Cave Springs
R. A. Forrester
Leesburg
R. D. Cole, Jr
Newnan
Stillmore
George M. Brinson
Isaiah Morant
Savannah
Farmers Basket and Package Company
Charleston
D. C
Savan- Inah
Diamond Basketa
Georgia
Lewa
Household Notes and Club Woman’s Life
A page offering home help tips from drill to lamp oil recipe using lard and headlight oil with camphor. It covers Mrs Hearoton’s club address, the aim and reach of the federation of women's clubs, and the spread of club movement into households and boardinghouse reform.
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Federation of Woman's Clubs
Vrt
True Patriotism and the moral core of national duty
The piece argues patriotism goes beyond fireworks and flag songs and stresses living virtue. It defines true patriotism as loving neighbors and treating fellow citizens with respect, echoing the teaching to love thy neighbor as thyself. Patriotism is measured by character and daily conduct, not conquest or boast.
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Don Quixote
Galilee
Vinegar Flavorings From Country Gentleman Recipes
A Country Gentleman reader shares practical vinegar flavoring ideas including mint vinegar. The note presents straightforward preparation steps and tips to infuse vinegar with aromatic herbs to enhance culinary use.
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Country Gentleman
Household Vinegar Preparations and Flavorings
A vintage home guide details multiple preserving mixes including mint or peppermint leaves steeped in cider vinegar, gin blossoms in green seeds for vinegar aging, green peppers in cold vinegar, and cayenne chili infusions. Instructions cover quantities, resting periods, bottling, wax sealing, and serving uses for soups meats and gravies. Also includes walnut vinegar with brined shells aged in boiling vinegar and reheat steps for readiness in a month.
Woman's Wifely Mission In 19th Century Counsel
A long didactic piece extols the divine role of a wife as a helpmate to man. It praises faith in God and humanity, contentment, and devotion to home, children, and husband. The ideal wife manages finances, decor, cooking, and household economy within modest means, shaping a sanctified domestic sphere.
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Earth
Amusing Notes and a Grand Rose Tree Tale
A collage of jokes and anecdotes on summer folly and headlines from humorous essays. A feature on Mrs. Susan V. Moore’s enormous rose tree at 5502 Bartmer Avenue near St. Louis describes a four inch trunk, forty foot spread, massed blossoms, shifting red to pink hues, and daily fragrance detectable a block away. The piece compares other garden curiosities and lighthearted quips about fashion and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan V. Moore
Bartmer Avenue
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
South
Florida
The Milkman Who Saved The Stranded Ship
Mid ocean a ship fights a leak as pumps are needed. A Massachusetts milkman, en route to the Sandwich Islands, provides the extra pumps and saves the vessel. He reveals his identity and then vanishes ashore, leaving passengers astonished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passengs
Massachusetts
Sandwich Islands
Remedy for Flies on Cows Emulsion Method Described
The New York Times reports a kerosene emulsion as the best protection against flies on cattle. Dissolve a pound of soap in hot water, add kerosene in a 2 to 1 ratio, mix into a smooth cream, and store. For use dilute with water and sponge onto cows or horses. effect lasts about one day and must be repeated.
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New York Times
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Bryan
Sumter County
Sewell
Walter Hill
North Avenue Crossing
Wien County
Alabama
Brown
Valdosta
Fort McPherson
Fifth Infantry
Waco
Haralson County
St. Augustine
Key West
Barrancas
New Orleans
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Atkinson
Tennessee
Harper’s Round Table
Chicago Post
Tommy
Mollie
Father
Detroit
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