Hundreds Attend Picnic at Magnolia Dell in Americus
Nearly 300 visitors from Rochelle and Wilcox county joined Americus residents for a Magnolia Dell picnic. Mayor Hixon welcomed guests, church and business leaders spoke, a large dinner was served, and both communities expressed gratitude for the hospitality and railroad travel discounts.
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Magnolia Dell
Americus
Rochelle
Hixon
Metropolia
Wilcox County
Dell
8. C. Dean
Americus Sunday Schools
John King
Rochelle Baptist Sunday School
Our
Sp. m
the Dell
Georgia & Alabama Railroad
Mozley Lemon Elixir Advertises Health Claims
An 19th century advertisement touts Mozley Lemon Elixir for biliousness constipation appendicitis indigestion headaches sleeplessness nervousness fever chills debility and kidney troubles. It singles out women’s regulation and lists prices 50c and 1. Dr Haa Mozley Atlanta Ga promotes the remedy and a testimonial from Mrs Erra W Jones Parkeraburg West Virginia lauds its effects.
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Haa
Mozley
Atlanta
Lemon Elixir Restores Man From Long Illness
Haney Abias of 1734 Flist Avenue, Birmingham Alabama, reports two years of indigestion and dysentery ending after drinking seven bottles of Lemon Elixir, claiming improved health and wellbeing.
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Haney Abias
Flist Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
Lemon Elixir Cures Ulcers and Indigestion Says Woman
Mrs. E. A. Bavinte of Woodstock Alabama reports Mozley s Lemon Elixir cured her husband after years with large leg ulcers using two bottles and also cured a friend doctors had given up as dying who suffered for years with indigestion and nervous prostration.
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E. A. Bavinte
Woodstock
Ala
Mozley Lemon Hot Drops Cure All Coughs and Colds
An early advertisement touts Mozley Lemon Hot Drops as a cure for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis hemorrhage and throat and lung diseases priced at twenty five cents and prepared by Dr H Mozley in Atlanta Ga. The piece cites endorsements from J D Bridge Lancaster NH and W A Rembert praising the remedy for children and croup.
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Mozley
H. Mozley
Pioneer Judge Wheeler Celebrates 70th Birthday
Sumter County's Judge Benton M. Wheeler marks seventy with tales of early Americus and Sumter County days. Born May 5, 1820 between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, he recalls a wilderness before Americus grown. From Twiggs County origins, Wheeler recalls log courts and rough trails, a village charter in 1831, and Sumterville as the first county site.
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Benton M. Wheeler
Sumter County
Old Sumter
Flint
Chattahoochee
Wheeler
Judge Wheeler
Twiggs County
Ltch
Wheelers
Macan
Lee County
Sumter
Sumterville
DeSoto
Americus
Americas
FEW TAXPAYERS DO SUMTER COUNTY RETURNS
More than half of Sumter county taxpayers face double taxation this year as the new property return system eats time and delays delay enforcement. Less than one tenth have filed, forcing Raiford to double tax delinquents and close books by June 30.
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Sumter County
Raiford
Damage Suit For $50,000 In Atlanta Theaters
Mrs. Marie E. Wiswall filed a $50,000 damage suit against L. De Give proprietor of the Grand and Columbia theaters. The widow claims her husband Herbert Wiswall died after a fall in November 1897 from the Grand Opera House steps. The case is before Judge H. M. Reid in the city court first division.
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Marie E. Wiswall
Herbert Wiswall
L. de Give
Grand
Columbia
H. M. Reid
Grand Opera House
Knights of the Throttle Picnic at Bowen's Mill
The Marshal Division of the B L E of Americus announces its annual picnic for May 25 at Bowen's Mill on the Georgia Alabama Railway. A special train will depart Americus early that morning. Engineers and friends will attend with reduced fare tickets issued by Ticket Agent Whitaker. Excursion prices are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Knights of the Throttle
Bowen's Mill
Marshal Division
Americus
Bowen’s Mill
Georgia & Alabama
Whitaker
Veterans Return From Charleston Confederate Reunion
A dozen or more veterans from Sumter County and Americas attended the Confederate reunion in Charleston last week. They report a pleasant, successful trip and share stories of events and experiences with friends back home.
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Sumter County
Americas
Charleston
Carolina
U.C. V
Aged Miss Annie Adams Stricken by Apoplexy Near Americas
Miss Annie Adams aged 55 residing near Americas is critically ill after a stroke received a day or two since. Her condition is grave and recovery is feared. She was the sole surviving member of a large local family and sister to George W. Adams who died recently.
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Annie Adams
Americas
Miss Adams
George W. Adams
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed by W. A. Rembert
An advertisement asserts the Inawa of society prevent men in England earn twenty million annually and argues post offices profit from it. It urges piles treatment with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, claiming it cures others and will cure you.
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E. C. Dewitt & Co
W. A. Rembert
Inawa
England
DeWitt
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promises Relief for Sore Feet
A vintage advertisement claims a powder shaken into shoes eases swollen nervous hot feet and bunions. It asserts instant comfort for sore tight shoes, promotes easy walking, and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package. Sold by druggists grocers and general stores, Allen Olmsted LeRoy, N.Y.
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Allen
Addreas Allen
Olmsted LeRoy
Pugilist Cancer Cure and Pork Poet Musings
An excerpt promotes Dr Sawyer s Wild Cherry and Tar for colds and lung complaints, touts DaWitt s Little Early Risers for liver congestion and bile flow, and ends with a quip about poetry versus pork. The rambling item blends medical ads with a humorous aside about poets and packers.
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Dr. Sawyer
W. A. Rembart
DaWitt
Americus Man Author Charles Hardy Publishes in New York
Americus native Charles Hardy, author of Out of Nazareth, now living in New York, has the Sumter county setting of his latest work. He plans a second book soon, its title not yet announced.
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Nazareth
Charles Hardy
New York
Hall's Great Discovery advertised as kidney cure
An old advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles, diabetes, rheumatism, and more for men and women. It lists agents in Texas and other states, includes patient testimonials, and notes prices and mail order options. Also cites Chamberlain's remedies for whooping cough and diarrhea and a generic claim of relief in six hours for kidney and bladder distress.
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Hall
Si. E. Hall
Waco
Texas
Rembert
Americas
Dallis
Bright
H. W. Brows
St. George Hotel
Chamberlain
J. W. Lynch
Dorr
Dodon's
Hudson's Drug Store
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Arker
Ak Denigyghate
Mitchell
Cbs
John M. Wilkes
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
H. Carter
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Ee Red
C. Pie
Dodson
P. H. Wils
Church Street
D. Geo. A. Geist
Ann Arbor University of Mich
Onceover Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Brown St
Hudson's and Rembert's Drug Stores
Rebt
L. Maynard
Wheatley Building
Childers
Davenport
Jackson
Stanclift
Cotton Avenue
de J. Richmor Statham
Allen House
Ames Tatlok
Forsyth Streen
Pavis
Americcs
Forsyth Street
Tiume-Recordar
A. Hawkins
Wheatley
Ellborn F. Clarke
Lamar Street
Algen Fort
Blaloge
U.s
Blalock & Cobb Attorneys
Pes Grongia
Watts Building
A. Ansley
J al Ansley
Jayj
Law American
Ofice
Byne Bidg
R. & Cata Sv
Felder Street
Counses
Jackson Street
Arexe Wooten
Windsor Hotel
Mroneau
H Mez'ey
Erra W, Jones
Parkeraburg
West Virginia
J. D. Bridge
The
Democrat
Lancaster, N. H
Dr. Williams
Agri
Dr. Williams Medicine CO
Schoseetady, N.T
Amanda Robinson
Wim. Robinson
Amar and Stockman
Howesville
Clay County
Ind
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Brasil
Camp Sumter
Toally
John E. Clifford
Norwood House
Norwood
N. Y
Dodson’s Pharmacy
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