Richland lynching of Webb after Brightwell killing shocks county
Richland and surrounding towns were stirred by the lynching of John West known as Johnny Webb after he shot and killed E W Brightwell, overseer on a Dixon plantation. A mob of about fifty, gathered at Smithville while Webb was en route to Sumter jail, and officials reported the body hanging from a tree near the crime scene. Witnesses said Webb confessed before the mob acted, and the coroner ruled the death at the hands of unknown assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Lie West
Johnny Webb
E. W. Twell
Seminole Limited
Smithville
Brightell
Johnson
Americus
Sumter County
Mr. Brightwell
Plantatio
R.J. Dixon
Stewart County
Johnston
Chicago
Webb
Sumter
Harvey
Americas
Auto
Fragmented OCR item on product names and prices
An unreadable OCR snippet lists assorted items and prices from a grocery or general store. It mentions Rat-Snap bait and chicken items, with unclear quantities and formatting, making it difficult to extract a coherent event or sale.
Tad and Shiver Featured in Local Flooring Service Ad
An OCR damaged fragment mentions Tad and a service titled We Shiver, with references to flooring and ceilings. The readable text suggests a local advertisement or feature about home renovation services, though specifics and full names are unclear.
Local social notes from Americus and surrounding towns
Sumter area residents share visits and outings with friends and relatives across Americus Dawson Cuthbert Cochran and Centenary. Several teachers and students from Bessie Tift Shorter Pennington Cochran and Andrew colleges return home for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Webb
Lucile Webb
Americus
Ethel Markette
Mary Morton
Owen Ward
Iron City
G. W. Israel
R. E. White
Vienna
Lizzie McDonald
Dawson
Cliff Schneider
Americas
George McDonald
Katherine McDonald
Cuthbert
Alma Webb
Bessie Tift
Verena Webb
Shorter
Margaret McDonald
Centenary
Andrew
Leila Israel
Pennington
Florence Israel
Cochran
Catarrh Remedy Advertised by Local Jeweler
An antique classified style passage touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional internal remedy. It claims the product cures catarrh via the bloodstream and mentions a physician's endorsement, plus an offer related to jewelry repair and watch services by R. S. Broadhurst at 210 Lamarr Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Arid Jewelry
Broadhurst
Lamar St
Safe rodent control offered in cake form
Mr Joa explains hundreds of pine dogs around rats and recommends RAT-SNAP as a safe extermination option. The cake product comes in 25c 50c and $1.00 sizes and is sold with a guarantee by Nathan Murray Sheffield Hardware Co. and Americus 8 Grocery Co. in Americus Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joa
Ennel
Ahaea
Nathan’ Murray
Sheffield Hardware Co
Grocery Co
Americus
RAT SNAP PEST CONTROL ADVERTISEMENT CLAIMS
An old advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP poison for rats claiming no odor and effectiveness. It markets three sizes priced 25c, 50c, and 1.00, targeting pantries kitchens coops farms and out-buildings with mentions of distributors Murray D. Storeware Co. and Sparks Americus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaran Than Murray
D. StoMed Hareware Co
Sparks
Americus
Terrible skin disease relief from a mothers tale
A mother describes her child’s severe skin disease improving after a remedy she tried, claiming the product strengthened the child when other treatments failed. She urges others not to wait for remedies and touts a money back offer from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fein F
Rat Snae Promises Food Safety for New York Merchants
A fragmented ad style notice touts RAT-SNAE for rat control in cellars, claiming the product prevents food contamination. It mentions vendors and a hardware shop with garbled names and details, presenting a period voice style typical of older classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vroome & Utter & Cheese Merchants
New
Health Is In The Blood tonic promotes strength and immunity
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams 101 Tonic as curing flu malaria fever colds and grippe. It claims quinine iron and magnesia purify and enrich blood making copies of red cells and boosting energy. It cites a 500 percent sales surge during a flu epidemic and urges no substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stengthen
Williams
Don’t Idle, You Only See One Rat Warns Mr. White
Read a promotional caution urging action against rats with a garbled speech example from Mr. Fred White. The ad lists three rat sizes for sale at 25 cents, 59 cents, and one dollar, guaranteed by Nathan Murray Druggist, SheMeld Hardware Co, and Sparke Grocery Co in Americus, Georgia, with a partial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred White
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Chland Man
Jno
W. Shiver
Bibb County
Lnfiders
Nathan Daea
Elise Chappell
Hallie McDonald
Huntington Chappell
Atls
Anta
Arles Plantation
Arles
Georgia
Stewart
Lee Street Road
Southern Land Auction Co
W. T. Calhoun
Fourth National Bank Bldg
C. B. Lewis & Co
Macon
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