Americus Georgia Prominent Trade and Growth Hub
Americus Georgia promotes its status as southwest Geor gia s largest city by population and wealth. The piece highlights agriculture including cotton and crops, booming commerce, rail connections, multiple banks, newspapers, and a new opera house. It invites migrants and investors, naming W Sheffield Co and Harris Co as local hardware suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Southwestern
Macon
Apuer
Duah
Geerand
A Hard Road and a Prohibitionist Revenge
A fragmented historical piece mixes a satirical steer plowing tale with a humorous anti prohibition anecdote in Atlanta. It blends rural oddities from a proffered guide on steer handling with a caricature of temperance zeal and a cotton plant anecdote from Louisiana, concluding with a note on a misprinted card injunction.
Burdett's Sermon on the Poor and Rich
Burdett argues the rich gain chances while the poor are held down. He cites George Peabody Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin as examples of humble origins rising, then urges curbing the poor and boosting the rich. He ends by asking to give the rich a chance and the poor none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arisa
Burdett
Hia
Ohio
United States
George Peabody
Edgar Allen Poe
John Adamat
Benjamin Franklin
Gifford
Gifford, the First Editor Vote Quaterly Review
Ben Johnson
Shakspeare
Robert Burns
John Milton
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Prince of Wales
Neter
Laban
Jacob
Voodoo belief blamed for local death in historic county tale
In a southern town an African American man Webster dies after illness. Neighbors claim voodoo, aided by a respected negress, caused his stomach to house a snake. An autopsy shows no external magic. four physicians observe a ritual but reveal no scientific cause beyond natural illness. The scene exposes the era’s superstition and fear among the black community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
cNow
Reenville
Itty
Amarane
Thorn
Webster
Collinsville & Negress
Wikiams
Agatney
Adulterating Inquiry Cited In Passaic Case
A garbled notice mentions Alfreds Speer of Passaic New Jersey accusing adulteration and alleged defilement of substance. It notes devotion of time and capital to remedy an apparent shortage and references L B Bosworth, Burmab, with claims a certain property now contains less of a measured substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfreds Speer
Passaic
Nu J
L. B. Bosworth
Millionaire in a Few Months From the Chicago Horal
A modest Chicago man, previously earning $40 a month with Denver and Rio Grande, reveals he has acquired a half interest in mining claims in Goldfield for $500,000 cash. The stake could be worth $400,000 more. current yields amount to about $20,000 monthly. He remains reticent and unassuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Pacific
Denver and
Rio Ie
Gillespie
Dyspepsia cures rise from Brown's Iron Bitters
The item claims widespread relief from dyspepsia through Brown's Iron Bitters, citing Mrs Maylor of Lynchburg South Carolina who endorses the remedy after using it for dyspepsia. It also notes Mr Sillet of Ohio planning a nursery near Rome and hints that success may lure other Northern interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sillet
Ohio
Rome
Hall's Georgia Chill Remedy Endorsed by Local Notables
Personal endorsements from Judge T J Simmons of the Macon circuit and other state leaders back Hall's Georgia Chill Remedy as a certain cure. Sold in Americus by Dr B E J Eldridge and Davenport & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Simmons
Macon
Lavingston
Georgia Statecultural Society
Jacson
Lee Yeagin
Houston
Hall
Georgia
Americus
J. Eldridge
Davenport & Bro
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Americus Recorder
J. Gresisner
Cotton Avenue
Wen
J. B Felder
N. Burkhalter
Real Eatate
Cornell & Williford
Steve Ju
Beiee and General Agt
Rt. A. Hinton’s
Cotton Ave
James Harp
Hart's
North Side
Paris
Square
Ylander & Arrington
Lamar and
Fawon Streets
J. B
Hinkle
Sexseem
Stor Retenica West
A. Brooks
SH. Hawking
Leo Brrest
T E. Smith
Bngino House
I &. Bosworth
Myth
Poat
People's National Bank
W. Sheffield & CO
Forsyth and
Jackon
Harris & CO
Peat
Hee
Canon Avene
Erbee M. Coker
Wotton Avenue
Americas
Jackson
Cor
Jackson Streets
Foster
the Invincible
Foster's Corner
E. D. Shipp
JXON
Scarborough
Agt
L. J. Blalock
C. Matthews
Council & Williford
J. ¥. Braey
Barlow Y Block
Borge
Forsyth St
J Pse Aycock
Opera House
I H. Wiggins
Posayth &T. Noh
W. Hawkins & Bro
Rinton & Eldridge
Gay Riper
Woortley's
W. Howard
Gina
Hides and Commission
A. Bell
Foot Cotton Avenue
Eien
Delis
Boot and Shoe Maker
T and
Beat St. la
Abort
Front Presbyterian
A. C.laing
Ice House
Price Alley
Tavery
Ts & J. K. Prince
West Aide
John E. Hall
Forsyth &J
Mergan
Coune & Williford
Public Square
Poole, McGarrah & Tondee
Aexes ES Aycour
Books
N Mania
Statoner
Avie Coeea
Ea Patong
Wheeler
ROYA
Wall B'root
New York
SK Naan
Ali
Reaba
Frederick
Broap Brow
Co*v
Iardigg, Drugglet
Umiontowx
Cuticura St
Clincman
Cungman Tobacco Cure CO
Durham, N. C
U.S. A
Desanfores
Moray
Pat
Atlanta
Blue Ribbon
Marietta ‘Street
Prohibitiontat
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture
New Orleans
Picayuite
Tillnoss
Aitletea
Chicago
Horal
Browns
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