Smithonia Farm of Col James M Smith described as model of Southern agriculture
A detailed portrait of Col. James M. Smith of Georgia and his Smithonia farm, showing expansive production from 3,000 bales of cotton to 26,000 bushels of corn and 12,000 bushels of wheat. The piece highlights his diversified operations, generous labor practices, schools for workers, and a comprehensive onsite industry including a fertilizer plant, blacksmith shop, mill, and power works, portraying him as a monument of achievement and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Smiith
Georgia
Oglethorpe County
Athens
Col. Smith
Huy
Smith
Smithonia
Beild
Cortoo
Grint
Ogilla
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Remedy
In this testimonial style notice Hall and company claim deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies work. They offer $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promote Hall's Family Pills, with Toledo Ohio as the proprietor location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
BF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Final Estates Transfers List in Auditor Records
Real estate transfers recorded in the Auditor’s office over the past two weeks across multiple townships. Entries include numerous conveyances with various acreages and nominal sums, listing parties such as Sam Leathers, Jacol Bury, Minton A Hall, J At Cox, W O White, Mus ter, ST Dendy, and others, with properties ranging from one to several hundred acres and sums from $10 to $1,600. The document names townships including Pulawki, Wagener, Seneca, Whitewater, Tugaloo, Center, Keowee, and others, noting transfers to individuals, churches, and counties. The record appears as a compiled schedule of real estate transfers, with occasional notes on love and affection and other informal consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulawki
Sam Leathers
Jacol Bury
Doven
Minton
Hall
Cox
Aaron
Jaco Rothell
TN Carter
Wores
Carter
Cannon
Wagener
W O White
Muster
ST Dendy
Norex
CJ Thompson
Mahata ‘Thompson
Blanchet
I Gallacc
LO Tanchett
CJ Gaillard
St Acres
John Ernest
HR Ford
Nore
Robi A 'Chompson
Elishi Colling
Aeres
CW Pitchford
R T Daynos
Robt A Thompson
Southeurn Woodland Co
Acron
Soneos City
Bof Douthit
Sherif
RT Jaynes
BH Long
Jesse F Davis
Jon Black
Deacon Unity Church
Seneca
RT Jaynen
Jan R Bryce
Mary F Crenshaw
Center Townahip,jr
JG BV Qu. Diver
Loftia
JW Bearden
Truntosn
Ore
Swift Gilmer
RB Mc- Lou
Aores
Keowee Towouhlp
W OG White
Maxtor
Curtis
Robertaon
J F Robertson
WE Orr
King
Nora
Wobertaon
Sors
Mra LM Cox
R_L Maddon
Massey
Letter on paint warranty from BF. W. Davow Co and allies
A fragmented correspondence from Valhalla and Westminster firms includes a warranty claiming responsibility for paint quality and damages. Signatories BF W Davow Co J W Bell Giguilliab and Matheson Hardware Co pledge payment of claims and a $1000 reward for falsified chemical reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. W. Davow & Co
P. S.J. W. Bell
Valhalla
G. W. Giguilliab
Sencom
Wid Matheson Hardware Co
Woastminster
Cotton pest destroys entire Chatham county crop
Gov Terrell learned that last year only one white man in Chatham county Georgia planted cotton and his crop was wiped out by caterpillars. Murray's Horehound Mulloin and Tar may cure your cough, large bottle for 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Chatham County
Georgis
Murray
Sullivan's Final Challenge Echoes From Years Past
The aged heavyweight John L Sullivan renews a taunting wager with James J Corbett in a last bid to return to boxing. Sullivan, long inactive since a famed 1889 bout in New Orleans, confronts doubts about health and funding as he camps in St Louis and Jefferson City seeking a comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Tame
Ayabe Sedee
Cluolounti
Sullivan
St Louis
Leo Tire
Jefferson City
John L. Rofnaed
St. Louis
New Orleans
Rydale's Cough Elixir Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Rydale's Cough Elixir prevents colds from becoming coughs and consumption. The Walhalla Drug Company touts the remedy as modern science that kills throat and lung germs and stimulates respiratory organs to speed healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydale
Walhalla Drug Company
The Worst to Come Says Bryan
William Jennings Bryan told a story in this city that the Brooklyn Daily Eagle says shows his worry over President Roosevelt’s appropriation of Democratic doctrines. He joked the Republicans may hand over key issues like government ownership federal regulation of railroads and sharp tariff reform to the Democrats. Bryan quipped Roosevelt has only taken the Democratic lane but the worst may be yet to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jenninga Bryan
Brooklyn
Junier
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Radial Remedy Company Advertising Claims and Local Testimony
The letter from W. I. Kirksey of Morganton North Carolina praises Trydale tablets and Liver Tablets 1.4 as effective with many family uses. It asserts no refunds have been demanded and credits authorized dealers to guarantee every box sold. The Maryland pack of 1904 estimates 800000 cans of canned sweat corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir. Isirxway
Trydale
W. I. Kirksey
Morganton
N. C
Walchalin Drug Company
Weight and water puzzles from a 19th century aside
A garbled text presents a series of humorous weight related puzzles. It contends that a cask full of water weighs more than an empty one and explores how adding food or nails to a pocket would change weight, with dry common sense concluding the obvious: weight increases with added matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aypartony
Avalos
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away Miracle Cure Tale
Winker of Plainview Nebraska credits Foley's Honey and Tar with saving his wife after fifteen years of illness and many doctors. He reports spending over a thousand dollars without relief, then improved health after using the remedy. Sold by J. W. Bell Valhalla and W. J. Lunnoy Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Winker
Plainview
Nebraska
Foley
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunnoy
Seneca
Law Against Mutilating Highway Trees
A Bomborg Herald letter urges enforcement of Minnesota State Code 459 prohibiting cutting trees within ten feet of roads. The writer argues firmer enforcement would maintain shade and prevent erosion, making highways more pleasant year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomborg Herald
Rel. Hotta Emulsified Oil Liniment Ad
A vintage advertisement proclaims Rel. Hotta Emulsified Oil Liniment as superior for rheumatism stiffness soreness and muscle bruises in humans and animals. It promises a full halt plot if not meeting its claims and guarantees money back. Walhalla Drag Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walholla Drag Company
Midway Items in Ocone Rural Social Scene
The fragment describes Midway as a tan beautiful spot in Ocone with the beat people including a preacher lawyers physician and several newspaper men. It mentions a magic lantern show and a man who owns three dogs capable of eating dough from a cracked washpot amid a burning fire, plus several widows and women dependent on their absent partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocone
Aunitor
Wright
Three Obstacles in Marriage Told by ex Senator Butler
North Carolina ex senator Marion Butler shared a jokey tale about a bachelor friend who said he could only marry if his wife was rich, beautiful, and tall. He added a playful caveat that a potential wife must also be equally as audacious to marry him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Butler
North Carolina
New York Globe
Arollell
Major J A Ambler Recalls Cold Saturday in Pickens
Major Jamon Ambler, a revered Pickens resident, recounts the chilling February 1882 Cold Saturday. He recalls blue sky, faces frozen with handkerchiefs, chickens dead on roost, ground frozen and fires in the foreva burning with a rattling glare, and youths believing current weather milder by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Jamon
Ambler
Tlo
Och
Munketty
Rydale's Liver Tablets Promoted In Old Time Style
An advertisement touts Rydale's Liver Tablets as modern chocolate coated tablets derived from old time powders and tonics. The copy argues these pressed tablets are easier to swallow and more effective than traditional liver powders, urging readers to try a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydale
Walhalla Drag Company
Harvie Jordan Backs Down in Cotton Price Fight
Monticello Ga February 10 President Havie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers Association urges farmers to hold for 11 cents cotton, claiming $25,000,000 added to the Southern crop since the New Originy meeting. He says the fight must continue and rejects any policy toward 8 cents unless all farmers agree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Havie Jordan
Southern Gatton Growers’ Association
Jordawanya
Paket
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Milloraig
James NM. Amithy
Agrisatture
Herndon
Jon L Sullivan
Turina
Aphie
KALL
York
Naniaa
Bryan
Lon
Tein
Maryland
Midway
Marcia
Castoria
Castoria Castoria
Castoria Alwayrs
J. A. Ambler
Harvie Jordan
Wood
Burt
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsman
Richmond
Virginia
Paris
Has & Righ
Virginia-Carolina Chemical CO
Charleston
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