Possum Tales of a Lost Mine and Moonshine Tricks
Zeb White recalls a Tennessee hunt for a hidden gold mine and a caveotched raid on a still. He describes revenue agents, a rough ravine, a pit, and a daring rescue using rope, whisky, and a crafty old woman to outsmart pursuers. The tale blends tall talk with frontier bravado.
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Zeb White
Tennessee
Knoxville
Vere
Ted bin
Stebs
Dan Jiebbs
Tom Parker
Nateral
Zeb
Dan Hobbs
Jess
Dan
Tom
Woman cured of nervous prostration by Celery Nerve Compound
A woman who suffered three years from nervous prostration reports two bottles of Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound cured her. She now hardly feels her nerves and calls the remedy wonderful. Sold by Dreier & Bro at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets.
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Dreier & Bro
Calhoun
Columbia Streets
In Love With a Widder Deakins
Ezekiel Hopkins, a slow yet steadfast farm hand, falls for widow Miranda Deakins after years of quiet courtship. A series of delays due to family grief, harvest mishaps, and misfortune keeps the prospect of marriage at bay for eight years, until the death of Miranda ends the pursuit with a final quip about the volatility of women.
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Ezekiel Hopkins
Wezekiah Hopkins
Deakins
Ezekiel
Yaas
Widder
Zeke
Wayfarer
Cupid
Miranda
Tapis
Aburst
Mirandy
Hopkins
Jack
Ile
Brand
Soldier’s South Africa letter condemns rum abuse
A soldier in South Africa writes of drink’s evils, noting guards on stores drank rum, six men jailed by court martial, and teetotalers faring better against cold and sickness. He laments beer prices, shifts to hospital, and urges action against alcohol’s ruin of troops and gospel services.
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South Africa
Renin
Prohibition Rule at Oxford Faces Undergrad Visitors
A practorial edict at Oxford revives the ban on undergraduates entering hotels or taverns. The French minister advocates special school teaching on intemperance and its evils. A character named Adian Who offers to treat strangers to beer and whisky, though rarely willing to contribute to a wood extinguisher.
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Oxford
Adian
Canteen Debate Aims at End of Outside Saloon Temptations
The Luion Signal argues that abolishing the canteen remains essential for soldier welfare and discipline. It says restoring outside saloons near forts would worsen drunkenness, urging stricter outside restrictions instead of expanding on post temptations.
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Friends of the Canteen
Luion
Wide Variety Store Catalogue of Food Goods and Fabrics
A broad ad lists sugars teas coffees dried fruits and nuts, canned fish and salts, carpets linoleum window shades and rugs. It promotes roasted Rio coffee, California fruits and canned goods with varied prices, and highlights oils wines tobaccos cigars and floor cloths with multiple household items and discounts.
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California
Axminster
New Orleans
Oolong
Japan
China
Hyson
Ceylon
Colter
Christian Expediency and Moderation in Liberty
The text argues for total abstinence as insurance against moral and bodily harm from alcohol. It warns that moderation is unreliable as conditions change and urges Christians to consider the welfare of others, avoiding indirect injury and aligning actions with biblical ethics. It cites Paul’s guidance on meat offered to idols. William G. Flaeselbarth. Christian Work.
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Court of Ethics
Paul
Rome
William G. Flaeselbarth
Insanity Tied to Alcohol Use Warns Physician Leader
Dr. Clouston cites 1900 asylum data showing a rise in alcoholic insanity linked to prosperity and wages. Of 472 new cases, about 115 were due to drink, with 20 non insane brain injuries per alcoholic case. He urges legislative steps to curb alcohol ism as a public duty.
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al- Yourte
Americana Medien Association
Ronaldinburga Asylum
Clouston
Krause's Cold Cure Stop Cold At First Sign
Krause's Cold Cure capsules claim to cure while you work at 25 cents. Sold by Dreier & Bro at corner Calhoun and Columbia streets. English writers condemn British railway managers for clinging to small engines and loads, causing freight rates to be four times higher than in America.
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Krause
Dreier & Bro
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
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Laher
Hey
Dr. Stebs
Walser
William J
Prince Ismarek
William II
Germany
Reichstag
Prince Henry
Niel
Wolf
Reuter
Pull Mall
N. Y.dournal
Chicago
Buffalo
News and Comment
White Fruit House
Qld
Java
Lake
Rio
Georgia Bank
Sumner
Irma
Kelley Island
Peru
Sweet
Cuba
Hiawatha
Flor de Anna
Brussels
Soleon
Haya
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