Confederate Valor and Southern Womanhood Remembered
J Russell Wright of Walhalla pays tribute to Confederate soldiers and Southern women. The piece extols private soldiers, Lee, Jackson, and other leaders, honors Virginian pride, and asserts lasting reverence for Confederate memory and the enduring duty of Southern women to nurture home, faith, and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appomattox
Robert Edward Lee
Pickett
Gettysburg
Manassas
Chickamauga
Lee
Leo
Stonewall Jackson
Pelham
Jeb Stewart
Virginia
Kentucky
John H. Morgan
Albert Sidney Johnston
John II, Hagood
Roger Hanson
Nathan Bedford
Longstreet
Jackson
Gordon
Hampton
Forrest
Fair Daughters
Confederacy
Fairles
Daughters of the Confederacy
South
The
J. Russell Wright
Walhalla
Hall's Catarrh Cure Deceptive Patent Claim Oath
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo swears the firm will pay 100 dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses the December 6 1886 oath. The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation with 75 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A. W. Gleason
Notary
Hall
Mr. Cheney & Co
Man Die in Nashville After Burden Claim Note
In Nashville on April 1 Augustus H. Lawrence a 68 year old retired wholesale liquor dealer died by a self inflicted gunshot after writing a note fearing he would burden his family. The obituary style report notes his wife found him in his room and a local druggist advertisement touts Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets as a cure for pain and congestion. The ad invites readers to write to Dr Shoop Racing Wisconsin for a free package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keowee Courier
Father Ryan
South
Nashville
Tenn
Augustua H. Lawrence
Shoop
Dragsisia
Dr. Shoop
Racine
Wis
J. W. Bell
Went off half cooked moral view of Heflin incident
The piece argues the Heflin shooting shows Southern men take law into their own hands while Northern cities rely on police. It criticizes Southern temper and bumptiousness, contrasts practical law enforcement in the North, and urges Heflin to call police next time to avoid bloodshed and scandal in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heflin
Columbia State
Washington
Mr. Heflin
Alabama
Brownsville
Kidney Cure Ad and Senator Davis Fined in Police Court
An old newspaper item notes Po ley's Kidney Cure advertisement promising relief for kidney and bladder trouble. It also reports United States Senator Jeff Davis fined 26 dollars in police court for disturbing the peace after obtaining a pistol and returning to Second Street and Louisiana Avenue following an attack by deputy prosecuting attorney Helm, who was fined 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Jeff Davis
Second Street
Louisiana Avenue
Fom Helm
Davis
Helm
Dr Norwood Vance Suicide in Kimball Hotel Room
Atlanta April 1 ex surgeon in the United States Marines Dr Norwood Vance killed himself in his hotel room in the Kimball Hotel He shot himself in the breast with a pistol and his health was described as assigned in the report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Norwood Vance
United States Marines
Kimball
Ruskin Anderson Seneca Thoughtful Reflections
Ruskin Anderson of Seneca S C shares a contemplative moment on memory and place in a brief personal reminiscence. The piece hints at heritage and identity rooted in the South Carolina town.
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Note Alarm in New York
New York officials warn of widespread counterfeits after a Grand Street bank cashier detected a damaged 1906 series twenty with irregular XX and seal. Notes appear crude, backs dark from handling, with slight face engraving shortening. Public advisory follows discovery Saturday. local seller I W Bell markets Dr Shoop Restorative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Street Bank
Evangelist Campaign Schedule and Local Honor Roll
Public notices list evangelist campaign dates and venues from April to September across Whitewater Salem Kastatee Rocky Bottom Saluda Hill Antioch Cheohee Shady Grove Bethel Mt Tabor Pleasant Hill Six Mile and other locations with prayers for blessing. The document includes testimonials on Foley's Kidney Cure and an extensive Westminster School Honor Roll by grade with names and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Him
Whitewater
Salem
Kastatee
Rocky Bottom
Saluda Hill
Antioch
Cheohee
Shady Grove
Bethel
Keowee
Fall Creek
Mount Carmel
Central
Mt. Tabor
Pleasant Hill
Six Mile
Holly Springs
Little River
Stamp Creek
T. Il. Stewart
Frank Heaton
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Poley
Senator Davis
Seneca, S. C
Igoe
Buster Brown
Buster
Avangelist Campaign
W. M. Walker
I. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Foley
Westminster School
Grace McDaniel
Christine Terrell
Laura Griffin
Katie Harris
Victoria Miller
Christine Sanders
Mariam Pitts
John Sam Dickerson
Loraine O'Kelley
Jesse Timmerman
Mary Anderson
Chas. Anderson, Jr
Ira Bearden
Ithemer Puckett
Mildred Bearden
Maggie Mitchell
Kula Gibson
Ino Sanders
Maude Stribling
Hattie Simpson
Alta Prichard
Basil Phillips
Lucius England
Julia Dickerson
Audrey Holley
Ralph Lawrence
Vassie Prichard
Harold Norrin
Billy Stribling
Agnes Orr
Frank Stribling
M. , Brockman
Lulle Miller
Gladys
Willam Anderson
Annie Mae Anderson
Bessie Foster
Mary Harrell
Allen Norris
Allee Stribling
Grace Stribling
Robie Simpson
Fred Zimmerman
Guasio Harper
Nigh Menool
Ada Simpson
Ethel Marett
Hddie Pickens
Augusta Smithson
Jameson Stribling
DeWitt Miller
Rena Harrell
Kate Harris
Frank Anderson
Kletner
Armer
Sloan's
Earth. Sloan
Bostin
Mass
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