Thanksgiving Dinner Shapes Carmack’s Storied Career
Edward W. Carmack junior of Tennessee hosts a modest Thanksgiving in Nashville in 1888 with five unpaid colleagues. The gathering, at Wharlies, highlights their later rise to prominent roles in journalism and politics as Carmack goes on to become a pivotal Senate figure and editor while the others pursue law, careers, and distant cities. The dinner marks a turning point and a nostalgic memory among old Nashville reporters.
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Edward W. Carmack
Tennesere
Webb
Tennessee
BE B
Uraly
Caramick
Nashville
Ned Carmack
The
Banner
Frank D Lander
Columbia Herald
George Hinow
Courier-Journal Iitorial
Robert
Laoch
Carmack
Tennesse
Twa
Sibena Raportes
Senator Carmack
Morton
Biringham
Hodge
Louisville
Lander
Columbia
Anderson
Lebanon
Grim Reaper
Senate
Old Guard
Capital Hill
Hell's Half-Acre
Vanderbilt University
Old City
McKendree Church
Blick Bottom
Grand Jury
Davidson County
Marfreesbioro Home Journal
Fatal football toll lists dozens of injuries and deaths
A dated injury tally reports ten football fatalities this year with numerous serious injuries across many games. The list covers locations from Sioux Falls to Jamestown and Knoxville, noting skull fractures, broken spines, concussions, and other severe harms.
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Reventy
Sioux Falla
Harry Jordan
Chivago
M. H Felischer
Hartford
Conn
Gauger
Sharon Pa
W. Martin
Staantion
Schmidt
Jamestown
N. Y
G. Mcllucg
Jamestown High School
Knoxville
W. Cole
Tennessee Deaf and Dumb College
Bayonne
N. J
Harry Devine
Newark
Rudolph Klett
Lyons Jarma
R. McKinley
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News Parody
A collection of wry quips on money, talk, work, and leisure with playful dialect. The snippets mock wit and wisdom, noting how clever phrases fail against real cash and behavior in everyday life.
Will of Felix A Mc Gauhey Admitted To Probate
In Memphis news the will of the late Felix A Mc Gauhey was admitted to probate last week. The document names W H Blackburn as executor and bequeaths all estate to Mr and Mrs H Blackburn. J Pierpont Morgan allegedly contributed one cent to a church charity while Uncle Russell Saye withholds his contribution hoping half cent coins resume.
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Awan
Chicago News
Felix A. McGauhey
W. H Blackburn
H. Blackburn
J. Pierpont Morgan
Russell Saye
Memphis News
Enjoined Marriage Postponed in Tyler County Case
The court restrained the marriage of a minor with a guardian consent and noted an affidavit for license. The judge denied a restraining injunction and ordered the license to be clarified, with Tyler of Clarksville listed as grantor. The proposed wedding was indefinitely postponed.
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Tyler
Clarksville
Grant Junction
Relief in Six Hours From Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An old advertisement claims rapid relief from kidney and bladder discomfort within six hours. It touts a South American remedy called Sew reat with prompt action on kidneys, bladder, and back and mentions a pharmacist A. B. Relus selling the product.
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A. B. Relus
Drageist
Cold Weather Humor From New York Tides Dispatches
The piece mocks how 33 degree temperatures are called intense cold in den dispatches while noting thermometers hit 82. It contrasts American and British winter comforts, joking about Britain’s coal use and cozy fires versus furnaces, with playful nods to language and weather perception.
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The
den Dispatches
Seaeniney Point
New York
Tennessee Industries Memphia and regional factory notes
A garbled OCR style item lists several factories by city including Memphia Knoville and Nashville with various factory types and values such as wagon material plant and brick and tile works. A death is reported in a separate garbled line, mentioning Dr Darkerell and an apparent alert preceding a fatal incident, with references to political figure Lonte Gobe and a date in 1901.
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Memphia
Hardware
Galain
Knoxville
Johnson City
Furniture Fartery
Adams Tobanco
Nashville
Fire at Arsenal Kitchen Store Flue Sparks Small Blaze
A small blaze was found Sunday afternoon between the ceiling and the basement at the Arsenal hospital holding area. The alarm sounded and a bucket brigade quickly extinguished the fumes. the fire was started by a defective kitchen store flue.
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Arsenal
Christian Church Names New Pastor from Lewishurg
Rictor A P Johanson of Lewishurg has accepted a call to the Christian church and will soon arrive to assume duties. He is described as a very able man and the church is fortunate to secure his services.
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Christian Church
Rictor A P. Johanson
Lewishurg
Seoon
Sone
Col Jore Baxter
Tennessee Central
Davidson County
Fayetteville
Roosevelt
Sheffield Keuper
Marriage Licenses Listed For Four Couples
James A Ward and Miss Mary Li a Lusk wedlock recorded. Joan Tate Jenkins to Mian Bry Olivia Long. Charley Ward to Miss Irene Kincaid. Wilburn Fox to Miss Gandia Gray. A four month term of probation noted for post marriage ceremony at Arnaud on Monday.
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James A. Ward
Mary Li A Lusk
Joan Tate Jenkins
Mian Bmry
Olivia Long
Charley Ward
Irene Kincaid
Wilburn Fox
Gandia Gray
Political Cartoonish Newswire Snippets On Roosevelt And Senators
A collage of cheeky quotes mocks Joe Cannon, Depew, and Hanna while noting presidential remarks. References to Roosevelt, Foraker, Hanna, and republican figures appear amid civic jibes about trusts, public ownership, and Nashville gambling scrutiny. The item threads multiple papers into a satirical, era-typical brief.
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Joe Cannon
Buffalo
Houston Post
Brother
Chicago News
Cannon
Hanna —Houstue
Hanns
Washington
Washington Times
Foraker
Roosevelt
Unio
Atlanta Journal
Sempron
Santinga
Atlanta Constitution
Detroit Free Press
John W. Gates
Gates
Walltreet
Denver Post
Birr
Dave
Hill
Schwab
Atlanta_Journal
Booker Wantington
Chicago Journal
Weeds Consumption Promoted As Lung Cure
A vintage advertisement argues that consumption is a weed that thrives in weak lungs and can be treated by Scott's Emulsion. It urges early, strict treatment with fresh air rest and ample food, claiming the product strengthens lungs and aids recovery even if the disease is present.
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Scott
Emulsion free firm spot buy SCOTT & BOWNE noted
A fragment from a 19th century page mentions how Emulsion free firm is involved in a spot buy with Scott & Bowne chemists located at 499 Pearl Street.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
Moline Plow Works increases capital stock
Moline Plow Works of Moline certified to the Secretary of State an increase in capital stock from 240000 to 3200000. The filing dated November 24 details the boosted capitalization and official corporate action.
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Moline Plow Works
Oefield, NL
Moline Tony
Secretary of State
Pieces of Wit and Weathered Wisdom in Pop Sayings
A parade of aphorisms and quips on daily life humor and language. Vignettes touch on marriage prices humor in society and stage life with sly comparisons and playful observations about people objects and customs.
Distressing Stomach Remedy Promises Permanent Cure
An advertisement touts a South American Nervine Danie as a universal cure for stomach disease and indigestion. It claims immediate relief from the first dose and guaranteed satisfaction, sold by A R Raine, a local druggist, with a February 7 date implied.
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Danie
Pleneatt and Alway
A R. Raine
Drogglat
Living in a Volcano at Aso San Japan
About 20,000 people inhabit the extinct crater of Aso San near Kumamoto Japan. A virtual wall rises some 00 feet high around the crater interior. Residents rarely travel to the outer world and effectively form a small, isolated nation within the crater.
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Aso San
Kumamoto
Japan
Simo
Memphian Politician Banters Over East and West Tennessee
In Memphis on a hot day General Wright and Colonel Alt Tayor of the well known Fast Tenneson faction joked about East and West Tennessee. Taylor quipped there was sunshine in West Tennessee. Wright responded that there was too much moonshining in East Tennessee.
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Wright
Alt Tayor
Fast Tenneson
Memphis
East
West Tennessee
Taylor Sain
West Tennesee
Kast Tennessee
Meeting of Daughters of Confederacy Chapter
The Daughters of the Confederacy Winale Davia Chapter holds its regular monthly meeting with the president present. Secretary Williamson announces next Monday’s gathering at Fo'elock for the session.
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Meeting of Daughters of Confederacy
Winale Davia
Wacy Williamson
Fo'elock
National treasury shows reduced working balance
Washington December 2 The statement of the condition of the national treasury on the last business day of November shows a workable balance though it has declined since September from 93 million to 52 million dollars reflecting tighter funds and lower cash availability.
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Washington
Tring to Locate Beer Gold
Terlin December 2 The British government is probing German ports for gold valued at 250000 dollars believed to have come from South Africa. Fuel shortages bite nationwide and severe cold weather is forecast as winter approaches.
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Tring
Terlin
South Africa
Church Attendance Figures From New York Population Study
A New York population study reports 1 901 182 Manhattan residents with churchgoers numbering 431 81 adults on Sundays. Protestant attendance was 184 177 and Roman Catholic 417 454. Overall 65 percent attended worship on all three Sundays. 77 percent Protestant and 60 75 percent Catholic. Also notes a patent medicine claim for Mystic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia.
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Goquin
Manhattan Island
M Tan
Lan
Large Wild Cat Killed by Hunters in Blue Creek
A very large wild cat was killed by hunters in the Blue Creek community last Wednesday night after two years of terrorizing residents. Despite prior attempts, the animal was finally run down by dogs and shot, according to the Palaski Citizen.
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Blue Creek
Horehound Syrup claim boosts repeat sales at local shop
Henry O Stearns a Wisconsin druggist in Shulsburg reports selling Horehound Syrup for two years with high customer satisfaction. he notes customers return for more after trying a bottle and recommends it, claiming strong demand and credibility for the remedy.
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Homree
Aren
Henry O. Stearns
Druegiet
Shulsburg
Wisconsin
Crn
Ever Thus Reuniting Cow With Owner in Local Tale
Mr A P Roberts sought the cow’s owner for months. A lad in the local paper led to the cow’s return and a happy reunion. He also sought a blacksmith for a shop on his land but found no success until a local notice helped.
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A. P. Roberts Angstos Horald
Kirkee
Weekly Herald
Notary Affidavit Sealed With Mark Bryneh Endorsement
County of McGracken on file records show Mark Bryneh subscribed the affidavit before Notary Mania Couley McMannon and certified its truth. Notary public notes expires January 2 with date ofOctober date. Advertisement promotes a medicinal remedy offered at drug stores with small sample offer.
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McGracken
Poraielly
Manis Couley
Mannion
Vitor
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Lonte Gobe
Ralland
Arnaud
Bry
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Herald
Sn Alew
Newman
Tralna
bin Sneceus
Will Hicks
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Raina
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Kallard’s
Cltien
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Clements Atreet
Paducan
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Pam
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Brown Chomichl CO
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