Serious wreck on Central shocks Georgia rail line
A fatal freight train collision occurred Friday between Eufaula and Georgetown on the Central of Georgia Railway killing both engineers Cliff McManus and Alfred Vining. Trains 33 and 44 collided near Georgetown. crews suffered injuries while wrecking cars and engines were destroyed. The crews attempted to stop the locomotives as debris and steam filled the scene. Vining’s body was found after about an hour, McManus was widely known in Americus with wife Miss Wells of Smithville. The cause remains under study with possible blame. wrecking crews proceeded toward Americus to clear the site.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Eufaula
Georgetown
Cliff McManus
Alfred Vining
Smithville
Montgomery
Georgia
Vining
McManus
Americus
Wells
Cutting the Public Schools Bill Effects on Georgia Funds
Opponents argue Willingham prohibition would cut the common school fund. The liquor tax yields 150000 annually, with wet counties getting 38065 and dry counties 111934. Sumter would lose 1285 yearly and Americus would lose 475.65.
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Willingham
Georgia
Sumter
Americus
Farmers Fetch High Prices for Sumter Hay Bales
In Americus yesterday farmers found hay selling at twelve dollars per ton, rivaling cotton in demand. Sumter county growers reported easily harvested, home grown hay that requires only reaping and baling, delivering strong profit for the producer.
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Americas
Sumter County
West
Americus
Marriage Announcement for Daisy A Sims at Leslie
Mr and Mrs John Sims of Leslie announce the marriage of daughter Daisy A Sims to Mr G W of Sycamore Georgia. The ceremony is set for Avon Baptist Church in Leslie on Wednesday December 6. Daisy is described as a charming and admired young woman with a wide circle of friends.
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Leslie
John Sims
Daisy A. Sims
G. W
Sycamore
Baptist Church
Avon
Cepher
Women Would Sure ly Try Mrs. Medicine if They Only Knew
Mrs King urges readers to consider a new remedy as she explains its benefits for women. She attributes improvements to the product’s ingredients and promises safer, quicker relief from common ailments. Local shoppers are invited to learn more at several town meetings this week.
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Mrs. King
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Woman's Health
A Northe Attleboro Massachusetts woman testifies that after a year of severe pain from back and side, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms. She credits the remedy with restoring her stomach and bowels to health and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at no cost.
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Rinxman
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Mantia M. Kine
Nort Attleboro, Mass
Hogue Brothers Recover from Varioloid Outbreak
Charles Hogue is said to be about well after five to six weeks of quarantine for varioloid. Julius Hogue and Charlie Hawkins also recover, with Hawkins nearing full recovery. No other family members affected and the illness confined to Americas neighborhood.
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Charles Hogue
Julius Hogue
Charlie Hawkins
Hogue Brothers
Americas
The Appetite of a Goat Provokes Health Claims
A dubious ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as curing stomach and liver complaints. It promises appetite, digestion, and energy, claiming a “regular fly habit” and perfect health. Available for 25 cents at E J Kiridge's drug store.
Sumter Farmers In Session At County Society Meet
The Sumter County Agricultural Society held a Friday monthly meeting with President Black in charge and strong attendance. Attendees debated pork raising and curing methods, with Mr M S Harper of Americus Oil Co sharing seeds as fertilizer data and advantages of selling seed to buy commercial fertilizer. The December meeting will cover crop planting ratios.
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Sumter County Agricultural Society
Black
Harper
Americus Oil Co
Plant resumes in December at Americus facility
The Virginia Carolina Fertilizer Company plant in Americus will resume operations soon after extensive overhauls and additions. The Americus plant, among the South's largest, provides employment locally and supplies fertilizers to farmers in this and adjacent states, with operations likely to begin by December 1.
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Virginia‘Carolina
Cotton buyers face ten dollar city tax in Americas
Police officer acting marshal served a ten dollar special business tax on cotton buyers in Americas. The city council has levied this $10 tax for several years, which the cotton fraternity perceives as a hardship given their role in commerce of the staple.
Gordon Clark Lucky In Chicago Rise
The Times-Recorder notes Gordon Clark, born in Americus, rose from modest beginnings to a prestigious position with Armour & Co. in Chicago after smart work in Louisville. Aided by early lessons in his father W. E. Clark’s store, he earned trust and advancement, becoming a notable young figure in the great city.
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Americas
Gordon Clark
Chicago
Clark
Metropolis
Louisville
Kentucky
Armour & Co
Armour Co
Americus
W. E. Clark
Our City
The
Times- Recorder
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Tonic Review
Advertises Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a pleasant lemon tonic claiming cures for indigestion headache malaria fever chills loss of appetite debility nervous prostration and heart failure by regulating the liver stomach bowels and kidneys.
Lemon Elixir Healed Indigestion After Ten Years
A user reports relief from a decade of indigestion and heart disease after taking Lemon Elixir. W A Guirrera of Reevesville and N D Colleman of Beulah share testimonials about curing lasting ailments when other medicines and doctors failed.
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W. A. Guirrera
Reevesville
Mozley
N. D. Colleman
Beulah
Morley’s Lemon Elixir for Dyspepsia Relief
A Louisville reader from 1615 Jefferson St reports fifteen years of dyspepsia with liver stomach and bowel distress and terrible headaches. After using Morley’s Lemon Elixir his appetite returned and he felt well, stating previous medicines failed.
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Jefferson St
Louisville, Ky
Lemon Elixir Restored My Health, Avoice Detroit Patient
Testimonial from 0 H Batwers of Atlanta Georgia claiming Lemon Elixir cured enlarged liver nervous indigestion and heart disease after poor results from several physicians. He states he can now walk stairs work and feels vigorous.
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H. Batpwrs
Alexander St
Atlanta
Mosley's Lemon Hot Drops Advertise Cure All Ailments
An old advertisement advertises Mosley's Lemon Hot Drops, claiming they cure coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and lung diseases. The copy cites Dr H A Mosley of Atlanta Georgia as the preparer. The text uses archaic punctuation and stylized sales language.
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H. A. Mosley
Atlanta
Eleckley and Curtright Wed at Forsyth Home
Last evening at Forsyth street home the couple united in marriage. Rev. Sam O. Dean officiated at 8 o'clock in a ceremony witnessed by many friends and relatives. The bride Bessie Daniel Curtright and groom John Eleckley are well known in Americas.
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John Eleckley
B. D. Curtright
Forsyth Street
Bessie Daniel Curtright
Sam 0. Dean
First Baptist Church
Americas
Tutt's Pills Proclaimed Absolute Liver Cure
Tried Friends Best. For thirty years Tutt's Pills have proven a blessing to be invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria, constipation and all kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. It's what the people have forgotten about the good old times that makes them think they were good.
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Tutt
Dewey Home Fund Refunds Offer Amid Public Turmoil
A Washington report says subscribers to the Dewey home fund may request refunds. John R. McLean states Mrs. Dewey and Admiral Dewey have faced widespread sympathy and hurtful public attention. Emerson McMillan offers to reimburse taxpayers who send lists and refund requests to the admiral.
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Dewey Home
New Youk
Washington
Dewey Home Fund
John R. McLean
Dewey
Bay
Emerson McMillan
New York
Home Fund
McMullan
Sam
Admiral Dewey
Jim Austin Charged With Murder After Woman Found Dead
A neighbor identified as Jim Austin was arrested yesterday in Americus district on a murder warrant after a woman, described as a Black resident of the 17th district, was found dead. Witnesses say Austin and the woman were seen with a shotgun days earlier. Austin claims the shooting was accidental. the grand jury will review the case this week.
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Jim Austin
Americus
Austin
Deafness Cure Through Constitutional Remedies Proclaimed
The article asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. It claims only constitutional treatment works, promises a $100 reward for an incurable deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and advertises circulars and Hall's Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tragedy at a Negro Supper on Smith Plantation
A. M Kennedy, a white farmer, was killed last night at a negro hot supper on A. W. Smith’s plantation, about four miles from the city. He was shot through the heart and died instantly by Hector Berneau, a negro umbrella mender, who used a pistol. Kennedy was unarmed.
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A. M Kennedy
A. W. Smith
Hector Berneau
Kennedy
Discovery for Consumption Promises Quick Cure
A woman in Shelbyville reports recovery from a seven year illness through a remedy described as Dr. King's Discovery for Consumption. A trial bottle is offered free at a local drug store with regular bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00. McKinley and cabinet departed Washington to attend Vice President Hobart's funeral in Paterson, N J aboard a 6:55 a m special.
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Dr. King
Luther Lats
W. C. Hamnick & Co
Shelbyville N
E. J. Beidvicne
McKinley
Paterson
Wasuixatox
N. J
Hobart
Pennsylvania
Old Darling Is the Best Whiskey in the South
Oglethorpe proclaims Old Darling as the top whiskey in the South in a boastful claim noted in local chatter. The brief item cites no official awards or tasting panel, focusing on regional reputation and market buzz.
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Central
Scott
BNE i York
Chas. Hogue
Sumter’s Farmers
Gordon Clarke
Lucky
Morley
Mosley
Wegro
Darling
lLeod Co
Castoria
Lickel
Infante and
Amon
Bears
Jcastoria
Rmachine
Mallary Bros. & CO
Macon, GA
James Fricker
Jewelers
Americus, Georgia
M.callaway
Fire Insurance
Hotel Park
J. J. Hanesley
Americus, Ga
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