Foreigners Must Quit Rebel Lines Amid Action
A despatch reports combined forces led by General Lawton pressing Filipino positions north of Balinag after hard fighting. One American wounded. Admiral Dewey plans to sail to New York via Suez aboard the Olympia after rest stops in Mediterranean ports. Olympia crew to transfer mud-primed unit to white paint. long voyage home anticipated. Concurrently in Germany, the Prussian Reichstag moves to sue four Socialists for defamation over criticisms of debates on residence restrictions.
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Keres
UN Ldfonseo
Balinag
Dewey
New Yor
Suez Canal
Tne Condi
Olympia
Howey
Admiral Dewey
United States
Mediterranean Porte
Adamair Dewey
Pory
Ihe
Maina
Hong Kong
Naval Store Market Report May 18
Fragmentary OCR notes show mixed prices and items for naval stores. Entries mention turpentine, pitch, rosin, and window glass with scattered figures and locations, but the text is garbled and unreadable in key sections.
Laws and rates offered on reliable business loans
Laws obtained promptly and at reduced terms with interest rates up to seven percent, tied to security. Trusted connections from a business with eighteen years of standing offer dependable financing options.
Sumter Court To Open May Term With Light Civil Docket
The Sumter Superior Court will convene in a week for the May term. The civil docket is light, with fewer than a dozen new cases, while grand jury indictments and criminal work will shape the session. One murder case, George Ross for Holloway's death, will be tried, with several mysterious killings to be investigated. The term may last two to three weeks. Also advertisements claim a universal salve for various skin ailments, priced at 2 cents per box.
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Sumter
Superior Court
George Ross
Dream of Fair Women promises grand library Friday show
A Friday evening performance of Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women is billed as the greatest amateur theatrical event in Americus. Sixty La ntso m est ladies star in the cast with a three deck stage and entrancing tableau. The program aims to draw a crowded house for library support.
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Tennyson
Americus
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement from old era
The notice promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen nervous feet and shoe discomfort. It claims quick relief, removes corns and bunions pain, cools feet and eases walking. Sold by druggists and stores for 26 cents with a trial package available by mail order.
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Allen
LeRoy
Nts
Sumter's First Baby Judge Wheeler Turns 70
Judge Benton M. Wheeler celebrates his 70th birthday, recalling pioneer life in Sumter County. He was the first white child born between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, with memories of early Americus, Sumterville, and the county’s rough founding days. He recalls the 1831 charter, the pine log court, and the frontier era before Americus grew.
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Benton M. Wheeler
Sumter County
Old Sumter
Flint
Chattahoochee
Wheeler
Judge Wheeler
Twiggs County
15Th
Wheelers
Macon
Lee County
Sumter
Sumterville
DeSoto
Americus
Wheeler Saye
Seven Sutherland Sisters Hair Care Claims
Fragmentary notes describe the Seven Sutherland Sisters behind a hair care claim. Text references natural flow of hair moisture and dandruff prevention with products, plus a dealer offering some form of sell.
Pseudo Patent Remedies and Local Ads Mix in Scarce Text
A chaotic ad fragment lists the Seven Sutherland Sisters address and a string of medical cures and products. It touts DeWitt's White Bagel Salve and Sawyers Wild Cherry and Tar, plus local business pitches for a bar and restaurant at $15 000 yearly and Blackberry Balsam for stomach troubles. ALebanon Indiana anecdote claims a Mystic Cure for Rheumatism cured a bedridden wife after doctors failed.
Dodson's Teething Powder Promise
An advertisement claims a positive guarantee that Dodson's Teething Powder will cure diarrhea dysentery cholera morbus cholera infantum and all bowel ailments in children under three years old. It asserts universal efficacy in infant care products.
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Dodson
Refund your Money for Safe Digestive Relief
A historic notice touts a remedy promising digestion aid and worm removal. It claims to regulate bowels and ease teething without morphine, asserting the medicine addresses the disease’s causes.
Knights of Pythias to meet grand lodge in Rome Georgia
George F Cooper Lodge and many local Knights of Pythias will attend the Georgia Grand Lodge session in Rome this week. Col Frank A Hooper and Col J A Ansley Jr travel, with John W Shiver and others joining Monday. The event promises cordial receptions and several entertainments for attendees.
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George F. Cooper
Cooper Lodge
John W. Shiver
Grand Lodge
Rome
Geor
Mozley Lemon Elixir and Remedies Ad Review
A historical catalog-style advertisement promotes Mozley s Lemon Elixir for liver stomach and kidney regulation and relief of many ailments. It also touts Lemon Hot Drops for coughs colds and throat diseases and includes testimonials from users in various locales praising cures and relief, alongside mention of other products like Wollford s Sanitary Lotion and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
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Mozley
H. Morley
Atlanta
Dodson's Teething Powders Endorsed by Parents in Georgia
A collection of testimonials from Americus and surrounding areas praising Dodson's Teething Powders. Parents recount relief for teething pain, indigestion, and unsettled bowel issues, with remarks from multiple mothers asserting the product’s superiority and essential role in caring for ill infants.
Are you Bilious
An advert for Dodson's Liver Tone promises a guaranteed cure for biliousness constipation indigestion and nervous headaches. It asserts the product treats sour stomach dyspepsia and other liver related ailments.
Hall’s Great Discovery and Other Patent Medicines
Composite advertisement snippet listing Hall’s Great Discovery for kidney and bladder issues, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for liver congestion, Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm for nasal therapy, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism, Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Includes testimonials and multiple druggists, with a stray note about Texas post offices and a brisk claim of universal cure.
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DeWitt
Hall
E. W. Hall
Postoffice
Waco
Texas
W. A. Rembert
Ameri Jcus
Relief in Six Hours From Kidney and Bladder Disease
A vintage patent medicine ad proclaims relief in six hours for kidney and bladder issues by Naw Gar at Sours American Kipnkr Cornea srosedlag proptness. It touts rapid easing, urges dodson’s Pharmacy, and promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and sprains with claims of low cost and money-back promise.
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Codegn
Hudson's Drug
Etore
John E Clifford
Norwood House
Norwood
N. Y
Dodson
Hudevnedy
KE. J. Eldridge
Drogeiate
Americus
Chamberlain
Italao
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