Aged and Sick Home Proposed by Ladies Benevolent Aid Society
Americus may soon gain a refuge for the aged and sick through the Ladies Benevolent Aid Society. The group seeks a funded home to shelter and care for indigent women, leveraging six years of charity work and broad community support to expand beyond individual aid.
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Americus
Ladies Benevolent Aid Society
Americas
Fife
Mary A. , Hardwick
Times- Recorder
the Times-Recorder
Good People of
Wedding Web a Tangle of Kinships in Courthouse Tale
A Lee Street lawyer recounts a courtday example of tangled kinships from marriage. A father and son wed a widow and her daughter, creating a chain where the son is both grandson and grandfather to various relatives. The tale spirals into multiplied in laws and step relations.
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Lee Street
Davis Ky Drugstore Hails King’s New Discovery
Davis Kentucky druggist C T Smith proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery fastest selling item in his store. He asserts it cures consumption coughs and colds and has never failed in six years of sales. Eldridge Drug guarantees satisfaction or refund. Regular size.
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C.T. Smith
Davis
Dr. King
Eldridge
Country produce soars as prices rise across markets
Prices of staple foods climb with farmers enjoying high returns as breakfast items and eggs fetch higher prices. The ill wind of inflation blows through markets, with produce well above typical seasonal levels for this time of year.
Misleading Truths and a Cough Remedy Tale
A quippy tale about John Wesley and his wife reveals a child’s repeating lesson. The piece then touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a pleasant safe cure that counters colds and grip, preventing pneumonia, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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John Wesley
Wesley
Wever Advised On Cough Remedies In Fragmentary Note
A fragmented note warns against taking unverified medicines for coughs and colds and suggests asking for Foley's or Sees lung remedies. It mentions J. R. Hudson and hints at unreliable vendors. The text reflects caution about safe remedies and consumer trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. R. Hudson
Creditors to Get a Dividend From Defunct Peoples Bank
The article reports that depositors and creditors of the defunct Peoples Bank may receive a dividend at the November term of Sumter superior court. It is believed funds on hand after all obligations are collected will allow about thirty three percent of losses to be recovered, though timing may vary. Judge R. L. Maynard will hear claims and report findings to the court soon.
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Peoples Bank
Sumter Superior Court
Ditor
R. L. Maynard
Good Deeds and Cough Remedy Persuade Chicago Audience
A Chicago man urges that good deeds beat real estate deeds, urging kindness and sympathy. He promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a sure cure for colds and warns against pneumonia, claiming personal success with the product sold by druggists.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Board to Appeal Supreme Court Over Poll Tax Rule
The Board of Education plans a Supreme Court appeal after Judge Littlejohn blocked a recently adopted rule denying school admission to children of parents who refuse poll tax payment. Overcrowding at Farlow School was noted, prompting referral to the building committee for possible expansion or new facilities.
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Board of Education of Americas
Supreme Court
Z.A. Littlejohn
Board of Education
Littlejohn
Mathis
Farlow School
Bucklen's Arnica Salve ends skin flaws for all
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as preventing and curing skin eruptions blotches sores eczema salt rheum sore lips chapped hands chilblains and piles. Sold at Eldridge Drug Stores for 250.
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Bucklen
Eldridge Drug
Sumter's Share of Pensions Report
In Americus and Sumter county nine Confederate pensioners receive state payments this year totaling 5,870 dollars. The Pension Commissioner Lindsey will report a large rise in pensions and funds this year compared with 1901, with 3,887 more pensioners and 127,460 dollars more paid out. This year 392,845 dollars is dispersed to 13,975 pensioners nationwide.
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Americus
Sumter County
Lindsey
Nail Through His Hand Ends in Quick Healing
J D Mount of Three Mile Bay New York injured his hand when a ten penny nail pierced the flesh while opening a box. He applied Chamber Iates Pain Balm and after use found all pain vanished and the wound healed swiftly. For sale by all druggists.
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J.D. Mount
Three Mile Bay
N. Y
Plainview Resident Credits Foley’s Honey and Tar Cure
W W Baker of Plainview Neb recounts his wife’s fifteen year lung ailment and costly failed treatments before Foley’s Honey and Tar restored her health. He praises the remedy as life saving and notes she enjoys better health than in ten years. The text also references a September 22 1902 board meeting on term lengths and related matters.
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W. W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Foley
J. J. Hudson
Negro assassinates South Carolina farmer at door
Ed ward Adams, a large farmer, was killed by a negro named George Caughman who called him to the door and shot him. A prior assault on a woman on Adams' plantation triggered a pursuit with bloodhounds from the penitentiary to Newberry, where authorities said Caughman was found and had shot himself fatally.
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South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
New Berry
George Caughman
Edward Adams
Caughman
Adams
Newberry
Big land deal in Florida with 400000 acres bought by judge
Bartow Florida September 25 Judge George N Holcombe of Arcadia has closed a deal for over 400000 acres of DeSoto county land along the Kissimmee river up to Polk county line and is negotiating for lands on Kissimmee island Osceola side He plans stocking the tract with sheep cattle and plant large tracts of grass velvet beans etc South Carolina Presbytery at Richland church Oconee county Rev J L McLin of Anderson elected moderator Reports show growth and progress Next meeting in Easley May 1903 Ask for 30000 damages Montgomery Sept 27 December 1901 a Western railroad train killed William Shellman deaf man at Millstead Heirs sue for linkage 000 damages
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G. N. Holcombe
Arizona
South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
Richland Church
Oconee County
J. L. McLin
Anderson
R. Livy Grier
A. R. P. Synod of
Kentucky
H. Wardlaw
Indiantown
Marion County
Easley
Montgomery
Ala
Western Railroad
William Shellman
Millstead
Shellman
Danger in Fall Colds and Remedies Mentioned
Fall colds linger and can lead to pneumonia bronchitis or consumption. Foley s Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe reliable cure that cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia. J R Hudson promotes kidney health with Smith s Sure Kidney Cure at 50 cents and urges stamping poetry for returns.
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Smith
Foley
J R. Hudson
J.R. Hudson
J. R. Hudson
Fragmentary prompt on sights and days in iron canes
A fragmented OCR style line mentions day and iron canes and seeks places where certain scenes occur. The readable items are minimal and no clear event, names, dates, or organizations are identifiable.
Jonah and the pawn broker as watchful captains of adversity
A historical reflection phrases Jonah as the earliest man who coveted the earth and compares the pawn broker to a captain of the watch amid sea bound hardship, signaling themes of desire and leadership in danger.
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Jonah
Earth
Watch
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Tutt
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Sumter
Will Mathis
Orlando Lester
Oxford
Miss
United States
Marcal
Lester
Florida
the Royal Worcester
Royal Worcester Dorset Co
Worcester, Mass
A. T. Ao T
White Sewing Machine Co
Cleveland
Ama
F.G. Olver
Americus, Ga
Pure Delight Rye
Menion
G. W. Scott & CO
Lamar St
Hudson's Drug Store
Forsyth St
Hayler
Eldridge Drug Stores
Artesian Saloon
New Place
Hawthorne Club
Baltimore Hunter
Three Feathers
W. N. Booker
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