Building Roads With Convict Labor in the South
A. Holmes notes southern states widely use convict labor for public road building to reform offenders and ease costs. The system, strongest in Georgia Tennessee Texas North Carolina and Kentucky, uses secured camps with guards and 30 to 50 workers per camp, and emphasizes lower per convict costs and minimal escape risk.
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Tennessee
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
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Board of County Commissioners
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Alabama
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Carolinas
A. Holmes
Hen Adopts Kittens In Texas Barnyard Tale
In Port Arthur Texas a barnyard hen raised five orphaned kittens after finding the cat mother and her brood in a barrel. The hen fed and protected the felines, abandoning her chicks, and the kittens now roam with the hen as guardian while the family reports no harm to the remaining poultry. Photographers have sought the unusual scene, with one image owned by Dr. Fred S. Selby of Chicago and tied to Mrs. W. P. Park.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Fred S. Selby
West Adams Street
Chicago
W. P. Park
Barber’s Chatty Banter Sparks Yonkers Controversy
In Yonkers a barber explains he talks freely to customers because most are men and women customers would change the dynamic. The remark drew attention in the Statesman as readers reflected on social norms and behavior.
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Yonkers Statesman
Automobile for Boys How to Make One That Goes Far
A step by step plan from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune for building a small propelled toy auto using a box, wood strips, spools, a weight, and a cord. The design hinges on a weighted rear axle that unwinds to power the vehicle until the weight lowers. Ends when weight hits the bottom. then repeats.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Tricks With Electricity From The Detroit Prep Press
A vintage instructional note explains a home magic experiment using a glass sheet and rubbed figures made from colored paper. Placing small cutouts under glass, rubbed to gain static electricity, makes the figures rise and “dance” against the glass, reviving when the hand touches the surface.
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Detroit Prep Press
Family Tales and Wall Street Echoes in Old ca. 19th Century Gossip
A Boston lawyer recalls a west trip where a horse theft trial led to a juror dispute and a family-backed verdict. also notes two famed Wall Street bulls Keene and Connor and their moonlit talk about bears fading from trading, ending with a sharp quip about height and reach.
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Cincinnati
Wall Street
James R Keene
Washington E. Connor
Mr Keene
Mr Connor
Connor
Keene
Salzer Seeds founder sails for Europe to study Russia and Hungary
Henry A. Salzer of La Crosse Wisconsin, renowned for Salter Seeds, sails to Europe with his wife. He plans to explore seed developments in Russia and Hungary, aiming to forge new agricultural ties and expand his seed business globally.
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Henry A. Salzer
la Crosae
Wis
Unclear Note From Chicago Chronicle About Liberty Mo Wedding
Fragmentary note from Chicago Chronicle describes a Liberty Missouri wedding gift and a curious implement described as a thingamapy for various uses. It mentions a box and a friend, with scatters of gibberish terms and humorous inquiries.
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Chieigu Chronicle
Italian Captain Endorses Peruna For Catarrh Cure
Letters from Captain O Bertoletto of the Italian Barque Lincelles in Pensacola praise Peruna for curing chronic stomach catarrh after years of failure with doctors. A congressional representative, J D Botkin, reports relief from catarrh and constipation after using Peruna and Manalin, urging others to seek Dr Hartman’s free medical advice if results are unsatisfactory.
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Feruna
J. D. Botkna
Perumm
Proms
United States
Hartman
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Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
University OF Notre Dam
Notre Dame
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Collegyameer Ouurroos
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
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