Correspondence from Avon and White's Fork Districts 1888
A local bulletin lists numerous illnesses including pneumonia cases in Horace and Cloud's Ford, with several convalescents and deaths. It notes clergy returning from Virginia, an arsenor at Lith district, and farm activity such as plowing and cattle trading. Schools at Rocky Springs and Devaulteechivo House show progress, while a drumming tour and a physiology lecture are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gilgon
Horace
John L. Pile
Mina Jennie Vance
Mary Cloud
Cloud
Ford
Sam'l Pearce
Geo. Childress
Horack
G. D. Devault
Arsenor
Darnell
Bloomingdale
Minnie Vance
Bristol
Benday School
Johny Collins
Avxonvata
White
McKamy
Rocky Springs
W. D. Mamengill
Mavsengill
Ed Smith
Devaulteechivo
J. F. King
Young
Memory and street numbers spark a laugh and reflection
A rambling column edits on memory aided by a man trying to recall his address amid urban housing, street numbering quirks, and the lure of a slot illuminated stoop. It notes railroad talk, politics, and local figures, with anecdotes from Yonkers to Tennessee and critiques of clear record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew
York World
Max O'Rell
Diatanve
Phind
Bine
Lin
Union Depot
Apollinaris
Paris
Hank
Cumberland Gap
J. P. Moyers
Knonville
Cleveland
Gov. Gray
Indiana
Bob Taylor
P. G. Fulkerson
Tazewell
Congress
Coleman Lane
Pleasant
Bean Station
Tenn
Till Family Rock Band To Play In Jacksonville Fla
Manager H J Norman of the Till Family Rock Band Con vent Company plans a tour stopping in towns on the route to ease travel. He offered a benefit through the mayor for the poor by presenting a musical entertainment on Saturday evening February 16. The troupe has performed widely in London and major U S cities including New York Boston Toronto and Montreal using the 60 piece rock harmonica weighing 1100 pounds as a highlight of their novel instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.J. Norman
Till Family
Convert Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Crystal Palace
London
England
Canada
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Toronto
Montreal
Tennessee Republican Convention Date Report
Republican committeemen led by A. Hoynes Jr expect to call a meeting in Nashville to set the date for the State Convention. The National Convention is slated for June 15, with state events likely about a month earlier, possibly around May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ov. Hoynes, Jr
Republican State Executive Committee
Willin
Nashville American
Democrat to Start Daily In Nast Feb March Publication
The Democrat, a new Democratic daily, plans March launch with charter filed by E W Cormack R J Taylor J B Gaines J D McLin and R A Halley. Printing materials bought, office fitted, Cormack as lead editorial writer Halley as managing editor and full telegraphic service arranged.
Hood's Sarvaparilia claims blood purification health
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarvaparilia as purifying the blood to improve overall health and aid weak organs, claiming it expels scrofula humors and impurities via the liver kidneys and bowels. It also notes Robert Garrett's Baltimore bath with a silver marble pool and gold faucets as a luxury feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Robert Garrett
Baltimore
Tennessee Governor Taylor in Memphis and praise for public libraries
Governor Robt L. Taylor, visiting Memphis from Jackson, endorses public libraries and recalls a speech in Jackson on the library project. He discusses campaign outlooks, party prospects, and tax reform through fair property assessment, arguing Tennessee’s growth and stronger schools. Also notes Col. Lamar of Oxford Mississippi as a respected southern statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Robt. L. Taylor
Jackson
Teun
Sean
Peabody Hotel
Appeal
Wood
Tennessee
Ip Ap
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Quote on aging and humor in verse form
A fragmentary verse passage reflects on aging and the amusement of being born, contrasting laughter at youth with the idea that few jokes remain fresh. The text hints at printed publication and the evolving nature of humor.
Washington Notes on Tariff Reform and Labor
Washington Notes from Wasiixatox dated February 2 1848 report Kenna urging tariff reform tied to President pol icy and Sherman speech criticism of excess duties harming labor and widening monopolies. It notes a wage and means push for a 20 percent sugar cut and broad tariff reductions with some raw materials on the free list and previews upcoming House action and political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenna
Senate
Sherman
Europe
Velvite
Eyoten
Mr. Kenna
Abili
United States
Wasiisarox
Wage and Means Committee
Hewitt
Randall
Bille
Pensylvania
Civil Service
Representative White
Indiana
Lowry
White
Scotland
Committee On Elections
Washington
Post
Iinois
Senate Committee On Pensions
Mandereon
Clareland
Blair
New Hamnehira
Story Illustrative of the Presidents Character
A man arrives at the White House asking to see the President without revealing his name or business and wearing shabby clothes. The President, judging the intruder by appearance, instructs to admit him, listens patiently, and grants the request. The piece ends with a moral and a medicine plug for Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lamar
Oxford
Miss
New York Sun
Washington
Mississippi
South
Ozford
Col. Lamar
Warner
Federal
Treasury
Congress
Turkey Creek
Wtate bin Bueinees
White House
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Vrom Eingepory
Prom Capi
Victor CG. Vaughan
University of Michigan
Vaya
Tron Mountain
Michigan
Slate Board of Health
Scientife American
Iman
Sweetwater News
Ea-Juntice
William Strong
United States Supreme Court
Columbia Law Schod
Inc
Strean
Supreme Court
Ihn Blair
Unite States Senate
Messrs
Stahlman
Ed Baxter
B. F. Champe
James L. Gaine
M. Brooks
House Committee On Education
Vito
East
Clear Fork Creek
Cumber
Carlisle
Wastixcron
Fred Douglass
Willard Hall
Senter
Merriertown
Morritown Democras
House of Representatives
Committee On Manufactures
Cnter
Sugar Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Congrea
House
Empire State
Union
Washington Notes
Mimiadippi
John R. Lynch
Jackin
Waya and Means Committee
Hansa
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