Students Leave Dorms for Holidays at Agricultural College
About one hundred students from the Third District Agricultural College departed yesterday for homes in four states and numerous Georgia counties, closing the fall term early and leaving halls largely empty. Supt. J. M. Collum plans frequent visits to Sumter County office before January reopening.
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District Agricultural College
Georgia
Sumter College
J. M. Collum
Schley County
Mules and Oxen Bring High Prices at Bankruptcy Sale
Mr. Oliver Orr of Macon acting as trustee in bankruptcy sold G. W. Glisson's livestock in front of the county courthouse. Nine mules and four oxen brought 1870 dollars, well above appraisal. Orr plans to sell Glisson lands near Americus, about 500 acres, on the first Tuesday in January after a second sale was ordered.
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Oliver Orr
Macon
G. W. Glisson
Americus
Orr
Glisson
Seed oats for sale in Americus by A B Connors
Advertises McCullough seed oats for sale at one dollar per bushel with delivery to Americus Georgia. Contact A B Connors in Americus for details and timing.
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McCullough
Americus
A. B. Connors
Americus, Ga
Two Weddings of Interest in Americus County
Two weddings occurred on the afternoon of the 15th near Americus. Miss Lilla Logan wed Mr Brown at Dr. A J Logan’s residence with a large gathering witnessing the ceremony. Later, Miss Annie Will Addy married Mr N K Wellens at the bride’s parents’ home nearby, both couples enjoying broad circles of friends and well wishes.
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A. J. Logan
Americus
Lilla Logan
A. [. Brown
Annie Will Addy
N. K. Wellens
Granger's Liver Regulator Promotes Health For All Families
The advertisement claims dizziness coated tongue yellow complexion and other early symptoms signal illness and urges use of Granger's Liver Regulator a first class medicine from Granger Medicine Company Chattanooga Tenn to prevent sickness and sustain vigor sold by druggists at 25 cents per box.
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Tver
Granger
Granger Medicine Company
Chattanboga
Tenn
Officers of Council Lodge Named for New Year
M. B. Council Lodge No. 95 F and A M has elected officers for the new year including Worshipful Master E A Nisbet Senior Warden Dr Lansing Burrows Junior Warden T N Hawkes Secretary 8 A Sullivan Treasurer J E Hightower Senior Deacon A G Miller Junior Deacon C C Ames
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M. B. Council Lodge
A. M
E. A. Nisbet
Lansing Burrows
T. N Hawkes
A. Sullivan
J. E. Hightower
A. G. Miller
AS Ames
New Life Pills Claim Cure for Wide Range of Aches
Ingleside, NC man B F Ayscue says Lt King’s New Life Pills cured him after 15 years of indigestion and trying many doctors and $200 in medicine. The pills claim to ease constipation and numerous bodily complaints. Available for 26 cents at Eldridge Drug Co.
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B. F. Ayscue
N. C
Lt. King
Eldridge Drug Co
Cadet War Dramatized On Agricultural College Campus
A Thursday afternoon replica battle at the Third District Agricultural College drew about ninety cadets in uniform equipped with Springfield rifles. Captain Rainey led fifty attackers against Fort Prance, a fortified mock stronghold defended by a forty infantry force. A Delaware detachment from Americus Light Infantry under Lieut. Dunn aided the retreating troops to secure the fort.
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Third District Agricultural College
Fort Prance
Rainey
Americus Light Infantry
Dunn
Dr King’s New Discovery Restores Banner Springs Watchman
W. J. Atkins, night watchman at Banner Springs Tennessee, suffered a severe cold that settled in his lungs after exposure to dampness and storms. He tried various remedies until using Dr King’s New Discovery, which he credits with his return to work. The medicine promises quick relief for severe colds, coughs, sore throats, and related ailments, with trial bottles free through Eldridge Drug Co.
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W. J. Atkins
Banner Springs
Tenn
Dr. King
Eldridge Drug Co
Portwood Woman Joins Navy Escape Story
Miss Adelaide Portwood of Decatur attempted to enlist in the U S Navy to be with her sweetheart bound for Central America. In boyish attire she waited for the physical, but an observed escape and a hairpin left behind indicated her change of mind and departure.
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Chicago
Adelaide Portwood
Decatur
United States Navy
Central America
Sergt. Holman
Miss Portwood
Looking One's Best with Bucklen Arnica Balm
A promotional notice touts Bucklen's Arnica Balm as a cure for pimples skin eruptions sores and boils. It claims the product softens velvet skin and lists uses for pimples sore eyes cold sores cracked lips and chapped hands with piles advertised at 26e. Eldridge Drug Co offers the item.
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Bucklen
Eldridge Drug Co
Taken to penitentiary to serve life sentence
The white man named Harry Graham, jailed for stealing a watch and overcoat from a Jackson Street boarding house, has been moved from Americas jail to the state penitentiary. A condemned Black man slated for life for murder accompanied him. An injured ankle may limit mobility for weeks, while Chamberlain's Liniments are touted as a quick cure.
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Harry Graham
Jackson Street
Americas
This Woman as Grammarist Stands for Musick
A school teacher recalls a pupil’s mother objecting to grammar lessons. She prefers the child study German drawing and vocal music on the piano, claiming past grammars failed to help and offers to teach speaking and writing herself.
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Americas
Lalushel Ingage
Mmusick
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