Damaged OCR Brief Reports Weather, Fires, and Losses
Fragmented notes describe cold rain and crop concerns with farmers and leaf dealers in DurHam area. A county forest fire aftermath near Stuart claims a fifty year old resident’s life. A local tonic company claims a digestive remedy as an advertised cure amid market chatter.
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DurHam
Ohianil
Teaehiue
Protas
Baie
Bern
Siti Messrs
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L. Walker
Peibetet
Hiss
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Euland
Ilaries
Lanis
Scania Darien
Daxvik Va Agriy Vga
Iatrick County
Mie Robirteen
Stuart
Forest Fire Ravages Redford and Patrick Counties
A devastating forest fire in Redford and Patrick counties causes extensive damage to barns and listed properties. The blaze destroyed numerous tobacco barns and left broader property losses unconfirmed.
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Clement
Redford
Patrick Counties
Traveling salesmen and machinery notices seek buyers
Advert for Adtas Massey & Co Montezuma Georgia seeks traveling and local sale men to sell agricultural machinery and supplies. Also promotes a mail order book on diseases like blood poisons scrofula and kidney complaints with illustrated cures offered free by mail.
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Alural
Adtas
Massey & Co
Montezuma
Nilea
Buoop Bara
Atlanta
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Health Benefit
After twenty years of hemorrhoids and bleeding piles a reader reports improved health after using Botanic Blood Balm. The testimonial claims four bottles increased weight by 15 pounds and overall wellbeing, dated April 2, 1897, from Si tMORS.
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Eversis A. Smtr
Blood Poison Sufferer Credits Remedy Improvement
A 19th century testimonial from July 12 1887 describes long battles with blood poison. After trying many doctors and patent medicines with little relief the writer reports rapid improvement after starting the remedy praised by vocal supporters.
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