Convicts and miners seize rail line in Coal Creek uprising
In Knoxville Aug 18 1900 mob action grips the Coal Creek area as miners seize East Tennessee railroad property. They cut wires capture locomotives and coal cars, attack the Cumberland Coal stockade at Oliver Springs, and force a train carrying convicts toward Clinton. Guards and militiamen surrender as the stockade burns.
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Miners seize Coal Creek stockade as Tennessee unrest escalates
Turbulent days in Tennessee towns as 8000 miners sweep through the mining district. Chattanooga reports a standing army guarding a stockade with Gatling guns and howitzers poised for action. Major Chandler and Sergeant Galvin escaped to Harriman amid conflicting accounts of troop treatment.
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Woolford
Guards march from Memphis to East Tennessee duty calls
The Chickasaw guards formed by Memphis upper tanders Rosier zonaves Emmet rifles and Battery B Second regiment left Memphis last night at 9 oclock via the Memphis and Charleston road for East Tennessee. The Memphis companies are well drilled and equipped and ready for any duty though they dislike defending convicts. Genwal Sam Tharnes commands the Tennessee national guards Naswitzk.
Modern Ghost Sparks Mystery at Melrose Highlands
In a wintry Melrose Highlands parlor, John Lindgay and his wife Dora discuss modern ghosts after a Psychical Society report. A cold night visit arrives, a stranger asking for Mrs Lindsay, heightening tension as Dora and John observe the wary guest.
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Ghostly visitor haunts couple's home then rents a room
In a haunted house tale, a ghostly hypnotist named Connellton visits Dora Lindsay and John Lindsay. After a playful tour and a near confrontation, John breaks the spell and forces the ghost to leave, offering the room to the ghost for the winter if he can stay unseen.
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Simmons Liver Regulator Aches Relief Claim
A vintage testimonial extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a reliable, pleasant remedy for constipation head aches and dyspepsia. The notice claims it never fails to relieve and is endorsed by Dr W F Parc or Parx of Tracy City Tennessee as the best family medicine and a favorite with eminent physicians.
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Trophy Gift Seen as Keepsake in Dining Room
Dora Lindsay places a ribbon tied trophy on the dining room mirror corner as a keepsake after Pealgrin Bloves declares it a trophy and offers it for his sake, Minna Smith reports from Boston Transcript.
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Summer prank camera drenches victim in New York
A street incident in New York describes a clerk stopped for a prank with a tiny camera that sprays water. The device is a new water pistol rated as a portable camera. It claims to appear like a real camera and shoots water up to two feet, prompting calls for a club remedy to curb its spread.
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Trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption
"I would meet my absent ones above" reads as a testimonial for Dr. King's New Discovery. The speaker asserts cure of coughs and colds after using eight bottles, claiming health and gratitude to God. Free trial bottles were advertised at Laubach and Boyd's rag store, with regular sizes priced 60 cents and 1.00.
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Good Looks and Health Pushed by Electric Bitters
Advertisement claims good looks depend on a healthy liver stomach and kidneys. Electric Bitters described as a tonic and alterative to clear pimples blotches boils and improve complexion. Sold at Laubach and Boyd’s drug store for 60 cents per bottle.
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Salve advertised for cuts and sores with refund guarantee
An old advertisement touts a universal salve for cuts bruises sores and skin ailments priced at 25 cents per box with refund if not satisfied. The ad lists druggists Laubach and Boyd and references quack remedies and other health products including Simmons Liver Regulator.
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Otto's Cure Promises Quick Cough Relief and Free Bottle
A postcard style notice touts Otto's Cure as a swift remedy for coughs and throat lung diseases. It invites testing with a free bottle at Laubach & Joyd on the southeast side of the Square, claiming proof of its efficacy.
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Sulphur Bitters and a New Complexion Mirror a Local Ad
A fragment describes a transition from dull to clear skin after using Sulphur Bitters, called the great Blood Purifier. It mentions Clara and a remark about a fine appearance, framed as a testimonial. The snippet also notes Monroe County buying English sparrow scalps and a city expense estimate for 1892.
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Favorite Prescriptions and Oddities Highlight 19th Century Ad Snippets
A collage of period self help claims promotes Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women of all ages and stoking invigoration. Separately, notes extol Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidneys and a Kemp's cough remedy, plus a tale of a Valparaiso kiss and a Norway fishing boast, all reflecting era advertising quirks and small town gossip.
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A Love Tall
A fragmentary poem fragment by E. T. Corbett in Life presents a tale of love and longing. The text references a speaker offering heart and hand, with mystic imagery and ornate language.
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Why He Fired in the Air in a French Duel
A report of a French duel ends with M. Lelache firing first and M. Boboche firing in the air after a moment. The act is described as magnanimous, given the antagonist’s public display in the contest.
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Fragmented humorous snippets from late 19th century papers
A collage of whimsical lines and quotes from various sources recounts comic dialogues and social scenes. It includes a dentist patient exchange, a chemist advertising a lotion, affectionate verse, and snippets of banter between clerks and lovers, all styled as period newspaper humor.
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