People You Know Coming and Going At Local News
A pasted social column notes many locals and visitors drifting through the week. Mentions Will Mims leaving for Atlanta on business, Alf Mack of Macon circulating among friends, Mrs L A Flynn traveling to Ala, Birdie Streetman visiting, Charles Harrold home from college, Kilpatrick of Monticello visiting Lee Street, and others returning from Atlanta or Charleston. Also references a library event at the opera house and local advertisements for hose and underwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Mims
Atlanta
Alf Mack
Macon
Americas
Birdie Streetman
Epps Brown
Church Street
Charles Harrold
College
A. B. Harrold
Charles Kilpatrick
Monticello
W. T. Lane
Lee Street
J. J. Sullivan
Penfield
Charles Lingo
Billposters’ Association
Martha Wheatley
Willie Roney
Augusta
Charleston
E. D. Sheffield Co
Recitation to senior class at Southern Female College
Miss Susie Darby of the Southern Female College senior class will deliver the commencement recitation after winning a class competition among three-year classmates. The recitation is the equivalent of the valedictory, and Darby’s friends are pleased at her achievement. Also included is an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming constitutional treatment and a $100 reward for cure failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Darby
Southern Female College
Darby
Macon Court Ends After Ten Days Under Judge Littlejohn
Judge Zera A. Littlejohn wrapped up Macon county court proceedings in Americus on the way to Cor dele from Oglethorpe. Court business cleared quickly with dockets ready for trial as Charles B. Crisp handled criminal matters in the absence of Solicitor General F. A. Hooper who is in Rome. Sumter court remains next on the circuit’s calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Court
Zera A. Littlejohn
Americus
Cordele
Oglethorpe
Macon County Court
Charles B. Crisp
F. A. Hooper
Rome
Sumter Court
Military calls for new armory in Planters Bank building
Americus Light Infantry seeks an armory in the upcoming Planters Bank building. The unit has long used a city hall floor and hopes for a reserved space in the new bank structure. A committee met with Mr. C. M. Council, and while the deal is not final, prospects remain hopeful for a bank armory location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planters Bank
Americus
Light Infantry
Miracle Cure Ads and Remedies Offer Slavery to Disease
An array of era style advertisements claim Elec Bitters cure female diseases and restore strength, with testimonials from George D. Williams of Manchester Michigan and other locals. Pain Balm promises fast rheumatic relief, while Cholera Remedy and Diarrhea Cure tout lifesaving thinking and medical helps. Also advertised are a diamond ring lost in the city and a sanitary lotion for itching, each with local druggists named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.d. Cheney & Co
George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
E. J. Eldridge
Short News Items Heard On Streets In Americas
A compact round of town chatter from Americas includes theater tickets at Hudson's drug store for a library show. plans for a fall street fair may begin with local interest. Wheat cultivation, a rising cotton scene, and a Planters Bank erection promise jobs. A group of 20 Americas ladies return from mill work. engineers plan Bowen's mill picnic. Sheriff hauls in a murder suspect. local hose purchase saga ends leaving aldermen relieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumpert Shoe Co
Hudson's Drug Store
Constitution
Telegraph
Cotton Exchange
Americas
Sumter
Myrtle Springs
Planters Bank
Georgia & Alabama Engineers
Bowen's Mill
Houston County
Steve Frederick
Houston
Remarkable Rescue From Consumption in Plainfield Ill
Mrs Michael Curt of Plainfield Illinois says a month of treatment by her family doctor left her a hopeless consumption case. Her druggist urged D D discovery for Consumption and after small doses she improved, regained strength, and could perform housework. Free trial bottles and large bottles priced at 50c and $1 at E J Eldridge’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Curt
Plainfield Ill
Enorus
D. D.scovery
E. J. Eldridge
Ready-to-Wear Suits Emphasize Quality and Fit
A garment ad touts ready-to-wear clothing shaped by science and skilled workmanship. It stresses perfect fit over fashion, claiming ill-fitting clothes are a poor investment, and advertises all wool men’s suits at 7.50, 10.00, and 15.00 dollars.
Blaze Threatens Farmhouse Four Miles South Of City
Mr George Poole barely escaped losing his large farm dwelling yesterday morning when a spark from a stove fire set the shingle roof. Neighbors fought the flames, extinguishing them with great effort and only slight damage resulted. The notice adds a plug for Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Poole
A Pretty June Wedding Announcement
The marriage of Miss Mamie Leon ard of Vienna to Mr. M. P. Hall of Jackson is announced for June 14. Both are well known in social circles. Miss Leonard is a social favorite in Americus and has been a guest of Mrs. William A. Dodson. A bright performance at the opera house awaits tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Leonard
Vienna
M. P. Hall
Jackson
Miss Leonard
Americus
William A. Dodson
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Goe D. Wheatley
Rungabad
Madras
St. Denis
Hudson
Opera House
Opéra House
Rembert’s
P. Oo
Dorset
Thompson
Thomson
Paris
George D. Wheatleys
A. G. Duncan
Lonsdale
Sensation Shoe Sale
Bars
Congress
Oxford
A.G. Duncan
Jackson and
Forsyth Sts
Auittchies Ga
Military
Bing
Chamberlain
Dodson's Pharmacy
Hudson's Drug
Dodson
Hoadson
Wollford
Amerious
James Fricker
BRO
The
Ene
Country Home
California
Ff. Syrhp Co
Childrens
Wheatley
Ansley
Ansiey
Brigham Hopkins
Manhattan
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