Origin of Dixie’s Land
The song Dixie’s Land, created in 1 by Daniel Emmett for Bryant’s minstrels, grew from a circus crowd remark I wish I was in Dixie as northern tents grew cold. It became a New York hit and spread across the Union via wandering minstrels. In fall 1860 Mrs John Wood sang it in New Orleans burlesque Pocahontas, sparking broad public adoption. A New Orleans publisher then had air harmonized and rearranged, publishing it with words reflecting the city’s Southward mood.
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Dixie's Land
Daniel Emmett
Bryant
Emmet
Dixie
Dixie Land
New York
Union
John Wood
New Orleans
Ladies’ Home Journal
Shocking Calamity Reported In WillfordArk
Dr A Kellett of Willford Ark describes a railroad laborer’s severe foot crush injury. Bucklen arnica salve promptly treated the wound and skin eruptions including burns and boils. The ad touts the product as a world champion healer with a 25 cent price, sold by R F Lovelady.
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Tely
A. Kellett
Willford
Ark
Bucklen
R. F. Lovelady
Broadway Car Conductor Sees Quiet Night Exchange
In a late hour aboard a Broadway streetcar, a young man discreetly hands a folded slip to the conductor and remarks on the human drama aboard. The exchange leads to a brief, almost ceremonial moment before the note is tucked away, as other passengers observe with muted interest.
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Stollow
Peneil
Condictor
Weil
Homer
Blane
Minera
New York
Limes
Words of Wisco on learning and virtue in public life
The excerpt expounds on learning with thought, modesty, and moral courage. It emphasizes education as shaping behavior, not just knowledge, and advocates calm, proportionate action. It notes that vindictiveness reveals moral lack and that the vindictive often imagine injuries to justify revenge.
How Caviar Is Made and Fagot Party Entertainment
A historical sketch explains caviar production from catching to canning, noting best quality when stored sealed and kept cool. It describes washing, warring through screens to separate eggs, salt packing, and final canning for export, plus a simple home service method on toast with lemon and olive oil. It then shifts to a popular summer pastime, the fagot party, where guests contribute a line of entertainment and vote for the best act with a prize.
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Russia
Wylam Whispers and Local Notices Highlight Colorful Shenanigans
Wylam and Pratt City residents share visits and marriages, while rumors swirl of a cutting over a game, a lamp-induced fire causes $200 damage, and talk of Wylam blind tigers prompts calls for action. Other items include guests from Pratt City, a local wedding invitation, and police-like crusade notes.
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Ivan Guclé and Electrical Co
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Sam Foley
Undertaker
Greenwood Cemetery
Methodist Church
Pratt City
Soule Hotel
Sylacauga, Alabama
de G. Cruise
Ttn
Birmingham Business College
Potter Bede
Kermott
Fask
C. V. Holmes
Worden
West Bot
BO Pays
W. M. Strickin
Cale
First Enue
Byrum & Butcher's
Ensley
Mies
Greensboro, Ala
S. M. Hosmer
Fagot Party
S Wylam
F. Monaghen
Pat Monaghan
Foster Finkles
Sleepy Tollow
Mlossburg
J. H W. Eubank
Maury Mable
Decatur, Gay
Peston Eubank
A. Blee
T.P. Kemp
Bessemer
Wylam
Wait Whitton
Ellis
J. ¢ Brown
Lower Wylam
James Pow
Mesdames
J. V. Dickinson
J. Woods
A. Rice
Milton Duncan
Tuscaloosa
Mary Davis
William S. Morris
Nettie Crain
E. J. Hudnall
Charles Comstock
H. C. Nelms
le Cren
Organized Labor
BEARS
the Herald Office
Union Printing Office
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Mall
J. W. Brown & CO
Telephone
Ture
Ensley-Pratt 16¢ Company
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