Georgia News Highlights From Hawkinsville to Savannah
Georgia items report rain troubles for farmers in Bostbil, a nine pound turnip in Hawkinsville, melon prices in Quitman, church plans in Valdosta, revised Bibles in Atlanta, estate value in Henry County, a dog in Marietta, tampered fire boxes in Atlanta, an inventor in Pulaski County, a proposed bank in Covington, telegraphic link plans for Buena Vista, a Gwinnett man’s large sugar intake, Dublin’s aldermen vote, a tame coon in Macon, fears of mad dogs in Columbus, and Gen D H Hill’s presidency at Milledgeville college.
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Hawkinsville
Quitwan
Valdosta Presbyterians
Atlanta
Henry Seltzer
Mutual Protection Ice
Macon
Pulaski County
Gwinnett County
Dublin
Columbus
D. H. Hill
Middle Georgia College
Milledgeville
Henry County
Dawson Dots on Farm Life and Tiny Trials
In Dawson on July 21 Captain Oxford showcased thriving crops with five acres of wheat yielding 75 bushels and a cotton field promising 20 bales, while Mr Fitzpatrick and Mr Stokes showed strong crops and fat livestock. The piece notes a death from stomach cancer, local education changes, and a humorous portrait of Mr Livingston’s musical misadventures after a fire.
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Oxford
Jas. Fitzpatrick
B. A. Stokes
Mr. Blofon
Deck
Homer Brown
Judge Lynch
P. L. York
John Daniel
Ben Christie
Jack Williams
Ate
J. M. Cutts
R. A. J. Powell
E. P. Kilpatrick
A. Wade Kilpatrick
Missionary Baptist Church
Primitive Baptist Church
Macera
J. W. Roberts
Mis
J. C. Rogers
Atlanta
Sc. Ga. M
F. College
E.B., McNulty
Misa Ellen Martin
Birdie McNulty
Dawson
W. B. Livingston
Cowper
Collinsville Headlight changes hands and moves to Ellaville
A.J. Harp, formerly of the county and now in Collinsville, Alabama, has purchased the Collinsville Headlight and will relocate it to Ellaville, Georgia. The move is praised as a good business decision with Harp’s friends in Terrell wishing him success in the new venture. The article also notes local happenings including a bee incident and a sermon series at the Baptist church led by Rev B W Davis.
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Ition
Swannee River
A.J. Harp
Our
Collinsville
Ala
Ellaville
Harp
Terrell
W. K. Pilsbury
B. W. Davis
Baptist Church
Stewart County News Mixed Crop Report and Local Updates
Stewart county shows the best corn crop in years while Capt T A Bhelton of Atlanta eyes a cotton warehouse site in Lumpkin. Fire nearly destroys J W May's steam saw mill on the A P & L line. A six year old child linked to a Louisiana lottery ticket. large exports of rum travel to Africa.
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Lumpkin
Stewart County
T. A. Bhelton
Atlanta
J. W. May
May
Webster County
Bessies
Bessie Lilienthal
Abraham Loffler
Adolph
Bessie
J.D. Dwyer
Savannah News
Electric Bitters Offered For Health And Vitality
A vintage medical ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for low spirits loss of appetite debility and bilious disorders. It promises rapid improvement renewed strength and vitality with relief from pain and misery and notes sale by Dr E J Eldridge at a nominal price.
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E.J. Eldridge
Cotton Picker Tested In City To Revolutionize Cotton Trade
A patent cotton picker was perfected here today and will be sent to Mississippi for testing. Early reviews call it a success likely to transform southern cotton production. Also noted are stray items and a curious mention of candy.
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Cuattanoopa
Tony
Mississippi
South
Romance of the White Provence Rose Disclosed in Norfolk
A Norfolk journey ends in a horticultural tale as Daniel Grimond finds a pure white rose in a mill. He buys a bud, sends it home, and with later propagation the plant becomes a money maker. The foreman profits, a silver tankard and plate gift honors the elderly discoverer, and profits total about £300 with £60 value in presents.
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Daniel Grimond
Little
Chelsea
Norfolk
Provence
Tuat
A Remarkable Young Belle With Whistling Talent
A delightful young woman of not more than 18 made a ballroom debut last season and astonishes with an exceptional whistle. Her notes rival the finest flutists, while her lips and poised shrug exude a coy charm. She stands as a reigning curiosity in her polite circle.
Bearded Man From Franklin County Showcases Remarkable Beard
A. B. Faris of Franklin County Tennessee sports a beard 6 feet 9 inches long. To manage it, about four-fifths is wound around eight card-beads and tucked inside his coat pocket. A visitor with the country’s longest beard recently came to Nashville and let his beard flow freely, creating a sensation.
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A. B. Faris
Franklin County
Tenn
Nashville
Ibis on reading editorials and Texas Lands Board sales
Ibis notes Cleveland spends three hours daily reading editorials from leading dailies. Four years of such reading could make him the smartest man on the continent but may kill him. The Texas Lands Board July sales offer about 200,000 acres to actual settlers at $2 per acre and leases of 1,250,000 acres at 6 cents per acre. Revenue for schools from leases: about $75,000 annually, and from sales about $20,000 annually.
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Ibis
Cleveland
The
Texas Lands Board
Suort
Protective Tariff Arguments and Census Jumbles in 19th Century News
The Newman Independent cites varied arguments for protective tariff including egg import impact and European labor competition. Dr Gregory faces civil service questions in Chicago with prior Decatur Harristown speeches cited. Demographic notes compare white and black westward movement near Cincinnati and Macon. Scientists warn smoking tied to idiocy amid debate, and a census line notes 35,000 to 87,000 Indians and 11,520,000 acres set aside in Arizona reservations.
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Gregory
Chicago
Decatur
Harristown
Arizona
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