Gen Wilder Named Great Southern Manager in Tribute
A lengthy tribute lauds Gen. John T. Wilder of Johnson City as a pioneer in Southern development. It credits his Civil War service, postwar coke blast furnace work in Rockwood, and his role in proving cheap Southern iron and industry growth, placing him among the region’s top developers.
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Knoxville
Upper East Tennessee
J. T. Wilder
Johnson City
Wilder
East Tennessee
North Georgia
North Carolina
Chattanooga
Rookwood
John Tt. Wilder
Sam P. Tyins
Tennessee
South
Eest Ternersed
Gen. Wilder
No Escape Ice Cream Poison Warning In City Tale
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a chilling street encounter about poisoning a family via ice cream. A young man warns a companion after hearing rumors of deadly homemade ice cream in the area.
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Detroit Free Press
Banana fascination in Goldthwaite’s Geographical Magazine
The piece notes that animals like bananas and explains what attracts them, while describing banana leaves torn by tropical winds and the fruit’s appeal to beasts birds and humans. It advises plantation protection with thorn fences in sparsely settled areas.
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Ooraghum
Layki
St. Louis Republic
Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
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