Toka Weekly Gazette 1868 Business Directory List
The issue shows a bustling map of local trades with names like Inka Female College J E Douglass Bates & Burgess Martin & Merrill and many grocers and retail dealers. It also includes a market report and assorted notices on sugar cane experiments and colored cotton proposals from A W Brabham of Charleston and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toka Weekly Gazette
Js. S Davis
Toke Business
Inka Female College
J E Douglass
Bates & Burgess
Martin & Merrill
Jas
Hl Dean
R T Marshall
JM Hamion
Henry Ogden
Harmmerly & Price
Ibland
Perth
Kele
Hier B&b
A Wonder of the Age in Cotton Coloring
The piece describes a revolutionary development in cotton growing, enabling natural color in cotton bolls to display hues like crimson and azure. It notes cotton's global fiber dominance, the South's two thirds of world production, and argues natural colors could replace chemical dyes, reducing costs and preserving fabric quality.
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United States
South
Christmas Subscriptions Dream In Ailing Times
A reader recounts a dream about Christmas note from a newspaper asking subscribers to renew and pay owed money, hoping for gifts and goodwill. The tale follows letters about owed pennies, requests for Christmas cheer, and a wish for timely delivery before Christmas. The story ends with the dream lasting until the day before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buiter
Christos
Ron
Adel
Giia
Poultry Pointers From M M C on Chick Diseases
E P Clayton of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College advises in this season for young chickens to treat sick birds with Epsom salts in feed or water and to paint the head combs and wattles with iodine. Separate healthy birds from those showing illness to prevent spread.
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E P Clayton
The
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe liver aid then and now
An advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel for bilious symptoms. It touts the product as a safe, 100 percent vegetable remedy that cleanses the liver and bowels, prevents salivation, and guarantees relief with one spoonful if it fails prompting a store refund. It targets families with promises of quick, harmless relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
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SnockieEy Hornrrure Co
Caarrduue
Amelia Wilson
Alma, Ark
Miles
Nervine
Dr. Miles
Milea
Frances Whitlock
Roadway
Schenectady
N.Y
Finle
Sheffield
Granite & Marble
Ala
J. F. Marichal
Jepness
Jno
Paden
Dinehawey
Carmack Deaton
W Brabham
Olar
8. C
Peru
Egypt
Hawaii
China
India
South Carolina
Mexico
G HM Clarke
Boston
Brabham
North Carolina
Texas
Tropics
bSt
Louis Post-Dispatch
Companion
Yourn's Companion
Hank Depositors Guaranty
Mississippi
Guaranty
Wofford
M. M. Whitehurst
Welch
Osnaburgs
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