City Schools Open Tomorrow After Permanent Injunction
Judge Z A Littlejohn grants permanent status to an injunction against the City Board of Education and Superintendent J E Mathis over refusal to admit pupils who did not pay poll and street taxes. The board’s resolution blocking enrollment is nullified and all eligible children may enroll freely. The report also notes Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims and a local ad.
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A. Littlejohn
City Board of Education
J. E. Mathis
James Taylor
Messrs. Maynard & Lane
F. A. Hooper
L. J. Blalock
Board of Education
Littlejohn
Mathis
Nae
Aeronaut cannon act to thrill Americus carnival crowds
Americus Elks plan a grand November fair with a new feature. An artist will ascend in a half mile high airship and be fired from a cannon with a parachute lowering him safely to the ground. The stunt, costly but thrilling, is set to attract merchants and patrons to the Water Cure for Chronic Constipation remedy promotion.
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Americus Elks
Terra Orme
Elks
Widow of Late Postmaster Seeks Unexpired Term
The Times-Recorder reports Mrs. A. Smith plans to apply for her late husband Postmaster Smiths unexpired term. Friends are pushing the move and office staff will aid her if appointed. Public reaction is favorable and supportive.
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Times-Recorder
8. A. Smith
Postmaster Smith
Ready to Take In Money for Taxes in Sumter County
Tax collectors urged to aggressively pursue payments on state and county taxes, including poll and professional taxes. Sumter County assessments set at .95 per thousand with a taxable value of 4,751,024, yielding about 20,090 for the county. Collectors should close books by December 20 and pursue prompt, accurate returns. death does not excuse the debt.
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Daan
Hie
Sumter
Sumter County
Wright
Americus
Mad dog and gunfire disrupt Forsyth Street chase
A mad dog stray roams Forsyth street triggering gunfire that injures two citizens and ends with the dog killed. Sheriff Bell fires on the animal after rabies tests confirm it, bullets strike Ezekiel Taylor and Mills, while Bulger escapes toward Hudson's corner before the dog is cornered and killed.
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Forsyth Street
Sheriff Bell
Bulger
Hudson's Corner
B. H. McMath
Ezekiel Taylor
Mr. Mills
Taylor
A Boy's Wild Ride For Life
A family hovers as an 18 mile ride to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Colds ends in relief. W H Brown of Leesville Indiana recounts deathly asthma improved by the remedy, claiming sound sleep after use and praising its cures for throat and lung troubles. Guarantied bottles sold at Eldridge drug stores with free trial bottles.
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Eldridge
Atlanta Club declines trap shoot challenge from Americus
Americus Club offered a $100 challenge to Atlanta to shoot on Atlanta grounds and claim the state trap championship. Atlanta, after beating Monroe GA this week, cites its claim but refuses to risk the self styled title. Also note a testimonial about Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy promising life saving relief and generic druggist availability.
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Americus Club
Henry McCleskey
Americus
Mecca
Atlanta
Monroe
Atlanta Gon
Americus club challenges Atlanta in bird contest
The Americus Gan Club proposes a match with a five man Atlanta team in a one hundred bird or five hundred per team contest here with a hundred dollar purse. Henry McCloskey says Atlanta's acceptance is hoped for after their recent close win over Monroe. Also noted is a neighbor saving D P Daugherty’s life with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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Americus Gan Club
Atlanta
Henry
McCleskey
Americas Club
Americus Club
McCloskey
The
Constitution
Atlanta Gunners
Monroe
Olio
Bob Walthour
Carehed
Georgia
Tt Ia
Atlanti
D. P. Daugherty
Mercer
Bumner
W. Va
Wrist Injury After Farmhouse Fall
Mr. A. O. Biving suffered a very painful fall while staying at a farmhouse. He walked onto the veranda unaccustomed to the surroundings and toppled onto his right wrist. The wrist was greatly swollen and doctors were unsure if a fracture occurred.
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A. O. Biving
Watermelon Champion of Georgia Claims Monster Spearpoints
Marshal Will Feagin of Americus holds the Georgia championship for largest and finest watermelons. An artist at Rocky Ford, Colo. could outdo him in this game, having just marked a monster five feet long, three feet wide and weighing 886 pounds.
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Marshal Will Feagin
Americus
Georgia
Rocky Ford
Col
Circus 18 Coming to Americus November 1
Special Agent Ball reported in Americus about the Forepaugh and Selle Brothers show arriving November 1. Promoters expect the largest circus yet in Georgia with substantial livestock fodder contracts and seating for about five thousand attendees.
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Ball
Americus
Times-Recorder
R. G. Ball
Jeviathan
Georgia
Shrew Avenue Dog Rampage Sparks Alarm and Vigil
A second mad dog scare in two days unsettled Elm Avenue as a ferocious animal roamed the street for an hour. Old Harry bit a cow to start the chaos, Maley charged nearby, and neighbors kept watch with guns ready until the dog was killed and the cow corralled.
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Elm Avenue
Harry
Maley
Balaclava
Remarkable Record for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Remarkable record of over thirty years and millions of bottles sold. Standard treatment for croup in thousands of homes with no reported failure to cure. Given at first sign of hoarseness or croupy cough, it can prevent attacks. Pleasant to take and free of opium. Sold by all druggists.
Another Blow at Matrimony Heavier Freight for Baby Carriages
A news note reports that men or fathers, now wearing the yoke, face new charges as baby carriages must be transported as excess baggage. Agent Pruitt was notified that such child crates will incur fees, shifting freight costs to fathers.
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Americas
Americus Life Insurance Benefits Lead Over Premiums
Americus shows a favorable balance in life insurance, with death claims this year totaling about $100,000 versus premiums. A local agent reports only about six insured decedents, two policies totaling $75,000, leaving most claims uninsurable and thus in the policyholder’s favor.
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Americus
Mrs H C Davis in Serious Illness in Santa Fe
Mrs H C Davis remains seriously ill in Santa Fe New Mexico after going there for her health. Her husband Mr H C Davis traveled to Santa Fe upon receiving a telegram reporting her unfavorable condition. Relatives and friends in Americas express deep concern as her letters had previously given encouragement.
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H. C. Davis
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Untitled fragment hints at headache relief products
Fragmentary text appears to reference a headache remedy and a promotional tone. Mentions Rembert and Delage Grove with unclear context and no coherent event, date, or identifiable organization. Unable to determine a concrete news item from the provided snippet.
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McDonnellaville
Bucklen
Chamberlain
MR. Wright
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Tutt’s
B. L. Byer
B. T. Little
Hancock
Americus Gunners
Circus 18
Canine
H.C. Davis
Delage Cike Grove
Rembert
Dees
Royal Worcester
Royal
Rcester
Worcester Mass
New York
Planters Bank Building
Court House
Americus, Ga
Seyd
Wen
Hamilton & CO
Americus, Georgia
Plantersp Bank Building
Fine Farm
Lucius G
Andersonville
Thia
Emer County
Alonzo Richardson
Empire
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