Brains Notes Taste for Short Stories in American Letters
The piece surveys early 20th century fiction trends noting Schreiner and El loyal favorites and the rise of short stories, the shift in publishers, and names like Amelie Rives Chandler Nelson Pave Octave Thanet Bret Harte and more. It also critiques McKee Rankin plans to dramatize Lincoln’s death for profit. Brains magazine launches with literary coverage from Meadville.
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New York
Olive Schreiner
Jerry
Sarah Barnwell
Scribner's Magazine
Femi
Amelie Rives-Chandler
Thomas Nelson Pave
Octave Thanet
Bret Harte
Richard Harding Davis
Richard Malcom Johnston
McKee Rankin
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Rankin
Law Vanderpoole
P. P. P. Promoted For Wide Range Of Ailments
A vintage advertisement urges daily health habits using Simmons Liver Regulator and praises P. P. P. for scrofula general weakness nervousness indigestion rheumatism and female complaints. Women commend the remedy and urge readers to try it and share with neighbors.
Simmons Liver Regulator Daily Dose Heals Indigestion
A daily dose of Simmons Liver Regulator promises relief and prevention of indigestion, according to the notice.
Affections of the bowels cured by Simmon's Liver Regulator
An advert claims bowels ailments common in children stem from a disordered liver and that Simmon's Liver Regulator cures this condition. The copy presents the product as a universal remedy for digestive issues attributed to liver dysfunction.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
Ice in Car-Load Lots at Retail Depots and Factory
Ice in car-load lots advertised with locations the Main Office at 235 1-2 Wilmington Street Retail Depots at 237 Fayetteville Street 20 West Hargett Street and Factory at West Street Foot of Hargett Street.
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Wilmington St
Fayetteville St
West
Hargett St
West Street
Hargett Street
P. P. P. Promoted By Physicians For Wide Range Of Cures
A physician in New York and a Savannah railway superintendent report successful use of P P P Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium for syphilis scrofula blood diseases malarial rheumatic and digestive ailments. The ad claims many certificates and declares P P P purifies the blood preventing catarrh and aiding old sores skin eruptions and skin diseases.
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New York
Savannah
South
Condensed schedule of Atlantic Coast Line routes and branches
Schedule dated June 7 91 lists rail connections on the Atlantic Coast Line from Weldon to Scotland Neck Greenville Kinston and Halifax with daily and weekly frequencies. Includes West Point Richmond Raleigh Keysville Oxford Henderson Durham Raleigh connections and through coaches and mixed trains via Durham Oxford Keysville Richmond Weldon and Bay Line with notes on exceptions and officials names JOHN F. DIVINE J. R. KENLY T. M. EMERSON.
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Scotland Neck
Weldon
Halifax
Greenville
Kinston
Kirston
Sleeping Car Service On Southern Trains
Rail timetable notice lists Pullman Buffett Sleeper routes on trains 9 10 11 12 between Atlanta New York Washington New Orleans Richmond Danville Raleigh Greensboro Knoxville and related connections. Officials W A Turk H Green J L Taylor Sol Hass outline sleeper paths and city offices in Raleigh Washington Richmond.
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Pullman Buffett
Atlanta
New York
Danville
Augusta
Goldsboro
Asheville
Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
New Orleans
Montgomery
Richmond
Raleigh
Greensboro
Salisbury
R.R Bridgers
W. A Turk
Pass.Agt
N. C
H.green
J. L. Taylor
L M’g’r
Washington, D.C
D.C
Sol. Hass
Richmond, Va
Trains from Durham via Lynchburg connect to Richmond lines
Trains depart Durham on No. 22 local at 7 55 a m and No. 2 mail at 4 20 p m. No. 1 mail and express arrives at noon and No. 21 local at 5 55 p m. Nos 1 and 2 connect at Denniston Junction with Atlantic and Danville trains for Raleigh and Danville. Lynchburg connections link to Richmond and Danville Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western for points north east west and south west. W N Mitchell General Superintendent Lynchburg Va daily.
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West Point
Richmond
Raleigh
Keysville
Oxford
Henderson
Durham
Oxfo
Washington
Southwestern Vestibule Limited
Atlanta
Danville
Greensboro
Salisbury
Charlotte
Lynchburg
Goldsboro
Baltimore
Denniston Junction
Atlantic
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
W.N. Mitchell
Gen. Supt
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Gunter
Edward Eggleston
Tte
American Copyright League
Albion W. Tour Gee
Gertrude Franklin Atherton
San Francisco Examiner
Ambrose Bierce
Meadville
Simmons
P.P. P
J. T. Norton
Marion, N.C
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington & Weldon R
Tarboro
Albemarle & Raleigh R. K
Willamston
Plymouth
Williamston
N. G
Midland
Smithfield
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Spring Hope
Clinton Branch
War
Clinton
Warsaw
Wilson and Fayetteville
Northene
Wilson
Magnolia
Bay Line
John F. Divine
J. R. Kenly
T. M. Emerson
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Wilmington
Faye’eville
Fayeeville
Sanford
Walnut Cove
Mt. Airy
Bennetteville
Maxton
Fayetteville
Rameeur
Madison
Segee
J. W. Fry
Pass
Meil
Sun
Macon
Warren Flaine
An Kittrell
Franklinton
Wake Forest
Mill Brook
Armsleigh
Louisburg Railroad
Lowsburg
Louisburg
John C. Winder
L. T. Myers
WM. Smith
Gibeon
NORTR
Passenge Ly Ase Sens
A.m. Gibson
Ar Hamlet
Jeneee
Aberdeen
Sout
Rn Pines
Cameron
Moncure
Merry Oaks
Pittsboro Road
Pittsboro
Arriv
J. C. Winder
L Myers
Snrt
Carthage Railroad
Carthage
W. C. Petty
Ichmond & Danville Railroad Company
St. Richmond
Burkeville
Winston-Salem
Statesville
Hot Springs
Salisbu
Spartanburg
Columbia
Atly
Columb
Salish
Evecece
Sineessn
Richmond Seerece
Faet Mail
Ly Weldon
Rocky Mt
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Ly Wilson
Selma
Goldeboro
Dail Sun Ly Chaimingean
Cave
B’y Mount
Mt. Ai
O. Ly
Wington
Ben
Tteville Ly
Lippman
Savannah, GA
D&w
Larkin S. Hall
Wake County
Court House
N.C
Oberlin
W. H. Moore
R. E. Ellis
Ed. Smith
Said Hall
B. F. Montague
Raueien
Roanoke College
Mexico
Japan
North Carolina
Salem Free
Julius D. Dreher
D&w-1m
C. E. Holton
C. D. Benbow
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Bingham School
University of North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
Swannanoa
Asheville, N. C
Howell Cobb
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