Wealth and wills in a copper magnate’s life story
Obituary and tribute notes discuss how Hodgen Barnett, once Britain’s copper king worth over £8 million, gave away most of his fortune, lived modestly at Wootton, and later wealth returned from a mine. Also covered are Mrs. Camden Brett’s fortune choices, Corbet the ship owner’s retirement from wealth, and other legacies shaping late Victorian charity and society.
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Keirons
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London
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Whin House
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Corbey
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Sexeter
Pacific
Guy
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Historical garbled excerpt hints at personal notices and a Notre Dame statue
The fragment mentions Lola Knapp of St. Louis isolating herself to attend to a Chinonse person, cites America’s largest bell in Notre Dame Cathedral weighing 29,400 pounds, and includes obsolete medical testimonials about a cough remedy.
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Lola Knapp
St. Louis
Cintaéong Gong
America
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Montron
Wailton
JW. Holl
Macon Girls Here Missionaries and News From Expanse
Miss Mary Knowles of Macon sails for Kansas City to join a party headed to China and other Eastern nations as missionaries. Miss Mary Culler White also joins the mission effort. she is well known in the state for church work with Epworth League. The piece then shifts to advertising and a broader economic note on 1900 world gold production, noting a decline due to the South Africa conflict and the broader war costs and impacts on mining, with Kruger’s stance referenced.
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Aslants
Turner
Africa
Afriga
Rome
Australia
Macon
Mary Knowles
Kansas City
China
Missionarien
Knowles
Korea
Kanan City
Mix Mary Culler White
Miss White
South Africa
Transvaal
Kruger
Great Britain
England
Lottery of Cascarets and a Curbstone Idea Echoed
An assortment of old time ad snippets and odds ends fill the page. Claims about Cascarets tablets feature CG CC branding and warnings against fraud. A tale from Kiowa territory describes crop reports and declines in yields. A Wall Street curbstone philosopher ponders a pawn ticket riddle from a man aged 81. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is also advertised.
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Dallas
Roason
Wall Street
Infants industries and travel ads in a 19th century paper
The issue blends travel rate notices for the Southern Railway with reduced fares and schedule notes, plus an extended essay on the cotton seed oil industry. It highlights U.S. production, employment, and export growth, noting a shift from imported to domestic use and current market conditions.
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United States
New York
Anderson Politician Campaigns Spark Local Attention
In Anderson on September 1, town residents recall Hampton and Tillman campaigns. The piece notes May 1800s visits and promotions shaping political momentum, with talk of McLurin’s appeal and local approvals influencing voter sentiment.
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Anderson Mall
Hampton
Tillman
Anderson
Bon ‘Tillman
Hin
Anderson Neomu
McLiurin
Best for the Bowels
Washington notes heavy transfers of funds related to crop movements, with figures from August 1810 showing surpluses and treasury movements across Chicago, New Orleans, and St. Louisiana. The month closes with substantial totals, including 2,025,040 for New Orleans and 97,050,000 overall.
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Washington
Monster
Chicago
New Orleane
Unclear Advertisement and Quack Cure Text
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dubious ad-like block touting a “Genuine stamped” cure and a dwelling sales line. It references druggy claims, antidotes, and detox promises, with scattered names and a Philadelphia address. Overall, it reads as a misleading health quackery listing with confidential correspondence note.
Agricultural Department Bulletin on Farm Labor and Wages
The Agricultural Department prepared a bulletin on farm work loads and wages across several states. It cites 1900 labor figures, noting 42,785,061 people ages ten and older in the United States with various agricultural occupations. Regional wage and monthly earning patterns are summarized, highlighting shifts by year and state, including Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, with changes in share of agricultural labor and per month earnings.
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Agricultural Department
Inhiow
Phorn
Nee
Ovar
United States
United
Waytas
Georgia
Texas
New Mexico
Washington
Michigan
North Ata
Sou Dakota
McLanern at Honea Patt in Anderson Daily Mall notes
Senator Melaurii left the city for Goonville and Honea Patt, intercepted by telephone about a Tonon Pathayn meeting. A telephonic montage from Monon Path reported 600 attendees and that Mr. Metaurin won an nomination.
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Anderson Daily Mall
Melaurii
Goonville
al Helton
Fon
Jon Anhilay
Avk
Tonon Pathayn
Ronda
Oldvous
Aahlay
Itkeoma
Nin
MaLnutin
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Monon
Pickens R R Co and Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Service
Fragmented OCR lists railway names and officials with scattered dates and places including Wilmington Navy February 24 1807 and references to Charleston Columbia Upper South Carolina Carolina and Asheville. Names EMERSON RENLY and TRAFLO MANAGER appear amid garbled text suggesting timetable or passengers notes.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Navy
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