Mosquitos Are Here Special Yard Outfit Offer
A local ad promotes 25c and 35c yard items from Babinets and announces nets and frames on special this week. Complete outfit price listed at $150.
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1898
Page
4
Local notes mix of social life and court action
Short items from Americus cover a saloon shooting and bond release, a friendship picnic at Myrtle Springs, an Odd Fellow excursion return, a six month jail sentence for Charlie Perry, street work sentences for drunkenness, a court ruling on sobriety, a new residence foundation on Lee and Furlow, Capt. Cobb’s political report, seed sales by Landreth, and a health ad for Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co. The report mentions Dr G A Nunnally at the Southern Female College and church services at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Springs
Americus
Savannah
Charlie Perry
Charlie
Bastile
Hixon
Acoon
Barrow
Ragan
W. H. Simmons
Lee and
Furlow Streets
John A. Cobb
Atlanta
Democratic Executive Committee
Landreth
Dodson
Where to Worship Today City Churches Offer Services
Nearly all city churches hold services today with several pastors preaching. Rev K Read discusses prohibition at the last Methodist church service. Dr G A Nunnally of LaGrange preaches at First Baptist, with morning and evening services listed. No services at Presbyterian or Cavalry Episcopal churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Nunnally
Southern Female College At
la Grange
Pirst. Baptist Church
K. Read
First Baptist Church
LaGrange
Farlow Lawn Baptist Church
Robt L. Bivins
B. E. Whittington
St. Paul's Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Cavalry Episcopal Church
Soldiers Return to Americus Amid Farewell
Apele Sam's regiment, which joined the capture of Santiago, will pass Americus via the Central railroad likely Wednesday. Two special trains carried thirty six empty coaches to Tampa to transport the men home. Citizens are urged to turn out and cheer the troops as they pass through. A new book and stationery store opens next to the post office, promising low prices and cash terms, with owner M S Hontmay stating intent to settle in Americus and serve the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Apele Sam
Santiago
Central Railroad
Tampa
Americas
Geo. Oliver
Georgia
Thorougly
Hontmay
Texas Wonder Drug Ad Promises Kidney Cure
An 1898 advertisement touts Hall’s Great Discovery as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to cure gravel diabetes seminal emissions and rheumatic kidney itch s. It targets men and women and even promises bladder regulation for children. The ad lists Waco Texas merchants and dates in March 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Waco
Evan
Boldbert
Draggist
Ameri
Travel notices and visits fill local scene
Local society notes list numerous residents and guests traveling to Atlanta Macon Tybee and Ellaville with relatives friends and colleagues visiting or returning home. Notable moves include Dr J J Darby Chas Harrold Walter and May Page E J Fite Elizabeth Read Annie Balle Mathis and Miss Alice Fendleton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Darby
Atlanta
Chas
Harrold
Walter Page
May Page
Buens Vista
E. J. Fite
Fite
Elizabeth Read
Macon
Relaves
Alice Fendleton
Hawkinsville
Annie Balle Mathis
Charles Parsons
E. M. Lamp
Poulan
Sam O. Dean
G. A. McFadden
McLeod
Oklahoma Territory
G. M. Pagan
Ernest A. Cutia
Savannah
O. L. Beeland
Georgia
Tybee
J. H.evans
Lillie Belle Evans
Feline Robinson
Susie Whitaker
Milledgeville
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Geo. D. Wheatley
Dili
Windsor
Geo, D. Wheatley
Lamar St
Cotton Ave
Americus, GA
A.g.buncan
Americus, Georgia
Chenile Table Co
A.g.druncan
Sri Americus
Dixie
Plow
Hudson's
Bam Ellis
Monroe Felton
Felton
Taylor Felder
California Fig Syrup Co
Witu voLty
Sonia Vader
Dudley
Plessi, Sullivan & Co, JR
Tutt
Dr. Tutt
J. Fairleigh
Platte Cannon
Col. Tutt
Texas
Cathbert
Tony
Remberte
Qatar
Birds of Passage
Wiese
J. A. Hizon
Ellaville
N. E. Dean
John N. Scarborough
Mr. Scarborough
Miss Stella
Tunnerville
Scarborough
Levis
W. P. Levis
Georgia & Alabama Railroad
Columbus
Central Freight Department
E. 4. Goodman
Georgia & Alabama
Nesim Ave
Cole Ave
P. O. . Thiesen
James Fricker
Moro
New York
Wheatley & Ansley
Spot Cash
D. Pearlman, Aecious
Georsta
D. Pearlman
Lamar Street
Amerinus
G. Wagner
Ee Reese Enee
Bethel Male College
Cuthbert
Best Preparatory School
Furlows& Jones
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