Brunswick and Albany Railroad sale by Glynn County decree
Commissioners announce a public sale in Brunswick Georgia of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad from Dennis Folly Harbor to the Alabama line about 240 miles, including all rails, stations, depots, fixtures and property with engines and cars. A cash down payment of 150000 dollars is required with balance to be called. The telegraph line along the right of way will also be sold cash.
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Glynn County
Georgia
Billin Equity
Rufus B. Bullock
Johnson & Co
M. I. Atkins & Co
Lyon, McLethon & Co
Jacob E. Mart
Brunswick & Albany Railroad Company
Court House
Brunswick
Conny of
Albany
Eufula
Maid Railroad
Lochrane
Twood
R. R. Denes
A. O. Bacon
John C. Nicholls
J. J. Harris
Manhood Rediscovered by a Radical Cure Essay
An advertised pamphlet claims Dr Culverwell's celebrated essay reveals a self cure for seminal weakness and related disorders caused by self-indulgence. It promises a simple certain method that avoids internal medicine or surgery, offered for six cents in a sealed plain envelope via CHAS. J. C. KLINE & CO. New York.
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Culverwell
Chas. J.C. Kline & CO
New York
The Appeal Classified Rates And Notices
Advertisement rates details for the Appeal including 1 square ten lines or less seated at 100, subsequent insertions 75 cents, yearly discount for yearly advertisers, payment rules for transient ads, 25 percent late fee after expiration, candidate notices five dollars, obituary notices over five lines at standard rates, and a notice that materials promoted by organizations or individuals are charged as ads. Jon Worke and printing items offered, with prompt proprietor response for letters.
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Jon Wokkk
Little Things Teachings on Small Efforts and Big Crimes
Poem reflects on how small repeated acts, whether constructive or deceitful, build outcomes. It contrasts coral workers assembling islands with humanity’s grand ventures, then warns that minor sins seed larger crimes if unheeded. The piece urges conscience to curb small thefts and deceptions as roots of greater wrongs.
Jefferson's ten rules for public schools and city life
The item lists Benjamin Franklin style maxims for students and citizens. It notes a Western city married women’s group advocating a “Come home husband club.” It mentions Pittsboro coroner refusing charge for a young man who parts his hair in the middle and a drug clerk calm about poisoning a victim as old.
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Jefferson
Pittsboro
Grumbling, discontent, and the paradox of human nature
A reflection on how many people find pleasure in grumbling despite comfort and health. It notes that some endure trials without complaint while others vent dissatisfaction even in prosperity, revealing contradictory human instincts and the ease of finding fault in ordinary life. It cites a fishing experiment with nitro glycerine and ends with a Johnson quip about newspapers.
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Johnson
Riddle Answer: What Adam Never Saw
The answer is patience. Adam never saw it or possessed it, yet he gave it to each of his children through upbringing and example.
Aged Couples, Cables, and Laughing Vows in Chapter Snatches
The fragment presents comic and domestic vignettes from Chapter I and II with a newlywed couple, a washing scene, and a mischief tale. It shifts to a maritime anecdote about the Atlantic cable and a whale entangled near the shore, then a moral tale where a grandmother classifies oaths, humorously noting telegraph swearing as lying.
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Goll
Indemnity Money to Britain Paid Into Treasury
The New York Express reports Alabama indemnity of 15,500,000 in gold due from Great Britain on September 6 has largely been paid into the Treasury. About 5,000,000 remains deposited in gold in city banks. Payments so far have been in called bonds, overdue coupons and gold, with the remaining balance to be drawn down over the next three weeks as managers expect to procure further funds.
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The
New York Express
Alabama
Great Britain
Treasury
Names Fade as Heirs Fail in Modern Business
An old New York observer notes that founders keep few firms, as sons grow careless and delegate work, while foreign owners seize heavy commerce. The piece cites shifting power from Americans to outsiders and laments diminished legacy, urging practical thrift and soil prosperity.
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New York
London
N.Y
Riddles and Jokes From a 19th Century Paper
A collection of quips and anecdotes ranging from wordplay about wholesomeness and warm clothing to humorous exchanges between couples, children, and townsfolk. It includes jokes about gas in wells, wooing, Sunday School, and a tale of a snake charmer who dies after a kiss.
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Paris
Wanger
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Brunswick & Albany
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Parker Can
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Geo. D. Smith
Cuthbert, Ga
Joseph J. Rogers
Abbg
Ocean
Tom Rules
Red River
Louisiana
Southern
Woodruff
Kohn’s Canal
Dickey
Tom
Wen
Larster
Karachee
Gwadsur
Baltimore
Viera
San Francisco
John C. Carmany
H. Knapp
Atlanta Sun
New Yorker
Rose
Susan
Rickets
Pennsylvania
John
Drypenn
Scrars
Morgan
Fairfield, Conn
United States
West Point
Josh Billings
Illinois
Louisville
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