Battle era rhetoric and a Georgian's quest for faith
A long Civil War era piece recounts a Georgian soldier, George Simmons, leaving home to fight for the Confederacy and discovering a Bible on a bloodied field near White Oak Swamp. His mother prompts his change of heart through faith, transforming him after years of war and worldly distractions. The narrative blends battle imagery, moral reflection, and Christian salvation.
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Lis Coustry
George Simmons
Friveda
Paynis
Wome
Lec
Virginia
Sima A
Teud
Ora
Don Mackala
White Oak Swamp
Macon
Macun
Edad Mers
Sidi
Jose
Sud
Simmons
Nother
Vice
Gov. Colquitt Accepts Georgia Governor Nomination
The Augusta era letter from Arranza GA dated Aug 12 1880 records Gov. Colquitt accepting the Democratic nomination for governor. He reflects on four years in office during depression, cites improved state credit and reduced debt, and urges racial harmony, public education, and fair rail transportation, while opposing the sale of the Western and Atlantic railroad and reaffirming state control of this public highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquitt
Arranza
Messrs
Philip L. Cohen
Randolph Ridgely
R. Sones
Willie A. Hawkins
F. M. Langley
George M Nolan
Samuel Halt
David Buckofaer
Tyler M. Peeplea
GrnmmMex
Democratic Convention of
Georgia
Deprea~tion
Uuty
Eidhser
Western and
Atantic
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Icare
Western and Atlantic
Tha c
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Local Department praises trusted remedies and products
A Southern Georgia notice extols Isat Easter whiskey, Ensley agent trust and guarantees refunds. It lauds Dixie Baking Powder made by Dr Hall in Macon, endorses Warner health tonics for kidneys and diabetes, promotes infant cholera prevention and a panacea for digestive ailments with a broad regional focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indies
Dr. Hall
Cutt
Get Up Exhibition at Panoptikon of Dreaden
An odd exhibit titled Get Up at the Panoptikon of Dreaden features a mechanism that times a wakeup with a bed dial. A sleeping-hour lamp triggers a powerful light and sudden action aimed at breaking slumber, prompting a tense moment as a girl asks a depot gentleman about his relation. A refined bystander assists the child, while a man mutters a wish to the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
Bey
Gray Caushan
Southwest
Isat
Cuthbert
Ensley Cor
Entley
Easley
IL. A. Stunts & Co
Dreaden
A Misfiring Husband’s Trials With an Unhappy Wife
An Atlantean correspondent recalls a quarrel in a marriage where the husband’s gifts offend his wife. He laments her perpetual dissatisfaction despite his efforts, recounting a string of misread gifts and a volatile exchange about canaries, oysters, and small grievances that end with an uneasy peace.
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Fife
Abe Deland
Lam
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