Emergence of B F Johnson Press and Civil War era views
The piece notes the growth of the B F Johnson Publishing Co of Redhmond Virginia since 1876 and the revival of eloquence in American public life. It quotes Senator Hoar on liberty and empire and includes remarks by Charles Dudley Warner on national race and franchise issues with reflections on Reconstruction. It ends with an ad for Chamberlain's Pain-Balm at E T Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store.
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B.F. Johnson Publishing Co
Redhmond
United States Senate
House of
Senate
Hoar
Philadelphia
Poi
Warner
United States
Chamberlain
E. T. Whitehead & Co
North Carolina Voters Face New Constitutional Article
A public notice presents the full proposed amendment to replace Article VI of the state constitution. It details suffrage qualifications, residency, registration, poll taxes, education, and eligibility rules for voters and officers, including disqualifications for denial of belief in God and certain crimes.
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North Carolina
United States
General Assembly of
General Assembly
Inscriptions in the Entrance Hall at Washington Library
A collection of quotes adorns gilt tablets in the Main Entrance Hall. Attributed sayings from Milton Carlyle Bacon Ovid and others extol truth wisdom learning and the value of books as guides to life and society.
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Washington Library
Novalis
Milton
Carlyle
Shirley
Longfellow
Henry IV
Emerson
Bacon
Browns' Iron Bitters Marketed by Sealers
An OCR fragment notes the Browns' Iron Bitters being sold by sealers as part of a claim that impure blood causes most diseases and that eminent physicians support this theory. It mentions a Seven old Soetoro and that the product is marketed by Browns' Iron Bitters.
Notable Nicknames of Famous Figures Across History
A survey of nicknames shows Lord Beaconsfield as Dizzy and Palmerston as Pam. Sir Walter Scott yielded Wizard of the North while Edmund Spenser was Mother Hubbard. Robert Stephenson became Rocket and Galvani Froggie. Newton was dubbed President. Rosebery called Rosy and Balfour Golfie. Marshal Ney named Le Brave. Wellington nicknamed Trunco for his prominent nose.
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Electea
Beaconsfield
Dizzy
Palmerston
Pam
Walter Scott
Edmund Spencer
Hubbard
Robert Stephenson
Rocket
Galvani
Froggie
Sir Isaac Newton
Bing
Royal Society
Lord Rosebery
Marshal Ney
le Brave
Duke of Wellington
Trunuco
Chamberlains Colic Remedy Endorsed in Virginia
A reader reports a strong relief from flux after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The testimonial notes a permanent cure and recommends the product, sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Drugist.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Lynch
Dorr
W. Va
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Bible ignorance cited in Atlanta Journal study
Rev D C F Thwing reports from Century Magazine on Bible knowledge among college students in the Northeast and Midwest. Tests show only about half of men and women correctly explained simple biblical allusions, with many unable to name familiar figures or events. He faults modern reading habits and eroded family prayer for the decline.
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Atlanta Journal
D.C. F. Thwing
Century Magazine
Thwing
Unio University
Tennyson
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Cain
Esau
Ruth
Joseph
Arimathea
Jacob
Hezekiah
Pilgrim’s Progress
Falks
United States
Betsy A. Marett
Manistee
Manistee Co
Mich
Johnston
Sarsa Michigan Drug Company
Detroit
Mice
Death of Miss Mary Jane Hickman of Warres County
Miss Mary Jane Hickman sister of Beau Hickman of North Carolina dies at the family home in Warres County. The piece recalls Beau Hickman's famed social rise and peculiar finances, including a noted anecdote in New York about settling a hotel bill with a single cent and a later offer of $50 to repeat the prank at Astor House.
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Mary Jane Hickman
Beau Hickman
Washington
New York
London
Warres County
Beau
Brummell
Beau Brummell
Hickman
New York City
Liera
Miesmaz
Hickmine
Astor House
Dipatch
N. Y. Times
Buschee's German Syrup Promoted For Severe Lung Troubles
An advertisement urges readers to treat severe threats and lung troubles with Buschee's German Syrup, claiming it heals tissues, reduces inflammation, and stops dangerous symptoms. Also mentions Roberts Tastetss and a moral quote about respect guiding manners.
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T. Whitehead & Co
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South Carolina
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