A Southern Journey Through Prosperous towns and Marietta
A travelogue through the Deep South extols thrift and industry in cotton, tobacco, quarries, and mills. The author visits Marietta Georgia and Atlanta highlighting Kennesaw Mountain, local cemeteries, marble quarries, and Mary Freeman Clarke. The piece notes Atlanta's prosperity and Marietta as a winter retreat near Atlanta, with references to Sam Jones and local culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Fedral
Georgia
Ths
Diverse Tidbits and Quotable Quips From a Busy Page
A collage of brief items, comments, and snippets notes on public figures, theatre, law, and society. Mentions General Grant’s widow in Florida, railroads’ profits, Ingalls and Tariffs, William and Mary College’s reestablishment, and theatrical tours in San Francisco and Omaha.
State News Snapshots From North Carolina Towns
North Carolina reports discuss Fayettville planning a knitting mill Goldsboro considering a cotton compress Warrenton organizing a military company and an October agricultural fair There are over 100 Farmers Alliances and the State Guard lists 1 192 men with 25 white and two colored units The Newbern Game and Oyster Fair was a success and 750 dozen eggs were sold in Greenville The Wilmington hosiery mill is to be expanded to 200 dozen weekly A new National Bank is planned for Concord D B Coltrane of Missouri leads the push The Winston branch reports 47208 54 in February and Morehead City hosts a state superintendent meeting on June 20 21 The Asheville term faces 2070 civil docket items D W Jones of White Plains is a father of a boy with ten fingers two thumbs and twelve toes Airy preparations for a May rail fortification include a Trade Display Cavalry Display and more Capt Dugger dies in Warrenton There are three Republican congressional candidates in Warrenton C A Cook A A Owen J A Hyman The Catawba River miningetis outbreak in Lincoln County causes child fatalities North Carolina pine wood remains highly valued Tax figures for 1557 show liquor dealer taxes 82757 white polls 17305 colored polls 50035 and total county property taxes 920000 School taxes total 605000 Henderson near Oxford gains rail access Richmond strengthens links with Oxford and Durham could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
South
Morehead City
Asheville Sun
Church Snoring Sparks Charges of Disgrace
In a churchyard exchange Sproggs condemns Smiggs for snoring during service. Smiggs retorts that his snoring woke everyone, prompting a tense, humorous rebuke over church behavior and decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingall
Loyal Legion
Sproggs
Smiggs
Salvation Oil Promised as Pain Cure
If you suffer rheumatism neuraglia gout or other bodily pain or have a sprained wrist or ankle you ought to procure a bottle of Salvation Oil at 25 cents a bottle.
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Sought in Harsh Winter Plea
A fragment notes a dying Indian man in bitter cold pleading for aid and a reader is urged to send Dr Bull's Cough Syrup through a good Samaritan gesture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norfolk
Mary Freeman Clarke
Boston
James Freeman Uarke
Mary Howett
W. D. Howells
Howell
Continental Galleries
Ceman
Larke
Freeman
Marietta, Fey
Sam Jones
Nage Jones
Sam Portuniew
Marietta Semedaoe
Sam
Je ‘ Athering
Archaee
Chicago
Atlanta
School of Technology
Peachtree
Augusta
Aikin
Graniteville
Langley
Middle States
New York
Pennsylvania
East River
Harlem
Philadelphia
Nick
Satan
Gen. Grant
Florida
Newport News
Lucre
Miss Columbia
New Jersey
Mitchell
Sullivan
Semis
Jim
Kate
Los Angeles
Cal
Phil. D. Armour
South Carolina
Athens
Col. E. B. C Cash
Chesterfield County
S. C
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Thomas Potter
Washington
New York City
Evarts
Judge Campbell
New Orleans
Davis
United States
Intertate
Charity
Senator Ingalls
United States Senate
Hancock
McClellan
Ingersoll
Illinois
Parkersburg
W. Va
C. T. Caldwell
West Virginia
Methodist Church
Booth-Barrett
San Francisco
Omaha
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Jefferson
Monroe
Randolph
Roanoke
Tyler
William and Marry College
Virginia
Ingalls
Senate
Kansas
State News
Blue
Sfa
Grand Old Mountains
Fayettivelle
Goldsboro
Warrenton
The
Wilmington Savings Bank
Newbern
Greenville
Farmers’ Institute
Baptist Orphanage
Thomasville
Wilmington
Concord
D. B. Coltrane
Missouri
State Guard
Statesville
D. W. Jones
White Plains
Surry County
Messrs. C. A. Cook
A. A. Owen
J. A. Hyman
Catawba River
Triangle
Denver
Lincoln County
North Carolina
Richmond
Oxford
City
Henderderson
Henderson
Durham
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