City Notes and Social Roundup in Americus
The column lists dozens of residents and visitors in Americus, Georgia including H. H. Collier of Albany, Rev L W Parrott of Andersonville, Prof R V Forrester of Buena Vista, Miss Lizzie Wilmott of Lumpkin, Miss Jessie Stevens of Putnam, and many others visiting or passing through. Mentions city council idle last week, rising cotton receipts, and Thanksgiving holiday travel. Also notes Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup, depot scenes, and local business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Collier
Albany
Georgia
R. F. Watts
Lumpkin
L. W. Parrott
Andersonville
R. V. Forrester
Buena Vista
L. L. Lieber
Columbus
Lizzie Wilmot
J. W. Harris
Jessie Stevens
Putnam
G. W. Kershner
Krieteher
Dayton
Ohio
Anna Harris
Barnett
J. T. Argo
Mary
Jordan
Wesleyan College
Macon
E. A. Speer
Atlanta
Max Altman
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
J. W. Wesson
Gussie Wesson
J. W
W. H. C. Wheatley
Anniston
Ala
Julia Brannon
Montgomery
Mary Hardy
C. Miers
Savannah
J. B. Latimer
Messrs
Lawson
Frank Stapleton
George
W. K. Bell
Birmingham
E. G. Simmons
A. W. Chapman
Talbotton
Americas
Hattie
Wattie Rodgers
Louise Hunter
Lizzie Jones
Abbie Prince
Callie Miller
Clinton Public and Register Christmas Double Editions
Our old home papers the Clinton Public and Register came with double Christmas editions. Editors Butler and Hughes overdid themselves in these issues, delivering a big first class home paper for distant readers on this joyous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Us) Public and Register
Georgia
Butler
Hughes
Christmas goods sale notice by J A and D F Davveen Port
Notice from J A and D F Davveen Port urging readers to inspect Xmas goods before buying elsewhere, signaling expected quick sellout this season. Contains names and local vendor reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
D. F.davveenport
Social season and chump talk mark Americus notes
The week blends social chatter with local events as Americus prepares for Xmas. Prominent figures discuss engagements, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon banquet in Albany, and plans for the Social Athletic Club German evening featuring a Sohmer upright grand. Local hospitality and festive plans fill the season with promise.
Directors Hold Informal Monthly Meeting At Tea Time
Moses Noton reports a regular meeting Tuesday night with tea at six. Dr C A Brooks was elected to fill a Methodist Church seat on the Board and named to the Finance and Auditing Committees. Ladies aiding New Year reception meet Friday afternoon at three. Young people schedule decorating for Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Noton
C. A. Brooks
Methodist Church
Association
Bargain Store Calls Spruce Cloaks at Half Value Reason
The store notes ample Cloaks due to lingering warm weather and plans to clone them at any price. It advertises a fine assortment for Ladies Misses and Children at better than half their value, signaling a clearance sale.
Hair and No Hair Portraits of Noted Men
A vivid, humorous survey of prominent figures’ hair, mustaches, and beards. The piece paints Roosevelt, Huntington, Cochran, Roosevelt, Gilmore, Garrett, Camp, Echols, Chilis, Evarts, McDonald, Clows, Ochiltree and others, contrasting grooming with character and era, in a satiric social portrait.
Gossip Around Bonifaces and Hotel Moves Stir Coastal News
A Coronado Beach hotel proprietor, Soglers, gains attention as Chicago bonifaces celebrate a June convention. New York hotel men face recalls of Job-like tribulations over Sunday liquor laws. The Hotel Mutual Benefit association reports close to $90,000 paid to relatives of deceased members. NY papers hint at Plaza and Greaveaves leases, with Stokes’ Hoffman House involved. F P Earle to buy Hotel Bellevue for $105,000 and rename it Normandie by the Sea, signaling changing ownership across East Coast hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Coronado Hotel
Coronado Beach
Col
Soglers
Chicago Union League Club
Chicago Bonifaces
Plu
Job
Breslin
Gilsey Hour
New York
Greaveaves
Broadway Thirty-sixth Street
P.T. Wall
Stokes’ Hoffman House
Bellevue
Sea Bright
N. J
Normandie-by-the-Sea
Lemuel Smith
New York Mail and Express
Baseball Talk and Club Movements Ahead of Next Season
The Association schedules 140 games. Cincinnati hires an advance agent. Brooklyn payroll exceeds 40. Sadie Houck signed by Charleston. American Association meets in St Louis. Boston seeks new players. Boston grand stand nearing completion expected spring. Detroit plans exhibition games with Cincinnati on April 10 11 12. International Association to include colored players Buffalo and Syracuse leaders. Pittsburgh signing players for next season. New York squad includes Welch Weldman Crane and seven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Sadie Houck
Charleston
American Association
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
New International Association
Buffalo
Syracuse
Pittsburg
Simon
New Yorks
Welch
Weldman
Crane
Tea table talk and fashionable yet odd household items
A breezy column lists curios in home decor and fashion trends, from plaid trousers and waistcoats to tripods, fire screens, and mahogany art screens. It notes new oyster plates for foot oysters, novelty teapots, teakettle inkstands, and decorative pine cones and dried corn ears, reflecting a quirky snapshot of domestic tastes and social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Cn Ous Cn Ie
Rand
Buffalo Bill
Sporting and Athletic Notes From Early Boxing and Racing Circles
The American Amateur Boxing Association lists 271 members. Tommy Warren trains for a $1,000 bout with Patsy O Leary. Dempsey claims $69 winnings from a Reagan fight on Jan 12. Maud 8 is in New York with Pickard. Bonner drives. J L Case comments on Little Bincke gelding’s recovery and future potential. Spring racing dates set: New Orleans Apr 2 6 days, Memphis Apr 14 21, Lexington May 7 13, Toursville May 14 94. Reagan seeks a rematch with Dempsey, noting differences in London prize ring rules and wrestling outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Armg Association
Tommy Warren
Patsy O'Leary
Purce
Dempsey
Reagan
Maud
New York City
Pickard
Bonner
J. L. Case
Jay-Eye-Bee
Bincke
Case
New Orleans
Memphis
Lexington
Toursville
Tony
Bright Sayings Of Children From A Sunday Echoes
A rough collage of humorous quotes on childhood quotes from Sunday morning reflections. A boy remarks on a dirty face while a girl’s confidence, a babyhood aside, and a school day tale with a nubile miscue mix with a note on Fred Freddy’s self view as Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Stuart
Beers Altoa
Skinner School
Freddy
Political Pickings and Nominating Sparks Across States
A scrambled politics snapshot notes Bunset Cox and Speaker Carlisle to address Boston on tariff reform. The Atlanta Constitution seeks to omit personal abuse in next year’s campaign. Ex Governor Packard of Louisiana, now in Iowa, is floated as a Senate candidate to fill Wilson’s seat ending 1660. North Dakota’s anti division majority stands at 10,000 with 15 favored. South Dakota shows 13,053, leaving a total territory division majority of 3,903. Senator Ingalls may see a novel in The Congressional Record, and a poet recalls a past scandal in a terse, odd aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunset Cox
Carlisle
Boston
Atlanta Constitution
Packard
Toulsiand
Iowa
Wilson
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ingalls
Congressional
Union depot needed to ease freight traffic at town depot
A crowded freight house and constant activity at the depot show the town’s need for a union depot. Three rail lines handle freight and passengers, but space is tight. proposals call for a larger facility and repurposing old buildings for freight. Meanwhile local merchants advertise plush goods, cosmetics, and fragrances along Lamar Street.
Hotel Arrivals at the Ailen House Yesterday
The hotel arrivals list at the Ailen House includes Jno McKerroll A R Coulter A P L R R Jno Cherry N H Collier Albany J E Stanley Jacksonville J F Woods Bilaville F J Burch Lampkin Jno Bates Richland Jake Menke Macon Frederick Hunter Robert Erwin J W Simmons Mias Wood Savannah Marion Aces Columbus Dick Morton A M McGregor and wife Gn T J Port now 8 I Christopher Buena Vista L Miller Baltimore J W Wesson Mias Gussie Wesaon Andersonville G W Kershner Spanker O J W Bailey county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailen House
Jno
Christmas Search Reveals Brown in Shaw's Dress Goods Dept
Jones and Smith recall a two hour search ending with Brown found in the Dress Goods Department of John R. Shaw's while buying his wife a new dress for Christmas. Shaw reportedly maintains a vast stock and low prices, pleasing customers whether they buy or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Bray
Smith
Brown
John R. Shaw
Shaw
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Mertcy
Recorder
Crorgi
Storey
Ee Ren
W. C. McLane
Putnam County
Mr. McLane
Dr. Bull
Henry Smaw
Henry
Americus
C. L. Glessner
Bacon & Rutherford
Phil Cook
Southwest Georgia
Capitol Commission
Joe P. Davenport
KX. Autrey Jackson
Live Oak
Fla
Andrew J’emale
Columbus Southern Railroad
Dawson
Denver
C. C. Clay
Jersey
Hueguenin Place
Cliff Clay
T. L. Stallings
L. W. Hunt & Co
First National Bank
J. N. Birch
Tucker
Bank
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
A.B
Social Athletic Club
C. A. Fricker
W. E. Hawkins
W. H.C. Wheatley
Sohmer
Messrs. Lohmer & Co
James Fricker & Bro
Polgon
Annie Bell
Sunny South Seminary Entertainment
William Walter Phelpe
Geoquette
Joe Jefferson
C. P. Huntington
Mark Antony
Robert Garrett
Walter 8
Camp
New York Clearing House
Ban Uo
Larry Jerome
Samuel A. Echols
Metropolitan Literary Monthly
Byron
George William Chilis
Philadelphia Ledger
Senator Evarts
Joe McDonald
Henry Clows
Tom Ochiltree
Broadway
Hoffman House
Bonifaces
Sporting and Athletic
CrnnaTmas
Colgate & Co
Choice
LaBelle Cologne
Chalee
Virginia
Liverpool
New Advertisemenst
Knights of Honor
Knights of Motor
Pecaneneae
Watts
Patterson
D&w
Misses R, & C. Jines
Cuthbert, Ga
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