Bear Mind subscription terms and June festival urged
Notice urges subscribers to pay in advance at one dollar per year and warns of a two dollar annual rate for nonpayment. Pastor Brinton plans a Weston Georgia sermon on the third Saturday and Sunday in June. A Library festival is set for Friday June 3 in the Library yard from 7 to 11 PM to benefit the Library. Also mentions Americus Receiver praise and greeting to Red Cloud, Nebraska. Music book ads offer Good Old Songs Emerson Part Songs and Glees Song Classica Piano Classics and American Piano Collection from Oliver Ditson Co for one dollar each or 50 cents for the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AmEricus
H. C. Storey
Hank
Red Cloud
Emerson
Oliver Ditson & Co
Boston
Mass
Josh Billings
G. D. Miller
Perry
A Polka Honoring Cordie Hawkins Delights Opera Audience
At the Union Square Company performance the musical director Prof Bacon played the AP L Polka in the intermission in honor of Cordie Hawkins. The audience cheered, Cordie attended modestly, and the piece celebrated her father’s work and Americus pride.
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Union Square Company
Opera House
Bacon
Cordie Hawkins
Cordie
Americus
Daughers
Thankful Wife Praises Bargain Store Bonnet Appeal
A grateful wife thanks Mr. Shaw of Americus for affordable bonnets and clothing, praising the "Daisy" bonnet line and "Monarch" shirt. She urges regular shopping at the bargain store, boasting low prices on seersucker coats and vests and describes her husband as a frequent bargain taker and maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Shaw
Americus
Dee
Bim
Dawson Americus Daily Tidbits and Local Happenings
Items from Americus and Dawson include Harrold leaving on a Savannah business trip, social visits to the Allen House, grand ball in Montezuma, and a band challenge with Albany Band. Advertisements note cabinet pictures at reduced prices, New York Store reads, and growth in the city with plans for a winter hotel and a foundry. Community notes, weather rain, weddings, and local commerce thread through this morning page.
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C. L. Mize
John R. Mercer
J.C. Parks
Dawson
al Jen
Montezuma
Ella Hay
Albany
Willie Carver
Mattie Kieth
City
Allen House
Hill
Back Creek
Schley County
Andrew College
Cuthbert
Prof. van Riper
Wheatley
W. L. Douglas $3 Seamless Shoe Ad Claims Superior Comfort
An advertisement touts the W. L. Douglas $3 gentlemen shoe with a seamless upper claimed to be neater and more comfortable. It asserts no other $3 shoe matches this improvement and labels the shoe as the best $8 shoe in the world, backed by wearers’ testimonials.
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W. L. Douglas
Chappell Allen Nuptials Stir Perry Society
The Chappell and Allen nuptials drew Perry society into a flutter as Mr. Happy Event Chappell of Macon and Miss Nora K. Allen of Perry wed at Agena House. Guests filled decorated parlors, the ceremony proceeded under a flowered canopy, and a grand supper followed amid lavish gifts from dozens of friends and T P A members. The bridal party departs for Macon by special car at two this afternoon amid warm wishes.
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Allen E. Chappell
Jof
Macon
Nora K. Allen
Fer City
Agena House
Minnie Allen
Sarah
George Collier
Atlanta
Nettie Allen
Lawson Stapleton
Katie Killen
Perry
John Nicholson
Americus
Florine Cox
Eugene Doughtie
Cornelia Smith
Eugene Leonard
Mary Troutman
Methodist Church
Tropics
Chappell
A. M. Killen
Cornele Smith
AL. Mize
J. W. Mercer
J. @. Parks
Helen Parks
Cha
Wonderful Cures Promoted by Rome Druggists
W D Hoyt Co of Rome touts discovery led Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best selling remedies for four years. They claim wonderful cures in the city, noting several cases of consumption cured by small amounts of Dr King’s New Discovery with Blco Bitters. Sold by E J Eldridge.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Bitters
Bucklen
E. J. Eldridge
Stormy Night Brings Rain and Community News
From Louvale Lovyanit May 29 a quiet storm Thursday night drenched the area, sparking smiles among farmers after rain. Miss Susie Thenaston aged gulet steed years died Saturday at Pleasant Grove, neighbors extend sympathy. Prof S T Phillips returns from Chipley and starts school June 8. Ben Bussey visits Waverly Hill for family and Calhoun school closing. Locals plan river fishing next week and recall a merchant who lost half his reward turtle. Measles persist but not fatal. Correspondent missed a letter last week.
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Lovyanit
Susie Thenaston
Peasant Grove
T. Phillips
Chipley
Ben Bussey
Waverly Hill
Prof. Calhoun
Combined Strike for $15,000 at Louisiana Lottery
The Quaker City firm Goodell & Waters machinists in Hamilton at Fifteenth Street form a thirteen man club winning a share of the Louisiana State Lottery’s $150,000 capital prize. The April 12 drawing yielded a windfall and many members are men of means, with one share amounting to $1363 before deductions.
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Quaker City
Lombard
South Sta
Goodell & Waters
Hamilton
Manning's Bold Tea Boule Spurs Curious Play
A fragmented note hints at Manning attempting a bold tea boule maneuver amid curious play. Names and exact actions are unclear, but the reference suggests a sporty or social event with a notable tester or challenger involved.
Prominent Americus citizen weighs winter resort hotel plans
In a morning interview a leading Americus figure discusses a contemplated winter resort hotel. He says no construction will start before next year, citing substantial local investment and widespread support. He lists capital in local ventures and notes Buena Vista railroad ties, while urging patience until year’s end before pushing the hotel project.
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Americus
Com— Company
Guanopany
Americas Investment Company
Americus Waterworks
Bank of Southwestern Georgi
New Court House
City Park
Muckalee Manufactuning Company
R Oad
Douars
Americas
Huil
Buena Vista
Tate
Ape
Georia
Hf Kimball
Aeerlens
Atlanta
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Yveni00s
Lord Willing
Weston
M. B. L. Brinton
Gol. A. B. Harrold
Savannah
New York
Smithville
J. A. Fulton
Georgia
Tabler
Allen
Louvale
Saab
Chaige Fahoy
Virginia
Liverpool
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