Americus Georgia Sets Out Its Growth and Wealth
The Americus area in Sumter County Georgia is portrayed as a thriving commercial center. It highlights climate health, diverse crops, growing industries, rail connections, banks, schools, libraries, and a welcoming business climate. The material promotes Americus as the Commercial Capital of Southwest Georgia inviting migrants and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Sumterounty
Georgia
Macon
Ameriets
Americas
Americas, Preston & Lampkin Railroad
Ambarcus
Directors named for company meeting record
Directors listed include Metpeer Bad Eldrid ie Fotinineny I C Xishotson ay ors C A Huntington W Wheatley vice president I Cloudley cashier ACW Smith cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metpeer
Bad
Eldridie
Fotinineny
I. C. Xishotson
Ay ‘Ors
C. A. Huntington
4.W. Wheatley
W Ieatlen
I. Cloudley
Smith
Dawson Doings Station Work and Local Happenings
Dawson Feb 22 report notes gardens planted and spring signs with fruit trees budding. Graves area growing, new stores and schools for whites and colored, sheriff fire rebuilt homes, Riordan builds business and ships shingles. Local farming prosperity shown by Parrot selling cotton locally. social events and a marriage, wages, life insurance, and a postponed banquet mark community life.
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Norice
J. A. Fulton
Rrcorper
Dawson
Graves
Messra
Pursley & Hank
I. D. Graves
T. P. Burge
Samuel Proctor
J. L
D. F. Sawyer
W. E. Riordan
Eufaula
Riordan
Daweon
John L. Parrot
Ao Terrell
Geo. C. Crowell
W. B. Cheatham
George
Dawson Variety Manufacturing Co
W. H. Andrews
Macon
Sallie Avent
St. James
Washington
J. G. Dean
Hamilton
W. B. Oxford
Kolth
A. J. Carver
F. M
Planting for melons and a sad death in Macon County
Outer Hormn Feb 22 reports Macon County shifting land from cotton to watermelons aiming for a summer melon trade. It notes a Sabbath School Convention at Montezuma on Feb 27 with delegates T E Hollingsworth and Mrs C A Green, and alternates. Also covers a store break in at J W Johnson’s place, a forthcoming marriage, Judge Fish recovering from neuralgia, the death of Mrs B C Williams from typhoid, improvements at the hotel by Oy Walters, and local enterprise in Griffin building a cotton factory plus a temperance revival in Laurel and clergy stance on marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglethorpe
Macon County
Montezuma
Oglethorpe School
T. E. Hollingsworth
C. A. Green
C. R. Keen
W. H. Gaines
Keen
South Georgia
Florida
Bt. Augustine
J. W. Johnson
Johnson
Macon
W. H. Fish
B. C. Williams
Oy * Walters
Clarence
On oath says: details blurred in oath reading
A cryptic oath statement appears to include jumbled phrases and names such as Berata Breniae Castom Clore, with the full meaning unclear due to garbled transcription. The record notes unsettled or unreadable portions awaiting clarification.
The Popular Ayer's Pills Enduring Reputation
Ayer's Pills are praised as reliable cathartic medicine made from purely vegetable ingredients. The advertisement notes they leave no lasting aftereffects and are safe for old or young, with claims of regional benefit in the Southern and Western States and a testimonial from D. W. Baine of New Bern, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ayer
D. W. Baine
New Berne
N.C
New England
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Erica
Recorder
C.storey
Focal
Bank of South-Western Georgia
J.W. Wheatley & Co
Bank of Reith Wester Georgia
Jonett
W. Wheatley & CO
Gen Taay
Vinecar Bitters
Milage
J.waxelbaum&co
Rai
James Fricker
Bro
Jewelers
Americus, Ga
Hugh M. Brown
Marion S. Harper
the New Book Store
Brown
Harper
E. J. Eldridge
Dawson Doings
Green
Waycross
Bell
Sparta
Monumental Bronze Co
Doc Chambless
Ella Chambless
C. M. Leverett
W. T. Everett
Cols
J. G. Parks
J. H. Guerry
Atlanta
Supreme Court
O. B
Col. R. F., Crittenden
Randolph
Senate
Col. Olin Wimberly
Columbus
Griffin
Bacchus
Laurel
Del
Smoker
Husband
England
Uci Blood Re En Cok
Cuticura
Gia
Oe Ieee
Sinan Mrtualty
Alefa Iaina
Ing Plas
Gallacher
Roxbury
Mass
Harrist A. Marble
Pongheapnic
N. Y
Aed
Dr. J
Ayer & Co
Lowell
Maem
Wormer
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