Grand Jury Report from Morgan County 1902
The Morgan County Grand Jury at the Spring Term 1902 reports jail conditions as safe, healthy, and well kept. They note counties officers bonds are sound, treasury books accurate, and education records neatly maintained. They examined 182 cases with 268 witnesses, returning 64 true bills, and report difficulty proving hidden crime due to lack of evidence.
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Decatur
Hin
Osceola Kyle
Eighth Judicial Circut
Alabama
Grand Jury
Morgan Circuit Court
Cure for Kidney Disease Through Stomach Health
After years of kidney trouble Minnie Ryan of St Louis Missouri reports a complete cure from Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery. The ad claims diseases originate in the stomach and must be cured through digestion and nutrition with the Favorite Prescription and Pellets as part of the treatment.
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Minnie Ryan
St. Louis
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Golden Medical
Trevein
Children Fertilizer pitch for Scott's Emulsion
An advertisement compares Scott's Emulsion to fertilizer for children, claiming it helps growth and strength in flesh blood and mind. It invites readers to send for a free sample and lists Scott & Bloom, chemists, at 99 Pearl Street North, offering $1.00 in stores.
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Scott
Mind
Scott & Bownr
Goo Pearl St
Morgan County Grand Jury Recommends Solictor Removal
The Morgan County Grand Jury indicts perjury and reviews homicide probes since the last term. It condemns Circuit Solicitor Ton R TH Lowe as incompetent and recommends removal and the deputy sheriff Chas Il Gordon for dismissal. It commends the sheriff and court staff for diligence and notes courthouse improvements including a new iron fence.
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R IL Lowe
Ree Lowe
Morgan County
Iswc
Alabama
Elon
Raul Lowe
Grand Jury
Ton R TH Lowe
Highth Judicial Circuit
Chas
Il Gordon
Foreman Requests Final Discharge
The text shows a closing statement where officers claim to have fulfilled their duties and respectfully ask to be finally discharged. It mentions GUNN as foreman and signs off with the phrase our duties discharged.
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Gunn
Scotland Yard Bantered Tales and a Hangman’s Humour
A Scottish guest recounts a joke about a golf captain described as a fine gentleman yet sharp. A British hangman death notice recalls the inventor of the long drop praising its humanity and tells of the small murderer Mr Peace who “went off as gentle as a summer's eve.”
Complete CUTICURA Skin Purifier Trio Adverts
Advert says Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills form complete treatment for skin and scalp care. Claims include cleansing crusts scales soothing irritation and beautifying skin. Also notes global sales and depots in London Paris Boston with cheap dose options and new chocolate coated pills.
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Conca
London
Rue de la Dpeix
Varia
Warren Dave
Angels Come for Him in Field Prayer Joke
An Atlanta Constitution anecdote recalls a Georgia man praying in an old field at dusk. He imagines angels will minister to him, but a winged rush into the home prompts his wife’s alarm and the man to hide, joking he cannot fly or lift the weight to greet them.
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Georgia Darky
John
Atlanta Constitution
Silent Mindset for Healing and Hope
A declamatory exhortation urges dismissing illness from thought and focusing on others and global wonders. It counsels avoiding talk of past operations and suffering, urging readers to dwell on heroes, victories, and cheerful, uplifting topics as a duty of light bearing.
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Ome
Kidney Trouble Affects Women and Men Alike
An old advertisement highlights kidney and bladder illness and promotes Swamp-Root as a universal remedy. It asserts both genders suffer, claims the medicine provides mild and rapid relief, and offers sample bottles and a pamphlet by mail from Dr King Co in Binghamton New York.
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Tell- Home of
Dr. Kg & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
A Clock Made From Bicycle Parts Stuns Readers
A curious clock, twelve feet tall, built from bicycle components by a French craftsman, uses bicycle tires for the frame and crank-pola hour figures. It rings hours and quarters on bicycle bells as spokes form minute marks and a twelve-handlebar top completes the design.
Whistling and Drum Languages Among Indigenous Peoples
The Malabar is lands use a perfect whistling language to communicate over long distances. A stranger may hear whistles rolling from hill to hill across islands. The Kongo tribe also uses large bamboo drums with animal skin to convey messages on important occasions.
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Malabar Islands
Keeping an Agreement on Politics and Child Culture
Mrs Dubois wife of the Idaho senator reveals an antenuptial pact never to discuss politics or child culture with her spouse The couple claims strict adherence to the agreement and notes the senator never talks politics to her Anna Katharine Green discusses health costs of writing The Leavenworth Case and reasons for choosing New York as plot locale citing reader interest and expertise in the city
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Anna Katharine Green
Leavenworth
Washington
New York City
New York
A Sure Enough Miracle in Dublin Honors
A Dublin anecdote recalls the lord mayor and sheriff, both tradesmen, rising from fishmonger and baker to knighthoods. Two workers discuss the transformation, calling it a miracle and likening it to the loaves and fishes. The tale links Queen Victoria’s visit to civic honors.
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Dublin
Queen Victoria
Sir Thomas) Pile
Sir Joseph) Downes
Pile
Sir Thomas
The Cost of Seeing English Coronations Through Time
The article traces the price evolution for coronation views from Edward I to Edward VII. It notes half a farthing at I first coronation, a farthing for Edward II, a twopence for a good seat at Edward IV, and a price ladder rising to today with crowns and guineas. It predicts Edward VII will command prices similar to all prior Edwards combined.
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Edward I
England
Edward II
Edward
Edward IV
Edward VI
Edward VII
Edwards
After dinner speech sparks wit and doubt
A brief exchange notes that Gush-His dinner speech had the soul of wit, while Krusty-Perhaps counters that there was no real body to it, suggesting a lack of substance.
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Krusty
First Onondaga settler Ephraim Webster and his trials
Ephraim Webster, the first permanent settler in Onondaga County, N Y, traded with the Onondaga, learned their language, and served as Indian agent and interpreter. Indians once tied him to a tree and lobbed tomahawks for over an hour, yet he remained unflinching and calm.
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Onondaga, N. Y
Ephraim Webster
Onondagas
Webster
A Boy's Graveyard in Edinburgh Towers Over Dogs
Edinburgh features a unique graveyard for canine pets near Castle Rock beneath St. Margaret's chapel. Founded long ago for dogs of regiments quartered at the castle, it holds nearly forty burials with varied gravestones and a surrounding low stone wall.
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Edinburgh
Castle Rock
St. Margaret’s Chapel
Old Castle
Governor Oglesby Learns Pardon Lesson in Joliet
Governor Dick Oglesby visits Joliet State Prison and meets a man who admits abduction. The governor jokes he will pardon him once back in Springfield and notes the man’s explanation for trying to “get a wife” as the motive.
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Dick Oglesby
Joliet
Oglesby
Springfield
Clifton flour battles rivals with purity and modern mill
A historic advertisement extols Clifton flour for its purity and high quality milled in a modern renovated mill. It claims superior standards and broad dealer distribution from Bransfort to Decatur with several local firms listed as distributors.
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Clifton
Ine CO
Nus
Bransfort
Ils
Owensboro
Skeges & Cos
Nichols
J A Keglish
Decatur Troup & Stephenson, Keener & Wyatt Hutson & Lane
A A Moore
Z Bailey
New Decatur
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D. Wyker’s
Morrow& Connington
Brown
Jones
Ayer
J.C. Aven Co
Lowell, Mass
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New Haven
Conn
Serges
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Times
Soder
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Bank Street
4Th Ave
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Hassel
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Steltic
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