Americus City Council Sets Police and Salaries
In Americus Georgia on January 6 1890 the city council approved an ordinance appointing a police force of a chief mounted lieutenant and five patrolmen with rules for the police commissioners to elect and set terms through April 1. Officials were elected including city attorney wardens and clerks with specified annual salaries and monthly allowances. The body also considered bills and a motion to extend use of city hall facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asernticus
Felder
Ald
Mathews
Cobb
Williford
Logan Williams
Adderton
Ald. Mathews
Sais
Cedefot
Americus
Sexton Oak Grove
Tees
Bexton Colored Cemetery
E. A. Hawkins
Oak Grove
P. D. Hill
Sexton Colored
Crawford Simpson
C. J. Hawkins
J. P. Raiford
H. D. Watts
B. H. Mayo
Ald. Cobb
Board of Police Commissioners
Masonic Fraternity
Ragan & Ragan
Jas
Alexander
Jim Todd
Americus Ice Factory
Jasper Weldon
P. H. Williams
Wim, Mitchell
W. AB. Folwer
Bob Lee
Emma Arnett
T. S. Greene
Brown, French & Co
City of
Isid
A. P. Lingo
W. W. Wheeler
W. D. Smith
W. H. Fengin
James Wilkins
Thomas M. Lobb
V. D. Duncan
W. L. Daniel
J.B. Gordon
State of
Georgia
Americas
D. K. Brinson
Glass manufacturers form a trust in the country
The nation's glass makers have organized a trust. The move is clearly visible to observers and seems prone to collapse or disruption as market forces and scrutiny bear on the arrangement.
Resolution urging use of Dr Pierce Pellet Purge
A formal resolves to procure Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets for ailments including constipation inactive or diseased liver biliousness stomach derangement jaundice and kidney troubles. The proclamation frames health as a duty of the free and enlightened people to care for community wellbeing.
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Pierce
Two-Horse Farm on Shares Yields Big Return for Mr Jones
Mr W C Jones a 26 year old bachelor running a Culloden warehouse shows a remarkable year on a two horse farm worked on shares. Forty acres of bottom land produced 30 bales of cotton and 850 bushels of corn while 40 acres of cotton and 20 acres of composted land produced 1 3/4 bales and 12 bales respectively. Net gain tallies to 680.75 dollars with fertilizers and yields far exceeding costs.
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W. C. Jones
Culloden
Mr. Jones
Tam Veer
Cotton bale coverings and tare debate dominate exchanges
The Boston Journal of Commerce argues no action by exchanges toward true tare for cotton covered bales, urging actual tare on all bales regardless of covering. It favors a busineslike policy. Also noted is a forthcoming life of ex-President Davis, to be written by his wife using data Davis prepared, with publication planned in about six months.
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Washington Post
Washington
Globe
Germany
Austrian
Belgium
Switzerland
United States
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Canada
Hayti
Algiers
India
West Indies
Africa
British Isles
Australia
Materrial
E. Howland
Blaine
Gen
Butler
Samuel J. Randall
Hayes
Cleveland
Thurman
Reed
Jay Gould
Harrison
Depew
Gladstone
Queen Victoria
Czar
Roger Q. Mills
Boston
Texas Statesman
Boston Journal of Commerce
Davis
County fair urged to spark farmer emulation
Col. J. O. Waddell, assistant Commissioner of Agriculture, appeals to counties to hold fairs to foster a spirit of emulation among farmers and stimulate agricultural progress.
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Col
J. O. Waddell
Farmer Discovers Valuable Peavine Fiber for Bagging
A Spalding county farmer reports finding a valuable peavine fiber in the common field suitable for bagging. Washington dispatches note Mr. Randall's improvement and Judge Kelley’s slow decline. The 1889 cotton crop is reported as the largest on record with unusually large average bale weights totaling 7,250,000 bales.
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Spalding County
Washington
Randall
Judge Kelley
A Fortune in Grapes at Culloden and Nearby Ventures
A lively account from Culloden describes Mr. Ben Jordan a jovial landowner with three acres of vineyard producing about 2300 dollars in wine annually. It notes thirty five grape varieties highlights Delaware Cynthiana Norton’s Virginia Martha and Triumph and mentions a one quarter acre yield of 700 dollars in grapes cuttings and wine. Also referenced are Dr M G W Jordan’s one acre vineyard yielding 1000 gallons of wine valued at a dollar fifty per gallon and distillation into brandy. The piece adds local notices on Protector Hook and Ladder Company officers and Wilcox county politics at Abbeville Rochelle including a disputed county-seat election and a new cotton and produce exchange in Abbeville.
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Ben Jordan
Culloden
King Cole
John 3
Gordon
Georgia
Jordan
Delaware
Cynthiana
Norton
Virginia
Martha
Triumph
M. G. W. Jordan
Noah
Protector Hook and Ladder Company
Henry Anderson
Amos Powell
Henry Binyard
Henry Jones
M. C. Hawkins
Treasure—Lee Mott
Porter Daniel
Charles Carter
All Stands to be Removed from Old Court House Lot
County commissioners order removal of all stands from the old court house lot with emphasis on open air restaurants run by colored women. Pine Mules and Worses owner A S Lockett to depart for Kentucky today to buy two carload of mules with Bryant, promising premier stock and urging friends to wait for his return before purchasing. Also notes Week of Prayer services at Presbyterian church nightly, with topics Nations and Their Rulers, The Young, The Church at Home, The Church Abroad, Thanksgiving, and Usual Sunday services.
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Court House
A. S. Lockett
Kentucky
Bryant
Presbyterian Church
Church At Home
Ice saves farmers meat as warm weather hinders killing hogs
Thomasville Enterprise reports county farmers use ice to preserve pork due to warm weather. Ice proves cheaper than continuing to feed hogs, yielding favorable results. Bargain hunt at John R. Suaw’s offers pants and autos.
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Thomasville
Strange accidents and near miracles of survival
A dated compendium reports extraordinary cases of near fatal injuries from circular saws and punctured garments. It describes a man killed by a sewing needle hidden in a dress embrace, a worker nearly saved after a head severing, and several survivors who recovered despite grievous skull wounds. The piece surveys remarkable vitality across cases in Texas New York and Chicago, noting legal and moral limits of war era methods.
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Dr. Eaton
New York
Ian
Sirian
Mobile
Ala
Eaton
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Diruy
Texas
Ernest McNeill
Thomas Hanson
Hanlon Brothers
Louis Lingg
Chicago
Lingg
Staten Island
It Wouldn’t Be My Luck Says Elderly Spinster
An elderly spinster overheard laments the fear women face walking after dark. She tells a young girl that anxiety stems from imagined danger and questions why women look back for a potential follower, echoing a claim that it would not be her luck to be followed.
Society Note On Miss Flora McFumsey Attending Opera
Miss Flora McFumsey of Madison Square had nothing to wear so she improvised and went straight to the opera, per a note quoted from the New York Sun.
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Flora McFumsey
Madison Square
Regretful departure in household dispute
Mrs Bimpeon complains of a servant running away from a good home. Mrs Sampson confirms her husband left with the servant, suggesting the departure may be regretted. The exchange appears in the New York Sun.
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Wim
A Pleasant Fellow Billy the Liberal Bartender
A light New York Sun quip notes Billy the bartender as very liberal in his drink choices. He is described with a broad smile and amiable manner, signaling a cheerful local character.
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Billy
New York Sun
Conductor Jeff McClesky Praised for Passenger Service
Conductor Jeff McClesky from 8 A M road has shifted from freight to passenger duties. He guides trains to Americus and Louvale with skill, pleasing passengers who praise his competence and dedication to safe on time service.
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Jeff McClesky
Americus
Louvale
McClesky
Chase's Barley Malt Whisky Featured in Health Claim
An advertisement proclaims Chase's Barley Malt Whisky as absoutely pure and lung-strengthening. It notes digestion benefits and identifies KB J Eldridge as the sole Americus agent for the product.
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Chase's
Chase
KB. J. Eldridge
Americus
Old Note Involving 1843 1845 Indorsements Found
An old note found by L G Hudson in a former Ginny house refers to Reed of A Simon Browning and a note on William M. Duke Prince A B Green Indorse for ten 504 Dolls dated 16 January 1843. Dated April 28 1845 W B Guerny Atty at Law.
Bucklen's Arpien Salve Advertises Cure Promise
Bucklen's Arpien Salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by E J Eldridge.
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Bucklen
E. J. Eldridge
Fire destroys telephone line on Forsyth Street
A yesterday afternoon accident on Forsyth Street caused a telephone pole to burn when a free falling wire touched an electric line. The ring of the telephone bel rang as the device ignited, and the pole collapsed to the ground in an instant.
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Falae
Forsyth Street
Cure Your Catarrh With Dr Sage’s Remedy Reward
For years manufacturers of Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy have offered a $500 reward for a nasal catarrh case it cannot cure. The remedy, sold by druggists at 50 cents, is described as mild soothing cleansing deodizing antiseptic and healing.
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Dr. Sage
Agency Moves Spark Local Resignations at Richland
Mr W S Travis long time at the 8 A M road resigns to take a Richland agency. He is replaced by Mr Putns of Birmingham after Mr Saville also resigns from the office.
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Richland
W. S. Travis
W. B. Saville
Travis
Putns
Birmingham
Ala
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Official Council Proceedings
Nashville Banner
North American Review
Elaine
Detroit Journal
W. H. Brearley
National Treasury
Gabriel
Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Augusta
Montana
W. A. Clark
Martin Maginnis
Okefeenokee Swamp
Abbeville
Arreville
Wilcox
Rochelle
Justice of the Peace
Exchange
Messia. Pickett & Co
Fhrst
D. B. Hill
F. M. McDonald
Jonn R. Suaw
AR Price
Sumter
C.speer
Ete
OTIC
J. B. McDonald
Edonald
Pylicca
Wenster County
Mra
Anna M. Jones
J. W. Jones
Court of Ordinary of
Webster
Riera Algnar Hoashin Tanary
Osby
Eh Noel
Oglethorpe
Arepet Wank Goon
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