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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
7
The man, identified as Louis Hanvey, receives a life sentence for the murder of his wife in Atlanta. The report notes that alcohol, specifically whiskey, is blamed for provoking violence and questions why soft enforcement allows such harm.
At Peter Cartwright’s camp meeting a disruptive sister voices prayers more often than allowed. Cartwright misses her voice and calls for Amen, a nearby brother whispers that it is Jordan praying, and the scene grows heated as the exchange unfolds.
A stenographer for ex governor Nx was killed by a derailed train on Whitehall street in Atlanta last Tuesday. The death trap should be removed from the heart of the city and railroads ought to be restricted in that busy area to prevent further fatalities.
The new Fitzgerald town in South Georgia, three months old with about 1500 inhabitants, aims for 10000 soon as it centers the Grand Army Colony settling in Wilcox and Irwin counties. Colorado figure Lafe Pence has relocated to Sark City and derides populists, while Georgia’s young governor William Atkinson earns praise from many governors visiting Atlanta.
A playful print titled in a modernist tone shows Adam and his helper amid wall patching and garden work. The scene evokes Eden with Eve portrayed as a contemporary painter guiding the labor.
A domestic vignette follows a plumber named Sam who drags in chores, missing tools, and constant requests for help as a wife endures three hours of labor beside a rickety scaffold. The piece parallels Eve and Adam with the helper motif, then shifts to a New York Times note about trainers of animals facing risks from costume changes and misread cues.
The piece depicts the Paris foyer as once vital yet decayed in charm with unhappy surroundings and a crowd that defined social life. It contrasts the current generation’s inability to live without it against its former role in culture and allure.
A Chicago Tribune reader recalls a young Abraham Lincoln visiting a family in Woodford County Illinois for supper. The tale centers on a peach kernel mishap as Lincoln explains his mother used the same portion for its juice, a small, humorous glimpse of the future president.
In Salina Herald wording, a wealthy father scorns his daughter’s engagement to the young Tapester, calling it outrageous though the groom is now a gentleman of leisure after discharge.
In Hammerfest Norway the polar night endures from November eighteenth to January twenty third. The period marks continuous darkness as winter deepens in the far north.
The excerpt notes that after the surrender of Meaux to Henry IV clemency was promised if six top defenders were delivered to justice. Six were handed over, four were beheaded, illustrating the harsh contrast between prosperity and adversity as discussed by Seneca.
A Boston Journal report recounts Prof Saussier of Vevey discovering fishes manipulating underwater strings in a shallow inlet. The fish arranged sticks and stones to pluck submerged strings, hoping to hear music, but the waterlogged strings produced no sound and the effort ended in frustration after several days of trial.
A mendicant pleads for food and shelter, saying he is hungry and sleepy, while the man he seeks to help dismisses the tale as a worn-out routine heard many times before. The conversation shows the mendicant trailing, growing more desperate as the other man quickens his pace.
A Detroit Tribune note reports a scene where a young woman is kissed unexpectedly and responds with a faint hue rather than a full cry, highlighting the blunt shock of the moment. The bore is described as shocked by the event.
A Washington Post anecdote recounts how a persistent correspondent Mr. Jones sent endless queries to the Interior Department. A clerk drafted a sharp insult letter to end the nuisance, which Secretary Cox signed without reading. Jones later received the brutal missive and feared national peril, then renewed correspondence after a personal reply.
A historical piece notes how news of Lincoln's shooting and death traveled by steamer and tin can message to England before Atlantic cables. It describes Renner's agent sending a tin canister from a departing steamer and swift yachts meeting liners to relay the news to Ireland and on to telegraph offices.
Mr. A H Crausby of Memphis recalls his wife’s cancer, a large breast lump that broke the skin, and doctors seeking to save her failed. After using S S S the cancer reportedly healed completely and has not returned in ten years. The advertisement touts S S S as a universal cure for cancer and blood diseases with free literature from Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
A description praising a popular remedy as delightful to take, refreshing, exhilarating, and universally favored across ages and conditions. It is presented as the greatest of all medical remedies for both sexes.
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