Grand Jury Presents Public Works and County Finances
Sumter County grand jury for the November 1909 term finds public buildings well kept but calls for updated jail heating, more prison sleeping space, a mess hall, and stockade repairs. Recommends sewerage ties, sanitary closets, courthouse balcony repair, and improved sidewalks. Notes clerks books neat, taxes and treasurer's books orderly, roads praised, and urges bid practices, prisoner feeding review, and publication of the presentment in Americas Times-Recorder.
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Sumter Superior Court
Bgg
Sumter County presents court presentments 1909
The document records presentments and payment recommendations for Sumter County with treasurer P. H. Williams. Officials M. L. Hun, W. O. Barnett, A. Dodson, Lee M. Hansford, Z. A. Littlejohn, J. R. Williams, H. Be. Allen, and others are listed. Filed December 8, 1909.
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M. L. Hun
W. 0. Barnett
H. BE. Allen
Sumter Superior Court
H. EB. Allen
Here Is Relief for Women From a Herbal Regulator
An ad promotes Mother Gray's Vaginarian-Leaf as a safe cure for women with back pain urinary bladder or kidney trouble. Sold by druggists, 50 cents. Sample package free from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York City route not shown.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
Life Sentence for Clark in Jordan Mann Murder
Stewart Clark, convicted of the Jordan Mann murder, received a life sentence from Judge A. Littlefoho in superior court. Rachael Hill, an elderly clothes peddler, was sentenced to seven months for failing to return money from clothes sold locally.
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Stewart Clark
Jordan Mann
A. Littlefoho
Rachael Hill
Quaker Oats Praised As Pure and Affordable
The piece notes that during the enactment of pure food laws manufacturers rushed to conform, with Quaker Oats singled out as exceptionally pure and clean. It is described as an ideal, affordable food, widely nourishing and suitable for all.
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Quaker Oats Company
Upward Trend in Georgia Farm and Timber Lands
Comptroller Wright notes rapid rise in agricultural land values across Georgia with South Georgia leading gains. In Sumter County and nearby areas, six year increases reach 15 to 30 percent annually. An observer predicts $10–$20 per acre today may reach $35–$75 in ten years, bolstered by roads and white farmer migration. Investment yields include rentals or crops and rising sale value, offering strong independence and reduced risk of loss.
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Wright Ham
Georgia
South Georgia
Sumter County
Wright Well
Sumter
Rev Hamp Stevens Transferred to North Highland Church
Rev Hamp Stevens, who aided Americus Methodist work last year with mission focus, has been transferred to North Highland church in Columbus. The Americus listing lacks an assistant for the coming year, suggesting only one Methodist clergyman will remain there.
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Hamp Stevens
Americus
Methodist Church
North Highland Church
Columbus
Americas
Ista
So many girls think they can test a fool by marriage
A short aphorism notes that many girls believe marrying a fool proves their own wit or control, implying marriage as an attempt to reform or escape vulnerability. The line hints at social judgments about marriage and intelligence.
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Court of Ordinary
Justices of the Peace
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N. P
A. W. Farker
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J. W. Murray
J. P
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J. J. Hiller
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A. W. Buchanan
J. L. Hudson
J. G. Feagin
B. F. Markett
A. Littlejohn
Col. J. R. Williams
Americas Times-Recorder
P. H. Williams
A. Dodson
Lee M. Hansford
Z. A. Littlejohn
Southwestern Circuit
J. R. Williams
I. B. Small
T. C
C. A. Edga
L. B. Small
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