Local notes from Americus show steady crop hopes and town improvement
Readers learn of illnesses and recoveries in Americus including John Kemp near the G A depot, Captain A C Rellis rheumatism, and Howell Simmons’s fever. Reports describe bumper crops in Sumter County, heavy rainfall, and rising cotton prospects. New store openings, railroad moves, court sessions, and bank shipments of silver dollars frame a bustling town scene with wakeful commerce and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Rellis
Walter Clapton
Arthur Rylander
Americas
Peter Williams
City
Hixon
Superior Court
B. F. Hudson
Southwestern Railroad
Americus
Howell Simmons
Cato
A.C. Bell
Americus Obituary and Social News Roundup
A longtime Americus figure Capt Myrick dies after a long illness at 1 am. The article honors his career from banker to editor and notes wide community respect. It also lists many local names visiting or passing through Americus, including Mrs H C Hardy, Capt Robert Burton, Misses Dunn and Sheffield, and others visiting relatives in Americas and nearby towns. The piece closes with funeral details and Oak Grove cemetery service led by Rev Rob Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Herndon
Middle Georgia
Louise
Lucile Dunn
Ellaville
Lucy Sheffield
Atlanta
H. H. Collier
Inez Felder
Macon
Jessie Butts
W P. Burt
Church Street
T. F. Gatewood
John W. Walters
Albany
W. W. Hooks
Clara Nunn
Huntington
Annie Belle Matthews
E. L. Murray
Thomaston
James M. Dupree
Montezuma
Goode Price
Lila
Americas
Thornton Wheatley
Warm Springs
E. G. Hill
Terrell County
Armstead Dodson
J. R. Britton
Magnolia Springs
Stella Scarborough
Capt
Robert Burton
Myrick
Shelby Myrick
Mrs. Myrick
Capt. Myrick
Liberty County
Georgia
D. J. Myrick
Bascom Myrick
Emory College
Emmett Womack
Henry Perry
Hal Lewis
Captain Myrick
Forsyth
Marie Louise Scudder
Shelbyville
Tenn
Windsor Hotel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Robi. Adams
The
Presbyterian Church
Big Money In Jewelry Pianos Orgas On Watch Clock Jewels
A tersely worded ad proclaims huge savings in jewelry, pianos and organs. It touts significant price cuts and extends an open invitation to shoppers to bring in business and make purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lanier
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle System Cleansing
Old remedy touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleanse for sluggish blood and constipation. It claims to awaken kidneys and liver without irritation, dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, and permanently cure habitual constipation through a soothing laxative effect.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reidert
Plow
Justin
Mims & Hudson
John Kemp
Jackson Street
Charles J. Graham Esq
Fite & Co
Hamil
Board of County Commissioners
R.J. Leary
G. & A. Railway
Montgomery
L. & N. Road
New York
Americus Cotton Yards
Eston Buchanan
Americus Grocery Co
Sumter
Joe Brown
Windsor Cafe
Postal
John R. Shaw
Dudley Gatewood
Brice Adams
Tom Hooks
Cumberland
Tom Edwards
Walter Guerry
Willis McArthur
J. A. Baumgartner
Richmond
G. & A. Railroad
C. C. Bhanks
Mexico City
Americus Jewelry and
USI Company
Planos
R. L. Sullivan
C. J. Schneider
Mgr
Amor
L. H. Webb
Buena Vista
Mamie Butt
Emma Dodson
Helen Worthy
Nena Vista
Monroe S. Worsham
W. P. Dawson
Central Railroad
Evan J. Mathis
Jackson
Butts County
Geo. D. Wheatley
Kate Baisden
Seabright
Ala
Baisden
Brooklyn Heights
G. O. Loving
I. H. Wiggins
J. O. McArthur
Indian Spring
Judge
Lucy H. Simmons
Miss Suganne
Jennie Hollis
Ella Fope
G. H. de Jarnette
Dallas
Texas
John A. Cobb
Hood
Americas 'Times
Tax Times-Recorder
Times- Records
Jas. T. Cotney, Jeweler
Ore Jane &Colano
Knabe
Mathushek & Son
Ames Frigker & Brd
Wheatley
Charlie
Sp Dover
Gent
Lamor
Amerigi
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