Delay of building of press in Americus stalled by insurance.
Americus Compress Co faces six week wait for insurance settlement after the plant and 71300 bales cotton burned February 1. Atlantic Compress Co. leases hold the cash loss, delaying rebuilding. sixty day adjustment limit may be invoked. New plant will be larger with lumber needs and boosted platform space. aims to reopen before August cotton season. March 14 tax date set for 1908 returns.
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Americus Compresa Co
Americus Company
Atlantic Compress Co
Sloan's Sure Colic Cure Promoted for Horses
A historical ad promotes Sloan's Sure Colic Cure as best for horse colic caused by indigestion. It lists causes such as sudden feed changes and long fasting, urges keeping the remedy in stables, and cites a Calcutta Springs testimonial of rapid recovery after three doses.
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Sloan
R. A. Pierce
Calcutta Springs
Petition to Brown Signed by Hundreds of Salesmen
Hundreds of traveling salesmen sign a petition organized by Lawson Stapleton of Americas urging Joseph Brown to enter the gubernatorial race. The drum corps prepared the petition and planned its presentation without public notice.
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Brown
Lawson Stapleton
Americas
Joseph Brown
Work Weakens the Kidneys and Remedies Sold
An advertisement claims daily strain harms kidneys from desk work to heavy chores. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure, citing a Dawson, Georgia customer letter reporting relief in three days and complete cure after one box. The product is sold by Dodson's Pharmacy in Americus, with Foster-Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
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Americas
Dean
Marshall
Dawson
Dodson
Americus
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Election Called to Fill Vacancy in Leslie District Justice
The Leslie district will hold an election to fill a vacancy for justice of the peace after the death of Judge Thad H. Wilkinson. Judge John A. Cobb ordered the election, setting April 4 as the date. Wilkinson had long presided over the Leslie district.
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Leslie
Thad H. Wilkinson
John A. Cobb
Court of Ordinary
Wilkinson
Miona stomach tablets touted to aid digestion
A noted stomach specialist develops a local stomach treatment, Miona stomach tablets, claimed to strengthen stomach and bowels for any food. Dodson's Pharmacy offers a money back guarantee if results fail, while Chicago News notes a "respectable fortune" as a measure of influence.
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Mi O Na
Dodson
Willie
Chicago News
Cotton Slumps In Afternoon On Markets Report
A Liverpool market gain earlier in the day faded in the afternoon as prices slumped across the board. Estimates show about 11.467 million bales gained overall with 305 thousand bales of sinters. market sits with low season levels and potential carryover. New York, Liverpool and New Orleans see mixed moves with close near day’s lows. spot quotations ease, local sales sparse and prices reduced by a quarter to a half cent.
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Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Social and Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
A flurry of visitors and residents’ movements fills the page. Emma Bass of Cartersville visits sister Ella Morgan on Church Street while Miss Pearl Scroggs recovers from appendicitis at City Hospital. Numerous other residents and guests travel through, including Misses Lizzie and Callie Slappey from Bilaville en route to Shellman, Mrs. William Wiggins from Smithville visiting relatives, Miss Mary McKee from central Kentucky visiting Mrs. Will G. Turpin, and Col. George Thornton attending the Masonic meeting.
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Emma Bass
Americas
Cartersville
Ella Morgan
Church Street
Lizzie
Callie Slappey
Bilaville
Shellman
Mary McKee
Central
Kentucky
Will G. Turpin
Quotation Summary from Americus Cotton Market
Americus reports a dull local cotton market with middling around 10 1/3 cents and low middling near 4.7. New York futures closed steady with March at 10.09 and May around 10.12. Savannah and New Orleans spot middling about 10 cents, Liverpool closes quiet with upland mids at 5.94.
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Americus
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Mar
Letter as Reason for Brown Suspension Sparks Debate
Hon. Joseph M. Brown defends his discharge from railroad commission in a reply to Gov. Smith's Decatur speech. He argues the suspension rests on imagined threats from a letter he sent personally, noting the envelope's “old envelope used over” marking and questioning the governor's use of two cited reasons. Legislature and Georgia’s people must judge if either reason justifies removal.
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Gov. Smith
Decatur
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Rogers Liverwort Tar and Canchalagua product ad
Rogers Liverwort Tar and Canchalagua claims a complete cure for coughs colds asthma and bronchitis and all lung complaints. The remedy uses liverwort tar and wild cherry and asserts no opium or harmful drugs. Price one dollar. Sold by Williams Manufacturing Co Cleveland Ohio and W A Rembart.
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Williams' M’fg. Co. Props
Cleveland
W. A. Rembart
Crops Prospects Bright As Officials Move On
Georgia officials report good crop prospects despite unplanted acres. State Agriculture Commissioner T. G. Hudson left Atlanta for Norfolk to finalize Georgia’s Jamestown exposition exhibit expenses and will return later in the week. Snoope and Growch are quoted on marriage of weak-minded persons with dismissive replies.
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Atlanta
T. G. Hudson
Norfolk
Georgia
Hudson
Snoope
Mr. Growch
Cleveland Ledger
Taylor store on Cotton Avenue to occupy new shop
The Taylor store on Cotton Avenue is being overhauled and improved and will soon be ready for occupancy. It is said the double store may be occupied by a colored form who will engage in the sale of coffing and furniture.
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Taylor
Cotton Avenue
Oswell Holley 1852 1098 Obituary in Sumter County Ga
Oswell Holley born Sumter County Georgia October 26 1852 died January 2 1098 of apoplexy at home married Eliza A Dupree March 6 1874 five children survive joined Concord Methodist Church 1889 remained member until death. He was cheerful despite illness and devoted to family and neighbors. May the bereaved accept God’s sustaining grace and reunite beyond Heaven’s gates.
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Oswell Holley
Sumter County
Eliza A. Dupree
Concord
Heaven
Jubilee Day for Last Spike on Ry
Americus plans a Jubilee Day in summer or fall to mark driving the last spike on its electric railway. Led by W A Dodson, the celebration aims for a grand barbecue, speeches, and a large turnout from town and surrounding areas, with capitalists possibly taking part.
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Americus
W. A. Dodson
Pennsylvania
Prominent speakers eyed for celebratory event
Attendees anticipate a noteworthy celebration with plans for notable speakers possibly secured from elsewhere. Dodson advocates this approach as the right idea, aiming to honor the occasion with fitting proceedings.
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Yin
Bill” Dodson
Americus Ice Co to Begin Season Early in April
Americus Ice Co plant, capacity forty tons daily, to start up within two weeks or by April first. Manager 8 R Sims says equipment enabling sixty tons exists but not installed. Local consumers pleased, as three months of ice shortages from Macon and elsewhere have troubled the market. If peaches shipments rise, ice supply could struggle. status of other ice factory remains unknown.
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Americus Ice Co
8. R. Sims
Sims
Americus
Macon
Dog dealer business leads to howling success in Chicago News
A Chicago News report outlines a dog dealer's bustling enterprise, highlighting sales, customer demand, and local reception. The piece notes the dealer’s sharp timing, competitive pricing, and the community’s varied reactions to the growing pet trade.
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Obicago News
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