Forsyth Street Extension Planned to Mayo Street
Forsyth street will be extended directly east to Mayo street after approval of Mr. Crawford Wheatley proposal. He offered to extend the street provide right of way and deliver a top grade approach for 1500 dollars, with Wheatley hiring ex Road Superintendent Paschal to oversee the work. The city supplies one wagon plow and four wheeled scrapers.
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Forsyth Street
Mayo Street
Crawford Wheatley
Wheatley
Paschal
Forsyth
Women and Kidney Trouble Promoted Cure Advert
Women as well as men suffer from kidney and bladder trouble. Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer claims to relieve symptoms, with sample offers by mail and pamphlet, mentioning Kilmer and Binghamton New York.
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Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Emghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
New Fashion In Hip Pockets
The Columbus Ledger cites the Alabama law requiring revolvers to be 24 inches long. The Americus Times-Recorder quips this will introduce a new fashion in hip pockets, noting you could carry a plate or a gallon derijohn instead.
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Columbus Ledger
Alabama
Americus Times-Recorder
Three Fat Possums on Firs Hunt in Americus
Col. W. A. Dodson hosted a possum hunt with Pres A. N. Walker and J. H. Hagerty near Dodson’s farm. The party pursued hunted possums after dark, treeing three possums from a persimmon tree and returning to town around 1 a.m. A possum supper is planned with date to be fixed.
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A. N. Walker
The
Americas Railway & Light Company
W. A. Dodson
J. H. Hagerty
Americus
Col. Dodson
Col
Dodson
Would Mortgage the Farm Buckle of Arica Salve
A Georgia farmer W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Empire says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg, declaring it worth mortgaging the farm to obtain. Eldridge Drug Co offers it for 25 cents.
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Empire
Meeting of Daughters Will Be Interesting
The Americas chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy elected officers and named delegates to the State Convention in Savannah. Delegates are Mrs J E Mathis and Mrs James Taylor with alternates Mrs M M Lowrey and Mrs H B Mashburn. The meeting will discuss Wirt monument site and likely move from Andersonville to avoid portending tension with Federal Cemetery custodians.
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Americas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Savannah
J. E. Mathis
James Taylor
M. M. Lowrey
H. B. Mashburn
Wirt Monument
Andersonville
Picking of Gotton Nears Finish in Georgia
Georgia reports show plentiful labor as cotton pickers can be found at nominal wages due to financial stringency. Ginning totals rise with 510,290 bales processed by Oct 1 this year, 510,290 versus 342,704 last year, with 4,484 ginneries in Georgia.
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Georgia
State Department
New Central Railway survey eyed for Americus to Oglethorpe
engineers under Brown from Americus are surveying a new nineteen mile line to the east of the current route to reduce grades and remove curves. The work aims to connect Americus to Oglethorpe with fewer sharp turns, potentially replacing the present line, but final adoption depends on ongoing evaluation.
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Americus
Macon
Central Railway
Brown
Oglethorpe
Central
Andersonville
Oglethorpe i
Allison ‘Furniture Co
Sumter County Plans Bonds to Employ Felons on Roads
The Augusta Herald notes Sumter county will issue bonds to hire felons for road work, a policy laced with strong local opposition. The Americas Times-Recorder calls it bold yet controversial, while critics label Sumterites as preferring bonds for their children over addressing the felon labor plan.
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Augusta Herald
Sumter County
Americas Times- Recorder
Sumterites
Carter Fails To Carry Any Georgia County In Governor Race
Atlanta Oct 9 Special reports show Yancey Carter did not win a single Georgia county in the governor race and his statewide total may fall below 15,000. Joseph M. Brown is set to win by about 110,000 votes, with Chattooga and Gordon counties counted for Brown. The statewide tally marks the largest Democratic nominee total in a regular election. Terrell’s unopposed vote was just over half Brown’s expected total.
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Atlanta
Yancey Carter
Joseph M. Brown
Carter
Chattooga
Gordon
Brown
Terrell
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Perfection
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Forsyth ST
City Council
Pres
Walker
Gotton
Americus Trust & Savings Bank
Americus National Bank
Dawson
Smithville
Allison Realty CO
R. E. Allison, Pres. & Treas
Allison Fur. Co
Allison Bidg
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