Highwayman scene and odd anecdotes from The Progress
A ragged highway robbery unfolds on a camp trail as a bandit with a Winchester robs a party while a man photographs the scene. The entry includes satirical quips from the London Telegraph and a quip about banns of marriage. It also notes animals that eat parts of themselves, from a hyena to an eagle, with a reflection on human self-cannibalism under anger and fear.
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Camp Yon
Desperado
Sonny
Professor Shuttleworth
London
Devonshire
Swain
Mr. Shuttleworth
London Telegraph
Unreturned Lands Notice of Tax Delinquency 1900
After checking tax books the assessor lists parcels not returned for taxes for 1900. If not paid by Monday April 8 they will be advertised for sale. Included is Lot 58 and a 1 2 acre lot described as Pee R J Lewis TODO 1st district.
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Pee RJ
LEWIS
Todo 1St
Curious Fourth avenue sabers show metal sheet method
A New York Herald report explains how magnetic iron ore blades are made by layering thin metal sheets on iron rods, welding them into a block, repeatedly heating and hammering, creating a saber with about a thousand layered sheets.
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Ove
Tam
Fourth Avenue
New York Herald
The Abused Mule Chronicle Note
An Atchison Glebe letter rails at mules as abused work animals in a pointed joke about mule behavior and human foolishness. The writer argues mules work hard on light feed yet receive only mistreatment, contrasting with horses often depicted fleeing with a frightened family in buggies.
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Miver
Atchison Glebe
Dust the Opposite From Moneyed Matrimony
A fragmentary exchange shows a woman who leveraged marriage for wealth scolding her husband about his risen status. He interrupts to remark the description of his new, matrimonial standing. The writing preserves a tense social dynamic and sharp dialogue.
Golden Rheumatic Cure praised in Tifton testimonials
A collection of dated endorsements from residents of Tifton Georgia from 1887 to 1901 extols the Golden Rheumatic Cure. Patients describe relief from rheumatism and blood disorders after two bottles, with several noting cure from long-standing symptoms and even paralysis in the left side. The letters identify Goodman & Strozer as the sellers and include names like Kendrick MD and Leroy McWhite.
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Goodman & Strozer
Tifton
Druggiate
Tifton Ga
RT Kendrick
MD Tifton
Thurman Tifton Ga
Thad
J B Wallis
S McDuitie Tifton
Young Tifton Ga
Leroy
Leroy McWhite
McDuffie
Messrs Goodman & Strozer
Hurst Arlington, Ga
W H Hornley
Corey
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Vienna
Dooly County
HD Smith
Indianapolis
Sun
Memphis
Gaid
Tsay
Hetire
Memphis Scimitar
Lysippus
Christian Press
Macbeth
Miss Blank
Osborne
Osborne Columbia
M. EH. Rushin
Plymouth
Brahma
Buff Wyandotte
White Holland
P. Swearingen
Vienna, GA
Dominique
J.M. Ward
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