Spring Weather, Sickness Plague Sumter Area
Town notes a mixed mix of spring warmth and illness as schools reopen after two weeks closed due to Miss Smiths fever. Local obituaries report the death of James M. Rodgers aged 58 near Sumter with sympathy for his wife and five children. The Ecourier paper highlights community routines, visits, fishing parties, shop hours talk, and on going church activity in Sumter City and Bronwood.
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Grippe
Miss Smith
James M. Rodgers
Sumter
Ula Davis
Jace
Slater
Shi Ethel
Cort
Mai Sumter City
City
Busie L. Smith
M. B. F. Markett
R. H. Jennings
George Herndon
Frank
Americus
Ecorder
From Bronwood Farmers Seek Cotton Harvests
Silen Bronwood reports show farmers busy with planting and attention to cotton. The scene notes slight activity with some loafers about, and mentions Miss Mary Hill Sunday visiting Miss Ila Edwards at the Barnes House before returning home last week.
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Broxwoop
Bronwood
Mary Hill
Ila Edwards
Barnes House
Weston Depot Site Chosen and Boom Hoped for
Capt Parrott selected the depot location in Weston with work to start soon. Landowner Barge will open a street through the Basa tifa and build houses, boosting a town boom. Weston, 20 miles from Dawson and 48 from Columbus, sits on a top Southern railroad, promising growth.
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Weston
Dawson
Columbus
Columbus Southern Railroad
M. E. Sims
Alabama
John Sims
J. E. Dennard
M. F. Saunders
B. F. Barge
John Barge
W. J. Lima
Florence
Lizzie
Richland
H. A. Askew
Smithville
James French
French
Tommie Passmore
Parrottville
J. W. Bell
Bert Alexander
A. K. Patterson
Lumpkin
M. B. L. Binion
W. W. Mabry
Mattie King
Sallie Walker
Mary Sam Dennard
Florence Sims
N. A. Wiggins
Aunt Whit
Everything Drugs and Coors Pharmacy Ad at 430 Cotton Avenue
A concise local notice advertising Everythin Drugs and Coor's Pharmacine Macy offering patent medicines toilet articles and related goods at reasonable prices located at 430 Cotton Avenue.
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Coor’s Phan Macy
Cotton Avenue
Growing Abbeville Builds New Enterprises and Investments
Abbeville Georgia April 20 report notes a surge of industry as a shingle mill rises near the wharf and the A and W Railroad advances. The Abbeville Construction Company under M S Lassater grades work, iron for twelve miles is ordered, and rolling stock is expected within ninety days. The Ocmulgee Brick Company will produce up to one hundred thousand bricks daily, and Americus Investment Company buys ten acres near the depot. Abbeville, county seat of Wilcox, aims for growth with a steamboat line and a direct line toward Atlanta to Jacksonville. A Guards picnic and enlistment as a volunteer company close the week, with a narrative about a trusted worker Gus and his death amid the town’s evolving fortunes.
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Abbeville
P. Lassater
Ocmulgee Brick Company
Macon
Americus Investment Company
Savannah
Atlanta
Jacksonville
South
Georgia
Mossy Dell Mosay Down April 16 Lutheran services and local notices
A large congregation greeted Rev. John P. Margarth of Petersburg Ala at Bottsford Lutheran church with a sermon from Pauls First Epistle to the Corinthians. Other items note a Providence appointment, visits, a birth, a horse drowned by a negro woman, carp at Phil Jennings pond, and the Lutheran Sunday school starting with potential organ funding and a renewed spirit for the year.
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Phil Jenning
Lutheran Sunday School
J. S. Hiller
W. H. Hiller
Phil Jennings
Ll.d
Hydrophobia Suspected After Dog Bite Incident
A report from Sunny Broog describes Gus Wright a hired worker who was bitten by a dog near a mud hole on the road to Americus. Worsening symptoms followed with finger swelling shoulder pain and eventual lethargy suggesting hydrophobia.
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Sunny Broog
Epiton
Gus Wright
Americus
Farlow Place
Fletcher
Card of Thanks to Leslie Community
The family of the injured brother expresses heartfelt gratitude to the people of Leslie for their untiring relief during the twenty seven hours after the accident on the seventh instant. Relatives remember the kindness with thanks and seek God’s blessings for all who helped.
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Eorror Americus Recorder
Leslie
Ed Shepherd
Hina
Romance of Reality Sheds Light on South Progress
The Macon Telegraph reviews The Souths Redemption by Richard H. Edmonds noting dramatic postwar recovery and industrial growth in the South. It cites rising property values, rail mileage, foreign trade, bank surpluses, and boosts in cotton mills, coal, iron, and oil investments, plus broader agricultural gains and railroad capital. The piece contrasts upbeat South progress with Western and Northern figures, and includes related regional notes from Albany, Americus, and Georgia towns.
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Macon Telegraph
Richard H. Edmonds
Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record
Edmonds
South
Water brand debut announced by Pieerwoon and Russauc
A local notice proclaims Bola Water and We are Wow are releasing Toa Gold Sola Water infused with pure fruit, highlighting new product lines from Pieerwoon and Russauc.
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Pieerwoon
Russauc
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