Grand jury charged on murder and lynching themes in Griffin
In Griffin Georgia Judge Marcus Beck charged the Spalding county grand jury to enforce murder statutes amid recent mob violence that killed Oscar Williams. He warned lynching erodes law and warned that taking a prisoner or killing without due process is murder, urging vigilant inquiry and true presentment.
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Griffin
Spalding County
Marcus Beck
Beck
Oscar Williams
Commonwealth of Georgia
Georgia
Grand Jury
Kansas
Shaker Cordial: a remedy for indigestion and appetite
The Shakers claim a century of plant studies culminated last year in a cordial that digests food and digests food. It relieves distress after meals and sparks appetite, helping pale people gain weight and combat wasting from consumption. Drugists offer a descriptive booklet. babies are given Laxol, a honeyed castor oil product.
Reverend C W Durden Returns to Jackson Pulpit Today
The Griffin News reports Rev C W Durden recently from the Southern Baptist Seminary, formerly of Jackson, arrived in Griffin yesterday and will preach at both morning and evening services at the Baptist church today. He fills the pulpit until Rev T W O Kelley recovers.
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C. W. Durden
Jackson
Griffin News
Southern Baptist Seminary
City
Baptist Church
T. W. O’kelley
Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad Promises Universal Cure
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tester chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Claims to cure piles or money refunded and guarantees satisfaction. Price 25 cents per box and sold by all druggists.
We Say and Do at Home and Local News Gossip
A miscellany notes visits and events around Griffin and nearby towns. Local figures like Col M P Hall and Rev I G Walker are mentioned with weekend travels. Editorials advocate judicial independence and criticise attempts to attack courts while praising the need for stable tenure and compensation.
Mary Cleveland and friends visit Indian Spring from Griffin
Miss Mary Cleveland and Miss Susie Collier travel from Griffin to Indian Spring for a stay in Lexington and nearby towns. The item notes Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic endorsement and mentions local visits by Mrs R L Daughtry, Mr J G Daughtry, and Prof Elsworth Hall visiting Monticello.
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Amory
Miss
Mary Cleveland
Indian Spring
Susie Collier
Griffin
Elsworth Hall
Monticello
Hall
Methodist church taxes tobacco users in Alberts ville
In Alberts ville Alabama the Methodist church imposes a ten dollar annual tax on each member who chews tobacco and ten dollars on each member who smokes as a novel revenue supplement. The plan reportedly works admirably.
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Methodist
Albertsville
Ala
Beauchamp Returns to Fair Store in Thomaston Circles
Mr. Charles O. Beauchamp resumes work at the Fair Store after recuperation in Jackson. He appears in better trim and resumes his place in local social circles, reflecting a positive recovery and readiness for duties.
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Charles O. Beauchamp
Jackson
Thomaston Times
Judging Justice and the Call for Learned Judges
The text urges selecting judges for probity courage and high ability learning and experience. It argues courts are society’s rock and must be filled by men who know the law and can apply it justly with wisdom.
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Macon
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Severe Illness
Mr James Jones of Jones and Son Cowden Illinois recounts his wife’s battle with La Grippe which worsened to Hasty Consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery at home she improved from the first dose and was cured after several bottles. Free trial bottles offered at drug stores.
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James Jones
Jones & Son
Cowden, Ir
Dr. King
LaGrippe
Cowden
Pana
Local endorsement for Tichenor's Antiseptic in St. Martinsville
In this reader letter from St. Martinsville Louisiana dated June 8 1893 Mrs C Durand extols the virtue of Tichenor's Antiseptic saying she cannot be without it and offers to assist in spreading the remedy.
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St. Martinsville, la
R. Tichenor
C. Durand
Calls to make burglary a capital offense contested
The text notes that some papers push capital punishment for burglary while arguing the old eye for an eye rule is outdated. It suggests harsher penalties like chain gangs and rawhide as a long term deterrent for burglars, questioning the broad move to capital punishment.
Electric Bitters Offered as Remedy for Elders
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys are told Electric Bitters is the true remedy. The tonic and alterative acts mildly on stomach and bowels, strengthens organs, aids digestion, and supports Nature. Priced fifty cents and one dollar at drug stores.
Masonic Limits for Sale Appears at The Argus
The Argus advertises Masonic limits printed in color and offered at low prices. Items will be sold in bulk, by the dozen or by the hundred, with cheap options for bulk buyers.
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Argus
Simmons Liver Regulator Promises Relief After War
An old editorial tone urges readers to revive gold circulation and recommends Simmons Liver Regulator for a sluggish liver causing constipation biliousness and sick headache. It links national economic mood to health remedies and urges action.
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Horace Greely
Simmons
Baughst Outlook on Crowds and August Farm Meetings
Heavy July rains damaged bottom land corn and terraces in some areas while upland crops benefited. The piece urges better tenant practices, weed control, mulching, and August field work. It highlights farmers institutes and agricultural meetings as vital for sharing methods, market info, and keeping youth on the farm, signed by Commissioner R. Naster.
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Farmers’ Institutes
Farmers
Remarkable Cure of Chronic Diarrhea Veteran Testimony
A veteran of the 167th Pennsylvania Volunteers reports chronic diarrhea since 1862. After trying many medicines, Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him following a 50 cent bottle. He highly recommends it to fellow veterans and notes availability from W L Carmichael & Co in Allentown PA.
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Pensylvania Volunteers
Chamberlain
Henry Steinberger
Allentown
W. L. Carmichael & Co
Three Strikes and Out in Pike County Murder Trial
In Laurels Mississippi October 5 1892 Mrs M E Ross reports a powder burn treated with Dr Tichenors Antiseptic. The old Pike county murderer is granted a new trial after two previous tries. The Darien Gazette notes three trials already and jokes about baseball enthusiasm.
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Laurels
Miss
Taylor Derk
Pike County
Darien Gazette
the Gazette
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W.W. Anderson
K. A. Stephens
Anderson & Stephens
Mcdonough
M. P. Hall
M. M. Millis
Jackson, GA
Bank Hall
W. C. Bryant
V. H. Cantrell
Third and Mulberry Streets
W. A. Starnes, Jr
Offic
Joe Noverdss
Atlanta
Dr. Crum
RAY & Ray
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Spalding Grand Jury
Bucklen
Dr. Hobbs Sparagus
Jno. H. Kutix
North Second St
Memphis
Tenn
Hobbs Sparagus
Home Affairs
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Billy Brown
Col. M. P. Hall
Carmichael
Court of Ordinary
I. G. Walker
Covington
W. &. Carmichael & Co
Alaska
United States
Alms Peek
Lizzie Dicken
Locust Grove
Dr. Bryant
Indian Spring Street
Lexington
Tichenor
H. Whitworth
R. L. Daughtry
Oxford, Ga
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North Carolina
J. G. Daughtry
John L. Crawley
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