Shower Party Given to Miss Timmerman in Plains
In Plains Georgia a pleasant miscellaneous shower honored Miss May Belle Timmerman as she nears her March 11 wedding to Rus M Andrews. Mrs H R McGee and Mrs B Timmerman Jr hosted at Mrs K Timmerman Jr home with pansies violets palms and ferns. Attending were many friends including J E French H R McGee J C Logan and others. A buffet supper for the bridal party will be hosted Tuesday night by J W Timmerman and wife.
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Plains
H. R. McGee
B. Timmerman, Jr
K. Timmerman, Jr
May Beh Timmerman
Rus M. Andrews
8. F. Jones
Lucy Willams
Alice Ruth Timmerman
Timmerman
J. E. French
J. C. Logan
H. T. Bradley
R. Logan
R. L. Jennings
C. A. Phillips
G. W. Jennings
W. H. Forrester
Z. Markett
May Belle Timmerman
Eula Hiller
Carrie Walters
Emmie Kate Andrews
Lucy Williams
Bertha Lunsford
J. Williams
J. W. Timmerman
Miss Timmerman
Mr.drews
Prizes Awarded at Old Fiddlers Contest in Americus
The first prize of 10 dollars went to Fate Fallis for his winning fiddle piece. Other prizes included a fountain pen, a perfume, a pipe, a statue, box crackers, baby shoes, and a violin bow for various performers. The event featured multiple tunes, notably Run Nigger Run, which drew wide applause. Separately, Americus Railway and Light Co plans a large electric lighted park with a skating rink, natatorium, lakelet, summer theatre, and more along its line, with several land sites eyed for purchase to develop a grand amusement area and baseball diamond. The company aims to finalize a park site soon and expects property values to rise.
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Fate Fallis
H. Pittman
James Guy
Dixie
T. E. Joiner
Bob Hooks
Plaster of Paris
Paris
J. M. McIlhenny
Mr. H. Pittman
Billy
Joe Roach
Mr. Pittman
Americus
Americus Railway and Light Company
Americus Railway and Light Co
Electric Railway Company
Atlanta
Savanah
Rootera
Devoe Paint Ad Proposes Honest Paint Choice
A Parker & Company letter likens paint pricing to dollar gas and urges using Devoe paints as the honest option. The note argues many prices exist, with true value at about $2, and promotes Devoe as eight solid choices from 65 F. W. Devoe & Co.
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Sirs
New York
Devoe
F. W. Devoe & P
Americus Construction, Co
RATHER FOND OF HAM HE BOUGHT THE LORD
Col Stallings displays a famed fondness for country ham. A farmer brings six hundred pounds of prime hams to Americus and Stallings purchases the entire cargo for a crisp hundred dollar bill, planning to wait for another consignment.
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Col
Jesse Stallings
Stallings
Americus
Col. Stallingston
Sumter County Teachers Institute Dates Set
The teachers institute for white teachers in Sumter County will convene Saturdays March 14 and 28 April 11 and 25 and May 6. All county school teachers must attend. The session starts at 10 am in my office, W. B. Moore, County Superintendent.
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Teachers Institute For White
Sumter County
MOORE
C. a-Wed
Thur
Sun-n-Mar
Board of Education fills five spots with veterans
Messrs. John A. Cobb and W A Dodson were elected to the city Board of Education Friday night. Five members were elected, with Col F A Hoper W E Brown and E B Everett re elected for six years. Captain Cobb fills a vacancy from Alderman G M Eldridge’s resignation and Col Dodson fills the unexpired term of Dr G T Miller who moved away. Both men previously served and are welcomed back.
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John A. Cobb
W. A. Dodson
City Board of Education
Col
F. A. Hoper
W. E. Brown
E. B. Everett
Captain Cobb
G. M. Eldridge
Col. Dodson
G. T. Miller
Board of Education
Proventics Offer From Davenport Drug Co
An ambitious ad promises a $100 reward to anyone whose recent grippe or acute cold is not cured by a 25 cent box of Preventics Candy Cold Tablets. The pitch touts no quinine or laxative and claims safety for feverish children, noting 48 tablets for 26 cents.
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Shoop
Davenport Drug Co
Health Coffee Deceives Critics As Grain Drink
A 19th century ad-style notice claims Dr Shoop's Health Coffee fools a coffee critic by tasting like real coffee while containing no actual coffee. It is described as made from toasted grains malt nuts and similar ingredients and ready in a minute without hours of boiling. The Sparks Grocery Co advertises 112 pounds for 26 cents.
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Dr. Shoop
Contract For Twenty Five Carloads Gravel Placed
A contract was placed yesterday with Alabama Sand and Gravel Co through Mr F B Arthur secretary for twenty five carloads of gravel for the Americus power plant foundation. Arthur's company owns gravel pits in Alabama and has delivered large orders in Americus and elsewhere. An additional forty carloads were contracted to Athens and will be shipped soon. Delivery of the Americus gravel is set for this week with foundation work to begin in two or three days.
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Americus Railway and Light Co
Alabama Sand and Gravel Co
F. B. Arthur
Arthur
Alabama
Americus
Athens
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