Nobody Knows but Mother Poem and Prophet Sermon Puzzle
A long poem asks how many items a mother knows or hides from her child, interwoven with editorial notes from the Nashville Christian Advocate urging thrift and self denial. It references Hunger era warnings about economy and a Washington dispatch on political appointments, tariff and currency debates, and a battle near Paysenda Arkansas with heavy casualties. The piece blends verse, moral exhortation, and brief political news.
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Nashville Christian Advocate
Morai
Policy of the President on Southern Patronage Distribution
Washington March 2. The President outlined a policy limiting southern patronage to key national offices, warning that states may not secure plum posts if their candidates lack qualifications. The move targets Tennessee and Arkansas and could blunt the southern political bloc, with further notes on tariff timing and a curious tax assessor letter.
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Washington
Prichard
Treasury Department
H. P. Cfleatham
South
Congress
the Treasury
McKinley
North Carolina
Pritchard
Tennessee
Arkansas
Clay Evans
Powell Clayton
Register of the Treasury
Southern Pie Brigade
Brownlow
Sun
Mourners At Humbert Funeral Include Life Firms
Personal and dispersonal notes report life insurance companies mourning Humbert of Italy, claiming $7.5 million. Mentions ex Congressman James Wilson as future agriculture secretary, Guy Lowndes of Maryland, and a widow of a Supreme Court justice seeking $7,000 and salary extension. Also notes Miss Mary Phillips of Urban, Pennsylvania died from bite complications after illness.
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King Humbert of
Iraly
James Wilson
Peruna Proclaimed Best Spring Medicine by Testimonials
A collection of reader letters from Lena Li Stoll of Adrian Michigan and WI. Br. of Eastland Texas extoll Peruna as the unequaled spring remedy. Testimonials claim relief from spring torpor and fatigue after five years of use and recommend it to friends. Portina Drug Mfg Co offers free Dr Hartian book on catarrhal spring diseases.
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Lena Li
Stoll
Adrian
Mich
Lax
Tan
Eastland
Texas
Dr. Hell
Dr. Bell
Granny Metcalf
Southerland Medicine Company
Fountain Ark Paducah, Ky
Violent incident at Iron Mountain Hotel ends in deaths
Monroe Louisiana March 20 Patrick Paine hotel proprietor shot and fatally wounded his wife and seriously wounded his child and James McCabe before being shot by McCabe Paine also wounded in exchange of shots He entered office as wife paid McCabe a bill Jealousy cited as motive Paintville Kentucky March 20 silver party primary to fill Senate vacancy after John Slayer death candidates Hogg Johnson Kendall Hager all free silver Maj Seitz Morgan as Republican candidate for Congress last fall listed in contested race
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Monroe, la
Patrick Paine
Iron Mountain
James McCabe
McCabe
Paine
Paintaville
Ilverite
John P. Slayer
Hiram Hogg
Owsley
Tom C. Johnson
Wolfe
Wilmore Kendall
Morgan
W. Milt Hager
Magoffin
Legislative Milestones and Local Views on Progress
Statistics from the fifty-second day show 152 laws enacted or awaiting approval, with 27 senate bills passed, 45 senate bills pending, and 12 to 9 for various rejections. The Nashville Sun notes contrasts with George Washington’s era amid calls for political change, while nearby notices discuss Southern Railway travel to Wilmington and Dr Hell’s Plus Tar Honey for coughs and colds.
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Kentucky
Bradley
Ed Parker
House
Senate
Southern Baptist Convention
Iosembly
Wilmington
Southern Railway
Ada preacher named governor of Alaska rumor report
A dispatch from Ada Ohio says Rev H Young of Wooster was in Ada to fill in for an absent pastor when a telegram announced his appointment as governor of Alaska. He has ten years of mission work there and is described as Presbyterian.
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Ada
Ohio
8. H. Young
Wooster
Alaska
Alask
A Fron Teket To Texas Skiff Capsizes With Three Boys
A small skiff carrying three boys capsized in the Tennessee river opposite Chattanooga on Saturday. Two boys drowned: John Davis, 14, and James Memphis Edwards, 15. The river was high and currents dangerous, making travel hazardous.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
John Davis
Memphis
Charleston
Edwards
Pirchaalna
Allen
Axel
Morrissons
A. DeSeussure
GP A. Mestphie
Insurance suspicions rise after Johnson death in Paint Lick case
Dr. Kastenbine of Louisville reports M W Johnson died from a stomach condition caused by atrych nine. Johnson carried $100000 life insurance, triggering insurer suspicion and a forthcoming extensive litigation. A Grand Lodge committee for a State Odd Fellows Home backed Clarksville bids, offering a large property valued at $20000 with $16000 paid by Clarksville and the Grand Lodge $4000. Representative Evans introduces a $500000 Lincoln monument bill for Washington. Nashville silverite caucus names Morgan for Secretary of State Harris for controller and Craig for Treasurer.
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Kastenbine
Louisville
M. W. Johnson
Paint Lick
Johnson
Grand Lodge
C. F
Tennessee
Odd Fellows
Clarksville
Knoxville
People and
Odd Fellows of
Silverite
Nashville
William 8. Morgan
James A. Harris
Ei. B. Craig
Warming Methods In Japan And Rural Craft
An essay contrasts Japanese farming with Connecticut methods, noting meticulous, miniature cultivation and careful transplanting. It then shifts to a obituary notice for Miss Helen Musgrove of Cameron Township who died from blood poisoning after a tongue injury while moistening an envelope. The piece closes with a set of admonitions urging thrift, independence, and prudent household management.
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Japan
Connecticut
Long Island
Helen Musgrove
Cameron Township
Pennsylvania
Herman Shultz
Pittsburg
Scott's Emulsion Promises Healthy Growth for Children
One third of children die before age five from wasting diseases as Scott's Emulsion with Cod liver oil and hypophosphites is advertised as the remedy. The ad claims it builds flesh, strong bones, and healthy nerves, promising prosperity for poor children and offering a free book. Available from TT & Lowne in New York.
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Scott
Ston
TT & Lowne
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Spring Health
Present need is rich blood and a strong body as warmer weather arrives. The public eye highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla as a premier purifier, promising to expel impurities and purify and enrich the blood, preparing the system for spring. Dr MB's Pills are claimed for neuralgia relief.
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Hood
Tobacco Fertilizer Rules and Potash Emphasis
Article discusses how tobacco quality hinges on fertilizer grade, stressing potash as key for high yields of fine leaf and advising fertilizers with at least 10% sulfate content while avoiding chlorine. Mentions a promotion by German Kali Works and Nassau Street address in New York.
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United States
America
Nassau St
New York
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Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
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Heart Cure
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Maryland
Justice Miller
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That City
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Mexico
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London
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Paris
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Southern Building and Loan Association
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Tim Worent
OUF
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Isa Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa
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Asbury Paine Manufacturing Company
Miller, Jr
WJ. Miller
Drs. Miller
Physicians and Surgeons
Opera House
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Watauga Avenue
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Burrow
Johnson City
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Unico
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Changery
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Hart Tennessee
Ake Kirkpatrick
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J. H. Bowman Kirkpatrick
Williams & Bowman
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Go. T. Lee
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Justice of the Peace and Notary Public
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Faw Block
Hotel Hamilton
Bristol
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