Trains Schedule and Local Notices At Buena Vista
Train schedule shows eastbound stops from Buena Vista to Ellaville and Andersonville with connections to Macon. Mail deadlines before 2:08 pm east and north, 12:48 pm west and south. Ads offer parlor set sale and various household items. notes on a violent maniac transported for asylum and ongoing engine repainting.
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Copa
Smith- Lott
Buena Vista
Scmedale
Races Vista
Putnam
Macon
H. W. Cockrell
Cuthbert
Oil Mill Purchase Ties Americus to Eufaula Lawyer
Col Henry Clayton of Eufaula, attorney for Hufaula Oil Mill Co., arrived in Americus arranging papers for buying the local oil mill. The trade is reported consummated and Clayton believes the machinery may be shipped to Eufaula or another Alabama location. If not, the mill might be repaired and kept in Americus.
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Henry Clayton
Eufaula
Hufaula Oil Mill Co
Americus
Clayton
Eufania
Alabama
Cotton and trade activity fill Americus beat list
Cotton opening rapidly with ten bale arrivals and lively market in Americus. Several Ellaville and Macon visitors, revival at Methodist church, rail well depth three hundred six feet, merchant activity, new fall goods arriving, and local figures like Capt. Cobb and Judge McCay noted. Street scenes include barbecues, fish stores, and artesian well progress as community notes business and social life.
Obituary notices from Schley and Smithville deaths
Fred J. Green of Schley county dies at home at about eighty after a slow fever. R G Sims of Friendship passes from typhoid fever leaving a large family and a Royal Arcanum policy for his widow and orphans. L D Windsor Jones of Smithville dies after choking quinsy at age two years four months. Mr and Mrs B H Maye lose their ten month old baby buried Sunday afternoon.
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Fred J. Green
Schley County
B. H. Hill
R. G. Sims
Sims
Royal Arcanum
Smithville
L. D. Windsor Jones
Quinsy
D. 0. Jones
B. H. Maye
Leconte pears shown as finest Georgia fruit promise
A local reader reports Leconte pears sent from the city prove a superior fruit with large size and rich golden hue. They weigh up to thirteen ounces, store well after ripening, and the trees are hardy and disease resistant. The note urges Georgia planters to plant soon to match Florida’s orange prestige.
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Thomasville
Uss
Georgia
Florida
A Word for Americas Farmers Advice to Local Farmers
On the eve of fall trade we address Sumter and surrounding counties. Live cotton buyers here ship directly to Europe and pay top market price, ensuring high returns for cotton sales. Local merchants hold large stocks, offer cash purchases, and boast the lowest goods prices in Americus.
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Sumter
Europe
Americus
Electric Bitters Offer Hope for Lift in Spirits and Health
A dated advertisement promises rapid improvement for low spirits, loss of appetite, debility, and bilious complaints with Electric Bitters. It claims renewed strength, activity, and relief from pain, urging purchase at fifty cents per bottle from Dr. B. J. Hildridge.
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B. J. Hldridge
Will H. Davis Heads to Bryan for Bookkeeping Post
To Texas, Mr Will H Davis left for Bryan Texas Wednesday morning where he will make his future home He secured a fine position with a leading house as a book keeper and goes out with hopes of amassing wealth He will be greatly missed by Americus people for his bright clever and pleasant nature A number of friends saw him off at the depot and saluted his luck with well wishes Also an advertisement noting affordable Piano Varnish at Davenport's Drug Store.
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W. .H. Tondee
Hale Springs
Tenn
Lula Hurst
J. A. Ansley
Ty Ty
Walter
Georgia
I. H. Wiggins
W. F. Spano
Webster County
Willie A. Reid
Westbrook
Will H. Davis
Bryan
Texas
Americus
The Pretty Scholar Maam Season Opens With Joyful Hope
A fragmentary diary style item notes the schoolmaam nearing a break, feeling happier and stronger as autumn approaches. It mentions fishermen on the banks and a stock arrival of drugs for fall trade, with low prices and supplies for planters.
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Scholma
St Haas
Dave Sroak
Old Maryland Journal sheet on colonial times
A fragment from a Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser page, August 1773, showing foreign and domestic news, New York dispatches dated August 13, London letters June 19, plus four pages and manuscript clearance papers for brig James bound Jamaica to Boston, dating 1811.
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St. John River
Gulf of Mexico
Sana
South Georgia
Irwin
Clark
Augusts Observer
Maryland Journal
Baltimore Advertiser
New York
London
James
Nathaniel Pavington
Jamaica Islands
Boston
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Promises Excellent Results
Horsford's Acid Phosphate praised for superior results by Ravellent Remulin and Dr J L Willis at Eliot Me saya. The report notes Bree most excellent outcomes, indicating strong efficacy in early trials.
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Horsford
J. L. Willis
Eliot
Squirrel Season Opens With Big River Hunt
Messia Chap man and Wilkins hunted the river early Tuesday and bagged over fifty squirrels. McKenzie and Storey visited Walt Par low’s plantation the same morning, not matching the first group but challenging others to beat their total.
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Messia
Chapman and Wilkins
McKenzie
Storey
Walt. Parlow
Great Discovery Helps Newton Woman with Cough
Mr Wm Thomas of Newton Island reports his wife suffered a cough for 25 years and worsened in spring. After trying many remedies, Dr Kings New Discovery gave relief with one bottle and cured after the second. Free trial bottle offered at Dr B J Bussiness Drug Store.
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Wm. Thomas
Newton
King
Dr. B. J. Bussiness Drug Store
Alze
Cheap Buggies for Cash or Paper Sale
G. J. Paice advertises discounted buggies with preference for cash but will accept bankable paper if cash is unavailable. Call to see selections and take a buggy today.
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Alea
Band
J. K. Paice
Go Exhibits Pigtred and White Lawas and Ladies Canvas
A dealer announces a handsome line of Pigtred and White Lawas at Go along with a splendid assortment of Ladies Canvas items. The notice emphasizes fashionable accessories and new stock for shoppers.
Local Drug Store Ad Highlights Flavoring Extracts and Lime
A Davenport drugstore advertises a full assortment of flavoring extracts and Pure fresh chloride lime in small packages for retail. It notes thirty years of experience and invites inquiries at the shop. Also mentions a horse and buggy milk job with a prompt inquiry at the office.
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Davenport
Avare
Hat
Dave Strom
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Td Corte
Catan
BROS
Soao Ee
Ge Pebliber Wr
Glesser
M. M- Folsom
Max Gross
the Convention
Bottsford
People’s National Bank
Botsford
Elms Neems
Salesigh Vichey
Congress Coal Waters
Daven
Ellaville
Bob Carson
Columbus
Methodist Church
Dougherty
Eugene Doughtie
T. M. Allen
Mar. T. J. Anderson
Pauline Arnold
Eva Brinson
Edwards
Talbotton
B. F. Brimberry
Minnie Allen
J. G. Parks
Atlanta
M. B. Gilmore
Oglethorpe
P.W. Massey
H. O. Bagley
Rome
Wilson & Smith
J. G. Guice
DeJarnette
Sameer Bassie
Jake Israels
Ed. Stallings
W. E. Clark
Leola Guerry
Dawson
Gemma Tatum
Warrior Brandh
Als
J. 8. Miers
Fannie Massey
H. Black
Stewart County
Nora Allen
New Holland Springs
Florence Colwell
Laurens County
Esquiman
Mrs. Fort McAfee
le Ie
J. A. Cobb
Capitol
J. F. Wood
I. H. Wiggins & Co
Alex, McKenzie
Howell Cobb
Line Creek
Mattie Davis
Lillie, Johnson
Sheffield
Huntington
Clyde Williams
W. D. Murray
Forsyth
Jule Byrd
Capt. Cobb
Henry Johnson
Reocorpsr
J. O. Roney
Bethink
Bibert
Parbon
Muckalee
Will Singleton
Andersonville
Georgia Loan and Trust Company
Griffin
Dooly County
The
Vindicator
Deely
Macon County
Americus Institution
Davenpo
Americas
J. J. Sroam
Gonts Oll
Jomx St. Suaw
Dave Brome
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