Death of the White Lilies and other notes from Georgia
A mosaic of poems and essays from Fort Gaines Georgia July 17 1875 includes the silent lament for lilies a moral reflection on life and death a California romance tale of a cook and her master and then health notes on water therapy and a Georgia Board of Health act with death and birth registration provisions plus a parlor tale of a boy and Em and a note on painless death by lightning as discussed by Prof John Trowbridge
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John Trowbridge
Atlantic
Women Under the Hindoo Law Excerpted Remarks on Wives
The Hindoo law argues a wife serves her husband as her god, obeying always, with her life and sense of self defined by his needs. It notes continual female subordination from parents to husband to children, with minimal personal autonomy. The text further illustrates expected emotional conformity and self-denial within marriage.
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India
Global population figures and religious adherents
The current best authority records a world population of 5.32 billion with regional totals for America Europe Asia Africa and Australia. Religious groups include Roman Catholics Protestants Mohamedans Buddhists and others with large numbers noted for Jews and pagans.
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Globe
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Polynes
Conscience and buffalo robes and a ragbag of musings
A column mocks Washington virtue as a phrase and notes that big thieves avoid conscience taxes while small pilferers are pursued. It cites Buffalo economy, daily study gains, flood of data on water weight, cattle horn cures, and a quirky Noah’s Ark joke about paired fleas.
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Washington
St. Louis Republican
Credit Mobilier
Indian Bureau
Whiskey Ring
Remorse
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Floralixe
Fort Gaines
Mississippi
Eugene
Amelia
The
San Francisco Call
California
Bridget
Parllor
Whitlow
Hall
Journal of Health
Board of Health
Georgia
Sam Johnson
Dad
Mother
W. B. Tackett
le Corner
Abner T. Smith
Attorney At Law
Cuthbert, GA
H. Fielder
Idus L. Fielder
H. & J. L. Fielder
Cuthbert
Randolph
Stewart
Quitman
Clay Early
Calhoun
Terrell
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District
Southern District of Georgia
J.L. Varner
England
Forldly
Jas. H. Guerry
Dawson, Ga
New Orleans Insurance Company
J. L. Warner
8. G. Robertson
Westmoreland
South Lumpkin Street
R. E.kennon
Baten
United States
J L. Varner
C. C. Burke
Aving
Benevolence Street
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Office
B. W. Ellis
Abrio Anson & siiPson
Iterle
the Conscience Fund
Alistetu
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