Six Thousand Dollars From a Six Mule Farm on Lee Street
Albany Georgia December 15 1908 Sheriff F G Edwards of Dougherty county farms 200 acres with 60 in cantaloupes 60 in corn 30 in oats 24 in cotton and 140 in hay. He ships 8 cars of cantaloupes before July and nets 6000 dollars from the year with 19 bales of cotton. He plans no cotton next year and prioritizes cantaloupes oats and corn plus hay. Also notes a Board of Trade meeting on guano pricing and new one story homes on Lee street near Dodson built by G C Hall for Roscoe Parker and H B Mashburn with more houses planned on the avenue.
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Albany
F. G. Edwards
Dougherty County
Georgia
South Georgia
Edwards
Rocky Ford
Americus
Lee Street
Dodson
Roscoe Parker
G. C. Hall
Hall
H. B. Mashburn
W. 8
Prather
To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
A dated advertisement promising a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Boxs labeled with E. W. Grove signatures. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Tallest Steel Stack Rises at Americus Plant
Big stack finished at Americus Railway and Light Co plant towers 150 feet above foundations, offering workers a view for miles. The uniform five to six foot diameter tube, built by skilled artisans suspended by ropes, will vent smoke from six hundred horsepower boilers. It is touted as the tallest steel stack in the state.
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Americus Railway and Light Co
Ex-convict tried to burn DeSoto callaboose in burglary attempt
Tom Adams, recently released after Sumter chain gang time, was caught inside a DeSoto callaboose when he set a fire to destroy it while a burglary case tied to bags of stolen goods from G. W. Bagley’s store was developing. The blaze was put out and Adams was jailed in Americus on the burglary charge.
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Board of Trade
Americus
Sumter County
Sumter
Tom Adams
Callaboose
DeSoto
Adams
G. W. Bagley
Difference between a man and a woman in heroism noted
A New York Press item contrasts gendered notions of heroism. It suggests men often appear loud or ostentatious while women are less visible, yet true courage may be defined by unseen acts rather than public display.
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New York
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a lasting cure for kidney and urinary complaints. It features Mrs. Sallie Cobb of Americus Georgia praising the remedy after a decade of illness, claiming hemorrhages and abnormal secretions improved after using the product bought at Dodson's Pharmacy. Price 50 cents, Foster Millburn Co. of Buffalo is listed as sale agents.
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Dean
Americus
Sallie Cobb
Mayo and
Lamar Streets
Doan
Dodson
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Rivers Returns to Americus for Court Assembly
Ern est Rivers, known as Rivers Is, was brought back to Americus yesterday after finishing a two year zebra job in Worth county. He is slated for a similar engagement when court next assembles.
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Ernest Rivers
Rivers
Worth County
Americus
Division of State Divides Penitentiary Districts
The state prison commission splits the system into three districts northern southeastern and southwestern each overseen by an inspector. Inspector Dedwyler handles the north southeastern is Flan ders and southwestern is Burke Sumter county falls under Burke in the southwestern district. The southwestern district includes Coweta Jones Bibb Houston Macon Sumter Lee Crisp Wilcox Turner Mitchell Miller Early Calhoun Baker Randolph Muscogee and requires inspectors to visit each convict at least monthly with detailed reports.
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State Prison Commission
Dead‘wyler
Flanders
Burke
Sumter County
Southwestern
Coweta
Jones
Bibb
Houston
Macon
Sumter
Lee
Crisp
Wilcox
Turner
Mitchell
Miller
Early
Calhoun
Baker
Randolph
Muscogee
Women barred from politics say secret skills praised
In the Houston Post item Mr. Croker expresses that women are disqualified for politics due to alleged impossibility of keeping secrets yet notes they are adept at denying ever making such claims. The remarks underscore gender bias and public skepticism toward female political engagement.
Big Fish Disables Deer in Ice Crossing
In Springfield Massachusetts on December 16 a deer trying to cross the Connecticut River over thin ice was attacked by a six foot fish. The deer swam for a quarter mile in icy water, then reached the bank exhausted. Game Warden Hatch ordered the injured deer shot after the incident.
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Springfield
Mass
Connecticut River
Hatch
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. it is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is described as a regular prescription from top physicians. Testimonials promised, Toledo company advertises for household use and urges Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
FR. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Roosevelt Duty to Forestry Praised by Glob Democrat
The Louis Globe-Democrat lauds President Roosevelt for his unwavering advocacy of forestry. The piece credits his leadership from start to finish, framing his efforts as a complete fulfillment of duty in conservation and natural resources policy.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
Roosevelt
This Big Stock Must and Will Be Sold
The public is invited to view deeply discounted goods and prices as the stock is marketed aggressively. The sellers claim unprecedented prices in the Americas retailing scene and warn they may quit or radically change operations due to the burden of ongoing details. Daily items are offered at what are described as ridiculous prices, encouraging frequent visits.
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Americas
Greatest opportunity sale in Americas region
Retail ad announces a menswear department sale with all items not otherwise listed sold at sacrifice prices. It promises first class merchandise at enormous reductions and urges immediate purchase. Terms of sale require spot cash only.
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Americas
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Houston Post
Iction
Derwear
Men’s Department
Chas. L. Ansley
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