Américus Georgia A Prosperous Trading Center Reveals Its Wealth
The piece extols Américus as a fertile commercial capital in Sumter County Georgia. It highlights abundant crops and industries, generous climate, transport, public works, schools, churches, a public library, newspapers, theater, fire department, sewerage, gas and electricity, and water works. It notes a population around 1,260 in schools with few deaths over five years. It also advertises Swayne's Ointment for skin diseases and a Landreth garden seed stock at Dr. Eldridge's.
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Georgia
Américus
Sumter County
Savannah
Nafiosthey Mils Saueee
Mane
Andersonville Grounds
Dee
Virginia
Confederacy
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Central Railroad Board Reelects Its Directors in Savannah
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS. The old board of directors of the Central Railroad is re elected as the company contemplates reorganization this year. The telegram from New York supports retaining the present board. It remains unclear if the majority stockholders of Central and Southern Railway voted. Other notes include Seaboard Air Line negotiations for Macon and Northern, a new hotel to be built on the old capitol site, a drowning in Swamp Creek, and political moves by Colorado women and Georgia groups.
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Messrs
H. M. Comer
Abraham Veinburg
G. Z “Fils
J. B. Holst
Joseph Hall
Hey R. Jackson
O. H. Phinizy
E. P. Howell
A. B. Harrold
R. Jacques
James Swann
Tisco
Reomver
Gomer
New York
Georgia Company
Comer
Central
Southern Railway
Ita
Boa
Seaboard Air Line
Macon
Northern
Venable Brothers
Capitol
Colorado
King's Daughters of
Georgia
Gaboury & Noble
Capt. Wilcox
D. Bradwell
State Normal School
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Swayne
Landreth
Dr. Eldridge
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C.A. Coleman
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Ealing
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Windsor Block
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Mehtela
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Businesess
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Columbus
Columbus Business College
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R. W. Massey
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Hinkle
Bartlett
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