Georgia News Snapshot From Macon and Surrounding Counties
Georgia brief highlights including Gaines county wheat yield, Macon street-name push, Snow Teachers Institute reports, Worth county wool sale, tax relief in Jefferson, state debt status, and a $100 reward for Edward Cunningham. Also notes on murders, burglaries, artesian water sales, cattle disease, and local curios about the capitol corner stone ceremony and community anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Ford
Isabella
Worth County
Albany
Jefferson County
Big crops and new settlers lure in Terrell county
In Terrell county Georgia, investors note record crops and rapid improvements drawing Northern farmers south. Letters urge dividing large plantations, selling small farms at fair prices, and welcoming skilled workers to boost growth as Dawson and nearby towns showcase revived commerce and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Georgia
Terrell
Terrell County
Charlie J. Perry
Bainbridge
8. W. Davis
Jeannie Heater
Stewart County
Lumpkin
Bob Hammond
W. W. Hammond
Bob
R. A. Stokes
Alexander Cleveland Stokes
Daisy
Shriner’s Vermitige Promises Health From Worms
Debility in adults is blamed on worms and child to manhood change is not enough to cure the plague. Shriner’s Indian Vermitige claims to expel worms and restore health and a bright complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriner
Owen Nelson Institute Fall Terms Set to Begin
The Owen Nelson Institute fall term will commence September 6 under Col. P. F. Brown and Mrs. Julia B. Picket. Additional teachers in literary and musical departments will be hired as needed. Mrs. J. B. Perry and Mrs. A. J. Carver are visiting Atlanta and North Georgia. Local residents and visitors are noted, with several persons passing through or visiting Lumpkin and Americus. An eclipse sighting is announced for September 9, visible only along Cook Strait shore in New Zealand.
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Cook's Strait
New Zealand
Prom Stewart Coty and Stewart County Road Plea Comment
Local farmers report five seasons of variable crops with corn good on fed land and poor on sandy soil. Cotton prospects look favorable but uncertain. Residents urge railroad completion to Americas, criticize delay and pay-when-built disputes with Webster county. Community figures Mrs. Mayor and visitors noted as spring travels begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Webster
Stewart County
Americas
Hester
Dawson
N.C. Baldwin
Lakeland
Fla
Ville
Gussie Overby
Crops Prosper in Magnolia Springs Amid Heavy Rain
Magnolia Springs reports three weeks of abundant rain with interceding showers yielding a strong corn crop and good yields in peas chufas potatoes and sugarcane. Cotton shows excessive growth after recent rains with uncertainty until harvest. A trip to Onaseta in Chattahoochee County reveals well-supplied crops and prosperous locals. Local residents Joel Stevens George Munro and others visit, while Miss Katie Weaver and Mr Ed Hart with Miss Mary Lizzie visit Putnam. A novel lemonade recipe using lemon peels epsom salts and sugar is noted with early patent prospects.
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Clay Shropshire
Onaseta
Chattahoochee County
Joel Stevens
George Munro
Putnam
Ed, Hart
Mary Lizzie
Schley County
Katie Weaver
Terrell County
Mia
Rylander
A Rustic Tale Ends With Lights Going Out Anon
A local narrator recalls a misadventure of a young man who rides a donkey to visit a beloved, only for lights to fail and hopes to fade. The piece ties into a broader note praising a September school entertainment hosted by Prof. W. T. Stewart and Magnolia Amateurs to fund desks and education, urging community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dridk
David Crockett
W. T. Stewart
Magnolia Amateurs
Tommie
Concord Sabbath School Celebration at Concord Church
A Concord Sabbath School celebration at Concord church near Schley attracted a large crowd despite rain. Activities included morning exercises led by Rev. Clark, essays by Miss Maid Hudson Mollie Dupriest and A E Bridges, a hearty dinner for five to six hundred, a watermelon cutting, and an evening program with music by Miss Mary Stewart Rev C E Boland and a choir. The day ended with ordered, pleasant proceedings and expressions of gratitude. Also noted is the death of W Simpson, a former Legislator and member of the Sanparit Scout, in Brortsoo Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Church
Schley
Ollie Edwards
Mr. Clark
Jamie Dupriest
J. W. Woodall
Maid Hudson
Mary Stewart
Tazewell
Clark
C. E. Boland
Ellaville
Jesus
Ellaville News Roundup From July 29
Ellaville notes report a burglary with drawers disturbed and valuables stolen including tobacco, with a warning to residents. A Buena Vista railroad meeting reelects old board except one abstainer. Capt Parsley wins directorship. Local social notes praise polite conductors and list attendees. Ellaville baseball team defeats Oglethorpe and Americas in recent games with a 31 to 13 score.
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Peete
Dixon
Buena Vista
Mr. Stewart
Thn County
A. J. Parsley
Marion
Bumter
A.uf
P. 0. Livingston
Chas
Hudson
Lula Murphy
Steele
Micon
Mira Sunig Messrs
McMichael
Williams
Americus
McCrory
Elly
Singleton
Judge Lowe
B. A
H. W
Seasing
Ellaville
Flints
Oglethorpe
Seven Springs
Kelley Wan
Linus
J.M. Thornton
Megroes
Ellavilie
Flint Oglethorpe
Americas
James Han
Col
Morgan McMiohsel
Emma Jenkins Teaches Noted County School
Webster County notes good rains and a cemetery cleanup day where only sixteen of thirty volunteers attended. Emma Jenkins runs a fine school with about twenty pupils and high praise from locals for her teaching. The writer laments turnout and wishes for better participation next time. Spamas Portan, July 25, is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Jenkins
Ema
Emma
Portan Spamas
Georgia Midland Comumnus Opera House Speech Boosts Road
A July 2 report from Comumnus Georgia notes a large crowd at the opera house where H W Grady and other local figures praised the Georgia Midland road. G Gundy Jordan delivered a glowing account of benefits if built, with H Gray and W A Little endorsing the project. Subscriptions at stations climbed, bringing Col lius near the $150,000 goal.
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Comumnus
H.W. Grady
Ata
Opera House
G. Gundy Jordan
H. Gray
W. A. Little
Collius
Electric Bitters advertised as quick cure for Bright's Disease
An advertisement asks for help finding a cure for kidney or liver disease and warns Electric Bitters will not speed recovery. It claims thousands treated successfully and guarantees results by improving blood and bowels, priced at 50 cents per bottle from Dre Bs Eldridge.
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Bright
Eldridge
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Frank Ray
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Rome
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John Mask
PROM
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