Grand Lodge adjourns after pleasant Knights of Pythias session
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias closed a three day meeting in Fitzgerald Ga with officers elected for the year. Grand Chancellor T M Goodrur of Newnan and Grand Vice Chancellor M E Smith of Macon headed the new lineup. Savannah dominated contest prizes in the drill and visitors praised Rome hospitality. Next annual meeting set for Fitzgerald.
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Knights of Pythias
T. M. Goodrur
L of
Newnan
M. E
Smith
Macon
Frank A. Hooper
Americus
M. M. T. Leopold
Savannah
T. G. Howard
Augusta
F. A. Sommerkamp
Columbus
C. M.milam
Cartersville
Grand
W. H. Styweld
West Point
Hamilton Douglas
Atlanta
Teutonia
Gate City
Georgia
Fitzgerald
J. W
Epidemic of Whooping Cough in Winter Sees Home Remedies Promote Cures
Readable advertisement style notice claiming Chamberlain remedies and other nostrums cure whooping cough and diarrhea plus kidney and bladder issues. Mentions various stores and doctors across multiple towns, touting prompt reliefs and household usage, with faded patient testimonials and sweeping health claims.
Miraculous escape for flat car accident victim at Georgia & Alabama yards
A Black railway worker narrowly survived being run over by a flat car wheel in the lower yards near the shops. The man slipped from a moving train, struck the rail, and was dragged under the wheels, receiving severe flesh lacerations but no broken bones. Dr. Darby treated him. rescuer troops halted the train quickly. The incident is described as highly remarkable in local reports.
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Georgia & Alabama Railway
Fagland Profits From Post Offices With Big Revenue
A fragmented OCR item claims Fagland earns twenty million dollars yearly from post offices while mentioning Minute Cough Cure for pneumonia grippe coughs and other ailments. The text is garbled and cites doctors bills and a named entity WIA Rermbert.
Dream of Fair Women at Opera House for Library Benefit
Fine program for Friday evening promises the most artistic amateur entertainment in Americas. Tennstor’s Dream of Fair Women will feature sixty of Americas’ handsomest ladies and a notable inclusion the Lady Ethiopian Troubadours. The elaborate production aims to delight a large audience and benefit the Americas Library Association.
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Tennstor
Opera House
Americas Library Association
Americas
Futt's Liver Pills Promoted as Quick Cure Heritage
Advert fragment touts Futt's Liver Pills as a popular cure for sick headaches sour stomach malaria indigestion torpid liver and bilious diseases. Includes testimonial claims of relief within 24 hours from Pittsburg and Avericus druggists and odd moral commentary.
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T. J. Buackmong
More
Pittsburg
E. J. Eldridge
Drogaist
Avericus
Two Bad You Hae Always Bau at CATE Bears
A fragmented ad style snippet mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers for bowel regulation and references Nuonally's candy at Rembert's Drug Store. It reads like an old time patent medicine and local shop promotion with scattered phrases and prices.
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Castoria
DeWitt
W. A Rembert
Nuonally
Rembert's
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for fast wound healing and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a quick remedy for digestive issues. The copy blends branding with health claims and urges readers to trust remedies by W A Rembert. It also mentions hotel register signs as a marker of success.
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W. A. Rembert
Teething powder claim for young children
An old advertisement asserts a teething powder will cure diarrhoea dysentery cholera morbus cholera infantum and all bowel ailments in children under three years old claiming a positive guarantee of cure.
Refund your Money For Sale By
An old advertisement promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It touts a product claimed to aid digestion regulate bowels aid teething and remove worms. It emphasizes the medicine does not contain morphine but cures the disease at its root. Price 25 cents per box of 12 powders. FOR SALE BY
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E. J. Eldridge
Allen
LeRay
Endora
Dodson's Teething Powders Praised in Testimonial Cards
A series of testimonials from Americus and Oglethorpe Georgia praise Dodson's Teething Powders. Mothers report relief for teething pain and indigestion, noting their infants rest better and bowels settle. Included are names Mrs Joan W Warners Mrs A J Creanory and Mrs M McCrory with locations Americus and Oglethorpe.
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Americous
Dodson
Americur
Joan W. Warners
Americus
A.J. Creanory
Oglethorpe
Jopzon
Biliousness cure claim for Liver Tone by Dodson
An advertisement touts Liver Tone by Dodson as a guaranteed cure for biliousness constipation indigestion and nervous headache sour stomach and dyspepsia due to a torpid liver. It claims no side effects and no diet restrictions with a 50 cent price per bottle.
Dodson’s Liver Tone Endorsements Across Readers
Letters from Amaticus Georgia and nearby locales praise Dodson’s Liver Tone. B. E. Whittington, pastor, confirms its efficacy for his family. W. R. Walker, mail courier, also commends the preparation as the best kind he has ever used.
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Amaticus
Dodison
W. R. Walker
Mall Curzier
Demurrage rule limits cotton demurrage at ports
The Car Service Association voted ten days as the limit for unloading export cotton at ports with demurrage charges to follow if cars remain idle beyond the period. The rule, approved at Atlanta, aims to stop delays by ports and may require railroads to enforce charges. A Sumter County Agricultural Society meeting on May 20 will discuss packing cotton to round bales, led by W A Seals.
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Americas
Southeastern Car Service Association
Car Service Association
Atlanta
Sumter County Agricultural Society
Joounty Commissioners
W. A. Seals
Election For Captain At Americus Light Infantry Armory
An 1899 notice announces a special election for captain of the Americus Light Infantry company to be held at the armory Monday 22 from 8 to 10 pm under Georgia law with results promptly reported. Also includes assorted advertisements and notices on salves, cattle pasture, tax collection deadlines, and business loans.
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Americus Light Infantry
Rice Charles E. van Riper
Georgia
Co. M. Winey
G. V
Fragmented Oddities and Street Hustlers in Historic Clippings
A jumble of diálogues and vignettes from a bygone era. Bits discuss sausage content and the presence of horse flesh. Anecdotes cover a magistrate in New York, wagon-following steads for furniture, and a humorous exchange about punctuation by Endora. The piece blends quirky quotes, urban legends, and stray social observations.
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