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Jolly Uncle Josh Guides Newlywed Couple's Americus Shopping Spree
A humorous tale of Uncle Josh escorting Polly and Charley through Americus as he arranges wedding gifts and home fittings. They visit real estate, furniture, hardware, grocers, bank, bank, pharmacy, express a carefree spree with names like Mayor Felder, G O Loving, J W Harris, Davenport Drug, and J P Cato, culminating in a famed baby carriage tease.
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Miss Summers
Charles
Charley
Polly
Josh
Joshua Turner
Sumter County
Americus
Windsor Hotel
Windsor
Henry 8. McCloskey
G. O. Loving
Arig
Joab
G.O. Loving
Uncle Josh
John B. Felder
Felder
Uncle Doo
Snow
Maily
Elie
Smith's
A. W. Smith
J. W. Hartio
J. W. Harris
David Harum
People’s Bank
Peoples Bank
Hoe
Nix
Davenport Drug Co
Woombe
Ueele Jush
Wolly
G.t.sullivan
Sullivan
Ms. Sholiilasy
Holliday
Cnde
J. P. Cato
J. P. Cato’s
Jno
W. Shiver
Joe
Uncle John
Kitty
Conree
Barness
Woo Barnett
W .O Barnett
Barnett
W. M. Jones & Co
W. H.R. Schroeder
H.R. Schroeter
Pratt al Tate
Schroeder
Dolly
Americus Steam
W.C. Careter
Mrr
Carter
Barney Ball
Sherlock & Co
Sherlock i Co's
van Riper
van Nipers
Times-Recorder