First Full Load of Cotton Brings Town to Life
The article notes a full cotton load brought in by G. W. Council, with six mules and a lively Cotton Avenue scene as the season opens. It mentions a new Sumner High School principal, Capt. G. M. Patterson, and anecdotes about Zack Baisden’s minnows, a New York correspondence, and a train obstruction incident near Section Master Gresham’s home.
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Wr. G. W. Council
Jes
G. M. Patterson
Sumner High School
Capt. Patterson
Sumter County
Worth
Zack Baisden
Perc
Chas
Catledge
Burkhalter
Troup Street
Americus Falls To Oglethorpe In Morning Game
In a morning contest delayed by a parade and weather, Americus lost to Oglethorpe 9 to 3. Cleghorn batted freely but fielding errors cost runs, Americus collecting 15 hits to Oglethorpe’s 11. Umpire Barke impressed, left fielder Wine made a running catch, and fans noted strong effort despite not fielding their best nine.
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Cleghorn
Oglethorpe’s
Jordan
Dunn
Oglethorpe
Americas
Americup
Uglethorpe
Americus
Ellaville
Gus Dunn
Parade Honoring Capt. Wo. Sirrine Draws Fire Dept
The parade and inspection honored Captain Wo. Sirrine founder of the department during a short visit. At four o'clock the companies formed on Jackson street opposite the Barlow Block. Sirrine spoke briefly, recalling the department’s history, the Wide-Awake company’s origin, and challenges faced, then Annie Bell fired up and a brief drill followed before dispersal.
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Partment
Wo. Sirrine
Jackson Street
Barlow Block
Capt
Sirrine
Chief Smith
Annie Bell
Cotton buyers face 7 cent market drop before September
A New York cotton house offered 0 cents for 250 bales middling landed at Liverpool to ship before Sept 1, a bid declined as Savannah quoted the same. The pier was reportedly taken up by two parties in Galveston and Norfolk, signaling a 7 cent interior market and a 9 cent decline from last week’s prices. Moonlight excursion rates to Albany are offered by the Southwestern road and Artesian House in St. Al.
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New York
Liverpool
Las Savannah
Galveston
Norfolk
Americas
United States
Potton
Albany
Florida
St al
Banquet Honors Capt. Sirrine Founder of Americus Fire Dept
A Pine banquet awarded Capt. William L. Sirrine, founder of Americus fire protection, with Wide-Awake Fire Company hosting. Officers attended as Sirrine recounted old brigade days, including buying the Sumter engine. Speeches, songs, and champagne followed, ending with cheers and warm tributes to Sirrine.
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Ureday
William L. Sirrine
Americus
Medhsitics Fire Company
C. H. Wooten
Gol.Wooten
Sirrine
Col. Hancock
Graves
Tab Oliver
W. P. Burt
M. M. Folsom
Col. Wooten
Mr. Goode Price
Lee Aycock
Mr. Price
Bigamist Bumpologist in Savannah Romance Scandal
A Savannah rumor traces a marriage between Mr R Drewes and Miss Stella Stokes, while the Savannah Times accuses Drewes of being a bigamist. The tale follows Eliza Williams Moore Hitchcock and professor Robert O Diewes, noting prior marriages, a drowning suicide, an effigy hanging, threats, arson, and a furious chase across Camden, Mobile, and Savannah.
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Recon Pen
R. Drewes
Stella Stokes
Smithville
Savannah Times
Diewes
Times
Henry W. Watson
Hitchcock
Wilcox Landing
Alabama
Robert O. Diewes
Camden
Jacksonville
Savannah
Opening of a new trade year and advertising
The Savannah News urges business men to start the year September 1, using advertising to announce continued vitality. It notes trade editors review the past year and that newspapers aid merchants by boosting visibility, even if immediate sales aren’t guaranteed, to enhance a firm’s standing.
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Savannah News
Bagley's Barbecue Draws Large Crowd at Plantation
Mr H Bagley hosted an annual barbecue on his plantation near town drawing many friends from town. About two hundred pounds of pork dozens of chickens and various sides were served under oak trees. Farm hands their families and neighbors enjoyed baseball and dancing in a lively picnic atmosphere with Otis Reese managing the barbecue in his maiden effort.
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H. ©. Bagley
Bag_ley
Darkies
Otis Reese
Cheapest First Class Music Offered Across the United States
A Victorian advertising note touts popular printed music sold at five cents per copy with postage, claiming prices in the mainstream range were thirty to seventy‑five cents. It invites readers to mail for a catalogue of 1,000 beat-selling pieces and predicts substantial savings by buying direct.
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United States
Musical catalog of songs and prices under Blumenthal
A dated advertisement listing many song titles and prices from composers such as Handel, Adams, and Cooke, plus instrumental pieces and waltzes. It promotes a Musical Journal at $1.25 per year, asks buyers to pay by cash or postal note, and requests mention of the paper where the ad appeared. Publication from Albany, N.Y.
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Chop Sticka
de Lulu
Black Hawk
Walsh
Corn Flower
Cooke
Suse Lane
Strauss
Gulop
Richards
Slack
Shepherd Boy
Wilson
Warblinga
J. H. Thomas
Albany
X.Y
Dewels Arrested in Newton Miss for Furniture Varnish Scheme
Robert Dewels, a phrenological begamist, was arrested in Newton Mississippi and held pending a requisition from Dr. McDaniel. He faces charges connected to a scheme promising to make furniture look bright using sponge products and piano varnish sold at Davenport's Drug Store.
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Davenport
Americus Roots and Rise Under Early Sumter County Leaders
The article recalls Americus founding after land sale in 1882, with Walter L. Campbell selling Lot 156 to county commissioners. It notes Hiram D. Yovbdgblood and others overseeing the sale, and describes town growth, a rough frontier economy, and early figures such as Pat Brady and Lott Warren. It concludes with reflections on two sheriffs, William H. Cobb and John Kimmey, and the enduring memory of pioneer life.
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Sumter County
Danville
Flint River
Americus
Walter L. Campbell
Hiram ‘D
Yovbdgblood, Lovett
B. “Smith
Samuel’ Faust
Martin G. Milne
Joseph Jackson
Georgia
Lott Warren
Court House
Tam
Mr. Warren
Sumter
William H. Cobb
John Kimmey
Grand Lodge to Lay Corner Stone of Georgia Capitol
A special Grand Lodge communication will be held in Atlanta on September 2 to lay the corner stone of the new State capitol. The event is expected to draw the largest Masonic gathering ever in Georgia, with attendees wearing white aprons and gloves and marching to the Atlanta Masonic lodge ball. Reduced railroad fares will be provided and notices issued through the press and stations.
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Atlante
Grand Lodge
Emmett Blackshear
Grand Lodge P. A. M
Georgia
Macoy,Ga
State of
Atlanta
Masonic Lodge of
J. B. Snackswean
M. W
Davinson
Market reports show impracticality of weekly price publishing
The writer argues that weekly market reports are unreliable due to telegraph and rail transport fluctuations. Retailers dispute quoted buying and selling prices, causing reader discontent. The piece notes how price volatility and press deadlines render any fixed guide to shoppers unhelpful.
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Mac
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Handel
Answers
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Dream Faces
Hutchinson
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Cotton Avenue
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Pat
Gardner
Toole, McGarrah & Tondee
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Lee County
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Jose
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Able & Jam
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