Cotton Market Edges Toward Steady Following Tuesday Values
After a day of moderate activity, cotton closed Wednesday near Tuesday's final, with 1 to 2 point spreads. New Orleans December leaped early then trimmed gains. opening was 3 points lower to 2 points higher for active months. Prices firmed to 6 to 13 points above prior close before profit taking left values little changed. New York opened flat to 7 points lower, December the biggest loser, then advanced and narrowed, ending 1 point lower for December and January and 1 to 2 points higher for later positions. Spot prices unchanged. New Orleans December up 28 points, others mixed. Liverpool down 4 to 6 points. Close showed declines of 1 to 3 points from Tuesday for some months, with December 13 points above Tuesday's final. Spot reduced 1-80. 10,000 bales sold. English market expected open down on good middling basis. poorer grades in weak demand. Receipts by wagon 217 bales. Quotations unchanged.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Quotations in Americus Cotton Market Report
Americus Georgia December 18 local cotton market quiet with prices for Good Middling 11.5 cents, Middling 11.0, Low Middling 10.5. New York futures closed steady with nearby 11.96 cents and 10.50 to 10.88 ranges. Savannah spots 11 cents. New Orleans close steady. Liverpool market quiet with upland middling 6.15. Receipts totals noted for yesterday and prior period.
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Americus
New York
New Yorks
Savannah
Liverpool
Cotton market notes from New York trading day
Liverpool opened lower as anticipated and New York cotton futures quickly moved. Buying orders from the South flooded the ring, sending prices up about 18 points from the low. Scalpers then restrained gains, leaving the market near its lower level by noon amid signs of a strong undertone.
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New York
Liverpool
Ginners' Report Cited With Bearish Implications
Shrewd operators see potential bear trend as the national ginners report shows 9,350,000 bales ginned by December 18. The writer notes a shortfall versus year one by 1,746,000 bales and doubts the government report will alter the bearish outlook despite expected season-end totals over eleven million bales. Clark & Co. urges buyers during the decline.
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Clark & CO
An Americus clothing display and a local death notice
The ad touts Ansley's Great Line clothing in Americus at low prices. Separately, Mr. Philip J Wise of the Hawkins plantation west of Americus died after a lengthy illness. He was about forty, survived by his wife and six children, with funeral services to be held at Lebanon cemetery.
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Philip J. Wise
Hawkins Plantation
Americus
Wise
Lebanon Cemetery
DANGER OF CATARRE Catarrhal troubles warned risks and cures
Warning on catarrhal conditions highlighting dangers to the mucous membranes and lungs. Cites infection risks and urges early treatment with a recommended remedy, stressing rapid action to prevent spreading germs and severe throat or lung damage. Contains likely promotional tone for a cure.
Wedding Bells and Lynchings Mark Era Headlines
A small Georgia town reports a quiet wedding at the bride’s father’s home, Miss Petit Helen Clark uniting with Case S. Barbie of Leary in a home ceremony attended by friends and a luncheon, followed by a reception in Albany. The same issue notes 1907 lynching figures exceeding 1906, with 42 victims across twelve states, mostly for assault related crimes.
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Chicago
Alabuang
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Misouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Clark
Petit Helen Clark
Case
Barbie
Leary
Robert Ls. Bivins
Furlow Lawn Baptist Church
Albany
C. C. Barbre
Barbre
Aire, B. Barbere
D, Barbre
L. F. Busg
Eddie Lee- Daniels
Mercer Addison
London Education Committee Trains Girls in Housekeeping
London, Dec. 16 Special The London Education Committee will house a seven person family of girls in a poor district for six weeks of training. Meals and sleep in the house with a teacher present, roles rotate as housekeeper and cook. First two weeks simulate $18 weekly living. Next two weeks wage $15. Final period reduces to $10. Beginning experiment aims to train girls as efficient housewives.
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London
London Education Committee
Americus Holiday Trade Mixed Amid Cotton Moves
Merchants report holiday trade not strong but steady as Seaboard trains prepare to ship about a thousand bales of cotton from Americus. Christmas sales expected this week despite prices, with many nearby towns represented by holiday buyers. Voters cast 71 in alderman race, weather may boost business next week. Local Sunday schools plan Christmas trees and events. Post Office delay urged by Board of Trade secretary. Mr Schroeder remains home. Simmonses to occupy Holt residence after January 1.
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Seaboard
Americus
Gifts In Plenty At Dodson's Pharmacy
Gift selection at Dodson's Pharmacy offers useful sensible lasting ornamental artistic economical options. Wide variety named as suitable for every body with plain pricing and easy browsing.
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Dodson
Great Interstate cock fight draws Americus crowd
About twenty Americus men traveled to Montgomery for the Great Interstate cock fight, regarded as a premier sporting event of the season. Local gamecocks accompanied the party, likely boosting reputations and, perhaps, earnings, as attendees return home with stories of the battle.
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Montgomery
Americus
Mi-O-Na 5 Stomach Remedy Guaranteed at Dodson's Pharmacy
Dodson's Pharmacy offers Mi-O-Na 5 stomach tablets and guarantees a refund if it does not cure. The ad claims the product strengthens the entire digestive tract and relieves headaches dizziness palpitation bad taste in the mouth nervousness and distress after eating. A local agency is listed for Mi-O-Na.
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Americas
Dodson
Americus Light Infantry Suspends Drills Over Holiday
The Americus Light Infantry will suspend all drills and meetings during the holiday season by order of Captain Van Riper. The meeting scheduled for tonight is canceled. After January 1 the unit will resume the weekly meeting schedule.
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Americus Light Infantry
van Riper
Hog Cholera Affects Hogs Breeders Combat Disease
Report discusses hog cholera or swine plague as a major industry drawback. It cites a Burne Creek Indiana breeder and a barn foreman tale of cholera outbreaks, failed treatments, and Sloan's Liniment as a remedy with an offer for a free book from Dr Sloan.
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A. P. Williams
Burne Creek
Ind
W Liams
J. D. Richardson
Lafayette
Sloan
Albany _ street
Mags
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United
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Ansley
Ing Wi
Pruitt
Board of Trade
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W. H.R. Schroeder
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al Capone
Howell B. Simmons
Holt
Taylor Street
Dragelsts
Tile Xmas
Chas
L. Ansley
Washington, D. C
Flrlv
Germany
France
Margaret Steiffe
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