Scene on Doe River and Rail Route Prospects
Report on Doe River traffic and the Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad. The piece argues for railroad improvements to boost local industry including potters clay, coal, and textiles, linking transport costs to prosperity and regional development. It cites proximity to markets, fuel cheapness, and the need for financial support to reconstruct rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makyr
Portiain
Blue Ridge
Potterion
Parelly
Railroads and Moral Support for Industrial Growth
A historical essay argues for railroad expansion as a driver of farming, mining, and manufacturing prosperity. It stresses moral backing from state and public, notes efficiency gains in recent years, and highlights leaders and officials associated with rail and Soldiers' Home boards. The piece underscores the need for coordinated collaboration between railroad users and managers to sustain national development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snl
Volotk
Iota Linge
Juhnson
Sis
Cpincions
Tuitsieal
Life in the country praised for sky and sunsets
A Philadelphia Record excerpt quotes a Chelton hills resident at a New Century club gathering praising country living. She contrasts city lights with stars and sky watching, noting winter skies offer weather cues and daily sunrises or sunsets, despite winter bleakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Century Club
Philadelphia Record
Chelton Hills
Humorous Conductor Prank on Train Platform
A Minnesota humorist regales a friend with a tale of approaching a stranger at a railroad station in Chicago and offering to have a trunk checked on the stranger’s ticket to save money. The stranger reveals he is the conductor, turning the joke on the would-be helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Adam Vede
Minnesota
Exys
Chicago
Old Man Notes Women Husbands Views On Love And Fashion
A Chicago Journal excerpt quotes an elderly man reflecting on what women say about husbands and love. The piece highlights domestic banter, mother talk, and the quirks of wives who tease men about sentiment and attire in a humorous, old style observational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Pridoner
Mercy Sakkes
Well Is This Uncle Charie Seaver Visit Spurs Farm Ride
A city visitor meets Uncle Charlie Seaver on mountain roads arriving by buckboard, then is reassured by a switch to a modern car. Seaver notes the old wagon left five years ago after mortgage and crop prices, signaling change and hospitality amid rural travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charie Seaver
Charlie Seaver
Cle
Charlie
Perjury Through the Ages and Modern San Francisco Trial
A San Francisco judge and prosecutor discuss perjury as a crime, recalling centuries of folk beliefs about dire punishments. The piece notes how fear of oaths faded over time yet perjury remains a moral and legal issue in modern society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabangs
San Francisco
Etheromanes and oaths in folklore and modern fears
The piece mirrors varied curiosities from Etheromanes and ether balls to oath traditions across cultures. It contrasts urban slang and clinical terms with mythic references, noting how rituals of truth and sacred objects shape honesty while hinting at social anxieties about appearance and intoxication.
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Lindhi
Cyreen
Admiralty
Tooal
Aly Otter
W. W. Finley
Southern
Washington
Geonery Carter
Caroling
Clinchfield
City
PB. Howe
East Tennessee
Geo St. Loyal
Knoxville
Mr. Caples
Carolina
Conehfield
Ohio
George W.chirdin
W. N.C
B. Keister
the Southern
L. H. Pettiplace
Ithe &, C
J. J. Campion
The
Soldiers’ Home
J. W. Wadsworth
Genese
N.Y
Ewin P. Hammond
A. A. Phileger
Bristol
R. G. Wilkinson
Hillsville
I. EB. Barry
W. Dickinson
Castlewood
A. & Gump
Wilky E. Morgan
the Bentine
Nap
Reming
He News
Chas. O. Hearon
the Herald
W. B. Miller
Tate R. C. Staples John W. Hunter
T. J. Strain
Joe P
Rummens
Jacob Gump
Williams Ami Smith
Louis D. Gump
Fred Johnson
Charles
Cox M. L. Fox Gooch Vianghan
W. L. Thomas Stone
Charles P. Faw
Cecil B. H. Ponder
W. HL
Osborne BF. A. Garth
W. Bitton
Chester Allen, Jr
Deaderick
W. J. Swan Paul FE
Divine
Gore W. A. Starritt
M. P. Dyer
KK. Morgan
W. W. Remine
T. D. Vance
Hannah
Vance J. A. Parsons
J. D. Houston
R. Jennings
L. W. Oakes
Ranks
Taylor James P. Hart
Woot James Paul
J. W. Pardue
T. A. Gillespie
DR. Yarbrough
G. G. Hannah
C. D. Bidille
Dd. Hickman
W. Fa Clark
RJ. Hawley
Gump
DH. Willard
Bachman
H. G. Waring R. M, Dosser
H. B. Mercereau
Prosser
G. H. Shoun
A.W. Spencer
Chas
T. Hayward
Geo
Burbage
T. V. McCown
Thos
B. Russell
E. B. Ellsworth H, Gildersteeve
R. J. Davis
J. W. Houte
Deans Marshall Roc
Hunter J. W. Horner
leRoy Park
Wofford
James C. Park Moe Guago
Siith
J. A. Dobbs
Perdinand Powell Tyemeas
Fy Boon
H.C. Reevux
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Crumley W. J. Harrison
Alten Bor
Young M. Ly Pane
R. Harlbu
Parrott
HM. Carr
W. B. Johnson
Govailloe
Cy H. Lyle
W. F. Exton
Ke.t. West
J. A. Ruble
Ares
Tenn
Doe River Gorge
MR. Grouch
Chicago Journal
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Tennessee
Wefpa
Shell
California
Raluohia
Cranberry Purnace
Cranberry, N. C
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Southern Railway
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