Supt Collum Reports Progress At Auburn College Farm visit
Supt J M Collum and Prof Prance returned from a northern Alabama trip visiting Auburn College and other schools to gather ideas for the Americas school. They praised the college farm with fifteen summer students, intensive farming, and a model dairy. The dairy herd will expand, butter is sold to the Americus Creamery, and a strong September opening with the largest enrollment is anticipated. An ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers appears in closing.
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J. M. Collum
Prof. Prance
Alabama
Auburn College
Americas
Collum
College Farm
Americus Creamery
Supt. Collum
Forbes Field Dedication Promises Historic Baseball Park
Pittsburg celebrates the completion of Forbes Field, a $1,000,000 ball ground. President Barney Dreyfus touts the stadium as world class with 25,000 seats, luxury amenities for players and fans, and a grand amphitheater set in a leafy residential area.</s>
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Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
Forbes Field
Two Cottages to Be Built for College Teachers
Two cottages are under construction at the Agricultural College to serve as homes for teachers. Each five or six room dwelling is being built by college students as part of a taught carpentry program. An annex to the dining hall is also planned to accommodate increased fall enrollment.
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the Agricultural College
Husky Young Carpenters
Millions Coming to Georgians in Cherokee Trust Share
A list of more than 30,000 names was sent to the U S court clerk showing over 1,000 Georgians eligible for a share of 4 million dollars to be divided among Cherokee descendants. The funds stem from lands allotted to Cherokees that were taken years ago and sold in the West before possession was claimed.
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Atlanta
United States Court
Georgia
Mississippi
Central of Georgia absorbed by Illinois Central
Americas stockholders and the public react as the Central of Georgia Railway joins with the Illinois Central. The move, long anticipated, links a vast network with coal fields and extensive traffic potential, promising higher receipts and expanded Atlantic seaboard freight flow for the evolving system.
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Central of Georgia
Sinois Central
Georgia Line
Southern Railway
Illinois Central
Attitude Toward Suffragists Cited in Quotations
A brief archival note reflects a schooldays axiom about asking and not asking in debates over suffrage. The fragment hints at public sentiment and rhetorical stance surrounding the suffragist movement, with a quotation attributed to Bangwill.
Levied Upon a Woman's Limb in Mortgage Sale
In Des Moines on June 21 Mrs. Charles Haradn faced a mortgage foreclosure that forced removal of household goods including her wooden leg. She begged the loan company to spare the prosthetic, kept it hidden on the bed but was unable to hide it from creditors as the items were carted away.
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Des Moines
Charles Harradin
Haradn
Lizard Found In His Stomach Sparks Medical Mystery
Georgetown Delaware June 21 A young farmer Clarence Thompson in a severe stomach illness reports relief after vomiting a small lizard like creature resembling a bulldog with four bowed legs and a canine head. Doctors had treated him for cancer of the stomach since last summer.
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Georgetown
Del
Clarence Thompson
Thompson
Bond Reduced Not Sufficient for Tutts PIlls Suspects
Walter and George Singletary, arrested on liquor law violations, remain in Americas jail two weeks without bond. Attempts to lower bonds failed. Walter’s total now $190 after a reduction from $250 for his brother, while George faces $450 on two charges. They reside near Andersonville.
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Singletary
Walter
George
Americas
Andersonville
Foley's Kidney Remedy Aimed at Prostate Relief for Men
An elderly man’s son from Dexter Kentucky reports his father suffered kidney and bladder trouble with enlarged prostate. After doctors advised operation, Foley's Kidney Remedy relieved symptoms with the first bottle and cured after the second.
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Foley
E. Morris
Dexter, Ky
Georgia Paper Factory From Cotton Stalks Planned
The Southern Cotton Stalk Pulp and Paper Company of Atlanta has awarded a contract for the first paper mill using cotton stalks. Located at Cor dele, Ga the brick and concrete mill measures 300 by 50 feet with a 200 by 40 wing walls and roof to be completed by September 1 and October 1 for finish. Commercial paper production begins November 1 with an estimated investment near $100000 and a daily capacity of twenty five tons of finished paper.
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Southern Cotton Stalk Pulp‘ and Paper Company
Atlanta
Cordele
Peach Cannery Readies for Busy Season at Americus Plant
The Americus plant of Robert Bros of Baltimore operated by Messrs Langrell is prepared for the upcoming canning season opening next week. First fruit likely to be Hileys and Georgia Belles with Elberta following as the main output. The facility employs several hundred workers and has been upgrading equipment to handle the rush, though a smaller crop may limit total cans from last year’s record.
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Americus
Robert Bros
Baltimore
Messrs. Langrell
Messrs. Lang
Langrell
Women Who Are Envied And What Causes It
A promotional note claims attractive women are envied by many and that weak sickly women suffer nerves and pimples from constipation or kidney poisons. Electric Bitters are advertised to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and improve skin and complexion. 50¢ at Eldridge Drug Co.
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Eldridge Drug Co
Preston Picnic Draws Town and Visitors to Nicholson's Mill
Preston Ga June 16 Our Regular Correspondent reports the Nicholson's mill picnic was a grand community event with nearly every family and many visitors attending. A lavish feast featured fried chicken pie fish and coffee and lemonade in abundance. Local young people enjoyed an evening with Mrs T J Bartlett full of games and music. Several residents and visitors are mentioned including Misses Willie Tullis Florence Stapleton Mamie Smith Eva Welch Alma Reeves Miriam Cobb and Lucile Addy with various callers and guests from Plains Weston Draneville and Richland.
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Preston
Nicholson's Mill
T. J. Bartlett
Rebecca Kidd
Cy Carter
Mamie Smith
John [Callartin
Draneville
Mae
Hattie Belle Wise
Plains
Eva Welch
Ellie Kiger
Miriam Cobb
Lucile Addy
Nina Reeves
Alma Reeves
Richland
Wells Dies in Smithville After Long Illness
William D. Wells known as Billie Wells died Sunday at 11 a.m. at his home in Smithville after a long illness. He leaves a wife, two daughters Mrs J D Burton and Mrs Maggie Mc Manus, a brother J L Wells, and two sisters Mrs W S Jennings and Mrs Robt McAfee. A former thirty year agent of the Central of Georgia, he was a Mason and Knight of Pythias with many honors. Funeral services were well attended with friends from Americus attending.
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Americas
William D. Wells
Smithville
Billie Wells
J.D. Burton
Maggie — Mc-Manus
J. L. Wells
Slaters
W. 8. Jennings
Parrott, Ga
Robt. Mc-Afee
Americus
Wells
Central of Georgia Railroad
Pythias
Prominent local resident recovering after surgery
Mr G B Slappey who underwent an appendectomy at Americus Hospital Saturday evening is reported by yesterday morning to be doing very well and on the road to full recovery. The operation was performed successfully by Doctors Prather Gregory and Mayes.
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G. B. Slappey
Americus Hospital
Prather
Gregory
Mayes
Not Much for Baseball Says Uncle Joe Cannon
Washington dispatches report that Uncle Joe Cannon is not much for baseball. The remark appears in a Chicago Inter-Ocean summary noting imperfections in public figures.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Washington Dispatches
Poe
Joe Cannon
Ates
Insurance Agent Wanted in Jefferson County
H. H. Bass, Manager, seeks a capable hustling man to write insurance for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. The position covers the county. Address applications to 312 English American Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
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H. H. Bass
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Atlanta
It's as Deadly as Hanging Telegraph Report
A New York Telegram item questions a kidnapping plot against Abdul Hamid, noting the danger level and suggesting the episode was sensationalized. The piece treats the attempt as a high risk event with possible political implications and public fear.
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New York Telegram
Abdul Hamid
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Old Reliable
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Wooden Leg
Tutt’s
Ahers
Cordele Mill
Ssea
Prom
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta, GA
K. G. Matheson
A. Ri
Hart Schaffner & Marx
W. D. Bailey
Americus, GA
Sunny Brook
C. Blum & Co
Jacksonville
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Chattanooga
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Paul Heyman
M. Markstein
Emere
C. C. Butler Co
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