The Man Who Failed in the Drug Business
A failed druggist confesses his inability to meet payments and encounters sharp rebuke from a wholesale drughouse president. The tale condemns long years of poor judgment and plots a bold, ambitious partnership to open a superior drug store with lavish fixtures and a wide radius of operation.
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School of Pharmacy
Blese
Thad
Brotherhood of Druggists
Fiji Islands
Saturday Evening Post
Indications of Bank Trouble Raise Suspicion
Mrs Blinks fears her bank is failing after a check for $25 is returned marked No funds. Mr Blinks dismisses concerns, calling the institution one of the strongest in the country. The exchange appears in Harpers.
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John
Mrs. Blinks
Maria
Blinks
Harper’s
Temptation and Plans to Fail Highlighted
A mother warns a boy against swimming temptations but he goes with friends. Returning, his bulging coat reveals a bathing suit. He admits fear of temptation and explains he brought it along. The piece cautions that some people expect to fall and plan accordingly.
A Good Reason Tala Observes Flower Growth
Tala watches her mother tend flowers and explains that blossoms grow to escape the dirt, remarking on the natural urge buried in plant life. The scene, from Lippincott's, captures a child’s simple insight into nature.
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Tala
Local News Notes From Dahlonega And Nearby Areas
Gainesville moves and Tallulah Falls work plans. Nimblewill district alcohol issue with at least ten stills and two destroyed. U S Leather consolidates with Central Leather to sell Lumpkin county land to Union Tanning Co. Col Lilly’s auto trip Gainesville to Dahlonega in 2 hours 10 minutes, another in 1 hour 45. Preachers H R Morris and Dock Morris visit Wahoo in July. Hanrah Morris praised as a West preacher. readers invited to hear old time religion.
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U. S. Leather C
Central Leather Co
New Jersey
Lumpkin County
Union Tanning Co
Gainesville
Col. Lilly
M. Kimsey
Wahoo
H. R. Morris
Dock Morris
John Morris
Kenand
Seminole County
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
Huriah R. Morris
Harrah
Wil
Hanrah
Mixed 1900s items touch law, politics and crime
Judge Emory Speer rules Georgia labor law unconstitutional. Strawberries shipped from Cullman Alabama total 102 cars this season. Gov. Brown may seek reelection if Gov. Smith runs for the U.S. Senate. Judge Felton pushes strict prohibition fines in Macon. Postal service may drop letter rate to one cent. Two lawyers fined $10 each after a courtroom fight in Rome Georgia. A man in Sanpoint Iowa survives on milk for 20 days. A Fulton Superior Court bond of 500 dollars is required after a teacher whipping case. Julius Southard sues U.S. Marshal for damages over a deputy altercation leading to a runaway team. Pinkerton detective checks Central of Georgia conductor duties in Coleman. A white committee meets a Black man who then leaves Gainesville News praises N G A College. Savannah broker James Hunter profits from New York Mortgage bonds with a novel street call. Trinidad Gal reports Robert Sweasey burned at stake in Mexico May 16. widow Mrs Sweasey recounts 50 hours of hardship before aid arrived.
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Savannah
James Hunter
Wall Street
New York Realstate Security Company
Hunter
Trinidad
Gal
Robert Sweasey
Mexico
Joseph Bonatoo, Jr
Sweasey
Care of Barn Animals and Sanitary Stables
An editorial urges farmers to improve barn conditions to protect animal health. It links damp, muddy stalls and lack of shelter to illnesses like tuberculosis and poor milk yields, arguing animals feel distress and owners must provide comfort and dry, clean rests. The piece promises continuation next week.
Limit of Reading Matter Offer Through 1902
An offer to readers provides fifty cents for a subscription to the Tri-Weekly Constitution delivered to the address until January 1, 1902, plus a free choice of one magazine among Uncle Remus' Magazine McCall's Southern Poultry Journal Home and Farm Southern Ruralist or Southern Cultivator.
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Constitution
Uncle Remus
McCall’s Magazine
Southern Poultry Journal
Home and Farm
Southern Ruralist
Southern Cultivator
Philadelphia Mother Sentenced for Theft to Feed Son
A Philadelphia widow Sophie Schia stole milk and a loaf to feed her starving son after her husband’s death and unemployment. The magistrate sent her to the house of correction for three months. The passage describes widespread corruption in Pennsylvania politics and a harsh response to poverty.
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Sophie Schia
Philadelphia
House of Correction
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Boston
Reform Spitters Target Filthy Habits In Towns
The Statesboro News condemns tobacco juice spitting on sidewalks stores and walls calling it the filthiest habit. It supports local laws fining spitting and urges men to reform for the sake of women and children who must clean the mess.
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Statesboro News
Hair Cure Sale Sparks Courtroom Row in Putnam
In Putnam Connecticut last week in city court William White a 27 year old of Plainfield was jailed for a year and fined 265 dollars for placing his arms about a woman on the street. The sentence is noted as the heaviest penalty in the state for a similar offense. Crops in the state are reported to be fine.
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Putnam, Conn
William, White
Plainfield
Rubini Sings On Despite Broken Collar Bone
The veteran tenor Rubini, over seventy, sustained a broken collar bone after a daring high B flat note. He continued performing during a long engagement, guided by a surgeon who warned against heavy lifting while insisting the voice remained unaffected.
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Rubini
New York Press
What He Couldn't Do
Two Irish factory workers in Maine holidaying in the woods spot a large catamount, a Maltese helper plans to chase it down while Pat catches it. Pat climbs the tree, but Mike cannot release the catamount and hangs on as it circles among the leaves.
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Maine
Pat
Mike
Patrick
National Monthly
Cushing’s chair to halt visitors’ advance
Caleb Cushing ordered a carpenter to fix two boards to his chair legs and screw it to the floor to keep visitors at a distance during talks. He quipped that the device would stop breathy interference, and the gag drew laughter as guests tried to inch closer only to see the chair wobble and stay in place.
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Cushing
Caleb Cushing
In Doubt Wilkie Collins Queries Me or I
In a published letter Wilkie Collins recalls finishing a story and compares his speed to a post horse. He questions whether the reflexive me is correct or should be I in the sentence. He notes his father paid £90 yearly for his education and swears the doubt is sincere.
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Wilkie Collins
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Henry Sperks
Tallulah
Pereous
Dahlonega
NugGnr
General News
Emory Speer
Georgia
Cullman
Ala
Brown
Smith
U. S. Senate
Felton
Macon
Uncle Sam
Rome
Fulton
Pinkerton
Coleman
Central of Georgia
Bro. Hardy
N.G. A. College
Hall County
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