Speer Home Destroyed By Fire In Brooklyn Heights
The dwelling of Mr. Charles Speer on Patterson street burned out completely after an 8 o clock fire found to be accidental. Family at breakfast. furniture lost. little insurance. The landmark Americus home, formerly the McElroy place, stood near collapse as fire crews rushed over a mile to the scene. Taft was told of Americus visitor Clay Clark at Augusta, promising to visit and host a possum hunt. Nasal catarrh relief advertised with Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm and spray for 75 cents plus mailing.
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Charles Speer
Patterson Street
Brooklyn Heights
McElroy Place
Americus
Georgia
Ohio
Augusta
Clay Clark
Taft
Clark
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Dry Town Corn Prank Leaves Visitor Puzzled
In Leesburg Georgia a visitor paid 15 cents for a pint of corn at a livery stable. Expecting liquor, he and two companions toasted at a hotel but found only grain. The seller vanished by night, leaving the visitor and friends disconsolate as the joke backfired.
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Leesburg
Mreasure
Times-Recorder
Man's Worst Habit Is Life, He Always Gets Over It
A New York Press snippet notes a quip on human nature, suggesting that life’s presence tempts and tests a man, yet perseverance helps him rise above his flaws. The line frames habit as a persistent foe overcome through resilience.
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New York Press
Great White Plague Costs Billions Warns Yale Professor
Yale professor warning describes the Great White Plague as causing costs totaling a billion annually. He compares the toll to deaths from typhoid scarlet fever diphtheria and pneumonia, urging reliable public health measures amid winter risks.
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Trving Fisher
Yale
Conrampion
Platt
Ieee
Rabid Bulldog Case Spurs Expert Verdict in Americus
An Americus bulldog killed on Taylor Street after a rabid animal bite is confirmed by expert exam as rabies. The State Board of Health report notes negri bodies and urges immediate humane action on bitten pets to prevent a potential epidemic.
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Taylor Street
Georgia State Board of Health
Atlanta
Bir
H. F. Harris
Heaviest Christmas Mail At Local Post Office
The post office reports record mail volume this Christmas with both incoming and outgoing packages rising. Delays due to travel and heavy business strain clerks as trains run late. The money order window processed over $1,000 outgoing and $1,200 incoming in one day. Postmaster Mitchel and staff labor to meet demand without extra help.
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Postoffice
Mitchel
Marriage Licenses Slow This December in Plantations Area
Capt John A Cobb notes fewer licenses issued this December than last and explains the seasonal boost in December and January among the negro population. He describes how license fees and lies with planters, with workers seeking money or furniture to secure marriage orders, leading to increased but constrained activity.
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John A. Cobb
Americas National Bank Director Election Notice
Notice to stockholders announces election of directors for the ensuing year to be held at the bank office on Tuesday January 12 at 3 p.m. M. M. Lowrey signs the notice with address 24 31.
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The
Americas National Bank
Shid Bank
M. Lowrey
Wesley Hospital Reports Record Year in Free Care
The Wesley Memorial Hospital for the year ending October 31, 1908 shows broad impact with over 26 000 in free work for the poor since 1905 and 14 000 valued free services in the year. The hospital serves all creeds and is supported by the North and South Georgia Confer ences of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The report highlights free treatment for those unable to access medical care and emphasizes philanthropy and public good.
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Wesley Memorial Hospital
North
South Georgia
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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