Morris Elected Speaker of House in Eight Ballot
Atlanta dispatch reports Newton Morris Jr. wins the speaker post after eight ballots with 103 votes to 70 for Fondren Mitchell. Emerson George withdraws after seven ballots, pledging no guidance to his rivals. Boiseuillet named clerk, Williford door keeper, Maude Barker Cobb becomes House postmistress. Clark Howell unanimously chosen president of the Senate.
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Atlanta
House of Representatives
Newton Morris
Fondren Mitchell
Thomas
Morris
Emerson George
Morgan
John 1
Boifeuillet
Mark Hardin
Boiseuillet
Hardin
J. H. Williford
Maude Barker Cobb
Charles BR. Crisp
W. A. Dodson
Americus
South
Plain practical talk boosts confidence in low price lines
A retailer advertises practical, trustworthy deals across textiles and garments. Flannelette 10c, 60 pieces. white fleeced Pique 40c and 50c per yd. curtain Swiss 12 1 4c. 1000 yds dot patterns. knit wear and blankets. waterproof cloths with several items discounted this week.
Ladies Underwear Offer at Five Cents Each
Five order special on ladies gray undergarments offering items at low price. Readable line notes a sale on women’s underwear priced at five cents per item. Limited details but indicates a promotional advertisement from a bygone issue.
Heavy Skirtings and Melton Sloth Fabrics Sale
A listing advertises five pieces of heavy plain and plaid Melton Sloth fabrics at 30 inches wide with a total value of 600 in currency. The item emphasizes heavy skirtings suitable for garment use and rough tailoring.
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Melton
Fancy Check and Novel Aes Worth Te Special T Ni
A brief note reports on a novelty check and special item trade involving fancy terms and cryptic wording. The piece hints at a transaction or symbolic exchange, mentioning names and places briefly while keeping a cautious, civil register.
Silk splendid black taffeta on sale this week
A 100 yard roll of 36 inch Black Taffeta offers luxury look and lustre at a reduced price. Regularly $1.00, it is advertised for 79 cents this week, highlighting quality and value for dressmaking and projects.
Biderdown Wool Blankets Discounted to 35 Cents
Heavy wool biderdowns offered in pink blue white gray castor and cardinal at 35 cents a unit, down from 50 cents, highlighting excellent quality and value for shoppers.
Personal notes of those who came or went yesterday
A string of recent visits and travels across Georgia. Mrs Eugene R Brewton of Bainbridge hosts Mr and Mrs Joel W Hightower here. Miss Greene from Fort Valley visits Miss Ethel Baisden. Mr and Mrs Lee Childers arrive from Gainesville after their wedding. Hattie Wimberly returns from Montezuma. Mrs Arthur Rylander travels to Lake Butler. Mrs G W Council and Miss Gounsell return from Atlanta. Mrs De Witt Pickett visits her aunt on Left Street. Mrs L W Dizon and Annie Dixon, of LaCrosse, guests of Mrs Josephine Tadeo. Mrs H S McCleskey returns from Atlanta. Miss Lilla Johnson departs for Chicago for winter. Annie and Lillian Lein return to Macon after two weeks in Augusta. Miss Lucile Greer of Oglethorpe and Miss Marie Etta Brown of Montezuma guest of the Misses Buchanan. Miss Mary Granberry to Clifton Springs, N Y, returning soon with Mrs Crawford Whitately. Mrs Wheatley improving.
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Greene
Fort Valley
Ethel Baisden
Lee Childers Willl
Gainesville
G. W. Council
Misa ‘Gounsell
Lilla Johnson
Chicago
Annie
Lillian Lein
Macon
Auer
Lucile Greer
Ogletharre
Marie Etta Brown
Montezuma
Mieses Buchanan
Mary Granberry
Clifton Springs
N. Y
Crawford Whitatley
Wheatley
Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Croup
Mothers trust One Minute Cough Cure as a safe, fast remedy for coughs and croup. The ad cites natural anxiety about illnesses and claims the formula liquifies mucus, reduces inflammation, and restores voice, with endorsements from F. S. McMahon and W. A. Bombert.
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McMahon
Ton
Gia
W. A. Bombert
Real estate sale on Lee Street area marketed as bargain
A brief notice reports a forty acre tract on Lee Street sold by Mr P B Williford. The price is described as a bargain and the land is noted as desirably situated with little in the way of it. The fragmentary text indicates local interest in the Homestead area.
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P. B. Williford
Lee
Life in peril cure praised by Texan for Electric Bitters
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas credits Electric Bitters with ending his biliousness and back pain, improving sleep and appetite, and restoring strength after feeling worn out and unable to work. The testimonial urges others to try the remedy, noting a 50 cent price at local drug stores.
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Alfred Bee
Welfare
Tex
Ediidge
Governor Candler May Lead Southern Book Publishing Co
Governor Candler is expected to be offered the presidency of the Southern Book Publishing Company, recently chartered in Georgia with $1,200,000 capital and organized by incorporators last Saturday. It is believed he will accept, given his strong support for southern literary enterprise.
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Candler
Southern Book Publishing Company
Georgia
South
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
A vintage drugstore advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin eruptions blisters eczema and salt rheum vanish. It claims cures for cracked lips chapped lips and piles with a bold claim of infallibility and endorses Eldridge Drug Stores as the seller.
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Eldridge
Plantation Sold Near Americus by Col Johnson
Col Henry B Johnson sold 805 acres ten miles west of Americus part of the former McGarrah place to Mrs Barab K Schumpert for 1500 dollars. Mrs Schumpert buys as an investment as a strong demand for good small farms exists in Americus and nearby lands offer prompt advantageous sales.
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Henry B. Johnson
Barab K. Schumpert
Americus
McGarrah Place
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Advertises Health Claim
An advertisement promises kidneys reach perfect health using Smith's Sure Kidney Cure. It urges trial with a bottle available from your druggist for 50 cents.
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Smith
Money to Loan Offer in Plain Terms
Advertises a loan of four thousand dollars for one to five years at eight percent straight interest with good security. Indicates availability on October 23 and invites interested parties to inquire.
Seed Wheat For Sale Incomplete Ad
Blue stem seed wheat for sale. Apply to G H Boi. 10 81 district with incomplete details.
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G. H. Boi
We Could Sell Twice as Many with a Fechheimer Coat Suit
We could sell twice as many with a Fechheimer Fisher Co suit or overcoat priced from ten to twenty five dollars, a value you would pay a tailor double for the same quality.
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Fechheimer-Fisher’ Co
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HOUSE
Mr. Mitchell
Col. George
Field
Mitchell
Clark Howell
Senate
Tosve
Stors
Uneeda
Geo D. Wheatley
Geo. D. Wheatley
Flannelette
Nyse
Lamar Street
Cotton Avenue
York
J. J. Hanesley
Barlow
Americus, Ga
Hadeon
Mies vi P. Bird
Easant Visi
Fort
Eugene R. Brewton
Bainbridge
Joel W. Hightower
Hattie Wimberly
Arthur Rylander
Lake Butler
Fis
Mr. Rylander
McCleskey
Justice
William H. Fish
Lee Street
America
Wheatley & Ansley
Fechheimer
Fisher God's
the Princeton
Areata Store
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