Death of Wen dell Philips An Early Anti Slavery Voice
The Baltimore American recalls Wen dell Philips as an early and great anti slavery agitator who faced pro slavery Boston and mob violence with calm eloquence. He was a radical minority figure who spoke against abuses and later embraced socialist ideas. The piece notes reactions from Atlanta and mentions Frederick Douglass and local activist Cart M. He Besatley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Philips
Baltimore, Md
Boston
Lloyd Garrison
Political chatter and press mockery from the era
The item lampoons politics with Barnum style grandiosity and party infighting. It notes Longstreet's claim of readiness for investigation, mocks Democratic factions, fears Republican quill drivers, and announces regular Reno correspondence from multiple eastern cities with promised letters and telegrams.
Keep Out of Debt Mantra From an Old Sermon
An early admonition urges readers to avoid debt as a deadly fetter. It describes debt as a vampire attacking health and happiness, binding people who cannot meet creditors or merchants. The piece advocates simple living, moral restraint, rising early, and prudent spending to safeguard freedom and peace of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim
Kolecois
Debe
Tramp Seeks Food at Noted Citizen Home
A wandering man asks for a meal at a well known resident. The citizen refuses, citing past experiences and current need for work. The tramp protests. the citizen recalls a prior winter time shelter and promises future aid next summer.
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Ammer
The Sinking of the City of Columbus
A poem by G Henry Powell recounts the January eighty four night when the steamship City of Columbus sinks off Gay Head after a crash on rocks. The captain rallies the crew but the vessel goes to the sea with a hundred souls asleep below.
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Columbus
Old Gay Head
Statesmen urged to fix errors and extend rights for all
W W Harris argues in 1884 that new era measures must end class oppression and ensure equal rights under the Magna Carta. He condemns suffrage manipulation to favor whites, questions constitutional interpretation, and calls leaders to act for the whole nation rather than a subset. February 5 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aweriex
Congress
Sebncc
H. Harris
Atlanta Letter Reflects Party Harmony and Local Deaths
The Atlanta column notes moderated weather and lively mud politics with ward meetings as a watchword. It reports Col A E Buck and Cart L M Pleasant likely Chicago-bound with broad party support and Third District harmony. Two deaths follow, John Perdue and John Shelton’s mother, 49, with Shelton affected. Shelton is a beloved Atlanta letter carrier.
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Eviiter
Atlanta
State Central Committee
Wil
State Committee
Hons
Small
Head
Barney
Slarper
Slade
King
Bell
Col. A. E. Buck
Cart. L. M. Pleasant
Chicago
Gene
Clinch County
John Perdue
John Shelton
Treatise on the Horse and His Dis Ease Sold Here
This greatest book on the treatise of the horse and his disease is offered at the Ecno office for 10 cents per copy. It is worth five dollars to any horse owner. We have 500 copies available at the stated location.
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Ecno
Cone to Brunswick transfer notice
Mr. Eugene R. Belcher has been transferred to the Revenue office at Brunswick from Atlanta for reassignment.
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Cone
Brunswick
Eugene R. Belcher
Atlanta
Handshake Styles Reveal Character and Kindness
The article argues that how a person shakes hands exposes inner traits from warmth to coldness. It describes firm, hearty grips as generous, while limp or clammy fingers signal indifference or selfishness. It ends noting handshakes symbolize friendship and cites a biblical moment about shared hearts.
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Jehu
Jonadah
The Dead Patriots and Partisan Fools Lecture
Savannah readers report a Chicago duo led by Sergeant Bates delivering a half hour talk titled The dead patriots of the past and the partisan fools of the present in a public square. The audience reportedly reacted with interest as Bates departed.
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Savannah
Sergeant Bees and Son
Chicago
Bates
Georgia
Fishing Fable of a Hireling and a Sage
A man who labors thirteen years earns a two hour vacation to fish but catches no fish. A sarcastic observer taunts him then turns the misfortune into a joke saying their luck will grow the fish larger in a future time. The tale ends with a grim pun about the afterlife.
The Power and Promise of Kind Words
The essay praises kind words as calm and uplifting, contrasting them with harsh speech. It argues kind speech reduce anger, foster goodwill, and shape a virtuous inner image, while noting society overflows with vain and hasty talk and urges wider use of kind language.
United States Marshal Sale in Schley County Georgia
A United States Marshal sale notices the execution in Raisin & Co. versus M G Statham. The property 173 101 3 acres in Schley County Georgia is offered at public auction before Savannahs Custom House on the first Tuesday in March next. Tenants in possession notified. Savannah Ga January 21 1884. R D Locke U S Marshal.
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Fifth Circuit Court of the United States
Southern District of Georgia
R. W. L. Raisin & Co
R. W. L. Raisin
M. G. Statham
M. E. Hart
G. M
Schley
State of Georgia
Savannah
Chatham
R. D. Locke
L Fried Cuts Prices on Gent's Furnishings
Goods marked down to rock bottom prices at L Fried's as times are hard and money scarce. L Fried is a leader in Gent's Furnishing Goods with great reductions in Silk Umbrellas and other items.
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L. Fried’s
L Fried
L. Fried
The Famous at 140 Congress St Offers Closeout Winter Stock
Georgia shoppers are urged to call The Famox for deeply discounted clothing regardless of cost. L Fried invites trial purchases to demonstrate low prices and potential savings in future deals, including a Be'gragia white shirt priced at 31.50. Also offered are 10,000 old newspapers for 20 cents per hundred from the Eenuo office at No 5 Jefron Street.
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Georgia
Congress St
L. Fried
Eenuo
Jefron Street
Ceiling planed yard lots at Cassel's vicinity
Ceiling planed No 1 priced at 18 50 in R R yard. Ceiling planed No 2 priced at 13 50 in R WR yard. R B REPPARD in R F W KR yard next to Cassel's wood yard.
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R. R. Yard
R. B. Reppard
R. F
W. KR. R. Yard
Cassel’s Wood Yard
A Great Truth in a Nutshell Sellout Notice
An Eco office sale offers a small book titled A Great Truth in a Nutshell about the Negro race for 25 cents. The item is promoted as scarce with 3,000 copies available and urged to be sold.
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Eco
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Promotes Health
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is advertised as a reliable remedy for colds coughs and all respiratory ailments. The ad emphasizes dangers of poisoning the fountain of life and asserts the medicine provides relief and strength for asthmatics and consumptives even in advanced illness.
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Ayr
Ayer
Graveyard Exchange Over Owed Debt In Arkanson Humor
A gentle man and his companion wander a cemetery finding a tale of debt and misfortune. They refer to Mr Pavceworth as owing ten dollars and Mr Zulkin as having died, mentioning a twenty dollar transfer and a joking view of Arkanson as a good country despite the peculiarity of the exchange.
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Arkensaw
Pavceworth
Zulkin
Traine
Arkanson
Working Man’s Trend Clothing House Opens at 140 Congress St
A storefront at 140 Congress St promotes the Fem.us New York Clothing House offering wide selections of clothing with emphasis on value. The notice suggests workers may seek affordable attire and potential wage-related hardships.
Burial Association Meeting Notice at Wallace Residence
The Burial Association of the Second African Bantise Church schedules an important meeting at J R Wallace's East Boundary Street residence 7 20 p m Monday February 11 1884. Members must attend and bring 1883 cards to balance with the books while Secretary J A Sykes is in the city. The annual report will be presented. Meeting price changed due to church revival. Rev TC Housten serves as President.
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Second
J. R. Wallace
East Boundary Street
Srd
South Broad
J. A. Sykes
TC. Housten
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Feq
Sixth -Avey
New York
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Esq
Hope Place
Mass
Gro. P. Bowrin, & Co
Sreeen Advertising Bureau
York
T. T. Harden
Tramp Brigade
Were
Tony
Hon
Frederick Douglass
Cart
M. He Besatley
Ecuo
Florida
Gainesville
The
New York ‘Tribune
Barnum
Mary
Longstreet
Pssh
Republcan
Reno
Thomasville
Athita
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicaco
Reno Regulaels
City of
G. Henry Powell
Echo
Our
Ayers
K. Power
Simber i
Broughton Street
OLI Reliable House
Bull and Whitaker
Miller Mc’ullough
Chas. Heiser, Burt & Packard
Appel Bros., Clothiers and Hatters
Longrose Street
Anderson
Smith
U. & and
Bor- Patents
Washington, D. C
Altmayer & CO
Marie Antoinette Macqulaires
Oure
Broughton
Orner South
A Levy & Bro
Drygoods
David Weishein
Daud Weandeiy & U0
Joy
Hunt
Lave
Stortford
Sroughton
Bac
Gauthier
S. Herman
BBW OK and Son
Golinteln. & Warts
Jefferson SP
Tim
Children’s O Toy Department
Mother Noble
Amity Street
New York City
Watts &c
Cornease Yarni ’G Co
5Th Ave. Place
N. Y
Goldstein & Hart’s
Jefferson Street
Savannah, Ga
Louis
Barnard and Brough”ton Streets
St. Julian Street
Southern Express
STERN
W. Allen
Barnard
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