Americus Georgia City Profile as a Growth Hub
Americus, Sumter County seat, sits at key rail junctions and hosts vast agricultural potential. The 8,000 population city boasts healthy climate, artesian wells, robust schools, churches, a library, newspapers, an opera house, a paid fire department, sewerage, electric lighting, water works, and strong industries including lumber, furniture, car shops, and a flour mill, with continual growth and demand for housing.
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Americus
Sumter County
Eartwenteen
Central
Bavanash
Wat Weeters
Bar and Montgomery
Amaronrdle Eee
Cheida Tine
Ae & Anthes
Toomanvill
Elty Tt
Twallen
Kiweivus
Aeoryla
Shereby
Egypt
Gulf of Mexico
Amerious
Windsor Hotel
Desoto
Savannah
Atteata
Ganller
Amertcan
Farnera
TiamRucoupes
Amartoms
Early Fall Dress Goods Feature Broad Selection
GEO. D. WHEATLEY announces magnificent early fall dress goods at attractive prices. The display highlights two toned and illuminated effects, vibrant velvets, silks, satins, and a large range of Crepons, Boucle, Serpentine, and Whip Quart fabrics. Also showcases mourning goods, shirts, suspenders, undergarments, and a new line of youth and children’s clothing with suits and outfits for boys under 15.
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Monarch
Madras
Keystone
New York Mills
Beriven
E& W
Nannlaer Neinna
Bessemer
Doings of the Solons City Fathers Meet in Regular Session
The city council convened with Mayor Cutts and Aldermen McGarrah Matthews and Burt present, several members absent. Minutes read and approved, and petitions by brokers Borum and Watts referred to the ordinance committee for next meeting. Notes include light and fire department updates, tax accounts settled, fines collected on Neal Hawkins appeal, and amendments to city code sections 234 and 287. Multiple bills approved and the council adjourned.
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Covxci
Carnen
Cutts
McGarrah
Matthews
Burt
Miller
Mialock
Bivins
Borum
Watts
Counell
Ordinance Committee
Light
Purrast Street
Casamit ‘Tee
Motarrah
Lockett
Neal R. Hawkins
Board of Health
W. M. Tulle
Guard House
W. A. Rembert the
L. L. Chapman
T. F. Logan
A. P. Tingo
D. Cobb
W. D. Murray
Ike Terry
W. J. Perry
Hexny
Davia
Almost a Bad Blaze at Wheatley Barn
Firefighters saved Mr. George D. Wheatley s barn and likely his residence when two young children used a lighted candle to burn spider webs. The blaze burned briskly before the storm subsided and extinguished. Loss expected at twenty or thirty dollars. Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs W B French expresses gratitude for kindness after their baby s passing.
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George D. Wheatley
W. B. French
Cotton Bales Burned Near Lockett Plantation Fire
The Lockett plantation east of Americus suffered damage when a match set eight packed bales, cotton seed, and a nearby press house ablaze. Workers saved the packed cotton and the cotton house with water, though bagging burned and losses estimated at thirty to forty dollars.
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Lockett
The Silver to Gold Debate and Local Notices
A historical notice set discusses the silver demonetization before 1873, its effect on gold value and farm prices, plus a table linking silver bullion to cotton and wheat. It also lists installment dues at 413 Jackson Street, warnings of fines, and sale times. Additional notices include employment for a stenographer, a European goods display, and a request for early account settlements.
Unwise Exercise Prompts Talk of Moderation and Harsh Truths
A fragment from a historical column discusses inactivity and the push for moderate exercise as difficult to adopt. It notes digestion and aging myths, warns against overemphasis, and hints at social tensions. The piece includes quoted dialogue reflecting harsh critiques and everyday hardship.
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Bok
Servo
Sargonda
Saibe Faibe
Joe
Pparsin's Weekly
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Spot Cash
Georgia
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Geo. D. Wheatley
Alec
Adies
Ods ‘Ous
Geo. D. Whealley
Lamar
Cotton Ave
HS Little Negro
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N. G. Prince
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Henry Bisch
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Joe Roney
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Weal Chambuss
Providence
John Stanfield
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Love Wannen
Treas
Kate Johnson
Dusiness College
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Hart Building
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Chas. H. Yale
Coun
Jaaticn Hornblower
Wasutworow
Wm. Hornblower
New York
Supreme Court
Juatics Blatcbford
James J. van Allen
Rhode Island
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Lolies
Tas Trurs-Reconpen
Reval
Tate
U. S
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Indianapolis Journal
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