Old Georgia Plantation Falls Into Decay Amid Quiet Descent
A famous Liberty County estate once owned by John Elliott and represented Georgia in Congress from 1820 to 1828 has been sold to a Black purchaser for 2500 dollars. The 2400 acre plantation, later broken into small farms, now shows collapse as its grand manor and wealth fade, replaced by simple cabins and mud chimneys. European and world notes intermingle with local decay in this folded excerpt from the Savannah News.
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Territorial Republican Convention to Select Delegates at Santa Fe
Territorial Republican party calls a May 15 1888 convention in Santa Fe to choose two delegates and two alternates for the Chicago June 19 1888 National Convention. County representation totals 10 Bernalillo, 6 Dona Ana, 4 others with proxy rules and residency required. County conventions must occur at least twenty days before the territorial event.
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Territorial Committee
Rice growth shifts in South Carolina upland lands
In a Bil Arp letter to the Atania Con Mution he notes a new upland rice industry in South Carolina around Anderson. A farmer raised 250 bushels, sold seed to Savannah and Charleston, and upland rice fetched higher prices than low country grain. He observes yields of 60 to 80 bushels per acre and urges Georgia farmers to plant similar crops on suitable upland.
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Atania Con Mution
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Southern Hotels Price Debate and Guest Exchange
A Texan exchange over Southern hotel costs features a Peabody representative arguing higher Southern rates for first class hotels while a guest challenges the claim. The discussion touches on staff origins with a claim that Southern hotels rely on Chicago born workers to staff divisions.
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Pathetic Beggar’s Attempted Death in Danube
A Magyar old man named Janos Meryeesl, aged about 110, attempted to drown himself in the Danube to avoid supporting his elderly parents. Authorities initially doubted the tale but investigations confirmed it, describing it as a striking example of filial devotion amid hardship.
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The Newest Joke of the Day
A playful riddle sounds out the setup as one man asks another to compute three eighths. The respondent offers negative or tricky replies before producing a coin and pointing to a punny location, delivering the joke’s twist.
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