Americus Georgia touted as ideal winter resort and cotton hub
A historical promotional description extolls Americus in Sumter County Georgia as a premier winter resort and agricultural center. It highlights climate, health benefits, artesian wells, and crops such as peaches and sugar cane. The piece claims rapid population growth, strong real estate demand, and notable civic buildings including a marble post office and impressive county courthouse.
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Southwest
Georgia
Americus
Summer County
Beathwestern
Central
Bavannah
Westere
Banannah
Montgomery
Timiles
Macon
Andersonville
Florida Line
Tromacville
Virginia
Tennessee
Confederacy
Egypt
South
Ainly
Gulf of Mexico
Cnid
Americas
Atlanta
Amerioa
Ice Tea and Groceries Offerings in Local Ad
A local ad from E. D. Ansley promotes 65c tea in 5 lb caddies for $2 and a selection of vegetables including squash, tomatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, and onions at low prices. A short anecdote about a boy selling turnips underscores marketplace attention and invites readers to visit the store.
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Ansley
Atock
Monar
A Stroke of Apoplexy Strikes Col Hollis at Home
Col Hollis, a leading attorney for the A M railroad and prominent citizen, suffered a stroke while trying on shoes in Rylander’s store, fell unconscious, and was carried home in critical condition. Physicians treated him through the afternoon as relatives in Macon were telegraphed for, with hope of recovery despite grave fears. The illness is blamed on overwork and heavy duties for the railroad and other legal matters.
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Col. B
Taylor Street
Col
Hollis
Rylander
Mr. Rylander
Phyalélana
Macon
Americus
Emperor vows to push army bill amid political crisis
Amid reports from the field Templeborf, the German emperor urged Imperial guards to rally behind the military bill. He warned he would carry it into effect despite opposition, signaling a clash with the Reichstag and fears of Prussian Toryism. News notes also cover an American prize appointment, federal posts, and local events in May 1894.
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Universal Gazette
Uuhaal
Reichatag
Frelssinnige
Annual Police Report and City Rail Update, Americus Ga
A 1803 police annual report reviews case outcomes, arrests, and time lost by Americus officers including J B Lamar Chief of Police. It notes prior year totals, drunkenness cases, fines, jailings, and convictions across a wide range of offenses. It also mentions a through passenger train from the A M railroad to Columbus and a Baldwin locomotive overhaul, plus brief political candidacy notes for the West Georgia military academy admissions.
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Amrmices
Maydy
City Council of Americas
Board of Police Commissioners
Chief of Police
M. B. Coumert
Americus
Honorable Board of Police Commission
Ore of
Feagan
Darrow
Hudson
Fletcher
Omlver Smith
Ofer Cobb
Wheeler
Truat
Smith
Feagin
Hudeoh
Oficer Fiotober
Cobb
Barrow
J. i. Lamar
J.B. Lamar
The Humble Wood Carrier of the Senate
A long fragment describes John Brown, the colored wood carrier in the Senate, famed for loading and stacking wood for fires. He endures demanding days, his simple attire matching a brick hod and ashlar color, yet his work keeps the chamber warm. Despite pressure, he remains indispensable, with an implied request to discharge him resisted.
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Senate
John Browns
Theo
Manny
Jobn
Kate Fick
Washington
John Bera
John
John Brown
India
Difficulties of Smokers in Olden Times Across Eras
The article notes historic opprobrium toward tobacco use from ecclesiastical authorities including Popes Urban VIII Innocent X and mentions medieval and early modern attitudes. It references controversial bans on snuff, church excommunications, and hints at a relic of revolutionary-era correspondence related to a prominent figure with letters of historical value.
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Husala
Urban VIII
Innocent
Innocent X
St Peter's Church
Rome
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C. A.coleman
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Lott Warren
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Germany
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Illinois
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Loulsiana
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New Orleans
Edwin Myers Gilkerson
West Virginia
Internal Revenue
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Americus Ice Co
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Sumter County Alliance
Harmony and Alliance
Gatewood School
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West Sobek
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