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Newspaper

Waycross Headlight

Location

Waycross, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1887

Page

3

Savanna Florida and Western Railway Service Listing

Savanna Florida and Western Railway operates daily trains including Pullman and coach cars from New York to Tampa and Jacksonville to Cincinnati via multiple routes. The timetable mentions connections through Waycross, Macon, Jesup, Thomasville, Montgomery,Pensacola, and Louisville with express and long distance services under Superintendent Fleming.

New Orleans Pensacola Terksonville Louisville Thomasville Atlanta Nashville Jacksonville Cincinnati Jesup Weshington Traiedle Montgomery Pullman Wayorees Aiey Macon Atlacooza East Florida Express Beranot Waycross Cillahen Ly Jackson Ly Wille Sham Salam Lire Ree Ar Bilam Dupont Lake City Lyville Quitman Thoaieavills Ikral Ok Louie Gad Samerilie Ite Sinano Jacksonville Jeanp Icary Bertow Mentgomey Gaines Rill

Fragmented OCR Narrative on Colonel Yerger and Escape

Disjointed text recounts Colonel Percy Yerger's homecomings and his wife reacting angrily. Vague references to a pretty girl in Leipzig, a marriage question, and scattered notes about a “great master” and a lilting historical travel tale. Includes garbled names, medicines, and a sheep drive in a corral setting.

Percy Yerger Weill Petrous Tam

Cowboy's Fall Into Fiery Crater Ends Tragic Ride

From the Laramie Boomerang comes a report of a Texan cowboy named Connelly, aged 21 to 22, who rode toward a burning coal seam in Power River country. He vanished into a crater as hot air scorched the men and the column of smoke and flame erupted, while companions fled on swift horses.

Laramie Hugh Connelly Pia Connelly

Rainstorm Saves Western Irrigation Conflict

A Colorado canal dispute between English investors and Utah farmers escalated to threats of armed conflict. Armed guards along the ditch and price hikes prompted farmer protests, but a heavy rainstorm flooded the canals, easing tensions and averting violence. The unexpected weather halted the potential battle and allowed irrigation to proceed.

Chicago Herald Colorado Ops Centennial party + fishmen High Line Cans Company Agriculcom Ken Shotquee Jen Andry

Pig Iron Miller Dead Diver Known for Brave Rescues

William Miller, famed as Pig Iron Miller for his iron diving feats, died in Se uing. He rescued many from drowning and earned a Board of Trade medal for bravery. His lifelong work involved lifting iron pig from shipwrecks and diving under heavy water pressure.

William Miller Se Uing Obie Bost Board of Trade Frances Iy Si Mina

President’s Weight Loss Fad Through Swedish Massage

A humorous piece critiques a Swedish massage based regimen touted to slim the President without drugs or dieting. It humorously details exercises performed on a carriage and floor, showing why the movement cure is considered impractical and exhausting, even suggesting spectators would pay to watch.

White House United States Snd Ustrons

Reminiscences of an Old Cornish Meeting House in Maine

Mr L W Small recalls life at a rural Cornish meeting house in Maine with hinged pews that creaked loudly when users rose for prayers. The pulpit gate slammed as the preacher entered, and coal boxes warmed feet. A horse trot marked dedication. morals barred a store and a horse race with Medford rum. Choir singers moved forward to aid hymn singing, and a gay widower in a blue coat drew attention with squeaky birch bark soles. A later revolt banished two instrumentalists the choir insisted had no souls.

L. W. Small Oxford County Lila Boyhood Small Bmall Mr. Small Eebes

Closer than a Brother Porus plaster dispute over a bargain

Fred suffers a lame back and consults with others about a porus plaster investment. Henry questions him while the young man endures medical and economic pressures. The exchange reveals tensions between business principles and patient comfort as the plaster becomes a burden.

Fred Henry

Red Star Cough Car Advertised in Fragmented Notice

A garbled 19th century notice touts Red Star Cough Car as a cure for severe coughs. It includes lines about fashion advice for porcelain and brass items and features misread names and places, indicating a noisy OCR of an old classified ad or medical elixir promotion.

Profewor ‘Williams Delaware

Physician defies peers with Warner's safe cure claim

An English physician writes a bold letter to the Family Doctor praising Warner's safe cure for Bright's disease and kidney ailments. He recounts his trials, the dramatic patient recoveries, and urges other doctors to abandon professional prejudice and trial the remedy. The Colleges threaten discipline, yet patients improve and the remedy gains supporters among the public despite opposition from mainstream medicine.

Avery England Britain Tebeweer Ager Bright Kidpey Addy Bright Warcer Warner Manly College of and Queen's College Titer

Fragmentary Scene In A Crowded Carriage

A garbled passage describes a crowded car where two ladies and a baby sit ahead of two seats. A younger Indies passenger picks up a stray paper and asks if it is the other person’s. The page reveals a bold heading about hog cholera being very fatal this year, hinting at a sly glance and social awkwardness.

Chicago

Easy Enough Escapes a Rejection in Brief Exchange

A terse dialogue reveals Jenole telling another that she and Tom are out. He received his quietus last evening and believed she would have him, though she sat only. His reaction is described as easy, noting his habit of taking negatives. The excerpt ends with a clipped remark about his occupation as a photographer.

Jenole Tom

Whisky on the Mail Run Sparks Postal Inquiry

A Chicago Railway Mail Service crew faced discipline after a whisk e flask was slipped into an empty mail pouch and mails to Pekin were found whisky soaked. Two clerks were removed from duty following an investigation, with prohibitionists in Pekin refusing to accept the tainted letters and a public row ensuing.

Railway ‘Mail Postal Service Rens Chicago Yat Pekin

Fragmented ad and local quip about funeral layout

The piece blends a quip by a St Louis man about a well laid out city with an ad fragment for St Lerce's Golden Medical Discovery and Scott's Emulsion. It touts cures for scrofula and debility, plus a work-at-home opportunity from Nets & Co claiming profits with no capital. Names include Hat tests Co Fortland Maine and W. A. Hulwente M D Salisbury. The tone resembles a late 19th century newspaper snip with promotional content.

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