Anniversary of A C A Club Dance Delights City
The A C A Club celebrated its first anniversary with a grand German on Monday night led by Bloom Brown. Wurm's Orchestra of Atlanta supplied music as members and guests dressed in finery, with attendees including Miss Kate Wheatley and Mrs. H C Bagley among many others. The event featured billiards, smoking rooms, and a final encore to Home Sweet Home, marking a notable social occasion in our city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom Brown
Wurm
Atlanta
Americas
Jena Brown
Columbus
Emma Wheatley
Lena Haynes
Helen Hawkins
Mattie Hollis
Mervin Callaway
Minnie Fricker
Kate Wheatley
Annie Bell
Lillie Brown
Perry
Lula Porter
Jena Walker
Winkler
Brokaw
Muse
Cobb
Wooten
Zellner
Rice
Cutts
Susie Evans
Forsyth
Messrs
B. Brown
FE. C. Doughtie
W. E. Hawkins
M.S. Harper
Eugene Hawkins
Frank Herndon
H. McClesky
L. Gargle
J. W. Furlow
W. C. Wright
H. Bivens
W. M. Hawkes
Mayes
H. C. Bagley
Chas
Fricker
Gee
D. Wheatley
Mra
Col
A. 8. Catts
A. Rylander
L. Ansley
Chastine
Eufaula
J. K
D. Shipp
Allen Fort
J. Cooney
Off to Brunswick for a social outing and Pelican visit
A large party left the A. P. & L. depot at 10 pm bound for Brunswick arriving for breakfast. They will tour the Pelican Cotton Compress, enjoy a carriage drive, and attend a grand ball at the Oglethorpe hotel. The group includes Judge Allen Fort and Miss Susie Evans, Maj. M. Speer and Miles Carrie Speer, and numerous others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Americus
Oglethorpe
Allen Fort
Susie Evans
Maj
M. Speer
Miles Carrie Speer
H.C. Ingley
F. J. Eldridge
Cutta
Inez
Rive
W. IL. Tondee
M. Callaway
Mervin Callaway
C. A. Fricker
Chas
Distin guished guests to visit Americus business leaders
The Oglethorpe Hotel will host about fifty prominent business men from Americus area including bankers lawyers judges and merchants. They will travel by special train along multiple lines to Cordele Georgia Southern to Tifton and Brunswick. Led by S H Hawkins A C Knapp and McDuffie the party aims to strengthen ties between Americus and Brunswick through railroad and water connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglethorpe
Americus
Cordele
Georgia Southern
Tifton
Therce
Brunswick
8. H. Hawkins
Brunswick Advertisor
Quit the Drive Mr Jesse H Cooper Resigns Post
Quit the Drive Mr Jesse H Cooper former collector for Harrold Johnson Co has resigned to manage farming interests for A H Simmons of Chokee Lee county during the coming year He will also oversee several small farms for Harrold Johnson Co in that county Cooper is noted for a fine farming reputation and is expected to uphold it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse H. Cooper
Messrs. Harrold
Johnson & Co
A. H. Simmons
Chokee
Lee County
Johnson &Co
Cooper
Large Catamount Captured by Noted Trappexpert Walter Rowland
Walter Rowland, a well known trapper, trapped a large catamount in a beaver trap on Muckalee near the two bridges close to the court house on Wednesday night. He paraded the creature uptown, then took it home and placed it in a large pine box. The specimen is described as among the largest of its species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rowland
Muckalee
Court House
Americus Council Okays License Transfers and Parks Ordinance
The Americus council met December 31 1485 with Mayor Felder and Aldermen approving license transfers for A Lockett to Jos A Cobb and Max Altman to Slappey Bros. They adopted an ordinance protecting city parks forbidding damage to trees plants fountains and property with penalties up to thirty days or fifty dollars. The sidewalk gutters near multiple stores were ordered repaired, tax books closed February 1, and a list of bills directed to the Finance Committee. The meeting also noted a notice in Manufacturer's Record inviting machinery buyers and manufacturers to connect on new industrial ventures.
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Felder
Ald
Mack
Adderton
Mathewu
Jossey
Williams
Lockett
Jos
Americus
Anersca
Sali City
Rad City
City of
Endeaure
A. Hirach
Jim Cooper
W. C. Barrow
H. Solomon
Davis & Cotney
Cotton Avenue
T. J. Mitchell
Catledge & Warren
James Russell
T. 8. Glover
A. Garner
Forsyth Street
Lamar Street
M. Cohen
Planters
Chas. Shriver
Emma Woods
Steve Perry
Emma Arnett
Rh. T. Byrd
Jake Davis
A. Mack & Co
J. H. Cameron
Americus Investment Co
D. T. Nathan
H. Hawkins & Son
A. Niles
B. F. Mathews
J. P. Chapman
Geo. Wood
Dick Felder
Ben Harria
Temporary Marriages In Path of Persian Customs Described
A Falladoichis Nort North American writer details a transient Persian marriage practice. A priest and two families form a contract for days or weeks with payment, often involving travelers. The bride joins the traveler briefly, returns home, and the arrangement ends with no ongoing obligations, though later arrangements may echo the scheme.
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Inman
Sted
Gids Oronne
Toman
Ads
Critique of Women Kissing Customs Provokes Lounging Banter
A sharp takedown of women and kissing culture circulates in a salon, with a talkative critic deriding the habit of women kissing each other. She jokes that twenty women would yield many kisses and mocks a scandalous scene where a young woman kisses a baby, prompting gossip and a comic exit.
Fragmented Notice Teases Sparse Details Across States
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a beauty event or listing with scattered references to California and New. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes, offering only skeletal mentions of locations and a lingering question about participants.
Soap Mines of Nevada Report of Mineral Soap Deposits
A Virginian City Enterprise summary notes several Nevada mineral soap deposits, detailing long worked seams, soap cakes from ore, and mixtures with other soaps. It explains hot springs concentrating materials, borax rich waters near Owens and Mono lakes, and how insect grub oil forms a soap deposit yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Dakota
Hot Springs
Owens and
Mono Lakes
Alkal Lakes
Mono
Owens Lakes
Berta
Castile
Virginis
Key to Success from Poet Riley Says Dress and Barbers
Chicago Herald quotes Riley advising that appearance opens doors and barber shops serve as social gateways. He argues prosperity hinges on neat dress, decent clothing, and careful grooming, noting women judge attire more than men. The mentor figure suggests a stylish, presentable image attracts editors and opportunities.
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Riley
James
Boosley
Nelly
Subesiligence
Bee
Chicago Herald
Surprising His Palate in a Broadway Tale of Ben Hitchcock
A fragment recounts Ben amin F Hitchcock recalling Fernando Wood and a literary society at Broadway Tabernacle in the 1850s. Wood spoke on Alexander Hamilton as a pitcher and two tumblers influenced his talk, with the speaker ultimately delivering a speech while the audience watched his reactions to the drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benamin F. Hitchcock
Fernando Wood
Literary Society
Broadway Tabernacle
Broadway
Mr. Wood
Alexander Hamilton
al Lobel
Americus Street Railroad Charter Ordinance Passed
A called meeting of the Mayor and City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the Americus Street Railroad Company to lay tracks on all streets and avenues, operate electric streetcars, fix fares, and erect safety features, with city protections and penalties for noncompliance. The measure grants a charter from the Georgia General Assembly and sets conditions for public benefit, maintenance, and rights of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannel
Ennella
Amerieux
Eastroad
Americas
Aald
Americus Railroad Company
Ts Bteceskore
Signa
Ita
Turjec
Americus
Asaigna
Ordaii
Amoriet
SkEc
Americus Street Railroad
General 1
Georgia
Ansigna
Union
Andreds
Hall Company
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A. C
E. J. Wheatley
Milas Winkler
Jets Cobbe
Miss Brokaw
Ala
PP Er Bide
H.C. Bagley
J. L. Mack
Baldwin
Roney
Thos. Davenport
James Fricker
N. G. Prince
J.J. Williford
Sam McGarrah
D. W. Bagley
W. C. Gray
R. T. Johnson
A.C. Bell
W. K. Wheatley
Evf
Hinton
J. W. Wheatley
H. VY
D. Smith
C.M. Wheatley
W. R. Howe
H. R. Johnson
R. L. Oliver
Official Council
South
Baltimore
Hove
Sumter County
Gort
Washington
California
Day Re
The
People
Matt
W.C. Barrow
GEO! Agricultural
Cuthbert, Georgy
Jan
Fort Air
Aiaros
Lockett& Hiam
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