Memorial Day observance and local notes in Dawson
Memorial Day will be observed in Dawson with a 3 PM address by Col. J A Laing and a poem reading by Miss Char lie Cheatham. Music led by Mrs. E R Griggs, and a cemetery decoration of soldiers graves follows a ceremony at the opera house. The town hosts a May 2 picnic excursion to Richland. Local society news, shop openings, and street lighting updates fill the remainder of the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Opera House
J. A. Laing
Charlie Cheatham
E. R. Griggs
Methodist
Baptist Sunday Schools
Richland
C. L. Mize
M. M. Anthony
P. 8
Newberry
K. W. Harris
Savannah Reddick
Cross Roads
R. H. Lancaster
Isabella
Jeffferson Davis
Henry M. Stanley
James R. Thornton
Atlanta
W. B. Corley
Fort Gaines
John F. Kiddoo
Cuthbert
Fifth Georgia
Florence Saunders
Weston
Fannie Loyless
J. R. Mercer
Savannah
E. K. Rainey
Macon News
Mr. Snively
Louisville
Katie Putnam
Erma
Elf
Opera
Salvation Army
Shellman
Putnam Teachers ConventIon urged for statewide attendance
Putnam April 14 The teachers convention at Columbus on the 20th should be attended by every teacher in this section of the state. New ideas will be impressed, interest in the work increased, and fixed standards aimed at for the benefit of education. The piece notes frost damaged corn, cotton fared better, and praises Maj G W O Munro while correcting a rumor about his move to Ellaville. It also discusses a Schley County Farmers Alliance delegate, Mr Rainey, and shares farming anecdotes advocating scientific principles and soil-focused crop planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Hancock
Americus
Eunice Kenyon
Lumpkin
O. T. Kenyon
W. F. Walker
Dranesville
Ben Smith
Richland
B. I. Shiners
Florence Saunders
Weston
Dawson
Duval
Maud Saunders
J. W. Bell
C. R. Harris
Clifford McCall
Chartie Walker
Lizzie Barge
Rican Lane
J. R. Tompkins
Committee On
Hese
Judge Tompkins
Henry Williams
R. C. Jester
Cordiy
Calhoun County
Gilmore
Misa Eunice Kenyon
Col
J. H. Lowe
Charlie Lowe
Buena Vista
D. M. Hall
Beuna Vista
T. B. Miller
Willow Clegg
Columbus
N.C Alston
R. E. L. Barnum
8. A
Pr&l
Putnam
Schley County News
Berkshire
Poland
China
Farmers’ Alliance
R. M. Rainey
Schley County
Rainey
Ellaville Court Session and New Peacock Hotel Notes
Special to RecoupER Ellaville Georgia April 11 court opened with Judge Smith from Columbus. Few farmers attend. The Recorder reports a fire destroying Dr J N Cheney home with Mrs Williams and loss of furniture. Dr Cheney insured, T J Cheney’s instruments burned. A two story Peacock House hotel opened by C L Peacock near depot, 23 rooms, oak furnishings, Jersey cows. Ellaville booms with new residences and stores. Court to adjourn Thursday. Also commentary on state education and newspaper practices plus national politics and tariff concerns.
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Ellaville
Judge Smith
Columbus
J. N. Cheney
John Williams
James R. Williams
Willams
Indy
Cheney
T. J. Cheney
Americus
Georgia
Peacock House
C. L. Peacock
Peacock
Jersey
Scoville
Hornady
Weston Record Debuts At Weston High School
Weston Ga April 16 The Weston Record a new enterprise published by Weston High School edited by a pupil each week. First issue edited by Miss Sallie Walker praises the town calling it a healthy location with fertile adjacent country and industrious farmers. It emphasizes building Weston through steady upbuilding and united public effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Weston Record
Weston High School
Sallie Walker
Plains of Dura News Brief Highlights Local Happenings
April notes from Plains of Dura Georgia report growth in population and school events. Mentions J W Oliver and a fire dog sale, Deolva Grant joining the local school, and residents like John Glass, W Hiller, W E McTgier, Emmet Jowere, Eunice West, and Clarence Parker with social updates. A May Magnolia Springs picnic is announced, with call for baskets. Post office name shortened to Plains. local hat line promotion ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dura
J. W. Oliver
Deolva Grant
Botsford
John Glass
Terrell County
George Oliver
George
W. H. Hiller
la Grippe
W.E. McTgier
John Clark
Gooseberry
Emmet Jowere
Preston
Eunice West
Clarence Parker
Magnolia Springs
The
Recorder
W. O. Baldwin
Brunswick
Baker’s Trestle
Americas
Do Not Use Pennyroyal Tansy or Cotton Root Pills
The note warns against dangerous remedies such as Pennyroyal Tansy and Cotton Root Pills. It cites a French external remedy and references Dr Creesemand of Boston while urging readers to disregard unsafe pills and seek safer medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Creesemand
Boston
Madari
Americus Cracker Factory Sought Amid Shipping Disputes
Circulating subscription list signals a planned cracker plant in Americus. An option on a complete second hand outfit points to rapid establishment. The cracker trust blocks direct shipments, forcing dispatch to the nearest factory point, Macon, while Columbus oddly gains through freight access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Cracker Trust
Macon
Columbus
Ward
Ordoker
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Dawson's
Coox
Cotton Avenue
Bhiloh
Superior Court In Session
Athens
Richmond
Robert Ei. Lee
Lost Cause
United States
McComas
Congress
Ohio
Maryland
House of Representatives
Clarke County
Andrew J. Cobb
Howell Cobb
Henry H. Phining
Missouri
Derby
W. D. Baier
the Haberdasher
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