Cotton Report and Local Notices Amid Market Talk
A collage of market reports and local items notes cotton: 1015 bales, market steady with demand good, plus personal political notes from Horne and Sheriff White, and a deputy plan with J A Wilson. Also includes an anti-tobacco and honey cough ad, local assignee for creditors W S Murray, and a new issue of The Youth's Companion with its notable contributors. A dress goods promo, a Domino Ball report, and a charitable reminder about Tabler's Ye Pile Ointment.
Hari 4 our str e done in Prepare b ession
Fragmentary OCR text shows a discussion or note about preparation and a determination. No clear event, person, or organization fully readable to establish a complete news item.
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Wm. Hari
Bank of Southwest Georgia to form new city bank
A meeting was held to purchase the Wheatley and Dudley buildings and the charter for the Bank of Southwest Georgia. The new institution will start with 100000 dollars paid in, with room to grow to 300000, and will amalgamate two banks into a single prominent Americus bank building on Cotton Avenue. Major M. Speer is expected to lead as president with W. H. Dudley as cashier and A. W. Smith as assistant cashier, strengthening Americus as a commercial hub in Southwest Georgia.
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Bank of
Southwest Georgia
Americas
Messrs. M. Speer
A. W. Smith
BE. J. Eldridge
A. B. Harrold
H.R. Johnson
Messs. Wheatley
Dudley
Cotton Avenue
Major. M. Speer
W. H.C. Dudley
Will Jones
J W. Wheatley & Co
Felder & Calloway
J. W. Wheatley & Co
Georgia
Americus
Fireworks Prices Dropping, Call for Quotes Now
E. D. Anstey promotes lower fireworks prices and urges customers to call for current rates before making a purchase.
Carrying a Pistol Incident In Lamar Street Restaurant
A white man calling himself J. T. Kendrick drew a pistol after being refused payment at Gua Mc Cullough's colored restaurant on Lamar Street. He threatened patrons, was arrested by Officers Ragan and Smith, fined 25 dollars plus costs or 30 days in jail, and jailed for inability to pay. Also noted are brief ads for Coussens Honey and Tar, Whit Smith joining Georgia Loan and Trust, and infant teething remedy Winston's Sooraina Syrup.
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J. T. Kendrick
Gua McCullough
Lamar Street
Kendrick
Ragan and
Smith
Americas News Briefs From City Report and Society Notes
Augusta visitors, Rome and Dawson residents in Americus mingle with hotel renovations at the Edgerton. Bankers quiet. tax delinquents rise. licensing for colored brides increases. A Birmingham excursion, seed catalogs, and New Year calling customs are highlighted alongside local improvements, mules trade, and a large partridge harvest.
Our Dawson Letter from 1886 Christmas greetings
A letter from Dawson in December 1886 reflects on Christmas warmth in Americus Recorder circles, praises Dawson hospitality and sobriety, cheers Rev. A M Williams joining the Methodist church, and notes a charity event for Sunday school. Editor Glessner and Editor Storey receive mention, with hopes for the new year and best wishes to readers.
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Dawson, Gai
Dean Reciper
Chriatmas
Americus
Eufaula Times
Daeson
Han
Georgia
Dawson
A. M. Williams
Methodist Church
Williams
Methodist
Americas
Love
Henry Storey
Lfe
W. K. Pitsauny
New Music from O Ditson Co Firm offers select pieces
The O Ditson & Co Bosmo firm releases new pieces this month including Danseuse by Sudds, My Beautiful, My Own by Scanlan, In the Moonlight a ballad by Leo Lewis, Wishes and Fishes by Fallentus, Hidden Springs by Howe, and Just in Time a comic ballad by Durandeau. Prices range from 30 to 40 cents and any piece can be sent to an address on receipt of payment.
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O. Ditson & Co
Bosmo
Sudds
Scanlan
Leo
Lewis
Fallentus
Howe
Durandeau
Protection tariffs urged to shift to peace basis
Fragmentary Savannah News item discusses tariff policy, claiming wartime duties rose to 48 percent and remaining at 46 percent after 21 years of peace. It argues protectionists should align tariffs with peacetime economics to improve future prospects.
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Savannah Newa
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