New Pupils Increase at Third District Agricultural College
The Third District Agricultural College near Plains reports a surge of new pupils from across the district. Supt. Collum struggles to register and place them as the term nears capacity. Plains Bank held its annual meeting declaring eight percent dividend on 25 000 capital with profits added Earl Thomas elected cashier and directors Reelected.
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Agricultural College
The
Plains Bank
Messrs
W. L. Thomas
Frank Sheffield
R. 8. Oliver
J. A. McDonald
T. M. Merritt
B. T. Wise
Mr. Thomas
Casier
The Wreckers bloom into rumor and blame
A Chicago Record-Herald narrative describes how two women discuss a third, sparking a spreading tale. Esch enlarges the report as night falls, and by dawn a blameless woman faces loneliness and erasure due to the circulating gossip.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Poindexter's Tonic Promises Quick Cure for Dyspepsia and Liver Trouble
The ad claims dyspepsia debility and liver trouble are cured quickly and every time by Poindexter's Tonic. Guaranteed to do it. For sale by Dodson's Pharmacy.
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Poindexter
Dodson
Inventor of Gas Meter Dies Near Perpetual Motion Claim
A pioneer who invented the gas meter dies, reportedly nearing the elusive perpetual motion breakthrough. The New York Press notes women distrust cleverly feigned ignorance among themselves.
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Hartford Courant
Plans Made for Handling Peaches In Georgia Exchange
The Georgia Fruit Exchange met in Atlanta electing H C Bagley as president and I M Fleming as manager with a directors board representing Georgia’s peach belt. About 67 percent of the crop, roughly 3900 cars, will pass through the Exchange which opens offices in Atlanta. The manager will route cors to markets not saturated with fruit to avoid previous imbalances and aim for profit for growers. Georgia could net about 4.5 million dollars for the peach crop with Exchange members likely receiving over 3 million.
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The
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Atlanta
H. C. Bagley
Bagley-Bay Orchards
I. M. Fleming
Georgia
Exchange
Fleming
Soule College on Wheels seeks operating permit
The railroad commission will decide at its monthly session on March 1 whether to grant President Andrew M. Soule of the state college of agriculture permission to run an agricultural special train dubbed the Soule College on Wheels. Railroads are reportedly willing to transport free if no anti pass rules are violated. The commission previously authorized the train last spring and is expected to grant a similar permit again this year.
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Railroad Commission
Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Soule College
Death of Joseph J. Walker Head of Eagles in Savannah
News arrived from Savannah of the death of Joseph J. Walker, longtime leader in Americus where he had organized an Aerie of Eagles. He served as state president of the Order of Eagles and was also a member of the Knights of Pythias, connected with the local electricity industry.
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ME. J
Walker
Eagles
Savannah
Joseph
Americus
Aeriel of Eagles
Order of Eagles
Pythias
Eee
Electriciy Company
Savi
Belated Demand Sweeps Offerings In Cotton Market
After a quiet day in the local cotton market buyers moved late afternoon and all offerings sold at 1 8 of a cent above the prior day. Good middling at 83 4, receipts 14 bases, sales about 150. New York opened mixed, then sharply advanced, final close 1 point up for January and 7 to 9 points higher for later positions.
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New York
Americus
Savannah
Wees
Heron
Local Cotton Market Ad Promotes Poindexter Tonic
An old classified item advertises Poindexter Tonic for stomach relief. It claims universal suitability and lists Dodson's Pharmacy as the sale point, reflecting a bygone local commerce style.
Last Tribute Paid By Vast Concourse
The funeral services of Mr. Joseph C. Roney were conducted from his home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by Rev. J. B. Lawrence of Calvary Episcopal Church. A vast throng gathered, with friends lining city blocks, as the casket was lowered and taps sounded by Camp Sumter, U. C. Y., marking the soldierly farewell.
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Joseph C. Roney
J. B. Lawrence
Calvary Episcopal Church
Camp Sumter
Sumter County Votes on Fifty Thousand Dollar Road Bonds
Sumter county will vote February 11 on a 50000 bond issue for road building with 5 percent interest in 1000 dollar denominations. Bonds mature beginning January 1 1911 and continue annually through January 1 1936. If approved the plan aims to improve highways and enable convict labor for road work, with benefits for farmers and freight haulers.
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Sumter County
Sumter
Georgia
Summter
Weary in waiting for gold spell to come
Americas ice dealers face heavy demand as Sumter area farmers wait for cold weather to save meat. Hog numbers swell while ice is sought to preserve meat, with many farmers planning early slaughter. Mr Cline will add cattle and push cows for local creamery, hoping more dairying partners will follow. Creamery quality remains high though supply limits its commercial success.
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Americas
Sumter
Cline
Westbrook
City
Americas Creamery
Creamery
Agricultural College
Clark Farm 2200 Acres Bought in Macon County
Mr Gordon Clark, holidaying in Ameri jets, completed the purchase of 2200 acres of the Clark plantation in Macon County. The property lies north of Americus and two miles east of Oglethorpe, offering shipping via two railway lines. Known as one of the finest farms in southern Georgia, it was originally owned by Clark’s grandfather before the Civil War. The timbered land includes about 1000 acres suitable for cultivation. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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Gordon Clark
Amerijets
Clark
Macon County
Americus
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Multiply Past Johnnie and the Microbe Riddle
A humorous courtroom scene features a child asking a father for a microbe to aid arithmetic. The father questions the idea while the child cites a newspaper claim about rapid multiplication, ending with a judge’s presence.
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Johnnie
Judge
New York Press Snippet Delivers Curious Phrase
A fragment from the New York Press presents a garbled line about making up the mind and a boastful, puzzling reference to a furnace and burrs, yielding a cryptic snapshot of the era’s clipped prose and printing idiosyncrasies.
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New York Press
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