Sumter Negro Migration and Emigration Agent Alarm
In central Georgia the Sumter area remains home for African Americans who stay rather than seek fortune in Mississippi or Arkansas. The piece notes Pegleg Williams pushing thousands to the West from Morgan and Greene counties, while Americus residents arrange transport back for those who left. Also recounts a dramatic Williams rescue at Montezuma and calls out his drift to northern and eastern Georgia.
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Georgia
Mississippi
Arkanas
Americus
Old Sumter
Otter Fields
Arkansas
Pegleg" Williams
Morgan
Greene Counties
Peg
Williams
Montezuma
der. Fleetwood
Hawkinsville
Willaame
Early Potato Promises Superior Taste and Demand
A local ad touts a potato as the earliest on the market and highly productive. It highlights white flesh and superior eating quality, urging market gardeners to try it. The seller claims exclusive rights in town and promotes the genuine article.
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Stoy
Incomplete Vintage Textile Trade Snippet
Fragmentary OCR notes describe fabric items such as Venetian cloth and Homespun. Mentions Winch checked fabrics, tartan plaids, and yardage measures. details are garbled with mixed language and misspellings, yielding limited clear entities or a coherent event.
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Iria
White and colored woolen blankets on clearance sale
Several small lots offered at short notice. Vreel and Waite Fen pure white and colored wool blankets with borders in red blue pink and orange reduced from higher prices. Golden Rod and Quil En Comforts items also discounted with prices around 23.00 to 75 cents and 110? enon.
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Vreeland
Ladies Hosiery and Hats sale listing at closeout prices
An assortment of ladies and misses hosiery and stockings in black and Balbriggan patterns. Includes stainless reinforced heels and toes, extra heavy cotton ribbed seamless options for school wear with sizes and prices not clearly legible.
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Qazen
Garden Seed Prizes Promote Landreth Seeds at Dodson's
Advertises a $750 prize fund tied to Garden Seed sales from Dodson's offering Landreth's seeds in sealed dated papers. Claims lowest price and freshness with each dated paper. Encourages customers to contest for prizes by registering heft of cabbages turnips or onions.
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Landreth
Location decisions awaited for Confederate monument base
The committee handling the plat for the Confederate monument location has not chosen. They consider Windsor Hotel corner, Sheffield corner, Planters Bank corner and city hall park as favorable sites with local supporters in each area. Courthouse corner supporters push strongly, deeming it the most desirable. Once decided, the monument base will be laid.
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Windsor Hotel
Sheffield's Corner
Planters Bank Corner
City Hall Park
Ork
Hall's Great Discovery Promises Kidney Relief
An 1890 testimonial from G. W. Williams, assistant police chief, claims Hall's Great Discovery cured kidney troubles. The note cites long suffering, trial of remedies, and a renewed sense of health after using the product. The sender appears as Rembert Drage Jackson, Miss., January 17, 1890.
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Hall
Thomasville Vaccination Plan Ordered At City Expense
The Thomasville city council voted to vaccinate all residents at the city’s expense as a precaution against smallpox though no nearby cases exist. Physicians will visit homes. vaccination is voluntary beyond the city’s offer.
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Thomasville
San
Lillian Young, Daughter of General Young, Appears in Opera
A show at the Opera House last night featured Lillian Young, daughter of General Young, known for his actions in the Philippines. The production What Happened to Jones starred Mrs. Char Tara as Marjorie with her husband Charles Charters as Richard Heatherly. The Charters couple were hosted by long-time friends during their Americus stay.
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Opera House
Lillian Young
General Young
Philippines
Otin
War Department
Washington
Charles Charters
Jones
Ana
Charters
University of Georgia centennial celebrated in 1901 plans
Athens reported that the University of Georgia will mark its hundredth anniversary with a grand reunion in June 1901 after talks between Chancellor Hill and board president H D McDaniel. The university began in 1800 and work started in 1801, with alumni and trustees preparing for extensive commemorations. Also notes popular medicine Parx-Kinter and Perry Davis’ Pain Killer adverts.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Hill
H. D. McDaniel
Bootery
Georgia
Parx-Kinter
Montreal
Perry Davis
Runaway Boys Brought Home From Americus Trek
Two young brothers aged 10 and 6 ran away from their Americus home to “see the world.” They boarded a southbound Central train at Americus but were put off at Mattox, then walked to Smithville. There they were sent home by the next train after their father was notified.
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Americus
Smithville
Central
Mattox
Drammer dies in home fire as heart trouble cited
Macon January 24 A well known drummer for the Georgia Oil Company M C McKendree fell into a fire at his home yesterday He was removed with his face burned severely and died almost immediately The cause was attributed to heart trouble also includes ad copy for various salves and medical cures and a note about DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve by W A Rembort
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Macon
M. C. McKendree
Georgia Oil Company
Rapid Broadside of Remedies and Declarations
Fragmented ad style text promotes stomach cures and tonics from South American remedies to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with endorsements from multiple named individuals and pharmacists. It blends political mockery with medical testimonials, stating cures for indigestion, rheumatism, coughs, and liver troubles, while promising universal relief and safe remedies. The piece reads as a cluttered classified advertisement gallery with scattered dates and places glued to product claims.
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E. J. Eldridge
Americas
Tha
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Michael Uurmio
Plainfield
Dodson
Weichi
Dodson Pharmacy
N. G. Prince
P. H. Pennington
Dodson's Pharmacy
Harker Mills
Sea Iland
Nedmont
Ehveril
Moon
Tetaifains
Seaour
Jeaobad
Pharmacy
Texas Wonder
Council
J. J. Boyry
Logantoo
W. A. Rembert
Dodnon
Hudson's Drug Store
Chamberlain
Pinkston Company
Bowes
Swavohtsh
Yourg
Company At
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Cas Tonrzr
Kid You
Team
QualGete
Buskien
Pains
Pena Daly
E. Eldridge
Ara
DeWitt
DeWitt's
W. A. Rembort
Sherlock. & CO
Yoo Duors
Castoria
Infanis
Cmilincen Es LB
SNL
Bears
Alway J Castoria
CIV
Bureau OF Civil Service Instruction
Washington, D.C
de Hecate
J. A. Dodgen
Alpharetta
Dodeon
F. B. Thirkield
Chicago
W.,a. Rombert
Nature
Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
L.T. Travis
Southern BR
R. Selina
Appietoe
Justice of Peace
Clarksburg
N. J
W. A. Humbert
Matice
S.H. McKer
Bram Tis Bgetare
la Miiedeas
No Man's Land
Grippe
Pinkaton Company
Wollford
de- Witt
Rembert
Union
M. W. Fisher
Liberty
W. Va
J. G. Hodson
Srecese
Fredy Garddy
Raikbert'e Drag Stare
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