Claim on Hill Cox fortune stirs false note tale
Americus claimants for Charles Hill s fortune of 144000 faces a rival from Cox of Mount Vernon Illinois who alleges he holds a promissory note signed by Hill. The Americus relatives dispute the claim, citing strong evidence and a photo identity, while noting the curious tale of a kindness for the note.
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Americas
Charles Hill
South Dakota
Cox
Mount Vernon
Til
Americus
Hill
Dakota
Coz
Illinois
Ill
Peach carload fundraiser aids Macon charity home
Americans with interest in Georgia learn of a $300 cash donation to the Mumford home for little waste in Macon. The gift came from a car of 504 crates of peaches shipped from Marshallville to New York, with railroads hauling free and Titus Bros selling for $800 in commissions. The home now cares for 116 children and supports nine teachers.
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Americas
Macon
Mumford
Marshallville
New York
Titus Bros
Georgia
Ungrounded Patent Tonic Ad Claims Cure All Ailments
An old advertisement touts Hedric Bitters as a permanent cure for stomach and bowel issues, liver and kidney troubles, nerves, and malaria. It promises relief for nervousness and sleeplessness and claims to purify the blood, with Eldridge Drug Stores guaranteeing satisfaction and pricing at 60 cents.
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Eldridge
Dirt broke at factory site in Americus Georgia plant work underway
Dirt was struck yesterday at the Virginia Georgia Chemical Co. proposed plant site in Americus. Contractor Williams started grading with a large force, forty carts and scrapers, digging a big hole in the old field that will soon host one of Georgia’s finest fertilizer plants. Sidetracks are planned to be laid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia- Gsrolica Chemical Co
Americus
Williams
Georgia
Cholera Infantum Remedies Sold By Druggists
Cholera Infantum wring has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous infant diseases. It can be cured when properly treated with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil as directed with each bottle. For sale by all druggists.
City Court Docket Busy Before August Session
Clerk Chamblies prepared the docket and summonses for witnesses ahead of the City Court of Americas quarterly edition. The term opens the first Monday in August with Judge Crisp presiding over a heavy criminal agenda. Cases involve sexual vice, illegal gambling, and transfers from the Superior Court.
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Chamblies
City Court of Americas
Crisp
Seyual Blind Tiger
Elbertas From Americus Lead Georgia Peach Trade
Americus areas boast top quality Elberta peaches with early ripening and large firm fruit. Mr T B Hooke near Americus ships crates daily and supplies the local market while towns like Huntington rise as shipping points. Larger orchards are planned for fall, promising higher profits. land yields $5 to $10 per acre in peaches.
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Americus
Rove
Sumter
Elbertas
Georgia
T. B. Hooke
Hooks
Huntington
O. T
Adama
Canteloupe Shippers Suffer Losses From Fraudulent Brokers
Canteloupe growers around Valdosta and Georgia face fraud losses as cantaloupe shippers in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, issue drafts that go unpaid. About fifteen car loads were sent to Pittsburg with drafts worth $450 per car, totaling roughly $7,250 in unpaid drafts and lost revenue for local shippers.
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Americas
Citier
Georgia
Valdosta
Pittsburg
Pain Balm Promises Quick Healing for Cuts and Burns
Blight injuries often disable a man and cause days of time loss. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is advertised as an antiseptic liniment that speeds healing of cuts and burns and helps prevent blood poisoning. Sold by all druggists.
Columbus Fall Festival Plans Amid Regional Trade Winners
Americas offers no festival prep while Columbus Valdosta and Macon line up for trade fairs. Columbus schedules its fall festival for the last week of October between Atlanta and Valdosta fairs. Confederate veterans reunion likely Wednesday and Thursday the 29th and 30th.
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Americas
Columbus
Valdosta
Macon
Atlanta
Death of a Little Girl in Jackson Street Home
The five year old daughter of Mr. Lucius Harvey died yesterday morning at the home of her aunt Mrs. Lillie Harper on Jackson street. The funeral will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery at 10 20 o clock in the morning.
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Lucius Harvey
Lillie Harper
Jackson Street
Oak Grovelgensteery
Home for Veterans Reopens in Gray After Fire Damage
Georgia’s rebuilt state home for disabled Confederate veterans in Gray will open around August 15, with 48 inmates currently housed and 104 served since opening. The facility, larger and finer than before, honors the 104 veterans who have resided there, though none were from Americus or Sumter county. A separate testimonial notes Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy aiding a Texas woman after years of illness.
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Americas
Georgia
Americus
Sumter County
View Automobile in Surprise Sparks Georgia Townwide Awe
Americus residents witnessed the first automobile ride through town stirring astonishment as a local advertising agent piloted the new machine. The crowd, including many colored residents, gathered along the outskirts while dogs fled. A local remark about Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets by T. W. Robinson, Loomis MP, Michigan, is included as a product endorsement.
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Georgia
Americus
Chamberlain
T. W. Robinson
Justice of the Peace
Loomis, Mich
Judge Speer Free of Fever After Illness
Judge A C Speer who had been ill with fever and confined to his home for nearly three months is improving slowly and yesterday sat up for several hours. He was ill three days before the May primary when nominated for county treasurer and has not left his room since. Treasurer Sullivan rested well yesterday though his condition remains precarious.
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A. C. Speer
Sullivan
Judge Speer
Dr Klogs New Life Fills Offered At Eldridge Stores
Over taxed organs draw help from Dr Klogs New Life Fills Nausea dizziness and headaches listed as ailments. Eldridge drug stores Macon Georgia advertise the remedy. Also note Mercer University hailed as a great institution and a college course catalogue offered by President P D Pollock Macon Georgia.
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Dillon
Dyton
Mercer University
Macon
P. D. Pollock
When a Man Is Old Enough to Know Better
Fragmentary line reads a quip about age and judgment. The garbled text mentions Other Medicines and Valle y rwelay's Kidney Curo with unclear claims, lacking coherent detail or identifiable entities.
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Rwelay
Exposition Buildings to Be Sold by Court Auction
Circuit Judge Gage signed an order to sell the Charleston Exposition buildings and properties. Receivers will wind up affairs so creditors receive a proportional share of proceeds. Auction set for July 31 as disputing interests fill the Charleston bar. Washington Treasury allocates 160000 in federal aid to the defunct company.
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Charleston
Gage
Treasury Department
Washington
T Fs
Desperado Randall McLendon Shot Dead Near Columbus
Randall McLendon alias Randall David, a black desperado, was killed in a running gunfight at Bull Creek east of Columbus after firing on deputies C A Smith and Jane Reese for 48 hours. He had eluded authorities at city limits but was chased 10 miles into the suburbs before being shot. He had faced charges of assault with intent to murder his wife. David formerly lived in Macon.
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Desperado
Columbus
Randall McLendon
Randall David
McLendon
David
Macon
Peach train ships $37,000 worth of Elberta peaches to eastern markets
A record shipment from Georgia moved through Macon with 10 cars of Elberta peaches from Fort Valley and Marshalls ville, split into two sections. Crate prices range from $2.50 to $3 in markets and $1.50 at packing houses, totaling about $37,000. Yesterday 85 Georgia peach cars were shipped. Elbertas are only beginning to ripen, with later varieties to follow.
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Macon
Georgia
Fort Valley
Marshallsville
Elbertas
Emma
Port notes on safeguards for kidney disease research?
The fragmented text references safeguarding children and medical terms such as kidney and Os with Polepta. It reads as a damaged item mentioning John and conditions tied to kidney care, lacking coherent narrative or clear event details.
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John
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