Americus Georgia A Growing Commercial Center
Americus Georgia, county seat of Sumter, sits on the Southwestern Railroad nine miles north of the Florida line and fourteen miles from Macon. Described as a thriving mid-South hub, it boasts a diverse agricultural base, early water works, artesian wells, a cotton compress, several factories, banks, two weekly newspapers, and growing population. The text highlights climate healthfulness, a substantial business district, good streets, and welcoming prospects for traders and farmers seeking opportunities in a rapidly expanding regional center.
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Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Southwestern
Macon
Americas
Peel
Opera House
Oltical I
Pital
Amerivis
Sis Touty
New
Tetus
Preston
Geor- Bacon
Ammateos
Gauns
Millions in melons reveals Southwest Georgia fruit boom
A Macon Telegraph report tours melon country near Albany and Col. Tift highlighting 600 acres of melons within three miles of Albany, dozens of carloads shipped weekly, and growers like J R Forrester and A W Tucker profiting as prices rise. The Central Railroad's improved melon cars boost through shipments to the North, while the Melon Growers Association polishes the market and weeds out fraudsters.
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Macon
Alnany
Georgia
Starr
Cummings
Charpiote
Mescy
Acarce
Walden
Byron
Meheconee
Rutland
Blutton
Evheconee
J. W. Fielder
Northwest
Tom
Holmes
Fort Valley
Marshallville
Welou
Barron’s Lane
Smithville
Adams
West
Leesburg
Forrester
Albany
J. R. Forrester
Capt. Forrester
Alexty Pounders
Mr. Forrester
Fleetwood
Newsum
A. W. Tucker
New York
Central
Birmingham
Col. Tift
King’s Crossing
Wason
Reagan
Nelda
Reuben Jones
Georgia Grapes Profits Shown By Macon Gardener
Forsyth Ga July 21 James F Walker of Forsyth showcases Delaware grape profits with twelve acres of three year vines yielding 40 500 pounds from 8 100 vines priced at 25 cents per pound and 3 to 9 cents for other varieties The entire crop sold at 25 cents while cotton would yield six bales valued at 240 dollars planting plans include expanding Delaware grapes to fifteen acres this fall and other locals join the venture.
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Macon
Forsyth
Catton
James F. Walker
T. B. Cabanias
Walker
Red Hills
Georgia
France
Cei
Delaware
Lee Tg
Punere
Old Georgian seeks Texas kin and news from Glen Rose
Letter from W. L. Davis of Glen Rose Texas dated July 14 requests replies from Georgia relatives. He details family origins near Americus Cypress and a 1650 move to Texas, praises local land water climate and stock, notes few colored residents, mentions Paluxy River catfish and Brazos downstream, reports heavy rainfall and a booming farm economy with cheap corn, and hopes for letters to recollect tales of his father James Parker and old friends. He signs with best wishes to Georgia and the RecoRDER.
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Glen Rose
Texas
Georgia
Americus
James Parker
Texan
Brazos River
Recorder
W. L. Davi
He Kissed Me and the Public Private Boundary
A schoolgirl lecture on grammar reddens her cheeks as she defines pronouns and verbs while recounting a shy confession. A Democrat editorial highlights white labor in Southern farms, citing German immigrants thriving in Arkansas with homesteads, farms, and prosperity.
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Arkansas Democrat
Arkansas
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Ericy
Ceorg
C. Storey
Laval
Hueter
J. W. Jones
TUR Laboratory OF the
Americus Medicine Co
Lamar St
Americus, Ga
Tlanta & Florida Railroad CO
Atlanta
A. & F. Yard
Williamson Zebulon
Tom Aw
Pate
F. Yard
Pane
Lee
Pryor Street
Scoville
Ellaville, Georgia
C. Cescoville
Finn Street
Monroe County
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