Andersonville News Roundup Highlights Local Moves
From Andersonville Georgia March 10 regular correspondent reports Mr J 8 Johnson visiting Americus this week Mesdames Hodges and Easterlin travel to Atlanta for the U D C convention March 11 Mr and Mrs James English host friends at their home Mrs P C Dorman returns from stay at National Cemetery Adella Bryant visiting Dorman James Feagin visits Columbus for ear specialist Rev Frances leads Methodist service Hodges attend Methodist church service last Sunday afternoon.
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Andersonville
Johnson
Americus
A. F. Hodges
B. F. Easterlin
Atlanta
Jas. W. English
P. C. Dorman
J. M. Bryant
National Cemetery
Adella Bryant
James G. Feagin
Columbus
Frances
Methodist Church
Birthday party for Preston hostess noted in local social
Preston Georgia March notes celebrate a birthday party for Kathleen Bell with gifts and decorations. Several residents travel to Americus for theater and visit relatives in Richland Cordele and Plains. Local social round up mentions guests Mrs Walker Lane Mrs John A King Mr W E Jenkins Col Derion King and others along with nursery ads at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Marcha Dearles
Kathleen Bell
Walker Lane
R. le Nicholson
Valdosta
John A. King
W. E. Jenkins
Americus
T. J. Bartlett
Richland
John Hawkins
Bronwood
Jewell Kidd
Roy Fussell
T. J. Welch
Lilly
Goss
Atlanta
J. W. Bell
W. EB. Jenkins
Fred §. Davis
Friendship
Col
Derion King
Cussetta
Margaret Oliver
Cordele
Messrs
Fred 8
Davis
Jit Ciane
Mercer Gosa
Gooseberry
Webster Nicholson
Clinton& Timmerman
Carl Logan
Plains
Ellaville Social News Highlights 42 Parties and Visits
Ellaville Ga March 10. Mrs 8 C Collins hosted guests Mrs W K Dennis of Shellman and Miss Mozelle Scott of Athens. After a Forty Two game, refreshments followed. Assisting hosts were Mrs E R Jordan Mrs Robert Hill Strange Mrs Dennis and Miss Scott. Miss Lucy Baldwin hosted a Forty Two party for Miss Myrtice Strange with guests Martha Davis Lon Walters Lucile Lindsay F Willis Hogg Grady Murray Arthur Murray. Round Dozen club met with Mrs E R Jordan, guest Mrs Dennis, followed by refreshments after Forty Two. Annabel McCrory left for Macon to visit relatives. Myrtice Strange remained with Miss Lucy Baldwin this week. Luke Murray returned to Atlanta. Arthur Grady Murray and Luke Murray attended The Man of the Hour in Americus. Lucile Lindsay visiting Americus briefly. D G Hunt to visit friends in Ellaville. Mrs Olin Daniel called to Hoganaville to tend her ill mother. Mrs William English of Americus visiting sister Mrs J R Jordan. Jodie Duncan left for Talbotton for sister’s funeral.
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Elaville
C. Collins
W. K. Dennis
Shellman
Mozelle Scott
Athens
Collins
E. R. Jordan
Robert Hill Strange
Dennis
Miss Scott
Lucy Baldwin
Myrtice Strange
Martha Davis
Lon Walters
Lucile Lindsay
F. Willis Hogg
Grady Murray
Arthur Murray
Round Dozen
Annabel McCrory
Macon
Luke Murray
Atlanta
Americus
Messrs
Arthur and
D. G. Hunt
Seventeenth District News Roundup March 10
Regular correspondent reports parish updates and social visits across the Seventeenth District. Rev Charles Martin fills his Freewill Baptist appointment in Shellman. families from Americus Bainbridge Dawson Huntington and Warne,r visit and entertain. Local notes include sick lists, bird shooting on Carter place, and seed cane wanted at the Times-Recorder office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Martin
Shellman
Freewill Baptist Church
Chas. F. Turner
Alton Mills
Mises Stella Turner
Tom Suggs
Elam Edge
Americus
J. T.wiggins
O. P. Jones
Pierce
William Davis
Warner
Fertilizer Sales Rise Across Rail Lines in Early March
Indications point to a busy season with fertilizer and guano trades ahead of last year. Railroads report sharp increases as movements speed up after delays. Comparative figures for the first week of March show notable gains over the prior year, with shipments for 1909 expected to exceed 1908.
Boy Undergoes Surgery At Americus Hospital
The son of Mr and Mrs W R Booker was operated on yesterday for mas toiditis a disease of the head. Dr Cunningham of Machi performed the operation with local physicians and the patient was doing well last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Booker
Americus Hospital
Cunningham
Machi
Plains Mission Institute Highlights Local Religious Life
Plains Georgia reports a busy Missionary Institute at the Methodist church with Rev C A Norton from Ellaville and Rev A Jackson from Cordele presenting stereopticon views on Christ birth to ascension and missionary work. Attendees included Rev J M Rustin and Rev Bascom Anthony delivering sermons. community events featured Japan study, charity teas, and visits by residents including Mrs George Jennings entertaining guests Mrs Lee Parker and Mrs Ozella Renfro.
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Plains
Plains Methodist Church
C. A. Norton
Ellayille
A. Jackson
Cordele
Norton
C. A. Jackson
J. M. Rustin
Bascom Anthony
Americas
Anthony
Baptist Mission
Japan
George Jennings
Ozella Renfro
Mesdames Dean
Oliver
Ross Dean
Americus
Fletcher Wright
Parrott
David Sloan
David Jennings
Reynolds
Seymour Evans
Mary Francis
R. B. Evans
Hattie Mae Ross
O. T. Lawson
Fannie Collins
J. A. McDonald
Eva Mae Stevens
Atlanta
Ethel Wise
Richland
T. R. McMichael
Smithville
Sallie Calmes
Blt
Clarence Taylor
Dawson
Khigsals‘ter
Linwood Jennings
Joe Timmerman
Toad
Peruna and the role of medicine in natural healing
The piece argues drugs cannot cure disease and only aid nature through right living. It promotes Peruna as a stimulant for digestion, claiming it helps weak stomachs, reduces indigestion, and supports bodily defenses when combined with proper habits. It cautions against replacing living well with medicine, while suggesting Peruna as a useful, time limited aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruns Drug Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana farmer Gobel considers moving to Sumter County
Gobel, an old Union veteran, visited Americus and Sumter County outlining plans to settle as a farmer. He explored the old plantation now split for sale, impressed by climate and cheap land, and hinted at bringing Hoosier neighbors to relocate, with Indiana land values high and Sumter offering enticing prospects.
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Gobel
Cone
Americus
Tuishich
Goebel
Sumter Ty
Adronal
Georgia
Crockett
Board of Trade
Indiana
Oan
Sumter
Americas
Day in Americus Visitors Highlight Local Scene
In Americus a lively Sunday gathering drew many residents and visitors. Mrs. Robert Brown from Cordale visited her daughter Mrs. M M Jennings while Dr Samuel Wise returned from New Orleans and will stay several weeks. The town welcomed Dr and Mrs Frank Cato Frank Shefield Ed Shefield Frank Lanier Walter Rylander and Mr and Mrs Arthur Rylander among others.
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Americus
Robert Brown
Cordale
M. M. Jennings
Samuel, Wise
New Orleans
Frank Cato
Frank
Ed Shefield
Frank Lanier
Walter Rylander
Arthur Rylander
Fears for Roosevelt Africa Trip Endangers Return
Glenwood Springs Colorado March 9 Jake Borah a famed guide who led Theodore Roosevelt through the White River country two years ago questions the ex President’s Africa voyage. Borah recalls Roosevelt saying malaria haunted him since Cuba and fears the trip could end with him on a stretcher or in a coffin. He notes Roosevelt was bedbound four days here with malaria and doctors were worried though reporters played it down.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Jake Borah
Roosevelt
White River
Cuba
Portrait Riddled Phrase Haunts Court Transcript
Fragmentary courtroom note reveals jagged quotation about the portrait. The misread lines hint at a dispute over interpretation and credit, leaving readers unsure who authored the comment.
Portrait remark leads to quick quip on death
In a brief exchange Representative Adam Bede of Minnesota comments on a portrait saying they could not have done worse than painting Adam. Vice President Sherman asks when he died while Representative Cushman of Washington declares a dog shooter’s fate, and the members agree Cushman is right.
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Adam
Adam Bede
Minnesota
Sherman
Cushman
Washington
Great Honor for Girl Hero of Nine Rescues
Miss Mary McCann, soon to graduate from Florence Crittenden Training School in Washington, will receive a gold life saving medal at a March 18 ceremony in the Speaker's room. The Speaker, the Vice-President, and Rep. Goulder of New York will attend. Five years earlier, on June 15, 1904, while ill with pleurisy on North Brother's Island near the wreck of the General Slocum, she saved nine children from drowning.
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Washington
Capitol
Mary McCann
Florence Crittenden
United States
Representative Goulder
New York
Milas McCann
North Brother's Island
N. Y
Lee Street North Grade Project Updates
Fragmentary text mentions grading Lee Street North from Monument and sleet conditions affecting the project from the Confederate era. No clear date or organization identified.
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Lee Street
Commissioners Push Road Work Beyond Friendship Section
County Commissioners hold back on Lee street road improvements, pushing other sections with convict labor. They claim profitable public work takes priority, while a sand bed near Guerry bridge over Mugle alee creek needs leveling. A thorough county map is hoped to guide a multi year, county wide highway plan.
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Lee Street
Guerry
Muglealee Creek
Home Renovation Project at Tow Hill Residence
Contractor Halt begins today a remodeling of Mrs W. J. Tomsk residence on Tow Hill Street. Work includes adding several rooms and improvements to appearance, with finishing touches to follow.
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Je Conte Nursery
Ellaville
Minnie Lee Godby
G. B. Suggs
L. W. Wiggins
Huntington
Charity Williams
Bainbridge
B. B. Williams
Whit Tedder
J. C. Tedder
Dave Christie
Christie
Carter Place
Mittle Collins
Emmett Howell
Bottsford
Times-Recorder Office
Farmer
John Sharp Williams
Mr. Willems
Bi Road
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