Freight rate comparison sparks Georgia rail critique
The Macon Telegraph reports Georgia freight rates exceed Alabama by about 51 percent for flour and 42 percent for meal and grain. Tables show Georgia and Alabama rates on Class L and D goods across Southern, Central, Georgia, Seaboard, and Atlantic Coast lines, with assertions that Georgia is harmed by commissions and railroads seeking higher charges.
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Macon Telegraph
Georgia
Uliddlis
Wei Uose
Alabama
Florida
Alagina
Clauss
Alapi
Seaboard
Attic Coast Line
Bama
Giorgia
Cates
Financial Statement of Supt of Education
Bal on hand from month of S 77.01 may Amount rec d from Treasurer in June Am paid teachers for June 852.34 £ 90.92 S S64.16 Supt commission on same 35.76 SUL 02 No bal on hand J. B Dell, Supt.
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Supt of Education
Bal
J. B Dell
Storm stamp pulling and log rounding machinery patent notice
Business in Dothan forms a stock company to manufacture and sell storm stamp pulling and log rounding equipment and stamp wringers. Royalties and sales split two for one and likely twenty five to one over two years. Testimony from Harve y Jordon and R L Beasley cited. stump wringers ready for sale. signature M M Carroll.
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Dothan
T Harvey Jordon
Cotton Growers Association
R. L. Beasley
Mr. Beasley
Lyceum Course Promises Satisfaction in Dothan
A strong Lyceum Course is booked in Dothan for the coming season. Previous offerings disappointed some patrons but the new lineup, including Senator Tillman Dr Dixon and Dr Manship plus four musical acts, should satisfy all. Double tickets for seven performances are five dollars.
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Dothan
Senator Tillman
Dixon
Manship
Dothan Lyceum Attracts Subscriptions For Fall And Winter
The city of Dothan plans affordable public entertainments costing less than forty cents per person. With no opera house, Lyceum attractions become vital for fall and winter amusements. Over 140 subscriptions have been secured and are expected to rise next week, aiding the Library Association through public support.
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Dothan
Opera House
Lyceum
Library Association
Masons and Knights Plan New Hall at Main Street
The Masons and Knights of Pythias in Dothan announce plans to build a new hall on the present corner lot at Main and St Andrews. They may add one or two stories, creating a three story structure with Mr John Sanders retaining ground floor ownership and a handsome store to be added. The plan envisions pressed brick or stone exterior with plate glass storefronts.
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Masons and Knights
Pythias of Dothan
Corner Main & St. Andrews
John Sanders
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Knights
Post Office Site in Dothan Faces Tight Options
With no available 120 by 130 foot central plot, officials may need to use back lots or land outside fire limits. The small appropriation blocks paying top prices, delaying proposals from Wash ington. The town awaits government action on a suitable site near business districts or nearby propertyholders.
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Washington
Dothan
Courage in Maori War Tale from Notes From My South Sea Log
In a dramatic adventure Mr. Becke recalls Moor Guy a tutor who survived the first Maori war after being captured with two companies. A chief offers freedom if Guy cuts off his right hand and he sacrifices his arm to save his men then is allowed to return to his lines unharmed.
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Mr. Becke
Moor Guy
Guy
Gay
Cee
Deeparl
Short Lived Ogstors Among Physicians Pressures and Peril
The article notes gout and diabetes as major killers among male physicians and warns that nervous strain, circulatory and kidney diseases follow. It argues physicians’ high infection exposure is offset by preventive care, but burnout and irregular rest contribute to early mortality. It stresses lack of weekly rest and continuous scattered work as harmful patterns.
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Themos
Howe
Execution pleads for prayers echo Book of the Dead
The passage recalls Hugh Grove’s May 16 1665 execution plea to “good people” for prayers, claiming he never sought long speeches or rhetoric. The note compares the claim to an Egyptian finding in the Book of the Dead, suggesting an odd modern resonance with ancient sayings.
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Hugh Grove
Thurloe
England
London
Patching and darning as usual says caller to Mrs Lapsling
A Chicago Tribune quote shows a caller accusing Mrs. Lapsling of mendacity to save Samuel money. The exchange focuses on the humor of petty deception and domestic mendacity in a humorous aside.
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Lapsling
Samuel
Chicago Tribune
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