Americus Recorder and Times Official Georgia organ
The Americus Recorder and The Americus Times publish as the city organ for Americas Sumter and Webster counties. It serves as the official organ for the railroad commission of Georgia for the third district and for the U S court Southern District of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Gamble
J. W. Furlow
W. L. Dupree
Metal Organ of
City of Americas
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Third Congressional District
U. S. Court
Southern District of Georgia
The Cause of High Prices in 1910 Outlook
Henry Clews offers an optimistic 1910 outlook with no sign of end to high activity. He cites defective finance as the panic's cause and predicts continued prosperity, but warns of labor disputes amid wage readjustment and higher living costs. Prices likely rise until supply catches up, then fall as production expands and food costs ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clews
New York
Lkely
Clews
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
Do not trifle with kidney and bladder trouble. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as directed and you will notice satisfactory results. They are antiseptic healing and soothing and guaranteed to be genuine. Refuse substitutes and imitations. Look for the name on the package. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Temptation to Do The Hardest Thing The Easy Way
A concise line notes the pull toward shortcuts and the value of tackling tasks through rigorous effort, warning that simple paths often conceal greater difficulty and risks. It emphasizes discipline over expedience in pursuit of quality or truth.
Peary Cook Story Echoes Historical Traveler Hoaxes
The Washington Post recounts a century old hoax akin to the Peary Cook case. A Frenchman claimed a route to Cathay across America, with Champlain and Cadillac cited as executors of failed explorations. The impostor dazzled Paris, claiming rivers, salt seas, and fur trade tales, until Champlain’s expedition exposed the deception.
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Cook
Mandeville
Europe
Copenhagen
Washington Post
America
Cathay
Champlain
Peary
Vignan
New World
Canada
Quebec
France
Atlantic
Cadillac
Cartier
Paris
St. Paul
Ephesus
Salt Sea
Nicholas Wig- Hau
A Rich Hearse For Pampered Pet Dog
A Scotch collie named Jerry belonging to Mrs W H Schafer of Minneapolis was buried in a plush lined coffin covered with white velvet and ornate silver handles. The grave lies across from Yayman’s cemetery, within 60 feet of the Schafer family plot. A hearse drawn by plumed black horses and a closed carriage with mourners accompanied the burial. The grave will be marked with a monument.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jerry
Mra
W. H. Schafer
Yayman's
Schafer
Attending to your own business is about the most effective method of reform
A brief note urges focusing on personal affairs as the most effective way to pursue reform. The statement emphasizes individual responsibility and practical steps over broader activism. It reflects a viewpoint that progress comes from self-improvement and disciplined conduct.
Two Views Of Georgia State Finances
Two schools of thought split Georgia state finances Smith and Brown with starkly different conclusions. The Smith camp praises a cash surplus despite debts, likening it to optimism and a celebratory mood. The Brown camp calls insolvency with debts outweighing cash, forecasting bankruptcy and a cold outcome.
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Georgia
Smith
Brown
Brown School
Smith School
Smith School of Financial Thought
Micawother
Georgia daily papers fall as small cities cannot support them
An editorial lament outlines the demise of Daily News in Fitzgerald and notes Rome Tribune and similar small city papers. It argues small towns lack capacity for daily presses, cites rising production costs, and predicts Georgia will see fewer dailies as even larger towns struggle with profitability.
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Fitzgerald
The
Daily News
News
Rome
Tribune
Thomasville
Georgia
Leave to Sell in Sumter County Georgia
H A Allen administrator of Robert Dinkins estate seeks court approval to sell real estate in Sumter County Georgia. The case will be heard at the February term January 3 1910 before John A Cobb Ordinary Sumter County Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
H. ©. Allen
Robert Dinkins
Webster County Georgia Notice of Permanent Administration
Bell and Bullock apply for permanent letters of administration on the estate of 8 M Oliver in Webster County. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the office within the time allowed by law and show cause why permanent administration should not be granted to W S Bell on the estate. Witness W H Cosby Ordinary on January 3 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Webster County
Bell & Bullock
M. Oliver
Bellon
W. H. Cosby
Leave to Sell Real Estate Notice
E L Alston administrator of Mrs E R Alston estate applies for leave to sell real estate in said County. Hearing set in court on the Monday in Feb 1910. January 3 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Webster County
E. L. Alston
E. R. Alston
Aald County
W. H. Cosby
Guardian to Sell Davis Children’s Land Interests in Worthy Plantation
On January 15 1910 at 10 am guardian G H C Davis seeks court permission to sell the jointly held lands of Henry Cleve Davis Jr and Elizabeth Bozeman Davis. The property comprises eight hundred twenty acres in Marion and Sumter counties Georgia forming the Kitchen Worthy plantation, aiming to reinvest proceeds for higher income and easier management.
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City of Americas
Z. A. Littlejohn
Superior Court of
Southwestern Circuit
Henry Cleve Davis, Jr
Elizabeth Bozeman Davis
Marion County
Georgia
Sumter County
G. H. C. Davis
Administrator's Sale of Carter Minor Property in Sumter
Under order of the Ordinary of Sumter County J C Carter guardian to Lula Earl and Janett Carter will sell at the courthouse Americus Ga the guardians interest in lot 213 202 1 2 acres and 32 1 2 acres in lot 205 totaling about 235 acres in district 17 February 10 1910 first Tuesday hours of sale cash to pay debts guardian J C Carter Dec 9 41.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Sumter
J. C. Carter
Lula
Earl
Janett Carter
Americus
J.C. Carter
Anett Carter
Sheriff Sale Notice for Land in Sumter County Georgia
The sale will occur before the Sumter County courthouse door on the first Tuesday in February within legal hours. It includes the south halves of lots 247 and 248 totaling about 202.5 acres in the 28th district. Lands levied by EB Bell against J D Pennington per an execution in Macon Superior Court, in favor of A J Pennington. Cash only. December 30, 1909. Sheriff W H Feagin.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Court House
Bumter County
EB. L. Bell
Said
J. D. Pennington
Macon County
A. J. Pennington
F. M. Penn
Broadfield Estate Admin Granted Case Citations
Miss Ethel Broadfield applies for permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Charles T. Broadfield. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the Ordinary’s office within the lawful time to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted. Witness my hand this January 4 1911 John A Cobb Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter
Ethel Broadfield
Charles T. Broadfield
John A. Cobb
To Be Discharged from Administration In 1910
J. B. Pennington administrator of J. L. Pennington petitions the court claiming full administration. He seeks discharge and a final discharge on the first Monday in February 1910. The citation orders all interested parties to show cause if any why discharge should not be granted.
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Georgia
Sumter County
J. B. Pennington
J. L. Pennington
John A. Cobb
Gralaney
Southern Printers Incorporation Petition Item
Petitioners T L Carruthers and C A Ames seek incorporation of Southern Printers for twenty years with renewal option. Capital stock $5000, may rise to $10000, fully paid, operating a general job printing establishment including publishing newspapers and periodicals. Principal office in Americus Georgia with authority to buy sell printers supplies and act as agents, borrow and lend, own real and personal property, adopt by laws, and sue or be sued.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Superior Court
T. L. Carruthers
C. A. Ames
Americus
Allen Fort & Son
R. Heys
C. Georgia
Sumter Superior Court
Sumter
Sale of vacant lot in Americus by court order
On the first Tuesday in February 1910 between sale hours the court will sell a vacant lot on the west side of Jackson street Americus Sumter County Georgia bounded north and west by Central railroad right of way east Jackson street south by Bay street. It is the land where a house burned and occupied by Americus Artificial Stone Co. levied to satisfy an execution from City Court of Americus in favor of Bank of Southwestern Georgia against S R Sims. Tenant notified. This January 1 1910. Sheriff W H Feagin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
Jackson Street
Central Railroad
Bay Street
Americus Artificial Stone Co
R. Sims
City Court
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
S. R. Sims
W. H. Feagin
Webster County
Court House
Safe
C. M. Cantrell
Superior Court
Said County
R. M. Norman
J. N. Rease
C. M. Christian
T. A. Bush
Chattahoochee County
Curtis Bush
F. Bush
F. A. Bush
Sale of printing press at Americus office
One Chandler Price Co printing press size 10 by 16 currently in the job printing office of T. H. McGillis on Forsyth Street Americus Georgia is to be sold at public sale to satisfy a City Court file for O. EB. Weldlich & Company. Tenant notified. December 20 1909.
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Chandler Price Co
T. H. McGillis
Forsyth Street
Americus
T. H
Notice to Sell Real Estate of Mary J Adams Deceased
Court of Ordinary Sumter County Georgia to hear application at February term for leave to sell real estate of Mary J Adams deceased. Dated January 3 1910 executors J W Weston D L Thomas. 41 pa The more sons a man brings up the fatal laehendonaech rah to do It eer
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Court of Ordinary
Sumter County
Georgia
Mary J. Adams
J. W. Weston
D. L. Thomas
Web ster County sheriff sale notices from 1910
Multiple 1910 notices announce sheriff sales in Webster County on the first Tuesday in February. Descriptions include: North half of a land lot totaling about 101 acres in the 19th District with boundaries by C A Kimbrough J T Cleveland W J Sims and W Sima, property of J J King. a gray eight year old mare named Maud levied for Denton Grocery Co.. a stair piano tied to C M Cantrell. five acres in the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of lot 138 with dwelling where T A Bush resides, tied to F A Bush case. Debtor and creditor details vary across notices.
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Lowing
Maud
Superior Court
Said County
W. H. King
Denton Grocery Co
C. M. Christian
Application for Twelve Months Support in Georgia County
Ada Johnson filed for twelve months support from the estate of W. C. Johnson. Appraisers appointed to value the estate have fled. All persons concerned must show cause before the Ordinary of Webster County on the first Monday in February 1910 why the application should not be granted. Dated January 3, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Johnson
W. C. Johnson
H. Cosby
Application for Permanent Administration in Bartley Estate
Notice in proper form to apply for permanent letters of administration on the estate of T. H. Bartley of the county. It cites creditors and next of kin to appear at the clerk of the superior court within the lawful time to show cause why administration should not be granted to Geo. E. Thornton, clerk, on January 1910.
Libel for Divorce in Webster Superior Court 1909
Libel for divorce filed by Cora Davis against J. J. Davis in Webster County. Defendant must appear in October term 1909 to answer. Court to proceed by public sale of described lands, Lot 40 and 58, west district. Witness signed December 2 by Martha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Superior Court
Cora Davis
J. J. Davis
Georgia
Webster County
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Americus Recorder
Americus Times
Amerius
Americus, Ga
John
A. Cobb
Ayer
Sheriff's
Foleyshoney
Childran
Georgia—Sumter County
R. G. Ferrell
Hill Kelly
Sheriff's Sales
Towit
C. A. Kimbrough
J. T. Cleveland
J. Sims
Websten
Godnty
T. H. Bartley
Geo. E. Thornton
Cosby
Ordinary
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