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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1896
Page
7
The Southern Cultivator of Atlanta announces a grand education offer in advance of any newspaper promotion. It invites readers to form the largest number of words from the letters in the word and promises to honor the winner, highlighting the paper’s patriotic spirit and reliability.
Advertisement invites readers to submit long word lists for a chance to win free education. Twenty Literary Colleges in the South offer tuition board railroad fare and incidentals, six Business Colleges provide similar rewards, with a one year subscription to Southern Cultivator and Jackson Argus for $1.00 as entry. Address Jackson, Georgia.
Soliman I the Magnificent earned his epithet from the splendor of his clothing as sultan. On state occasions he wore diamonds valued at about 1,000,000 dollars, reflecting the lavish display of royalty.
Mr A H Crausby of Memphis recounts his wife ignoring a small breast lump that evolved into a fast spreading cancer. Doctors deemed it incurable, a New York specialist couldn’t help, but after starting S.S.S. the cancer healed, leaving no recurrence for years.
An advertising note states that DOOKS will be mailed free to any address, with Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia named as the contact or issuer.
A Carrolton man returns from the west with a spoof of dining room rules for Rustlers Rest at Little Cayuse Creek Col. Rules ban weapons in dining room and warn against alarming waiters. They promise seven pies per dinner, weekly tablecloth changes, and high quality foods.
A San Francisco Argonaut tale notes a slumming night in 1891 Chicago and a stranger seeking a sandbag loan. The New York Journal touts a pill that makes coffee instantly by dissolving in hot water. German chemists reportedly created a caffeine pellet with milk and sugar, hailed as a triumph of chemistry alongside a remarkable quinine development.
ANNAPOLIS Md April 16 1894 advertisement letters praise Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best remedy for rheumatism and deep seated muscular pains. Joe G Brooks dealer and A J McGinty report a customer cured after a bottle sold at 40 cents by Dr W L Carmichael Mechanicville Md also notes sales in the county.
A New York Sun reporter probes ferry life seeking numbers of jumpers by gender, time of day, and rescue outcomes. One ferryman offers comic, guarded replies about women more inclined to jump, and the difficulty of counting. The piece surveys hazards, public interest, and social figures tied to Weehawken ferries.
A magistrate sharply questions an astute prisoner in a Strand Magazine vignette about seeing a familiar face. The exchange ends with the magistrate discharging the prisoner and calling the next case.
A Milwaukee Journal aphorism notes the man who drinks for company may resort to alcohol when alone to stave off loneliness. The remark reflects social drinking excuses and self deception.
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