People you Know Coming and Going in Americus
A society column lists residents and visitors, with Mr. Arthur Rylander returning to Lake Butler Florida, Miss Percival Raiford and other locals traveling to Birmingham, Kentucky, Macon, Plains, Washington, and various Georgia towns. Several note cards mention visits to relatives, friends, and host homes, along with upcoming departures for Tampa and S. C. sales and a local organdy and shirtwaist sale.
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Arthur Rylander
Lake Butler
Fla
Charles Northen
Senate
Americus
Nannie Thornton
Preston
Mattie Stanfield
Finn Street
Marila Noyes
Mae McKenzie
Plains
Genevieve Morgan
Washington
Monument Ordered by Ladies Memorial Association
The Ladies Memorial Association and local Daughters of the Confederacy have placed an order with Monumental Marble Works for a Confederate monument to honor heroic dead. Estimated cost is about 1500 dollars and the shaft is expected to be ready for Memorial Day next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Gatewood School Plans Naval Picnic Today
Gatewood Sunday school holds its naval picnic at Ids Mill three miles west of the city. A large party will go out by wagon for a pleasant day in the woods, with the young Sethe anticipating a cheerful outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatewood Sunday School
Id's Mill
Sethe
Horton Killed Neighbors as Plans for Passenger Depot Move Ahead
Fayette Horton shot and killed Thomas Bivins in his home after Bivins threatened violence while intoxicated. A coroner's jury ruled justifiable homicide to protect Horton's wife and family. Horton surrendered to police, corroborated by inquest evidence. Separately, Central of Georgia Railway begins a $20,000 passenger station project in Americus, with blueprints and site at Cotton avenue and Hampton street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Horton
Thomas Bivins
28Th District
Americus
River Road
Bivins
Horton
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Times-Recorder
J. M. Fagan
Fagan
Cotton Avenue
Hampton Street
Central
Horton Trial Set for This Morning in Bivins Killing
The committal trial of Fayette Horton, his son, and Perry in the Thomas Bivins killing, postponed yesterday, will proceed this morning before Justice Graham. No new details are available beyond previously published statements, though interest grows about potential preliminary testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bivins
Fayette Horton
Perry
Thomas Bivins
Graham
Death of Miss Clifford Cotton in Baltimore
Mr A B Harrold learns of the death of his cousin Miss Clifford Cotton age 67 at her Baltimore home. Native of Macon Georgia she was known in Americus from visits to the Harrold home. The body was brought to Macon for interment with funeral services held there this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Shivers
Milledgeville
Eloise Turpin
Church Street
Powell Stevens
Smithville High School
Charles Harrold
Isaac Newall
Twenty-Second Infantry
Albany
F. A. Hooper
Turnerville
North Georgia
Lucile Maynard
Forsyth
R. L. Maynard
Harlow Street
A. B. Harrold
Clifford Cotton
Baltimore
Be Careful During Pregnancy To Protect Mother And Child
The text urges extreme caution for expectant mothers, warning that neglect or improper care endangers both mother and baby. It stresses the woman’s agency to avoid suffering by avoiding risky actions and choosing safe conduct during pregnancy.
Mother's Friend liniment praised for safe use in pregnancy
Letter from a Shreveport woman extols Mother's Friend as the only safe preparation for pregnancy. It claims external use relaxes muscles, relieves morning sickness, eases nervousness and headaches, prevents overdeveloped breasts, shortens labor, reduces pain, and aids recovery. Sold by The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta for $1 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Arnica Salve Claims Quick Relief for Eruptions
Volcanic eruptions are grand but skin eruptions spoil joy. Arnica Salve from E. J. Eldridge cures ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts burns chilblains and many other skin ailments. Cure guaranteed and sold by the local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buskien
E. J. Eldridge
Three New Homes Planned on Lee Street Scene
Three additional handsome two story residences are planned on Lee street within sixty days. Alderman J. T. Stallings will front the Lawn property, A B Thompson will build beside him on the north side, and A B Harrold prepares a corner dwelling at Lee and Farlow, leased by Col. Lumpkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Street
J. T. Stallings
A. 8
Thompson
A. B. Harrold
Lee and
Farlow Streets
John T. Taylor
Col. J .Lumpkin
The Modern Beauty Tries Sunshine and Light Exercise
The modern beauty pursues good food and sunshine with outdoor exercise to keep her form healthful. Her face glows with health and beauty while a gentle cleanse from laxative Ant Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syndicate supports her routines.
Epidemic of Smallpox Rumored in Ochwalkee Town
Smallpox is said to be raging in Ochwalkee a Georgia and Alabama Railway sawmill town eighty eight miles east of Americus. The town is largely black workers from the Hilton and Dodge mill burned recently. No trains will stop there during the outbreak to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ochwalkee
Georgia & Alabama
Americus
Hilton and Dodge Mill
Razing Old Passenger Depot on Jackson Street
Landmark on Jackson Street, once the A. and M. Railway passenger depot and later Georgia and Alabama offices, is being razed. The rambling wooden structure, nearly the last remaining relic of the old regime, will yield to a new depot and be repurposed by the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
8. A. & M. Railway
Georgia & Alabama
Railroad Company
Nme
Ber
Short News From Town Yesterday In Brief Strips
Quick local items note fashion finds at Schampert Shoe Co and watermelons selling for a dime. News covers a postponed adultery case, an oil war threat, a $20,000 fire, a picnic trip to Andersonville, and factory land subscriptions amid a busy tax period and stock movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National Teachers’ Association
Parson Munson
Tasking
Dr King's New Life Pills Promise Strong Health
Promotes stamina and vitality by restoring balance in stomach liver kidneys and bowels. If you seek robust health and sharp mind, try Dr. King's New Life Pills available at EJ Eledeidge's drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
King
Eledeidge
Midnight Wedding Unites Glover and Logan in City
A late Sunday night ceremony joined Mr J B Glover and Miss Bertha Logan daughter of Dr A J Logan near Friendship. After obtaining a license they wed at Rev R L Bivins home just before midnight. The couple now receive friends congratulations. Also noted is an ad for Mystic Cure promising rapid relief from rheumatism and neuralgia with a 75 cent first dose, and a rental inquiry and Confederate belt buckle request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldby & J. Eldridge
Americus
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Hudson's Fonnt
H. Stanley
Arlington
Lon Hanil
W. BR. Cox
Macon
Mra
M.c.west
John D. Pope
G. M. Bay
Miss Hay
T. B. Westbrook
Cordele
Moultrie
Thomas KR. Talmadge
E. J. Miller
Marie Forrester
W. W. Hooks
Leesburg
Madame Cox
Alberta Spencer
Tampa
Bela Hill
Blakely
Henry
Memorial Society and Daughters Confederacy
Gatewood School
L. C. Cotton
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta. GA
South Lee Street
Davenport
Panther Creek
Schampert Shoe Co
Andersonville
National Cemetery
Bethel Church
Rh. L. Maynard
Raiford
Allen
Ansley
Black
J.C. Nicholson
Americas
Mr. Glover
Miss Logan
Atlens
M. Callaway
Hannoup
Orgadies
Dimites, &c
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