Lessons Taught and Impressions Made By an Old Soldier
An old soldier recalls tributes to Old Glory, praising the flag as emblem of liberty and universal rights. The piece extols America's role in spreading civilization, vows that the flag represents government by consent of the governed, and urges waving it as a beacon of freedom worldwide. It closes with a series of humorous maxims about thrift, relationships, and manners from Chicago News.
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Tennessee State Fair invites Tennesseans home for fair week
A newspaper notice urges Tennessee birth residents living outside the state to return by sending their names for a courtesy invitation from the Tennessee State Fair Association. It offers special railroad rates with round trips from July 20 to July 28 and promotes homecoming events in Nashville during the fair week, September 28. J. L. Meng, D. P. A., Knoxville, Tenn., is named for tickets and information.
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Tennessee veteran rebukes rude New Yorker at reunion
Rush Pearson of Tennessee, a prominent veteran, slapped a drunken New Yorker in a Broad Street store after repeated insults toward Confederate soldiers. A North Carolina veteran commended Pearson, drawing a scar on his finger as a memento of the incident in Richmond.
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Pearson
Broad Street
Finnally Pearson
North Carolina
Carolman
Pearsons
Richmond
Charlotte Observer
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgotten Tennessee Homecoming List
The paper will publish the names of former Tennesseans now living elsewhere and send invitations for them to return during the Tennessee Home-Coming Week, Sept. 23 to 28, with cheap rates for thirty days to visit their old homes and attend the Nash ville State Fair celebration.
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Tennesgee
Tennessee
Nash
Ocean power dream sparks claims of cheap electricity
A German electrician claims a wave power machine can generate electricity to light streets and buildings, potentially ending coal use for cooking heating and power. The piece notes long distance transmission improvements by General Electric, giving examples from Kern River, Niagara Falls, and other projects. It also includes brief diversions on Lancia and a road robbery anecdote before reporting Lebanon Tennessee’s anti-jug law and a New York claim that the government may need to lend credit to railroads.
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General Electric Company
Kern River
Los Angeles
Niagara Falls
Syracuse
Canada
Mexico
Liebanov
Tenn
Lebanon Council
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Andrew B. Martin
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City Recorder
Railroads Face Strain as Business Slows in 19th Century Call
The excerpt notes government and railroad leaders discuss freight delays and capital limits. It cites Evans Men Land Pour Postmasters and Postmaster concerns, plus Hill commenting on a general business slowdown and the rail network's inability to match demand. Short-term notes trade at high prices, hindering investment and freight movement.
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Evans
United States
Hill
Postmasters named in four Brownlow Evans contests in Tennessee
Brownlow supporters claim victory in four local contests for postmaster positions across DeKalb Bedford Williamson and Cheatham counties with J W Parke J W Lawson J B Stoval and J Crampler confirmed as appointees. In one town the incumbent was removed while in the others the old term expired prompting Brownlow triumphs. Memphis News-Scimitar notes misery anecdotes of historic figures like Bacon Defoe Cervantes Cowper Palestrina Tasso Julius Caesar Peter the Great and Charlemagne as a contrasting feature.
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Brownlow
Evans
J. W. Parke
Alexandria
DeKalb County
John W. Lawson
Beck Grove
Bedford County
J.B. Stoval
Thompson Station
Williamson County
J. Crampler
Kingston Springs
Cheatham County
Evaoa
Evans Men
Nashville Tennessean
Bacon
de Foe
Newgate
Cervantes
Cowper
Gibson
Palestrina
Tasso
Julius Caesar
Peter the Great
LeBage
Belden
Mohammad
Charlemagne
Memphis
Electric Progress and Witty Encounters in Late 19th Century Tales
A collage of anecdotes recalls Eugene Field and a New York woman at dinner over wit, plus a survey of electric era milestones. It mentions telephony, trolleys, electric lights, fans, clocks, phonographs, and Harriman anecdotes framed by Edwin Lefevre and period commentary.
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Eugene Field
New York
Field
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