Georgia Happenings Report Shows Local Growth and Events
Chipley to build a $5000 creamery as stockholders show enthusiasm. The Georgia Hussars Troop A won a rifle match near Savannah by 41 points over the New Jersey guardsmen. Savannah mayor forms a citizens industrial committee to attract manufacturing. Austell to host Red Men orphan home. A Savannah panel of judges to draft resolutions on Judge Erskine’s death reports March 4. Spalding County farmers resist Mississippi cotton growers’ plan. Rome celebrates prospects for Massachusetts mills and new industries. Macon jail break frees five inmates including Tom Allen. Carr’s relatives post a $200 reward. Lucy Cobb Institute to exhibit at Cotton States Expo. Georgia pension schedule updated. old soldier pensions paid March 12 with new law in May. Fertilizer formulas warned illegal unless registered. agriculture dept offers free correct formulas. Cobb County gold mining prospects grow. Lost Mountain area showing promise. Central railroad plan seeks fixed charge reductions to about $1.506 million. no changes to other railroads or management. Georgia Chautauqua Albany program announced for March 18 opening and events through April 3.
Georgia Chautauqua session opens with noted speakers
The seventh chautauqua session in Georgia is set for April 4 to 6 with Rev. George T. Dowling of Boston delivering the opening sermon. Participating dignitaries include Dr. M. Hazard, Hon. Lionel Laing, Rev. George Eager, Rev. John Fernly, and Governor Atkinson among others, signaling a strong and expansive program. Mrs. T. J. Simmons will direct the chorus, and the event is hailed as a major regional institution growing in popularity.
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George T. Dowling
Boston
Mass
M. ©. Hazard
Lionel C. Laing
George B. Eager
Montgomery
John Fernly
Sewanee
Tenn
G. BR. Glenn
Wallace Bruce
George M. Brown
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
A. H. Merrill
Vanderbilt University
W. Y. Atkinson
Fleming du Bignon
Warren Candler
Chautauqua
T. J. Simmons
Eufaula
Georgia
Bissell Resigns As Postmaster General Amid Private Interest Claim
Postmaster General Bissell resigns to return to Buffalo law practice. He states personal professional demands require retirement and that the cabinet remains harmonious. William L Wilson of West Virginia is named as likely successor, with talks of a Mexican mission if not for official duties.
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Bissell
Cleveland
Buffalo
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
Wilson
Wreck on L. and N. near Montgomery injures multiple
A Louisville and Nashville train bound for New Orleans with Mardi Gras passengers overturned eight coaches south of Montgomery on Saturday morning and caught fire. One man was killed outright and a woman was probably fatally injured.
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Louisville
Nashville
Montgomery
New Orleans
A Medley of Humorous Vignettes and Quips From Newspapers
A collage of jokes and comic dialogue from multiple 19th century periodicals. Anecdotes involve domestic life, theater manners, dyspepsia, maritial mischief, and witty exchanges. Notable bits reference a loving father, a Russian suitor, a pirate of fashion, and a country hotel dinner table misadventure.
Life Insurance Question Framed by Agent in Quip
A comic exchange has an agent asking Chugwater if he carries any life insurance. The response, terse and humorous, highlights a brisk, rustic tone and a casual departure from formal insured status.
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Chugwater
Potlatch and Chinook customs in early Northwest notes
The Potlatch among the Siwash Indians of Washington is a gift-based redistribution ritual. W E Curtis describes inheritance ideas, ancestral estates, and family obligations, with remarks on tribal terms for white newcomers and a greeting word.
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Washington
Columbia River
Rocky Mountains
W. E. Curtis
Chicago
An Official Banquet
Victor Smith a former Ohio resident and friend of Secretary Chase disturbed the Treasury Department's final days. As collector at Port Townsend Washington Territory he moved the Custom House to Puget Sound then Port Angels and hosted revenue officers in finery. He served a simple repast and joked about roasting apples.
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Victor Smith
Ohio
Chase
Treasury Department
Port Townsend
Washington Territory
Smith
Custom House
Puget Sound
Port Angeles
Shubrick
Curious talk of mermaids and Japanese breeding tricks
An account from Jamrachs in London recounts a question to a famed animal catcher about mermaids and how experiments by the Japanese have altered exotic trades. It mentions the profit drop from mermaids, the telescope fish bred by artificial selection, white lava sparrows raised in white rooms, and dwarf trees fifty years old yet only an inch tall.
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Jamrach’s
London
Ron
Frank Buckland
Germany
New York Journal
Experience of a Horse in Blanchard’s Market Tale
A Bangor Maine Commercial item narrates a failing horse in Blanchard being traded through three owners for odd payments: three pounds of pepper, an old vest, and three bushels of turnips, illustrating a rough chain of pawns as the animal circulates.
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Blanchard
Dobbin
Bangor
The Triumph of Conservative and Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A promotional advertisement praises surgical avoidance by stating many conditions like fibroid uterus tumors and strictures can be treated without cutting. It extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to ease childbirth and improve nourishment, citing Mrs. Dora A. Guttere's testimonial about relief, strength, and capability after use.
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BFE
Sean End
Forphiet
Coe
Dora A. Guttere
Oakley, Overton Co
Tren
Literary Trials in Hopscotch Magazine clash over plots
A debate over originality features Dulcimer and a writer named Putwell, claiming theft of a plot used in Hopscotch Magazine and an Evening Scooper article from over a year prior. The exchange hints at publication timelines and accusations of borrowing ideas. Meanwhile, promotional blurbs tout Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Kilmer’s Swamp Root, claiming relief from fever, malaria, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
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Hiswell
Dulcimer
Hopscotch
Evening Scooper
Putwell
A Country Without a Newspaper
A passage notes that An dorra, a small republic near the Pyr enees, supposedly the only civilized state with no newspaper published. It covers about thirty six by thirty miles, under France protection, with 14,000 inhabitants who speak Spanish and few capable of trained marksmanship.
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Andorra
Pyrenees
Lerida
Ariege
France
Spurgeon on Smoking Passages Shared in Goodwill
The New York Post recalls a tale from Adderly's Goodwill about Charles Spurgeon a famed smoker who once discussed Bible reading with a pious lady. He noted that while the Bible mentions the Valley of Baca not smoking, the exchange highlights his wit and religious context.
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Valley of
Baca
New York Post
Breakfast Room Inquiry Sparks Jones Morning Check
A Washington Star joke notes a caller at a hotel asking if Mr. Jones is up and then down, prompting the clerk to reply. The exchange ends with the caller heading to the breakfast room to see him.
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Mr. Jones
Washington Star
Progress of the South German paper lauds postwar recuperation
The Der Auswanderer praises the southern states as the most inviting region, citing population growth from 9.1 million in 1850 to 16.5 million in 1890, a rise of 80 percent, while the North Atlantic region grew 64 percent. It notes vast real estate and personal property rebounds, including slaves valued at about 1.55 million head, and highlights Texas leading personal property gains. The piece emphasizes remarkable regional recovery and warns carpetbag governance hindered gains.
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New York
South
Southern Confederacy
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Confederate States
Confederacy
Hermit Marine Dweller Eyes Doomed Cities After Sinking Prophecy
A 70 year old hermit Richard Smith resides in a derelict boat anchored in Frisco bay. He prophesies San Francisco and Oakland will drown, claims to be a chosen savior, and awaits followers of the Messiah while surviving on pancakes beans and potatoes. He travels with religious books and adheres to Tolstoyan teachings.
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Frisco Bay
Richard Smith
Nash
San Francisco
Oakland
Smith
Noah
Count Tolstoi
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Chipley
Georgia Hussars
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Savannah
New Jersey Guardsmen
Myers
Citizens’ Industrial Committee
Orphans’ Home Committee
Grand Council of the Red Men of
Austell
Red Men’s Orphan’s Home
Emory Speer
Messie
William Garrard
George A. Mercer
Thomas M. Norwood
J. R. Saussy
Erskine
Spalding County
Bailey
Rome
Massachusetts
Macon
Tom Allen
Charles Carr
Ed Johnson
Joe Rosenbaum
R. A. Orus
Ed Paul
Bibb County
Carr
Crus
Lucy Cobb
Athens
Thomas R. R. Cobb
United States
Old Commonwealth
Richard Johnson
Nesbitt
Department of Agriculture
Cobb County
Lost Mountain
H. M. Comer
Central Railroad
Savannah and Western
Augusta
Atlanta
State Board of Pharmacy
State Capitol
Alice
Martydom
Sweet Alice
Ben Sweet Alice
Indianapolis Journal
Annie
Fannie
Puck
Matilda
Jimmy
Harper’s Bazar
Higbee—‘‘Newed
Robbins
Cooking School
Lannon
Mrs. Norris
Mr. Norris
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Lord Dumley
St. Paul
Johnnie
Mr. Chugwater
Chicago Tribune
Southern Ry
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Spurgeon
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
Hood
Mia
Elizabeth Wolfe
Clara
Boston Courier
Hall
Fr. Caenzy & Co
Toledo
F.j.cheney
West & Truax
Watpine, Kirsan & Marvis
Toedo
G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
Cardus
Hegre
Bria
California
Cal
W.L. Doucas
W. L. Douglas
Reno
Anu
Detroit Free Press
Pompey
Faust
Caesar
George Washington
Adam
Baltimore Herald
Loyd ST
Charles A. Baldwin
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