Ostrich Stomach Finds Odd Objects At New York Exhibit
A post mortem on an exhibit ostrich from Barnum Bailey shows its stomach contained a wooden clothes pin, bottle bottoms, a mouth harmonica, umbrella ferrule fragment, a horn comb, stones, and vegetable matter. The bird died of tuberculosis and will be mounted for the museum. Also notes on Gov. Atkinson considering a second term and a Japanese roof accident joke.
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Barnum & Bailey
Central Park Menagerie
New York City
Local Political Roundup From Gordon County and Beyond
Col Walter J Woodall of Muscogee announces bid for state senate. H J Doughty seeks Gordon county treasurer. Savannah rally set March 28 by Citizens club with speakers. J N Hale enters race to represent Rockdale in the legislature. Col Jesse Walters spoke at Fort Gaines and critiqued Judge Griggs in a joint-debate challenge. Judge Griggs dubs Walters the Bantam from Daugherty.
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Col
Jesse Walters
Fort Gaines
Judge Griggs
Jesse
Daughtery
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier and Tonic
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pure blood remedy and nerve tonic, claiming it cures nervousness and cleanses the system. It markets the product as the one true blood purifier and nerve tonic for readers seeking health solutions.
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Hood
Simmons Liver Regulator Ad and Senat e Candidacy Note
A fragment includes an advertisement for Simmons Liver Regulator urging use for health with a distinctive Red Z package. It also notes Calhoun Times announcing candidates Colonel O N Starr and John Q Gordon for state senator and a humorous theater exchange about reform and emotions.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
Simmons Regulator
Simmons Liver
The
Calhoun Times
O. N. Starr
John Q. Gordon
Erin Lime makers praise Drumond Lightning Remedy
Harris and Buquo of Erin Tenn praise Drummond Medicine Co for Lightning Remedy for Rheumatism claiming four cures with no failures. They offer two large bottles for five dollars by return express and seek agents for gas engine stations to power railways. Emperor William reportedly seeks a Russia Germany France alliance to unite fleets against Britain.
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Harris & Buquo
Erin Tenn
Erin
Drummond Medicine Co
New York
Drumond
Return Express
William
Germany
Berlin
Russia
France
Great Britain
It the blood removes ar and low mood and heals the system
The ad proclaims a spring tonic that boosts energy counters heat fatigue and bowel troubles. It claims malaria prevention and cure, helps colds grip rheumatism, and urges keeping a large 108 dose bottle at home for one dollar. Manufactured by Atlanta Chemical Co. Georgia immigration and farming demand follow.
Tulips Close Edges in Cloudy Light Response
Tulips react to reduced sunlight by closing petals and staying shut until sunlight returns, demonstrating light sensitivity in flowering plants.
Monon Seeds Grow Word Contest Promises Cash and Prizes
Readers are invited to form as many words as possible from the letters in Monon Seeds Grow with forward or backward use, without exceeding letter frequencies. The top lists win cash prizes up to $100, plus prizes in gold, and entrants should submit word lists with their names and 12 two cent stamps. The notice aims to promote Monon Seeds, Chicago, with further local context about Fitzgerald and editorial readers not receiving favors.
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Monon Seed Co
Monon Bldg
Chicago
Du Bignon Club Forms Strong Savannah Assembly
A du Bignon club, two hundred strong, organized in Savannah, building a sizeable local gathering and signaling active social or cultural efforts in the city.
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du Bignon Club
Two Hundred Stong
Savannah
Baco-Cure marketed as a cure for tobacco habit
An advertisement claims Baco-Cure can cure the tobacco habit in all forms without willpower, guaranteeing a cure in three boxes or money back with interest. It features testimonials from a pastor in Clayton Arkansas and notes price 1.00 per box, three boxes 2.50, with a written guarantee and national distributors Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co. and offices in La Crosse Wisconsin and Boston.
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Berlin
Clayton
Nevada Co
Ark
Eggee Eureka Chemics & Mfg. Co
la Crosse
Wis
C. P. Chirch
Clayton, Ark
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co
Boston
Mass
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Miss Bottoms
Jackson Mercantile Company
Proprietors
Steele
Atkinson
Japan
Hakim
Crid Chodra
Walter J. Woodall
Muscogee
State
Senate
Gordon County
H. J. Doughty
Bavannah
Citizens’ Club
J. N. Hale
Rock@ale
Pitcher’s Castoria
Atlanta Chemical CO
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
Fitzgerald
Sandersville Herald
Albany Herald
N. J. Harmon
Jackson
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