State tax digest shows widespread slump in 1908 values
Official figures from the Comptroller General Wright reveal a statewide fall in taxable property across 137 counties, with Bartow county estimated at 3 million. Georgia’s aggregate taxable value dropped from last year by 7,753,875, while Sumter County alone reports a decrease of 64,244 despite some counties posting gains.
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Yoatarday
Comptroller-General
Wright
Bartow
Georgia
Sumter
Anxious to Return Home from First Georgia
A letter from a First Georgia non commissioned officer reports the regiment is tired of camp life and eager to be mustered out now that hostilities have ended. The men dispute reports that they wish to stay in service and insist they want to go home, with no prospect of further fighting.
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First Georgia
Camp
Ife
Dow
Water main work paused as iron supply runs dry
A large force of workmen laying the new city water main quit yesterday until a fresh shipment of iron mains arrives. They had just completed a line from the Lamar street junction to the Forsyth cemetery and will resume on the Leastroet system once the pipes arrive. Police court records show a brawl involving a group described as a black aggregation, with George Wyatt fined for operating a Lamar street restaurant without a license and for keeping a disorderly house. Crescent City visitors include Mia Hargrove, Mrs Benny Rathmore, Julia Hargrove, and Appa Markly from New Orleans, en route home from the North. Life is short, but it takes only two seconds to fight a duel.
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Maine
City
Lamar Street
Forsyth
George Wyatt
Crescent City
Windsor
Mia
James Hargrove
Benny Rathmore
Julia Hargrove
Appa Markly
New Orleans
North
Hall's Great Discovery advertised for kidney cures
An 1890s advertising column touts Hall's Great Discovery as a cure for kidney trouble and bladder issues for men, women, and children. It includes testimonials from R. M. Jones and John Mathias, plus assorted druggists and distributors. Also mentions Castor oil and other remedies with various local sellers in Georgia and Kentucky.
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Hall
E. W. Hall
Waco
Cray
Bosabert
Americoe
Cuthbert
R. M. Jones
Kaigler in Deep Trouble Bluffs With a Gun
A rewritten, nongraphic summary notes John Kaigler, a resident of a southern district, faced legal trouble after threatening locals with a pistol over alleged romantic indiscretions. He was bound over on four charges arising from gun handling, reflecting a sensational early 20th century crime note amid varied classified items and ads.
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John Kaigler
Keigler
Anti Diuretic and Laxative Prowess in Obscure Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr E Detchons Anti Diuretic claiming it helps bedwetting in children and adults. It also promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers for constipation and headache relief, mentioning W A Rembert and a musically minded man with a corded bedstead.
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DeWitt
W. A. Rembert
Mysterious Ad Fragments From Old Newspaper
A garbled ad page fragment mentions multiple names and nicknames, a testimonial for a rheumatism cure, One Minute Cough Cure, and DeWitt's Witch Hazel products. It includes foreign language musings, Cupid references, and random notices about rent rooms and seed sales, all in a jumbled historical classifieds tone.
Real Estate Loan Offer by J By Bivins
Real estate loans on improved farm lands and stock property with low rates and best terms. Loans promptly made with no delay on pay back at any time. Uninterrupted business of 15 years standing. J By Bivins.
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Bivins
House for Rezit on West Jackson Street
Residence on the west side of Jackson Street near G and Alde pot. Price fifteen dollars. Apply to Thomas Harrold or P Boone.
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Jackson St
G. & Aldepot
Thomas. Harrold
P. Boone
Knight lodge election delayed amid controversy and illness
Knights of Pythias supreme lodge delaying officer elections as members argue over biennial terms and new costs. A recalation proposal seeks to halve the meeting length, citing financial concerns. Meanwhile a bank claim against City National Bank of Fort Worth is under inquiry. In other news, Mrs Botkin faces a Dover murder case, and three deaths trace to lemon extract ice cream in Mippterows New York.
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Supreme Lodge
Ernest
City National Bank of
Fort Worth
Tex
N. Y
Ang
Herman Mich
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Various Ailments
A dealer touts Electric Bitters as a cure for lame back, weak kidneys, malaria, and nervous troubles. The ad claims it tones the liver and purifies blood, relieves constipation and headaches, and restores vigor. It is described as a mild vegetable laxative with guaranteed results, sold at E J Bridge's Drugstore.
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E J.bridge
City Marshal's Sales Notice of Property Liens
The City Marshal announces sales of properties seized for city taxes for multiple years. Included are house and lot at 105 Ashby Street bounded by Lambert and Renerettes. corner Church and Hampton Streets near Mrs. C. Williams. No. 20 Jefferson Street. and properties on College Street with liens in favor of the City of Americus and others. Sale date August 6th 1888 to be held as decreed, with possession to complainants per law. names include HB Allen, Geo G Nix, J Williams, Mrs. C Williams, and other local owners.
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Tawerdsy Senet
Berie
Ashby Street
W. Lambert
Pabey Street
Lambert ‘Reet
Renertess
Ageinstt
Gardy
HB Allen
Geo
Nix
Church and
Hampton Streets
Nood Church Street
C. X. Williams
Upaich Street
Vaan
Hampton Street
J. . Williams
Mies
Wiliams
Ayer
Wty Council
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P.M Williams
C. £. Williams
Uidry Jauion
Montgomery
Alex Vegnot
Jefferson Street
Joe Dismukr
Hart
Madegore
Bistourt
Etta
W. H. Feagin
Public Sale of Land in Georgia by Security Investment Company
Public notice announces land sale under the Georgia code in Wilkes County. The Security Investment Company, via attorney J.B. Btpsos, is executor and trustee, listing lots numbered 190 and 197 and referencing delinquent taxes, interest, and costs with proceeds allocated to cover secured debts.
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Georgia
Seir
Wilkes
Bia
Laeer Vegtigas
Ieee
Callan Ny PD
J.B Btpsos
Attoracy
Sumter County election on alcohol sale declared against
A pledge of local option in Sumter County Georgia ordered an August 17 1896 election to decide whether spirituous liquors could be sold. The August 18 1898 countywide tally shows 863 votes for sale and 946 against with a total of 1609 votes cast, resulting in a majority against sale. The ordinary A C Speer certified the record as true and correct.
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Sumter County
A.C. Speer
Georgia
Peton
Feneral Assembly
Pricineta
Sumter
Americus
Sald
Ender
Sah
Agust
Legal Notice Fragment From Municipal Ledger
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an onicr grant by the Gaureut Ontirary of Bibs ryoanny to Bowilbeet before the wrin. It mentions local Bours of wate and outlines the next steps.
Sumter Sheriff Sale Notices in Americus Georgia
A garbled legal notice describes a sheriff sale before the courthouse door in Americus Sumter County Georgia on a first Tuesday in September. It details multiple lots and parcels of land under tax titles tied to persons including Wood, Patterson, Peery, and Hudsoe, with transfers and court actions noted and notices to heirs and executors under state law.
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