Central of Georgia Rail Arrivals at Americus
Train arrivals and departures list for Americus with multiple origins and destinations. Services include routes from Savannah Augusta Atlanta Macon Columbus Albany Dothan Lockhart Troy Montgomery Montgomery and Birmingham with times ranging from early morning to late night.
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Americus
Pasavas
Central of Georgia Rail
Savannah
Augusta
Atlanta
Macon
Lockhat
Dothan
Alpany
Troy
Montery
Lockhart
Mont'ery
Columbus
Interme
Poimts
Montgomery
Albany
Birmingham
Colum
Fort Valley
Atlante
J. E, Hightower
John W. Blount
Cordelo
Hast
New Orleans
Mobile
Texas
H. P. Everett
Agt
W. P. Scruggs
Chas. F. Stewart
A. G. P. A. Savan
Land For Sale With Rents And Homes
200 acres level land rents 5 bales cotton at 10.00 per acre. 4 room house with garden priced at 1 000. Rent 120. 7 room house close in 1 750 rent 200. Safe investment or pleasant home. 100 acres three miles from railroad 850. 200 acres half mile from railroad station 6 room house near church and schools red land. 265 acres one mile from station 4 room house two tenant houses running water pure drinking water. Real estate is the safest of investments. See me for investment or home.
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R. R
Death of Mrs Evans After Long Illness
Mrs. Evans 29 died Saturday at home three miles east of the city after a lengthy illness. Formerly Miss Willie Hudson daughter of Judge J J Hudson she grew up in Americas and was noted for gentleness. An affectionate wife and mother of four, her funeral was held Sunday from her father’s Church street residence.
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Charles Evans
Evans
Willie Hudson
J. J. Hudson
Americas
Church Street
Brick plant seeks sale exchange for city farm property
One brick plant with 40 to 50 thousand capacity and new machinery covers a 100 mile radius and has run profitably for seventeen years. Demand has outpaced supply for two years and the plant can earn 20 percent net. Owner too old to operate. Will exchange for desirable property or sell for cash with easy terms. W L English Americus.
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W. L. English
Americus
City adopts 1.50 tax rate for 1908 at limit
Americus fixes the 1908 city tax rate at 1.50 per 100 with October 1 payable date and December deadline. Taxable property is projected around 3.6 million dollars, about 200 thousand higher than 1907, increasing direct tax income by about 3 thousand dollars.
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Hawkes
Americus
Death of Mrs Webb at Sumter Home
After two weeks of illness Mrs. Henry J. Webb died Saturday at 4 pm at her Sumter area home. Survived by husband and four young daughters, including a ten day old infant. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Webb burying ground near her home.
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Henry J. Webb
Sumter
Webb
Stolen Furs Reported After Freight Car Break-In
A man broke into a freight car last night and stole furs valued at $1.00. The incident is linked to preparation for a Hisgen notification meeting in Chicago, as reported by the Evening Post.
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Chicago
Evening Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With $100 Reward
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. The notice invites testimonials and lists Toledo as the address.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Eco
Toledo
Store in county burned with stock at Fuller’s Jossey place
Fire destroyed the large country store of C F Fuller on the Jossey plantation east of Americus early Friday. The stock of general merchandise was extensive and largely lost, with only the books and ledgers in the safe saved. Insurance covered part of the stock and some goods were saved before flames spread.
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C F. Fuller
Jossey Plantation
Americus
Funeral at Lyons Attended by Many
The funeral of O J Gilstrap, killed in a Sunday railway wreck west of Americus, drew a large gathering in Lyons. He was thirty five, a long time Seaboard employee, survived by wife and five children, and burial followed his Lyons residence.
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Marshall Division
O. J. Gilstrap
Americus
Lyons
Gilstrap
Sam
Road
Seaboard
Barlow Street
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women's Health
An historical ad extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for recurring female ailments. It touts Caulophyllum and Black Cohosh roots with testimonials from medical authorities praising its uterine tonic effects and claims high success in easing backache nervousness and sleeplessness.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
United States
John King
John Fyfe
Saugattek, Conn
Department of ‘Therapeutics
Tre Exeoric Tavern
Fragmentary Washington Post item hints at remittance
Readable fragment mentions a serene ceremony and a noble cause but text is garbled. Source lacks clear names, places, or outcomes to establish a fuller card.
New Cottonseed Oil Venture Busy At Americus Plant
The Americus Oil Co plant is bustling as the cotton season begins, supplying material for cottonseed oil and by products. President M S Harper and John B McGarrah visited from Atlanta with manager R L McMath and cashier Lucius McCleskey as they open new books and anticipate a prosperous season.
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Americus Oil Co
Pres. M.S. Harper
John 8. McGarrah
Atlanta
R. L. McMath
Lucius McCleskey
Comipany
Tigers Fall to Ellaville in Season Finale Rally
The Tigers lost to Ellaville 5 to 3 in a season ending game watched by Americus fans who traveled by train. Fort and Hawkins led Americus while Ballard and Rainey played for Ellaville as the Tigers conclude their 22 game schedule with 17 wins.
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Tiger
Ellaville Bunch
Ellaville Boys
Americus
Rooters
Fort
Hawkins
Ballard
Rainey
Ellaville
Tigers
Land For Sale Near Adams Station Lee County
Land for sale encompassing 94 acres in Lee County about one mile east of Adams Station. Property described as very good and suitable for development. Terms include a bank sale through Bank of Southwestern Georgia.
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Lee
Adam's Station
Funeral of Mrs. Webb at Sumter on Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Heary J Webb were held Sunday at the Baptist church in Sumter. Rev Mr Jennings led the obsequies as a crowd filled the church and hundreds stood outside to hear the comforting words. The casket was covered with floral emblems symbolizing a young life. Burial followed at the nearby cemetery.
Widow Receives 1908 Pension Lump Sum
Representative James Taylor helped Mrs. Marinda Johnson of Sumter obtain a $60 pension for 1908 in a lump sum after her Confederate veteran husband Franke Johnson died in December. The special resolution in the house granted the back pension to the widow for 1908 in full.
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James Taylor
Marinda Johnson
Sumter
Franke Johnson
Taylor
Johnson
Vast City Property and Farms Offered to Americas Home Seekers
Advertises $160000 worth of city homes and vacant lots across Americus and Sumter County Georgia. Seeks buyers with easy terms, listing brick stores, farms of various sizes, and numerous tracts in surrounding counties. Includes locations near Americus, Oglethorpe, and nearby stations with large acreage for sale.
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All Americas
Bronwood
Terrell County
Ice Station
Quitman County
Sumter County
Ameriicus
Cobb Station
Americus
DeSoto
Sumter Coun
Sumter
Ville
Macon County
Jamniles Perry
Houston County
Sumter Dub
Maddox
Smithville
Griffin
Spalasing County
Adams
Tion
Lee County
Adams Station
Buena Vista
Marion County
Ogiethorpe
Oglethorpe
West Oglethorpe
Macon
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Columbia
Richmond
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Points
Abbeville, Helena
Intermediate
Richland
Hurtaboro
Points West
Northwest
Dawson
Thos. S. Bell
Georgia
Western
J. T. Bragg
Artesian
W. O. Barnett
J. H. Newsom
Jackson
Americus, Ga
James Cotton
P. B. Williford
George C. Stallings
Forsyth Street
Justice Hudson
Fuller
Cemaey
Washington Post
Planters Bank
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