Farmers Alliance debate stirs Webster county politics
The Webster Enterprise letter writes that farmers are nearing harvest with oats and hay valued as highly as corn. It critiques a Atlanta Constitution piece on the Farmers Alliance and merchant-farmer tensions, arguing for honest representation and criticising political attacks while urging unity among farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EsterPrisk
Websteer Co
Atlanta Constitution
W. L. Glenmeyr
Farmers' Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance
Newnan
Sam Jones
Africa
Simmons
Brady
Sumter
Harrell
Webster
Farmers Alliance
Secon
Leesburg Neighbors Eye Growth In Watermelons And Town Boom
In Leesburg Florida area news notes promise a general holiday mood. A farmer notes melons will boost income for other crops while marriages and social events stir town life. A house fire near town is controlled, new buildings rise, and cane grinding yields good sugar. Deputy U S Marshals disrupt farm hands amid revenue cases.
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Leeswena
Meadames
G. M. Stoxen
M. KE. Love
Messrs
J. W. Forrester
E. B. Martin
A. B. Duncan
Leesburg
Albany
H. L. Long
Academy
U. S
Macon
Florida
Local events and early marriages in Stewart County
The piece notes a dry county outcome, continued jugs shipments to Americus, and political taunts. It reports two weddings near town: Jno L Singer wed Miss Berta Overby six miles north, with Rev Jas E Godfrey officiating, and Mixa Mattie L Bowers wed Mr J C Crawford with attendants T D Morton and Nora Bowers.
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Stewart County
Americus
Express Company
M. L. Everett
Mixa Mattie L. Bowers
J.C. Crawford
Randolph County
T. D. Morton
Nora Bowers
Chas, Grimes
Troy Holder
Ming Mattie
Mr. Crawford
Old friend Graham frees caged partridges in Dawson
In Dawson a social tale recalls Mr Wm Henry Graham who freed six birds caged for sale, saying a good deed daily. The event follows his talk of youth and speed, then the birds rise and fly away toward the swamp. The item also notes deaths, rail work progress, and local visits.
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Wm. Henry,Graham
Hatcher Station
The
Recorder
Bob White
Graham
Mr. Graham
Francis Fleming
Benjamin Fleming
Macon County
A. W. Fleming
Bronwood
Stewart
Jas
Erin
Red Hill Church
Henry Rt. Goetchins
Columbus
Terrell County
Columbus Southern Railroad
Annie McGhee
Thomasville
Wm. Wooten
Maj
C. O. Nelson
Montgomery
Waa
T. R. Hannah
W. K. Pilabury
Americus
J. C. Gunn
Cuthbert Liberal
Dawson
J. O. McNulty
R. L. Statham
Macon
Lollie Howard
J. P. Allen
Profs. Bechter
Bond
Georgia’s garden spot versus Texas fever roars
In Church Hill Nov 28 residents discuss crop drought and cotton harvests leaving farmers with little. Some threaten to move seeking better land but others remind that leaving Georgia rarely yields gains. Texans and dreamers aside, memories of home endure amid changing times.
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Cuuren
Hin
Old Georgia
Bill Arp
Georgia
Texas
Richland News Notes and Local Tales Mixed in 1890s
In Richland a dry majority wins over wet arguments as Stewart’s side loses by 588 votes. The piece mentions a minstrel show to aid the local school, candy pull social gatherings with music, and expected weddings. It lists teachers debated for next term, visits from residents, and plans for the Thomas House hotel opening. Local anecdotes include humor about poets, cholera fears, and Harper’s/New York Ledger author payments.
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Iritchlaxp
Stewart
L. A. Thomas
W. B. Saville
John Cantrell
Prof. Boothe
Katie Snelling
Fannie Snelling
Lena Patterson
My. Fitzgerald
Florence
Mit Fy
Athens
Mattie Purvis
Von
Columbus
Nina Carter
Weston
Mamie Castleberry
Cusseta
D. J. Norman
J. B Latimer
B.F. Hawes
Lumpkin
John James
Billy French
Barniun
John 1B. Brooks
Preston
R. T. Dixon
Florida
Jas. Nicholson
Thomas
Averue
Putnam News Snippets Tangle With Ills and Happenings
November reports from Buck Creek reference a dysentery outbreak causing deaths in Hill families, with local figures H W Cockrell moving to Irwin county and J A Chapman returning to his old home. Wade Stevens injures a arm in a buggy mishap, hog cholera fears rise as cold weather nears, and two boys reportedly pulled several fluany tribe from a stream only to be surprised by a hen.
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Putnam
Buck Creek
H. W. Cockrell
Schley
Irwin County
Wade Stevens
J. A. Chapman
Rochelle Racket in Rochelle Americus greeting and growth
Rochelle writes from Rochelle to Americus celebrating freight for local merchants at Rochelle and Davis mill. He praises local merchants Williams Cain J J Williford and G H Tommey and urges support for Rochelle’s revival, noting new houses, restaurants, a planned colored house, sick merchants Warren Fitzgerald, Pollock offerings, and Jackson’s mill activity as Tibbetts recovers.
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Mr. Kings
Americas
Billy Fitgygerald & Co
Lawkinsville
Rochelle
Americus
J.J. Williford
G. H. Tommey
Brown
Ashley Place
John R. Ashley
Ashley House
Wilcox
Pollock
Jackson
Tibbetts
American Size Trends Across Regions After War
Adward Atkinson examined records from ready-made clothing shops to test if white men in the United States are shrinking. He finds average New England height 5 feet 8 inches and Southern 5 feet 10 inches, with average weight around 165 to 200 pounds. He notes a noticeable rise in both height and weight since the war, concluding Americans are increasing in size.
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Adward Atkinson
United State
New England
Atkinson
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promises Clearer Skin Advice
The advertisement claims no woman can be content with pimples and blotches and says Ayer’s Sarsaparilla removes eruptions. It touts the medicine as safe to take and as a reliable blood purifier.
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Ayer
Civil service tests and naval pay disputes discussed
The article reviews civil service examinations as the test of official fitness and highlights debates over promotion rules and clerical merit. It also covers a naval pay plan proposal to add pay per year of service, a tense meeting of line officers, and anticipated congressional action on postal telegraphy reforms amid staffing strain.
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Ins
War Department
Congress
Representatives Naval Academy
Carlisle
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Ornas and Stock Raising
Tee County
Church Hill
Richland
Big
Hogg
Harpera
New York Ledger
Stevens
A. McMichael
Washington
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