Americus Daily and Weekly papers advertise subscriptions
The Daily and Weekly RecokpeRa announce publication with daily issue except Mondays at $.00 per year and a weekly Friday edition at $1.0 in advance. The publications boast Southwest Georgia circulation across Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Stewart, Webster, Bibb, Marion, Macon, Dooly and Wilcox counties. Entered Americus Post Office as second class matter. Publisher H. C. Storey.
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Georgia
Sumter, Lee, Terrell
Stewart, Webster, Bobley
Marion
Macon
Dooly and Wilcox
Americus Post Office
H.C. Storey
Finey Woods Palace Showcased in Pelham Georgia
A photograph of Hon. J Hand's handsome Pelham residence highlights its grandeur and $30,000 cost. Hand, a Sumter county native turned Mitchell county successful legislator, is praised as a brainy figure in the Georgia House. Also notes Americus horse and mule ages and a new firm in Americus, W L Cooper & Son, taking over Cain Brown liquors, with a railroad survey update from Louvale to Americus and Banks Landing.
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Finey Woods
Pelham
Hand
Sumter County
Piney Woods
Mitchell County
Georgia
Messrs. W. L. Cooper & Son
Marietta
Messrs. Cain & Brown
Opera House
Will Cooper
Americus
Allen House
False Fire Alarm At Early Tuesday Morning
A false alarm was raised Tuesday morning just after six when soot in the kitchen chimney of Mr 8 Montgomery was mistaken for fire. Reels and a few company friends arrived promptly without firemen due to cold weather. Mr John T Lynch is in New York studying cutting. Mr Pawlicek will oversee your work in his absence.
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Montgomery
John T. Lynch
New York
Pawlicek
John T Lynch
Grocery Firm Opens Broad Stock in Hawkinsville
R L McLeod Co opens a fine grocery stock in the old Bank of Southwear Georgia building on Cotton Avenue Hawkinsville inviting friends to visit salesman Charlie Cotney. Bank of Cordele stockholders from Americus and Macon head to Cordele by afternoon trains to organize the bank this evening.
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R. L. McLeod & Co
Hawkinsville
Bank of Southwear Georgia
Cotton Avenue
Charlie Cotney
Hank of
Cordele
Bank of Cordele
Americus
Macon
Georgia Southern
The Watch Club Draw Not Held Friday
The Watch Club did not conduct a draw on Friday and Mr. Frank Hill was drawn but his entry was withdrawn after his death. Twenty three watches have been drawn by members, nearly half. Garden Seeds at Davenport's Drug Stores and YRESHEST and FULL EST papers are offered at 2'9e. Admittance heard Monday that Chas Blackman admitted guilt to counsel. source says the claim is reliable.
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Frank Hill
Davenport
Chas. Blackman
Post Offices Established in Huntington and Cobb
Huntington on the eastern division of the A P L road is now a post office with George W Nune as postmaster Wm H Howard has been appointed postmaster at Cobb
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Huntington
George W. Nune
Wm. H. Howard
Cobb
Queen City of the southwest remark in Augusta News
The Augusta News calls Americus the Queen City of the Southwest in a comment on cotton receipts. The piece praises Rilter Moore as a man of taste.
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Queen City
Southwest
Augusta News
Calla Americus
Rilter Moore
Leg Ball Barker before mayor and vanished after jail sentence
Leg Ball Barker faced a drunk and disorderly charge, found guilty, and sentenced to ten days on the streets or a seven dollar fine. Unable to pay, he began serving and worked about two hours before disappearing after Supt. Raiford turned away. Vacancy Filled. Also notes election of B P Hollis as director, new residences planned by C M Wheatley, and Buchanan Bell importing 1500 pounds of country cured meat from W P Jowers.
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Will Phillips
Jack Barker
Supt
Raiford
Barker
Buchanan & Bell
W. P. Jowers
Webster County
Sunday Morning Club sketches by Earnest promise readers
Under this heading we are promised a series of most interesting sketches by our contributor Earnest who has written for the Re couper. These sketches are said to be not only interesting but instructive and aim to lift readers from weakness and despondency through health and endurance with Botanic Blood Balm.
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Sunday Morning Club
Cordele Bank organizes with regional directors named
Bank of Cordele held a Tuesday night meeting in Cordele to form a temporary organization with 458 of 500 shares represented. A board of directors was elected including Hawkins Americus Cabiniss Macon Collins Macon Coney Cordele McRae McWilliams Shipp Hamilton Bivins Cordele. Officers chosen were President Shipp Cashier Bivins Bookkeeper Brooks.
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Bank of Cordele
Cordele
H. Hawkins
Americus
J. W. Cabiniss
W. W. Collins
Macon
W. Coney, of Coney; Duncan McRae, G. W. McWilliams, J. E. D. Shipp
C. E. Hamilton
Jon. EK. Bivins
J. E. D. Shipp
Cashler
Jos
E. Bivins
T. J. Brooks
Deed D Cobb of Webster County Dies at Home
Deed D Cobb, brother-in-law to Mensrs Dick and John Windsor of Americus, died at his Webster County residence Thursday at three in the morning of paralysis. He leaves a wife and several children, aged between forty five and fifty, to mourn his loss. Burial is set for Macedonia burial ground in Webster County Hymental. Also, R Eugene Stanfield of this city will wed Miss Annie Ellis of Jackson Ga on Thursday evening. Stanfield, son of Mr and Mrs P R Stanfield, is an agent for the E T Va & Ga road at that place and has built many friendships over five years there. Advice to Mothers Mrs Winslows Teething Syrup is recommended for teething children. It soothes, softens gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and treats diarrhea. Twenty five cents per bottle.
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H.R. Mays
B. R. May
Plains of Dura
Lebanon Burial Ground
Captain Mays
Sumter County
D. &. Cobb
Webster County
Mensrs
John Windsor
Americus
Cobb
Macedonia Burial Ground
Hymental
R. Eugene Stanfield
P. R. Stanfield
Annie Ellis
Jackson
Stanfield
E. T. Va
Hueling
Lee and
Church Streets
W. J. Phillips
Church Street
John Taylor
Lee Street
Ellaville Burial Ground Controversy Over Chas Blackman
Local leading colored residents refuse burial at their ground for Chas Blackman. His brother kept the body at home that night and threatened to bury in a yard corner to deter doctors and body snatchers. Also notes on a big hat anecdote and a hunting trip by five men to Coney Lake and Prairie Pond with bleak weather forecast.
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Ellaville
Chas. Blackman
Blackman
Milner Go Thad endorses lung restore remedy
A reader from Milner Go Thad describes persistent lung trouble especially at night and credits Brewer’s Lung Restorer with four perfect cures after one bottle. The testimonial endorses the medicine as highly effective and recommends its use for what it is advised.
Me Guards the Grave District Fearful Vigil
Dick Blackman, brother of Chas Blackman hung in Ella ville, guards the grave alone during cold nights. Sunday late, he fired at an approaching figure, then found a tramp wounded in the left side. Four men fled in a wagon. one was stopped and taken to a white residence. The tramp’s wound was slight and he recovered to continue. Neighbors fear Dick is troubled by the vigil.
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Dick Blackman
Chas. Blackman
Ellaville
Flavoring Extracts and Scovill House Ad
Flavoring Extract Vanilla advertises a product by Cook's Pharmacy. The Scovill House in Elaville Ga is praised as a comfortable, well managed hotel with polite hostess Mrs Scovill, noted for tidy rooms and good board, contributing to town growth.
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Cook's Pharmacy
Scovill
Elaville
Scovile
Credittos
Religious Appointments To Be Held In February
Elders H M Curry and W Lively announce church meetings across February including Andersonville Louvale Pleasant Valley Pumpkin Richland Poplar Springs Preston Providence Sumter City and Sumter City. Elder Curry travels from Kentucky and is described as an able expounder of the word of God.
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Lord Willing
H. M. Curry
W. Lively
Andersonville
Louvale
Pleasant Valley
Pumpkin
Richland
Poplar Springs
Preston
Providence
Sumter City
Owe Eeett Elder Curry
Strom Kentucky
Local Storage Warehouses Planned by Two Georgia Firms
Two wholesale houses, Glover and Clegg & Co., announce plans to build a large storage warehouse south of the A. P. & L. railroad on Jackson street to ease shipments and boost sales. Americus real estate shows brisk activity with multiple lot sales on Lee and Church streets. The Southwestern railroad schedule changes affect northbound express timing, and Americus Gas Co introduces cubic feet meters, with a partial rollout beginning for certain customers.
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Messrs
G. W. Glover
P. C. Clegg
Perfection of age medical zine praises fig syrup remedy
The medical zine touts Syrup of Figs as a liquid remedy by the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco. It is said to be agreeable to the stomach, harmless, painless, and prompt in action while thorough in its effect.
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California Fig Syrup Company
San Francisco
Savannah Americus and Montgomery Railway Formed
At a Monday meeting of the directors of the Americus Preston and Lumpkin Railroad the charter was accepted and the corporation renamed The Savannah Americus and Montgomery Railway. Plans include widening the gauge, extending east from Abbeville to the E T V G line for twenty five miles, and issuing thirty year six percent bonds at $12 000 per mile for the existing line and extensions. The E T V G connection will provide direct rail to Brunswick and advance toward Savannah.
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Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad
Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery Railway
Gaage
Abbeville
Brunswick
Savannah
Bank of Cordele Organizes in Cordele Georgia
The Bank of Cordele organized last night with stockholders and notable guests from Cordele and nearby Macon. Attendees included G W Glover T Wheatley H C Bagley Montgomery Hawkes Carl J Schneider J T Carter J W Shemelt C S Horne Messrs J W Cabaniss W E Sparks W F R W W Collins S Coleman Harris and other capitalists and businessmen. Cordele hosted a gathering of financiers and expects a safe prosperous future in finance circles.
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Bank of Cordele
Cordele
Americay
Messrs
G. W. Glover
T. Wheatley
H. ¢. Bagley
Lynon and Pawvicss Offer Cheaper Duplicates of Garments
The notice advertises Lynon and Pawvicss inviting patrons to shop for clothing duplicates at lower prices with better fitting options, dated January 25.
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Lynon & Pawvicss
Resolutions Adopted by Friendship Baptist Sabbath School
Resolutions from Friendship Baptist Sabbath School on January 16 1889 mourn the death of an industrious teacher and brother Bi John V Carter. They praise his zeal and piety and urge emulation of his virtues, express sorrow but faith in eternal gain, and extend sympathy to his wife children mother and brothers. The committee names M Howe A CavinaTox J Croxxton and directs publication in Christian Recorder and Americas Recorder.
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Friendship Baptist Sabbath School
Bi Jno
Carter
Christian Ind
Americas Recorder
M. Howe
A. CaviInaTox
J. Croxxton
Campanini at Americus Thrills In Faust Concert
The city heralds Campanini as the greatest living tenor and a top draw for Americus audiences next Thursday. De V possesses a rare voice and shares the stage in each role, with Faust presented in full costume to showcase all talents, while ticket prices stay affordable for a full audience. Two Dayton youths win a $2500 prize in a Louisiana State Lottery drawing, and families rely on steady work as Albert and Caeper support kin.
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Campanini
Americus
Signorina de V
Faust
Dayton
Haw C
George A. Albert
New Orleana
Albert
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Odelal Organ of
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Oh Glasener
Melal Organ
Motio Court
Fort
Howe
New London
T. G. Grant
Montezuma
M. L. Ellis
26Th
J. F. Coker
M. E. Coaby
J. H. Cheek
J. P
Dura
B. R. Mays
Justice Court
W. B. Oliver
Hill Thomas
May Grand Jury
Charlie Hughes
Col
Biglow
Bettie
Dave Bona
C. B. Hudson
Bond
B. V. &E. Telegraph Company
Jackson Street
Yesterdy
Charlie
Dr. Cheney
Gost
G. M
8. E. English
East Macou
Bho
Sumter
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Americus, Preston and Lumpkin
Eufaula
Chattahoochee
Lumberman's Association
A. P. & Land
G. . Feagin
Houston County
B.T. Adams
Buchanan
Messra. Matthews, Williford & Co
Mutual Building and Loan Association of Americas
B. P. Hollis
J. D. Shipp
C. M. Wheatley
Mesara
Cohen
Turpins
Shivell
Messrs. Chappell
Americus Ice Works
Americas
Messrs. Sims, Myrick
Arthur Sylander
Merrick Ford
Jas. Wilkins
Si Hawking
Cheney
Coney Lake
Prairie Pond
Lee County
Bucnanan & Bells
Janditr
Moura
Americus Gas Company
Direelags
Lyxon & Pawsictty
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