Carnegie Library Contract Awarded to Little & Phillips
The Carnegie Library contract was awarded to Little & Phillips of Cordele for 20 000. G C Hall was the lone American bidder among others from Jacksonville Macon Atlanta and Montgomery. The board expired bonds and timelines set a 10000 bond and ten day start to work with occupancy after conference on completion date.
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Carnegie Library
Little & Phillips
Cordele
Carnegie
Times-Recorder
Americas
G.C. Hall
W. T. Hadlow Co
Jacksonville
Jones Bros
Macon
Algernon C
Lockwood
James Lee Receives Life Saving Aid From New Discovery
Mrs. Mary Lee of rural route 8 Zanesville Ohio states her husband James Lee owes his recovery to Dr. King's New Discovery. She recalls his severe lung illness and impending consumption until the remedy helped him regain health. Eldridge Drug Co. sells it for 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
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Zanesville O
Mary Lee
James Lee
Dr. King
Eldridge Drug Co
Postal Insurance Card Introduced For Travelers
The article describes a new postal policy system where an accident insurance policy is prewritten on a postal card. Travelers receive a book of cards with the policy portion torn off for the purchaser to mail to a trusted contact. The card is stamped and dropped in a mailbox, replacing the previous method of mailing the policy.
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Americas
Devoe Paint Offer to Americus Property Owners
A letter to F G Olver in Americus Ga proposes painting half a job with Devoe and the other half any choice, offering payment only if Devoe uses fewer gallons and costs less. Signed by Devoe & Co with Americus Construction Co promotion. The text ends with a stray quote about monopolizing conversation and fools speaking truth.
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Americus
Devoe
F. W. Devoe & CO
S. Americus Construction Co
Tests of speed on track at park near Macon
Americus Driving Association prepares speed tests at a new half mile track south of Macon. The firm surface impressed horse owners as records fall soon. Plans include trotting events in late September or early October and a colt show featuring Sumter bred horse and mule colts. The park spans about one hundred acres and aims to promote blooded horse breeding and training.
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Macon
Americus Driving Association
Electric Bitters Endorsed by Mrs Davison in San Jose
Mrs M M Davison of 397 Gifford Avenue San Jose California lauds Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels claiming more health benefits for the digestive organs in a bottle than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Eldridge Drug Store for 50 cents.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Avenue
San Jose
Cal
Eldridge
Dirt Mountain Moved In Day Near Sumter County Road
Supt. Paschal and the county roads department move earth three miles east of the city using eight new wheeled scrapes to create a smooth level road from an important Sumter County sector toward Americus. The effort tackles steep hills and valleys on the old river road, with dirt dumped into valleys to ease travel. Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm is praised as a relief for catarrh, marketed by Ely Bros of New York.
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Paschal
County Roads
Tillman Place
Sumter
Flint River
Americus
Ely
Enc
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Men wed for fortune and settle, says Chicago News
The Chicago News notes varied marriage motives with some men choosing poor brides for partnership and others marrying wealthy widows to settle life, reflecting attitudes on alliances and wealth in society.
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Chicago News
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Malinda Akers
Basham, Va
Ladies’ Advisory Department
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
Nooga, Tenn
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
Georgia Tech
K. G. Matheson
Atlanta, Ga
Kentucky
Sunny Brook
Chas. Blum & Co
Fila Bedingfield & Co
C. Butler
Solomon Shad
Hanne Bros
Wwfp
Seba
J. Williams
F&C. P_ Lone
Hh. Kaufman
Montgomery, Ala
H. Levystein & Co
Montgomery
Ala
the Lewis Bear Co
Pensacola, Fla
Gontract
Carnegie Library Association
Presbyterian Church
Crawford Wheatley
Americus Library
F. G. Olver
Americus, Georgia
Tia
Joroth
Rocera
Tutt’s
King
Ake
Ree
F & G Lts
Washington, D. C
Linen Department
Allan Sinclairs
Georgia Gorm
Willow Dale
Swift Creek Distilling Co
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