Pepperton Georgia 1898 ordinances on licenses and taxes
Pepperton town ordinances of 1898 require all residents firms and corporations to register with the clerk and treasurer and obtain a mercantile license. Barbers pay five dollars annually, meat sellers ten dollars, butchers six dollars, wagon sellers ten dollars, shoe and harness makers five hundred dollars, with street tax two dollars for males 16 to 50. Violation includes fines and possible executions for noncompliance. approval by Mayor J L Asbell and Clerk W M Harper dated January 27 1898.
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Pepperton
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Pure Blood Cures
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a simple natural remedy that creates pure blood and cures health issues. It presents the product as effective without medical jargon.
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Hood
Exchange Hotel Ablaze in Montgomery
A late night fire at the Exchange hotel in Montgomery caused major flames and water damage. A police officer found a bed on fire and flames spreading through the roof before firefighters contained the blaze in about thirty minutes. Governor and Mrs. Johnston and other officials were among guests but spared from the damaged section.
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Montgomery
Ala
Exchange Hotel
Johnston
Fitts
Turner
Locomotive Runaway Ends Tragedy in South Carolina
A Walterboro and Western locomotive ran away near Wallerboro, killing engineer Willie Loper's son and severely injuring the engineer. The engine crashed into a freight passenger train, telescoping one car, before finally stopping five miles away at Ruffius station. A railroad worker clung to the tender brake beam unscathed.
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Columepia
S. C
Willie Loper
Walterboro and Western
Wallerboro
Loper
Ruffius
Morris, Wealthy Birmingham Mine Developer, Dies
Georgs L. Morris of Birmingham dies of Brights disease after a two year illness. A wealthy mine developer, he founded and operated the Morris mines and had extensive interests in railroads, real estate, and banking. At his death he served as president of the Paris Real Estate Company and held major stock in the First National Bank.
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Birmineman
Ala
Georgs L. Morris
Bright
Morris
Erris Real Estate Company
First National Bank
Birmingana
Neighbor Killings Over a Tree Dispute Sparks Chase
At King's Bend in Sxima Alabama March 30 William Cherry and William Jemes tenant farmers quarreled over a single tree. Cherry returned with a pistol and shot Jones in the neck and abdomen. Jones died or will die. Cherry fled and a posse pursues him.
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Neighbor
Sxima
Ala
King’s Bend
William Cherry
William Jemes
Jones
Qherry
Posse
Elberton Mill Accident Mangles W A Lynch
W A Lynch of Lynch Bros Loehr in Elberton Georgia was on a scaffold near a shaft when a projection struck him. He was hurled around the shaft 500 times before the mill stopped. His arm was torn off and his back neck and limbs are reported broken.
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Elberton, Ga
W. A. Lynch
Lynch Bros. & Loehr
Elberton Planing Mills
Well Known Man James McCurdy Drops Dead on Farm
James McCurdy, a prominent farmer near Oak Bowery Alabama, died of heart disease at age 55 on his farm. He was a brother of the McCurdys known for Hambletonian horses, a celebrated Alabama thoroughbred stock line. He leaves a wife.
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Oprzsuika
Ala
James McCurdy
Oak Bowery
McCurdys
Alabama
Attempt to Wreck a Train Near Greenville
An attempt to wreck a train on the Southern Railway near Greenville involved placing two stones on the track derailing the engine. The train traveled 800 yards on cross ties before stopping. No serious injuries were reported. This marks the second such attempt in the area.
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Knoxville
Southern Railway
Greenville
Boat Capsizes in Outer Channel Drowning Eight
The Constantine family with wife and three children, Mrs Stephens and daughter, and a sailor were drowned when their boat capsized in the outer channel. Only John Motes survived, reaching shore on a hatchway after the vessel sank.
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Pansacera
Fila
John Constantine
Stephens
John Motes
Doctor in Lone Star area dies by own action
Dr Allen Kinard, physician in Lone Star Orangeburg County, committed death by own action after writing he took no pleasure in life. His wife had died a year earlier, and officials suspect grief as a cause.
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A Doetor
Corumata
Allen Kinard
Lone Star
Orangeburg County
Child Falls From Window in CuanLores
An infant child of J Fasmaeht fell from a high window on a March 39 in CuanLores North Carolina and struck an iron awning support before landing on the sidewalk. The incident was deemed almost a miracle as the child escaped serious harm.
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CuanLores
N. C
J. Fasmaeht
Amd Escanead
Mystery on the New York Central Aboard the Chicago Limited
A chance encounter on a Buffalo to Chicago train leads to a heated political exchange as a wary stranger, posing as Lyman J. Gage, secretly reveals strong opinions on Bryan, Altgeld, and silver. The mystery climaxes when the passenger exits in Buffalo but stays aboard ending in Chicago with an unresolved tension.
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New York Central
Chicago
Buffalo
Dollis Pacific Huntington
Palmer and Buckner
Gage
West
Bryan
Sewall
Harvey
the Financial School
Altgeld
Illinois
Sta
Springfield
Cait
Altgeki
Sirree
Lyman J. Gage
New York Press
Looking Ahead in Dialogue on Marriage and Divorce
A Washington Star quote recalls a fragile conversation about marriage and parental support. The man frets about whether the bride’s father would aid in marital plans, noting his success in divorce cases as a potential influence.
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Washington Star
Gentle Reminder Letter About Wedding Plans
A fragment from Tit-Bits shows Mary promising to tell Patrick she will save for wedding preparations once her wages rise next month. The exchange hints at marital arrangements and future plans conveyed through a brief note.
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Patrick
Mary
Just the Place For Them Sports Teasers
The Yonkers Statesman notes two sports items about Arctic clear skies allowing conversations two miles apart. It asks why Corbest and Fitzsimmons aren’t told about this.
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Arctic
Corbest and Fitzsimmons
Yonkers Statesman
Business Scheme Cloaks Marked Down in Preview
A Cincinnati Enquirer report quotes a clerk and manager discussing cloaks priced at $15 with a plan to mark them down to $8.50 next week. The exchange hints at a sales tactic or promotional gimmick.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Miss Evangate in Historic Play Draws Attention
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Miss Evangate announces a historic new stage work. Critics anticipate a landmark production and public interest grows around the performer.
Antiseptic peroxide therapy in gastritis noted by earlier researchers
The article recalls Dr Benjamin Ward Richardson’s work and promotes hydrozone as a pure antiseptic for gastric infections. It outlines a regimen using hydrazone and hydrozone with nascent oxygen to destroy mucus, heal the stomach lining, and restore peptic function, plus glycozone to aid osmosis and digestion.
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Benjamin Ward Richardson
John Aulde
Philadelphia
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J. L. Asbell
W. M. Harper
Council
Mis Son
Hiberton
Merribie Beath
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