New Bridge Link Set To Aid Atlanta Route
Sumter county residents read of Butler news revealing plans to build a Flint River bridge at the Holmes ferry to connect a national highway from Florida to north Georgia via Thomasville Americus Ellaville Butler Thomaston Barnesville Griffin and Atlanta. Government to pay half. Taylor and Upson counties to share remaining costs. Chamber of Commerce and local leaders applaud progress toward a permanent bridge replacing the ferry and completing a short cut from Americus to Atlanta.
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Sumter County
Butler
Hich
Quere
Ceed Missioners
Spson
Atlanta
Taylor
Upson
Yimerce
Wheatley
Americus
Ellaville
Thomaston
Barnesville
Griffin
Flint River
Chamber of Cours
Notice of City Charter Amendment for Americus Tax Levy
Notice is hereby given that an act will be introduced into the next session of the General Assembly of Georgia at the request of the Mayor and City Council of Americus. The act would authorize a ad valorem tax for 1919 to 1928 inclusive of one half of one percent, to pay floating indebtedness and augment the public school fund, with up to two mills of the levy to issue notes in anticipation. This sixth day of June, 1919. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF AMERICUS By E. J. Eldridge, Clerk and Treasurer.
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General Assembly of
Georgia
Americus
City of Americas
Board of Public Education
E. J. Eldridge
If Women Only Knew Back Pain and Kidney Health
An old advertisement argues backache stems from weak kidneys and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. P. C. Wilkes of 719 Cray St testifies that after six months of severe back pain she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was cured with no recurrence. Price 60c at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Mt. Vernon Buffalo, N.Y. adv
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Dean
Americas
P. C. Wilkes
Cray St
Tyne
Love as the supreme gift in 1 Corinthians cited sermon
Sunday School Rev Pittwater of Baptists delivers a Bible Institute address in Chicago centered on first Corinthians love as the superior gift. The talk covers the superiority of love over tongues prophecy and faith, its attributes like patience and selflessness, and its enduring nature beyond prophetic and revelatory gifts.
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Pitzwater, D
CS Bible Institute of Chicago
The School of Gentleness and the Light We Shun
The passage extols Jesus as the Great Physician whose gentle touch and patient care heal bruised reeds and broken hearts. It frames his hospital work as a school of gentleness and warns that shunning light forfeits peace, urging readers to face sin and seek healing. Percy Alas reflects on confronting one’s sinfulness.
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Percy
Silence and prudence in speech quoted by Burke
A concise quotation contrasts reserve with prudence in speech. It notes that silence is sometimes wise while speaking may be justified by a higher form of prudence. The line underscores caution in expression.
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Burke
Ginners in Third District Plan July Convention
Cotton ginners of the Third congressional district will hold a convention at Ameriana on July 1 with about 200 attendees. The Geo Cotton Growers Association reports district conventions across Georgia from June 14 to July 17 inviting all ginners and those in the production, marketing, and manufacture of cotton to join and discuss readjustment of industry conditions.
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Bet of Commerce
Geo. Cotton Growers Association
Dublin
Fitzgerald
Savanah
Albany
Ameriana
Macon
Augusta
Griffin
Atlanta
Athens
Rome
Four Jersey bulls bought for Sumter County Bull Association exhibit
Four registered Jersey bulls have been purchased for the Sumter County Bull Association and will be exhibited on the Planters Bank block Saturday June 21. County Agent Mannigan heads the Animal Husbandry Division at the State College. Members urged to attend along with others interested in milk production. Prof. Jarnigan and Mr Howell are coordinating.
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Jersey
Sumter County Bull Association
Planters’ Bank
Mannigan
Cards of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
The Medock family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness shown during the illness and passing of a loved one. Many courtesies and attentions were extended, for which we are deeply grateful. C. O. Medock and family.
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Wes
C. O. Medock
Traced Flusher To Lair In Butte Miners Tale
A West miner from Butte Montana explains he uncovered a phone flusher and plans to form a society to eradicate the breed. He recalls being lured by a smooth talker who claimed business value, interrupted with mentions of Washington and White House, and even cutting his own hair in a cramped office.
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Butte
Mont
Washington
White House
New York Sun
Axioms and Heritage Share Spotlight in Classic Quips and Burns
The article cites Wall Street Journal quotes from famous leaders like Theodore Vail, Harriman, Schwab, Ford, and Hill, framing risk and decision in business legend, then shifts to a note on Scotland's Don river near Alloway and Burns. It mentions Burns birthplace near Alloway’s Kirk and links to the tune Bonnie Doon and an older Irish air.
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Theodore N. Vail
Wall Street Journal
Harriman
Ford
James J. Hill
Don
Scotland
Ayrshire
Firth of Clyde
Alloway
Burns
Tackling a Job and the Two Attitudes to Work
Two views of work divide people. One sees no meaning in daily tasks. the other, an optimist, treats work as essential and a step toward broader goals. The hopeful worker finds value in duties and views them as part of a larger, worthwhile plan.
Giant advertising boot stands 7 percent feet high
A United States shoemaker created a colossal 500 pound boot for advertising. The giant boot measures seven and a half feet in height, fourteen and a half feet long, and four feet wide at the sole. It dwarfs ordinary shoes, sits atop a display, and draws crowds in the town where shown.
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United States
Ate
Public sale notices from Sumter County Georgia 1919
Legal notices for the Cannon Screen company assets, property on Hill Street Americus, and a residence at 117 Academy Street Americus. Auctions set for July 1 1919, with sale to repay debts, plus permanent administration request for Charles S Ansley. Names include R P Stackhouse Lucius Harvey John A Cobb and parties Dawson Eldridge Hill Kate Witte Nora Whitehead Pauline Hill Mrs. Pealline Hib Mrs. Kate Witte Mrs. Pauline A Hill.
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Cannon Screen Company
Court House
Atherleus
Sumter County
Georgi
Hill Street
Americus
Georgia
Mra
Peallne
Seaboard Air Line
Kate Witte
Nora Whitehead
Pauline A. Hill
Hill
Way
Pauline A
R. P. Stackhouse
Bankrupt Sale Notice in Webster County Georgia 1919
Public outcry sale ordered by Referee in Bankruptcy for Howell Cobb bankrupt. On the first Tuesday in July 1919 at 12:30 p.m. at Webster County Courthouse Preston Georgia the eighth undivided interest in a 300 acre tract known as the Oliver Cobb homestead will be sold for cash subject to court confirmation. Also notices of discharge and executorship actions are recorded with timelines in Sumter and Webster counties.
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Webster
Preston
Howell Cobb
Webster County
Georgia
Will Spann
Steve Goss
C. L Stapleton
Steve Goss Jestate
Sumter County
John F. McMath
Wm. M. McMath
Sepserens
John A Cobb
Americus
City of Americas
Lee Street
City No
Aaron Durham
Court of Ordinary
Helma
Debtors and Creditors Public Notices in Sumter County
Notices warn that all creditors and debtors of the deceased B. Hawkins and J. B. Dunn must present claims or settle debts by law. Executor B. C. Parker seeks settlement, while Charles Lingo applies for administration of Minne Fricker Brown estate. Guardianship request for minor children of Mrs. Barrow will be heard. Public sale of Aaron Durham estate described. Notifications urge creditors and kin to appear by specified dates in Americus, Sumter County Georgia.
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Georgia
Sumter
Charles L. Ansley
Charles 8
Ansley
Charles
Charles &. Ansley
John A. Cobb
Sumter County
Richard F. Sams
Caroline P. Bama
Hawkins
B. C. Parker
Charles Lingo
Minne Fricker Brown
Eald
Sumer
George W. Wolters
J. B. Dunn
Sald County
George
Walters
Jane
Wheat in Sumter County Reported in Georgia May
The report notes wheat in Sumter County Georgia with a May timestamp associated with C B Pouncry City Macabily. The fragment references local agricultural activity and persons tied to the county page.
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Georgia
Sumter County
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