Subscription reduced and assorted notes from The Appeal
The Appeal outlines subscription changes for the Arrzar priced at 150 per annum and six months at 7% cents. It lists various local items including Texas rhetoric, a Del las saloon naming Local Option, a nine story New York private residence costing 200000, and scattered notes on southern life. It also mentions Guilmatte's Kidney Pad, clothing shapers, baggage safety laws, drummers license in Nashville, temperance debates, apoplexy in Col. Maxwell, and two British sailors’ risky voyage. The piece mixes local notices, miscellaneous gossip, and advertisements with brief editorials on current topics.
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Futura
The People and the Prescient in Prayer for a Dying President
A faith driven outpouring across hundred thousand churches prays for President Garfield. The Atlanta Constitution envisions a compassionate, impartial governance if he survives, uniting the nation beyond party lines. A second long letter warns that cotton prices risk ruin. 1881 results may fall short of five million bales amid drought, army worm, and failing crops.
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Roen
Garfiled
Partinane
Atlanta Constitution
Seeebim
Live Alabama Town Witnesses Monster Animal Fight
In Brustixcoast on September 3 about 3,000 residents packed Iceland Park to watch a bout between two bulldogs and a wild cat captured nearby. At 5 pm the mayor released the fighters and after twenty minutes the wild cat, weighing 47 pounds, tore out the dogs eyes to claim victory. The crowd included most local businessmen who closed shops to witness the event. owners challenge any Southern dog for a $1,000 stake.
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Brustixcoast
Iceland Park
Tiree Combatanta
South
President Garfield Leaves Washington for Long Branch
The President was moved from the Executive Mansion to Long Branch on Tuesday to escape the malarial infection in Washington. The change caused no unfavorable symptoms and pleased his attending physicians. Vanderbilt builds a brown stone Fifth Avenue mansion, quiet and respectable, costing 2,500,000 to date with 500,000 planned for a children's playground lot.
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Washington
Long Branch
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
The Great Drouth and Its Aftermath Across the Nation
The article reviews 1881 drought conditions across the United States, noting widespread crop damage in corn and cotton, relief from rains in parts north of the Ohio River, and continued dryness in the South. It cites regional impacts, including tobacco losses in Maryland and Kentucky, and warns of possible reduced yields without timely rainfall. It also contains a fragmented satirical piece about a colored preacher in Little Rock and a bookstore exchange.
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Drouth
New Rogland Bag
Connecticut
South Atlantic
Virginia
Ohio River
Ohio
North Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mannsylvania
Indiana
Ride Island
Luniisna
Texas
Arkansas
Missiset
Allanta
Remarkable Herbal Cure Claims Across Social Strata
A fragment argues that simple plants like Hepa Ba chu Mardrake and Dandelion yield numerous marvelous cures. It notes testimonies from old and young, rich and poor, clergy and lay professionals, urging belief and doubt about the remedies’ efficacy.
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É&C
Axgent for Webster's New Amalgam Pen Ad
An advertisement touts the Axgent for Webster's New Amalgam Pen as warranted non corrosive. It claims other pens are wasteful and promotes an all steel ink pen. By J McK Gunn.
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Axgent
Webster
J. McK. Gunn
Fashionable clothing for young men by J Mek Gunn
J Mek Gunn offers stylish clothing for young men with a ready stock of materials. The ad promises fashionable wear and reliable supply on demand.
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West
J, Mek Gunn
Cheap enough for the poor and fine enough for the rich by J McK Gun
A brief quoted claim attributed to J McK Gun highlights affordability for the poor alongside quality for the wealthy, noting a balance between accessibility and refinement. The snippet suggests a promotional or opinion line likely from a catalog, advertisement, or editorial context in the period.
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J. McK
Dress Goods Ad Shouts Dress Goods by J McK Gunn
A vintage ad urges ladies and gentlemen to acquire Dress Goods from J McK Gunn to enter high society. The prompt style mimics a shop promotion with authoritative tone and emphasis on superior fabrics. Names and social cachet are highlighted as the path to formal acceptance.
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J. McK. Gunn
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Tex
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Dublin
Lantona County
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Guilmatte
Clara Bell
Nashville
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Hades
Sandy
Little Rock
Peter
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Thadquarters For
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Cuthbert, GA
Ile Wall
Danmaryy
Tarra
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Donqanbott
M. Wooten
Ray P
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Jamik Hamilton
Tie Assie E.johnson
Ada L. Brooks
ED. McDonald
Malcolm Maclean
Anp Commission
Savannah, GA
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Planters’ Warehouse
Ward Station, Ga
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Mercer University
Macon, GA
Ferguson & Oliver
H. Harnett
Bem. George
TUE Law School
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Sno.j. Wrantly
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Hos Tardban, Jr
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Broadway
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