Georgia News In Brief Summary From 1893 State
Georgia notes include a rumored $30,000 suit by Blue Ridge Marble Co against Lloyd County, Talmage lecture plans in Atlanta under YMCA, city tax receipts of $1,626,053.65 with $84,005.19 from liquor taxes, a boy near Roopville weighing 122 pounds, two Augusta mills sold to receivers and to reopen, government building work in Columbus, railroad depot innovation by Be half Board, various university and political notes, Savannah progress and Central Railroad directors, and discussions on Confederate widows pensions and Georgia school fund for 1893 with detailed allotments and rules for five month terms.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Georgis
Folketon
Charlton County
Uyton
Effingham County
Jacksonville
Telfair
Malbone
Bartow
Odum
Wayne County
Patterson
Pierce County
DeSoto
Sumter
Johnson County
Union
Benboard Air Line Road
Atlanta
Pension Department
Atate
Kebtary
Georgia
General Assembly
General State Treasury Fund
Statehouse
Tip Clarkson
Atlanta Constitution
Bradwell
Board of Education
Rev Coue
Fake riot reports at Bakersville denied by sources
A Raleigh dispatch, via Mitchell County, debunks reports of a riot and lynching in Bakersville North Carolina calling the stories a gross canard. Chattanooga and Washington specials say no prisoners were lynched and no killings occurred. Investigations discredit the sensational accounts as fakes.
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Bakersville
N. C
Raleigh
Mitchell County
Daily Chronicle
Apes
Bakeraville
Darrinn
Chattanooga
Bota
Cranberry
North Carolina
Washington
Johnson City
Tennesse
Marion
Johnson
Old Blue Law Upheld For Sunday Newspaper
In Philadelphia a full Supreme Court bench affirms the 1704 blue law on Sunday publications. The case of Thomas Matthews publisher of the Pittsburg Sunday Leader confirms conviction under the 1794 act banning worldly pursuits on the Sabbath. The court notes the act’s framers could not foresee nonpapers and warns against over literal enforcement risking repeal.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Thomas Matthews
Pittsburg
Pheson
Matthews
Fire in Memphis Destroys Stocks Worth Hundred Thousands
A Memphis blaze on Tuesday night wrecked multiple businesses on Main and Union streets. Mathews Hardware lost 70 000 with 50 000 insured, Levy and Son trunks 18 000 with 10 000 insured, Goldsmith and Bro cloth 40 000 with 80 000 insured, Dean and Parcel paints 18 000 with 10 000 insured, plus Mrs Kate Hamiltons four buildings valued 40 000 insured 20 000 damaged 20 000. Total stock 225 000, total loss 156 000, total insurance 168 000.
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Memphis
Tenon
Oes Mathews Hardware Company
L Gedell & Bro
Levy & Son
Trunks
Goldsmith & Bro
Dean & Carcel
Kate Hamilton
Main
Union Streets
Curious letter wonders about the universe and faith
An Irish sailor’s witness stand tale frames belief versus agnosticism as a reflection on Providence. A correspondence fragment blends astronomy, daily life, and moral urging, praising trust in the Lord, churchgoing, and simple comforts while noting progress in cotton, machines, and new technology.
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Siis
Wuria
Providence
Yen Hing
Simon
Inns Courts
Fea
Patrick
Anil
Samuel Jolison
Milton
Relige
Jon
Ehureh
Ctpital
England
Atlanta
Whitehall
High
Camana
Bill Ray
Atlanta Constitution
Lishabille
Gas Explosion Kills Family in Pittsburg House
A Pittsburg Pennsylvania explosion in a cellar collapsed a brick house Saturday morning. Thomas Daffy, his wife, and their three year old daughter were killed. Daffy’s nineteen year old son William Hurriada and others were injured as a lamp sparked the blast. The incident occurred as the family was preparing for the day.
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Pittsburg
Sarah Ettert
Thomas Daffy
Daffy
William Hurriada
Inter
Essay on Columbus Sparks Controversial London School Tale
A Missouri statesman recalls a London school anecdote about Columbus, where a pupil’s essay features a crude joke about Columbus and a ship voyage to America. The tale, told with humor and sharp dialogue, ends with the captain’s quip and a racial taunt.
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Missouri
London
Columb
Columbus
Spain
America
A Tender Spouse
A wife greets a friend and leads her into a side street to avoid her husband, who worries about her dress and the bills. The dialogue captures marital tension over appearances and financial fuss.
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New York Weekly
A Tender Heart and Little Johnny Debate Dog
Little Johnny argues he would dispose of a dog because it fights others. His fond mother responds that her cherub does not like seeing animals hurt. Johnny defends the dog, saying some other dogs are owned by bigger boys than he is.
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Little Johnny
Cherub
Future Comfort in Little Ethel and Regie Rex Marriage Talk
In a clipped exchange the children discuss future marriage. Ethel expresses a wary view of married men being away, preferring Regie Rex to stay away rather than marry any boy she knows. The dialogue hints at growing up and expectations among youngsters.
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Ethel
Regie Rex
Pat
Evon Host Fossil Find Teases Ancient Newspapers
A quirky fragment from New York Weekly mocks a scene with an Egyptologist asking for a bone while another finds a fossil and a petrified office towel. The passage intersperses advertisements for Hostetter s Stomach Bitters and patent remedies amid a jumble of garbled dialogue.
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Evon
New York Weekly
All Settled Little Johnnie Accuses Mr Newcomer
Dialogue from a comic panel shows Attle Blazur questioning Johnnie about acceptance of Mr Newcomer. Johnnie claims his sister has accepted him but cites lack of candy and a kicked dog as reasons.
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Johnnie
Newcomer
Attle Blazur
North Georgia cultural College Opens February For Public Notice
The spring term of the North Georgia cultural College at Dahlonega opens the first Monday in February. It is a branch of the State University with military training under a U S army officer. Each state senator and representative may appoint one pupil from their district or county without matriculation fees during their term.
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North Georgiancultural College
Dahlonega
State University
U. S. Army
Women as a Valuable Yet Flawed Force in Society
A fragment debating women's value and influence, likening them to vital parts of mankind and family, with quotes from Bill Nye on Salvation Army rhetoric and a critique of loud religious displays. The tone is antiquated and fraught with gendered metaphor and social commentary.
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Bill Nye
Salvation Army
Satan
Son
Thimanity
Hell
Health Hint Country Rector-T Health Tip From Odd Exchange
A garbled exchange mentions health tips about sleeping at day and a church scene. The fragment references a rector, an old woman, and a jester, with a remark on healthfulness of daytime sleep, but the exact context is unclear.
Household tips from Good Housekeeping
Handy kitchen and home remedies from Good Housekeeping. Eggs fry evenly with proper fat. camphor menthol is a useful inhalant for colds. A four dredged top on cake icing prevents running. Apine white with sugar water soothes irritable stomach in children. A large potato slice in frying fat reduces black specks on doughnuts. Rub cups with flannel dipped in whiting to remove brown discoloration. Borax in baby bath helps prevent chafing and heat rash.
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Toma
Tida
Blue Ridge Marble Company
Lloyd
T. Dewitt Talmage
Auree
Liquorricannes
See County
Ritlin
Roopville
Pete
Tala
Auguste
Algernon Milla
Augusta
Richmond
Tom Grimes
Dovort
Northen
Cultivator
March University
Nugnally
Atu Ae
Ion
Americas Recorder
Alliance Organisationa
Augusta News
Savannah
Ta Wi
Comer
Bob Hardeman
Joseph B. Brown
FB. B. Stahlman
Old Western and Atlantic Railroad
Treasury
Old Western and Atlantic Company
Kell Bis
Georgia Volunteers
Piedmont Rifles
C. B. Satterlee
United States Army
Solhi
Satterlee
Kellanya
Batterleo
Inoops
Camipa
Dnatrudner
Divid and
Gailro
Bradwell Bay
Hood
C. C. Ange, Grocer
Canista
C. Aber
Wift
C.b. McLemorr
Henderson
Tex
Tar Swift Spectere Co
Atlanta, Ga
California Fig Syrup Co
J. Corner & Co
Toledo
Druggiate
John R. Dickey
Bristol
Scott
Scott & Bowne
N.Y
Scotts
Childien
Addres
Atlanta Publishing House
Loyd Street
Arr
E. A. Bond
P. M
Pavilion Centre
Nere
DR. C. McLane
Fleming Brothers CO
Pittsburgh
Shiloh's
Mall
Haseltine
Warren
Minera IO Silver
Huried Preasune
Philander Booth
Bus Iington
Conn
T. Vitzacrald
Qaigran
Page
Forster
Jrontraces
Cart Corras- Paudence
Volten & Hogge Dry CO
Mfrs
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