Johannesburg as a Cost Center and Its Social Divide
A swept portrait of Johannesburg describing its vast spread, social caste, and growing wealth while detailing mining work, wages around £30 a month for skilled labor, and the urban contrasts between black and Dutch communities amid expansion and speculation.
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Halle
Burg
London
South Ich
Ikea
Main Reef
Transvaal
Cape
Johannesburg
London Businy
Ormer Place
The Right Road No Short Cuts In Earnest Work
Rev C. W. reflects on constructive paths to success, warning that knowledge alone fails without earnest faithful effort and moral character guiding the young toward true achievement.
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Rev. C. W
President Endorses Danderine Hair Restorer
Edmund D. Murdaugh, president of the Territorial Normal school, praises Danderine for restoring hair in bald individuals and his wife’s hair loss. He writes to the Knowlton Danderine Co of Guthrie Oklahoma, noting the product sells for $1 a bottle if not stocked locally.
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Danderine
Edmund D. Murdaugh
Territorial Normal School
Knowlton Danderine Company
Guthrie
Oklahoma
A Crushed Statesman In Congress Squelched By Laughter
Vermont’s Thomas Bartlett, famed for rhetorical splendor, sought to defend a measure but was halted by College boys laughter in the House. As he began to speak Polk of Tennessee moved to suspend the roles so the speaker could “pour” his wrath. The chamber erupted, and the orator fell silent in his seat.
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Thomas Bartlett
Vermont
Congress
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Constipation Relief
To Cleanse the System Effectually get gently when blood is impure or sluggish. It aims to overcome habitual constipation and awaken kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation. It also claims to dispel headaches, colors, or fevers.
Union Pacific Round Trip to Milwaukee Auctioned Fares
National Convention Republican League in Milwaukee from August 25 to 27 offers one fare for the round trip on the Union Pacific. Tickets go on sale August 22 and 23. The railroad touts two hour quicker travel to Milwaukee and its famous buffet library cars. Ticket office at corner Seventeenth and Curtis streets.
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National Convention
Republican League
Milwaukee
Union Pacific
Eaventeenth
Ourtin Streets
Poltonous Stockades in Africa
From the Journal of the late E. J. Glave in the August Century, describes African stockades made from euphorbia cactus forming dense green barriers. Bullets pass through. the plant oozes a dangerous white sap that can blind if it contacts eyes. Stockades are said to be common in native villages.
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E. J. Glave
Round Trip Milwaukee Fare Notes in 19th Century Transit
An historic transit snippet notes a single round trip fare to Milwaukee Wisconsin via Union Pacific with tickets on sale after 2ind and Sird. It mentions fastest service and ticket office at Seventeenth and Curtin streets near a Manitou hotel. Rates cited: four dollars per day, last December one dollar less.
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Union Pacific
Fornier
Curtin
Manitou Hotel
Clark
How to Grow 40 Cent Wheat in Salzer Seed Catalogue
Salzer Seed Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin promotes a fall seed catalogue offering four cent postage stamps for the catalogue and free grain samples. The advertising note claims the guide is worth thousands to the attentive farmer.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Dm. H. EH. Green & Sons
Atlanta
Columbia
Hartford
Pope Mfg. CO
Conn
Halls Catarrh Cure and Piso Cure Mentioned in Ad Fragments
Advertisements reference Halls Catarrh Cure taken internally and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The text hints at prices and uses generic claims, with garbled lines suggesting a broader, old time medicine market and a political metaphor about a presidential candidate.
Toombs Chosen Senator After Campaign Sharp Practice
The report notes Robert Toombs and Teembe Stephens campaigned together in Mim with Toombs seeking support from Stephens. Toombs pressed for backing declaring Stephens not a Sam and won the senate seat, described as the consequence of sharp tactics. Washington.
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Robert Tooms
Mim
Creatores
Toombs
Sam
Noisome Claim for Stomach Bitters Relief
Advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for nervousness hunger and indigestion. It claims the tonic calms the nervous system and fixes digestion related dyspepsia while curing malaria biliousness rheumatism and kidney trouble.
Notable law student recalled for eagerness to learn
A well known attorney and law professor recalls Brysa as a keen student who seized every chance to speak in class. He was praised for oratorical power by faculty and peers with a professor remark at graduation about his risk of acquitting the devil before July. The note ends with a warning against lending and careless repayment.
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Brysa
Ryan
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