Faith and lightning tests faith in Ohio church tale
In an Ohio hill district a wealthy member opposes insurance for a church. The building burns twice after that refusal. He finances a third rebuild, then a shaft reveals rich ore nearby, selling the property for many times the original cost. The tale ends with the member praising divine business oversight.
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Sipes
Sifes
Bipes
Brother Sipes
Brother Bipes
Carlsbad's Ancient Cure and a Cardboard Saturn
The passage chronicles Carlsbad as an ancient Bohemian health resort famed for its baths and later for drinking Carlsbad water after Dr. Payer advised its use. It also recounts Sir William Herschel’s Saturn observations aided by a cardboard planetary model. Additional items touch on a witty London Answers anecdote and light social observations from Harper’s Weekly and the New York Post.
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Carlsbad
Bohemia
Kaiser Carl LV
Kaiser Carl IV
Hautfresser
William Herschel
Windsor Castle
Chorion
Janet
Herschel
Westminster Gazette
For Sale or Rent 600 Acre Farm Near Americus Ga
600 acre farm 6 miles from Americus Georgia on public road 2 miles from Railroad Station. 7 room dwelling, 5 tenant houses, barns and stables, all in good repair. 7 horse farm cleared and in cultivation. Suitable for cotton corn cane potatoes and other crops. Fine well and spring water. Address John Jester 2% Elizabeth St Atlanta Ga.
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Americus
Railroad Station
John Jester
Elizabeth St
Atlanta
Valuable 8200 Acre Land for Sale in Wilkes County Georgia
Advertises 8200 acres of farming land in Wilkes County Georgia 128 miles southeast of Gainesville at Ficklin with 28 families. Tracts range 50 to 180 acres priced 10 to 20 dollars per acre. Crops include cotton averaging a bale per acre and corn 40 bushels. A cruosote plant is listed at 3500 dollars. 125 workers employed. Contact L. M. Wears to view.
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Georgia Railroad
Gainesville
Ficklin
L. M
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North Georgia Agricultural College
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