Town Tells of Crops and Local Happenings in Americus
Mark Everett reports good crops and hopeful times in Stewart County. Sumter farmers expect a big hay crop and cotton yields boosted by recent rains. A field near Americus yields forty bales from forty acres. A dam at Lamar millpond reportedly broke after rains. Local real estate activity shows mobility with four Jackson Street houses sold. Watermelon sales reach $160 locally as fruit jars surge in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Everett
Stewart County
Ameriye
A Minister's Good Work
A minister reports a remarkable cure from bilious colic using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Rev A A Power of Emporia Kan says a neighbor ill for days was rapidly relieved after following the remedy, while other doctors failed. For sale by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia Kan
Dod‘armacy
J. R. Hudson
Unclaimed Letters List Notice at Georgia Post Office
Advertised letters remaining on hand at the Georgia post office include names such as Hawking Horn Miss Burrs and others. The notice warns recipients to claim within 14 days or letters will be disposed of or sent elsewhere.
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Esas Washington
Len
Bot
Hawking, Horn
Miss Welleas
Burrs
Julia Mayo
Oglethorpe
State of Georgia
General Assembly
Geor Oan
Georgia
Ken Saraiy
Fatine
Allen A Candler
Ernor
Aaid
AREN
Executive Department
Aurience W
UBLIC
Ives
A. Voleman
B. Soleleman
Charles 3. Henson
Hudson
N.Y
Swich
Securt
Ousilers Ion
Pallrantors
Charles
Sumer
Cou
Williamson
Ai Charles B
James TavLon
Atorney
Crop conditions from Mississippi cotton planter
A Mississippi planter and factor reports crops in the region are poor. He notes constant rain, abandoned fields, and extensive flood damage across Louisiana and Arkansas. He estimates total cotton output may not exceed 1,000,000 bales, a level that could push prices to about 10 cents or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Lawyers in Swimming Match at Holly Springs
Forty three members of the Americas bar plan a go as you please swimming contest at Holly Springs. A 240 pounder favored to win will race while Justices Graham and Aneley referee. Mayor Hixon to award prizes a chessboard and watermelon. Deputies Bell and Feagin preside for fair play.
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The
Americas Bar
Holly Springs
Hansford
Graham
Aneley
Hixon
Will Dudley
Bell
Marshal Feagin
Americus planter to build local fruit cannery
A progressive Americus citizen with a fine plantation plans to establish a home cannery next season in his orchard. He believes canning will profit from the steady demand and hints that others could follow, reducing reliance on dishonest northern and western brokers.
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Americus
Stanfield Brothers to Open Dry Goods Firm in Norfolk
Mr 8 B Stanfield of this city and Mr Julius Stanfield plan to start a dry goods business in Norfolk. Julius, impressed by Norfolk trade, persuaded his brother to join him. Both have long experience in dress goods and will travel to New York for purchases, aiming to open by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Stanfield
Julius Stanfield
Norfolk
Wheatley & Ansley's
New York
Melons Bring Good Profit for Sumter Farmer
K. M. McDonald, a young Sumter farmer, grows watermelons and ships three carloads from his Americas area farm. The three cars netted $240 total, about $80 per car, reflecting strong prices as he plans another crop to market in about three weeks at good prices.
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K. M. McDonald
Sumter
Americas
Negroes in shooting ayfray on I. W. Council plantation
Dr. W. F Peather was called to attend a negro who had been struck by a bullet from a fellow enslaved man. The wound was serious and death possible. Reports said two other negroes were slightly wounded, but verification failed.
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W. 5. Peather
I. W. Council
Sable Hoe
See a Bis Wet Ui ULE Fame
The fragmentary input mentions a local event or name cluster with unclear context. Readable bits point to people or organizations but no cohesive narrative or definite event emerges. The record remains a terse placeholder for a disjointed OCR snippet with minimal concrete detail.
Mercer University praised for spirit and character at commencement
John Temple Graves extols Mercer University in Macon for its genuine mental vitality, loyal student body, and strong campus ethos. He lauds the preeminent ambition to prepare students for life, the bond between students and professors, and the college as a standard bearer of character and state service.
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Mercer University
Journal
Georgia
Macon
North
South
Mercer
Pollock
Baptist Church
Whooping cough relief praised in old letter
Mrs C. B. Dutton recalls both her children suffering from whooping cough and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with giving relief that saved her from needing a doctor's care, noting the remedy's effectiveness in the handwritten account.
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Mra. C. BE. Dutton
Daavidley
Foley
W.A
Archbishop Sharetti to Visit Washington and Cuba Students
A letter from Archbishop Sharetti in Havana says he will visit Washington soon, likely next month. He plans to place several Cuban students in the Catholic University for advanced studies at the upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiil
Washington
Wasmington
Sharetti
Havana
Catholic University
Remedy and health ads echo era patent cures
The page advertises remedies for nervous exhaustion and ill health, praising Mystic Life Renewer and Pain Killer Perry Davis products. It notes cures for nervous weakness, indigestion, loss of appetite, and heart palpitations, with claims of vitality boosts and universal use. Also mentions Stomach and Liver tablets, Foley remedies for kidneys, cough cures, and Witch Hazel for skin issues. It includes names like E J Eldridge and Dr. Eldridge, J R Hudson, and W A Rembert, plus locations Ampricus and Managua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Eldridge
Ampricus
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Sam C. Dean
Savannah
Atlanta
A. O. Speer
Jackson Street
Lamar Millpond
G. D. Hays
New Cam
Ayfray
Jodson's
Susie Taylor
Frank M. Coker
John M. Coker
G.W. Dillard
Bottsford
Mary Pickett
Birmingham
Claude 8. Catts
Montezuma’s Cotton Fraternity
M.S. Holliday
North Georgia
R. E. Cato
Indian Spring
Jessie Davenport
Mrs. Walker
Tim Furlow
Annis Douglass
Plains
R. J. Perry
Misses Perry
Mary Davenport
Hendersonville
N. C
Nellie
Amelia Rogers
Perry
Pauline Bosworth
Maggie
Yonah Buchanan
Montezuma
Marietta Brown
Fannie Stallings
Bessemer
Ala
Columbus
Bessie
Cora Jordan
Jordanville, Ga
Howell Albritton
Barlow Street
Mamie McCall
Hawkinsville
Georgia Dodson
Lee Street
John A. Cobb, Jr
Tallahassee
John A Cobb
Jamie Frederick
Marshallville
Bettie Council
Rees Park
Miss Nicholson
Richland
J. C. Nicholson
Sara
Frances Jones
Montgomery
J. LR. Pinkston
Mies Metta Owen
Troy
Ella Clark
Mies
Annie Horne
Charles M. Council
Annie Council
Amoricus
Gaston, Va
Waldorf-Astoria
New Yaek
Harris
Hudson’s
John Temple Graves
Lawa of Health
Dodson
J Rl. Hudson
W. A. Bombert
Bunko
Medician
J. Newton Hathaway
J. Mewton
Managua
Hoe
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company
In- Frio
Perry Santo
Perry Davis
O. Daan
Gary
de Witt
W. A. Rembert
Assmoss
Rolling Joke
Lake
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
DeWitt's
Tryst
W. A. Rambert
Mazen
Swaje
Ust
Rembert’s Drug Store
PortoMce
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