Mail and rail connections from Washington to southern cities line
Rail and mail routes described connect at Charlotteville and Lenoir Warg with various lines, extending to Nashville New Orleans and Danville. Mixed trains operate from Alexandria daily except Sunday with specific departure and arrival times and notable connections to the Valley Road and Middleburg lines. Mercer Slaughter note implies a trainmaster signature.
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Danville
Polnte
Main Line
Alexandria
Activ Sirta
Miussons
Washington
Strat Biegati
Levee Strasburg
Aexandria
Mixa Frais
Mahasssa
Ales Pudels
Suncay
Strasburg
Siacaio
Goring
Paandsia Bur
Middleburg
North
Orleans
Danvill Tunaigh
Throndwest
Mercer Slaughter, GT. A. Novisintr
Lelington
Dsvision
Rune
Finntington
Richmond
Hartington
Willameou's
Scioto Valley R. R
Cincinatti
Wee
Ashland
Wastesboro
St Nortl
Lynchburg Junction
New Ke
Daly
Huntington
Waynesboro
Worth
Wasngton
Lynchburg
Sunville
Charlottessilie Daly
Camelton
Remedy For Weak Or Sore Eyes And Musings On Value
A reader offers an elder flower eye wash recipe using five vent cake steeped in soft water, plus three drops of land amm liquor, strained and bottled for use. Compresses soaked in the mixture aid inflamed eyes, with cautions to keep cool. The note also praises the value of creativity and common labor through brief aphorisms from Piedmont State.
Barbed Wire Fence Feats Size and Cost for Fences
The piece reviews barbed wire fencing, endorsing two strands of No 12 steel, galvanized and twisted, with four to five inch barbs. It discusses costs, fence configurations, and Wisconsin style reductions, noting the Illinois Central railroad plan and variations. It laments the decline of the Osage orange hedge as barbed wire adoption grows and moisture conservation and drought mitigation diminish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois
Pearls of Thought on Love Jealousy and Virtue
A series of maxims exploring how appearance misleads judgment and affection, noting that loving is heart to mind admiration and that virtue wanes when poverty strikes. It compares human character to plants, warns empty purses trouble uprightness, and asserts strong friendships arise from shared trials.
Soil Exhaustion and Crop Rotation Significance
Soil exhaustion occurs when nutrients are removed faster than they are replaced, leaving land unable to yield paying crops even in favorable weather. Lawes and Gilbert’s Rothamsted experiments show continuous clover and root crops deplete soil more than cereals, underscoring the value of crop rotation to maintain fertility and reduce weeds.
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Lawes
Gilbert
Rothamsted
England
Wrong Head in a Drug Store Prank
Uncle Mose sought headache relief at an Austin avenue drug store. He sniffed salts of ammonia and nearly lost breath, threatening violence when approached again. He explains the headache relief remains a mystery until he consults his wife at home, a comical misadventure from Zexas Siftings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Mose
Austin Avenue
American Women Have The Smallest Hands In The World
American women are said to have the smallest hands, with French gloves for the U.S. market being narrower than any others. The essay notes that only large city shops abroad stock gloves small enough for an average or smaller hand and cites a Eastern Europe resident who orders from New York for gloves.
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France
Europe
New York
Stixsox & Co
Por
Ind
Maine
Apolite quip on books and wives ends in cemetery tease
A wry exchange shows a wife noting her husband never takes her to the cemetery, to which he replies that visiting there is a pleasure he anticipates, a joke reflecting on judging value by outward beauty and domestic humor.
Two Young Men Visit Mrs Jones in Detroit
A Detriot item describes two young men visiting Henderson to meet the Misses Jones. A colored doorman misinterprets their intent, sparking a humorous exchange about which Miss Jones is meant. The scene ends with the men being teased as possibly drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Misses Jones
Waiting for Thee Delays Trigger Funny Exit
A tale of a singer waiting for his beloved loses his tempo when the elderly man at the window promises a quick arrival and the artist slips from the moment, stepping away from the waiting business.
Neuralgine endorsed for neuralgia and headache in public notice
Frank L. Harason, State Librarian in Atlanta, January 14 1880, reports testing Neuralgine on himself and others. He claims it is specific for neuralgia and headache and recommends it to the public. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Harason
Atlanta, GA
Messrs. Hutchison Bros
Frank L. Harrlson
Brown Chemic. CO
Baltimore
Buons Cugicar, Co
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SIA Midland Railway
S. Barbour
Seth
Deave
Loteenvitie
Hanvilles
Bit
Eave
Panville
Charlottesville
Gordonville
Aisgion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Jhxi
Yoo
Gordonsvill
Seevilli
Harston
Gorm
Chillostheca
Ram
S&p. P
East Wed
Gus Mogeville
Portsmouth
Duc Huntly A
de Hinton
Wilianson
Kane Dub Staunten
Chariotter
Culverwell
Eurest
Luis
the Culverwell Medical CO
Pe St
New Work
Tennyson
Vanderbilt
United States
Piedmond
Heaven
Earth
A. Curtis
Winston
N C
Orrosire
INTEL
SF Daily Papers
Orudek
Western Rail Road
Lynchburs
Knoxville
iWest
Stee
Blue Ridge
Eghany Mountains
A K. Pearue
Assenger Alayne
Billeee L
BROWN
J. Perkins
Max Meadows
Biarch
Sohn Hi. Allen
Winston, N. C
R. D. Sohnson
Courthouse ‘Square
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David
Landreth&sons
PHILA
Jacopa
A. Vogeler & CO
Wia
Jacobtise
J.H. Masten
C. H. Tise
Jacobtise & CO
East Side Court House Square
Hatch
Reane Nene
Queensware
Hardware
Efuornlatonree
Society Item
Tsun & Co
Augusta, Mame
Manog Hance
E. Gilmer
Saxony
WOOL
Cuba
WSI Et
Barrels
Kitts
Randolph
Cedar Falls
Lebaon
Fries’ J’ Ao
Fries
Fries’ Cassimeres
Cottonades
J. E. Gilmer
West
Piedmont
N. C
M. W. Norfleet
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