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25 Aug 1887

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Americus Weekly Recorder in Americus, Georgia

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Americus Weekly Recorder

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Americus, Georgia, United States of America

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Aug 25, 1887

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A Story Of Fishing At Lawson's Ranch And Sunday Dinner

A reminiscence describes a Southern family outing to a spring near Lawson's ranch. The boys improvise fishing gear from household items and catch fish and a partridge. They share a festive dinner with nine children, recount church attendance, Uncle Abel the ox breaker, and a lively, nostalgic Sunday in the wiregrass region.

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Abel Johnson Abel Jim Mount Horeb Georgia Bettie Christie Nathan G. Christie Dawson Bat Kate Lawson Bob Mrs. Todgers Allison Ounpepper
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Americus Georgia the Commercial Capital of Southwest Georgia

Americus the county seat of Sumter County Georgia sits on the southwestern railroad 71 miles southwest of Macon and about 90 miles north of the Florida line. The city boasts diverse agriculture and horticulture with cotton staples, fruits, vegetables, and peanuts. It hosts multiple newspapers, an opera house, water works, a cotton compress, and several manufactories, underscoring its status as trade center and Commercial Capital. Immigrants welcomed. land inexpensive but rising in value. railroads expanding westward and eastward enhancing connections. For information, contact the Americus Reconpur, Americus, Ga.

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Americus Sumter County Georgia Southwestern Macon Win- Americas Americus, Preston &Lumpkin R R St Ill Straciona Americas
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