Americus Georgia A Growing Healthful Southern City
Americus, the county seat of Sumter county Georgia, sits on high ground with a thriving trade center. It boasts public schools, a large library, two newspapers, an opera house, several mills and factories, three banks, and rapid growth driven by agricultural wealth and new railroad completion. The city is described as healthy, well laid out, and attractive to enterprising people and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pio
Samtar' Acris
Georgi
Leo
Americus Haan
Credais
Asa Immodattion
Georgia
Georgoad
Routh
Thia
Americus
Noordland
North Atlantic Spray
Miss Folsom
Little Moll
New York
Moll
Hardware and General Stores on Forsyth Street
Local advertisements list wholesale and retail hardware dealers, saddlery and leather goods, paints, wagons, harnesses, and tinware. Also named are attorneys F D Shipp L Blalock, book and stationery shops, photographers, gins repair, and various general merchandise outlets along Forsyth and Cotton avenues.
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J. W. Shu Rreld & Co
Forsyth and
Jackon
Avenue
Gubernatorial Canvass Delegates Table For Public Interest
A daily updater shows each county’s delegated weight and how delegates are instructed for or uncommitted. The table tracks total delegates per candidate to date and will be corrected until the state convention meeting.
Merchants and Professionals Featured in Amorous Listing
Slow LN ut in a Hat of represattative Merchants, Dealers and Professional men in Amorous. Our readers will find these gentlemen reliable and enterprising in their different lines of business. J. B. Felder, Merchandise and Cotton Broker and Negotiator of Long Loans, Office at Planters' Warehouse. BB & Parker, Cotton Avenue Meat Market and Family Groceries, Opposite Bank of Americas.
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LN Ut
J. B. Felder
Planters
BB & Parker
Cotton Avenue
Bank of Americas
Freak of Nature Luther Sloan Displayed at Local College
Luther L Sloan a 24 year old from Marengo Crawford county Ind stands 31 inches tall and weighs 82 pounds His legs and feet are underdeveloped with feet turned backwards He has a tulipese deformity and attends lectures with Dr J T Weathers and Prof Larrabee He may be shown to Barnum and is known as a bright though small man with athletic pastimes and trapping skills
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Luther
Marengo
Crawford County
Ind
East Chestnut Street
Sloan
Mr. Sloan
Hhis
Eis
W. H. Sloan
Jeanette
Ella
J. T. Weathers
Larrabee
Barnum
Marengo High School
Coincidence at the Station Between Two Chicago-Toronto Men
A Detroit Free Pros note describes a train stop at St Thomas where a 25 year old man confronted a 50 year old Chicago import. The seeker claimed to be Mr B now in Toronto and sought a daughter’s hand, boasting of $18,000. The elder recalled a past rejection, and the tale ends with the man overwhelmed and departing.
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Detroit Free Pros
Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Chicago
Toronto
Park House
Pour
Ter
Major Bacon Wins in 2-Heat Race at Gardener Breaks
In a single race on June 1 Major Bacon defeated Hugh Taylor's General Gordon in a best two of three mile heat series for $250. General Gordon broke badly in both heats, while Bacon led throughout to secure the win.
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Bacon
Hugh Taylor
General Gordon
Major Bacon
Advice to Mothers Mas Winetow's Soormiid Synur
A dubious remedy claim urges mothers to always use Soormiid Synur for teething children. The text asserts it soothes the child and relieves pain while curing wind and diarrhea, presenting a sweeping, unverified medical endorsement.
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Mas. Winetow
Ruins of Guaynu pa Mines Attract Risky Sierra Madre Venture
A French American miner named Proto from La Trinidad Bonora claims a discovery in the Sierra Madre near Guaynupa with rich silver and copper ore, plus possible gold veins. He met an Apache guide and found ancient ruins, a large church ruin, and a pay streak up to six feet thick. He envisions vast yields and warns of Apache danger as exploration prospects draw hopefuls toward the region.
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Laas Brea
Guaynaps
Sierra Madre
Proto
la Trinidad
Bonora
High Sierras
Petlangue
City of
Mexico
Lous Proto
Guaynapa
Chihuahuiling
Man Demonstrates Cable Talk Across Continents
A London telegraph operator tests long-distance links by instantly routing a message from London to Calcutta via intermediate stations in Odessa Teheran Kurrachee and Ashgabat. The demonstration reveals the astonishing speed of metallic communication between England and India over 7 000 miles apart.
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Broadway
Boghahman
Houston Street
Western Union
London
Calcutta
India
W. Andrews
Intia- European Telegraph Company
Old Broad Street
Min Andrews
Emden
Odessa
Teheran
Persia
Kure
Openstar
Ashutta
Aent
Newspaper Clash Over Party and Pass in Bainbridge
The Bainbridge Democrat reports a local edition wrestles with party loyalty as a Republican editor seeks a pass via congressional indorsement. An Austrokan correspondent notes Carroll county sentiment favoring Gordon, while questions arise about influence and railroad ties in shaping local politics.
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Carroll County
Courb
Gordon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Avericus Re&corder
Guussner
Saddlery and
Harnese
Ohn M. Coker
Uneton Avenue
Americans
Attorneys At Law
F. D. Shipp
Americns
L.* Blalock
Fice
Jc. Sarriews
Council & Williford
Aycock
Forsyth St
General Merchandise
Jborge Stapleton
Forsyth
Jesse Aycock
Opera House
Gun Riper
Wheatley’s
Hides and Commission
A. Bell
Boot Boot and Shoe Maker
Ndrew Dudley
Beat Styla
Front Presbyterian Church
A J. Hudson
W. F. Mims
Hall
Appling
Safer Baldwin
Binks
Her Tee Low
Selene Brrien Bibb
Brooks
Bryan
Ballosk Darke
Butta Carboa
Campbel Comden Carroll
Id Catoosa
Chariton Chatham
Miller
Milton
A. Mitchell
Fontgom Morgan
Murray
Beste Muncage
Newton
Ore Paul
Oie
Lee Pierce
Tatoall
Tee Union
Walker Ware
Walton
Warren
Tees Washington
Firgis
N. Burkhalter
Ander & Arrington
Cash
Lamar and
Jackson
J. B. Hinkle
Dace Yeidan
Burgeon
Fackson
A& Taylor Bt
A. Fort
Sui
Ce Drug
Lamar St
Poulan
Shipp Paslow i
T. Smith
Otis Up Sire
LY Bosworth
Man le
Grover
Forth St
Post Office
Ana
J, Suluvan
Lar Tamar
Onan Ie
Genera
Iesy
Jake Isreals
Athens
Mosler, Bokmes & Co
Freak OF Nature
Courier-Journal
Louie
Guaynupa
Iter Ie Sen
Sumter County
Ringsters
Sumter
Ae Eo
Washington Post
Congress
Tee Es
Orplleeeen
Bainbridge Democratic
F .Cong
the Democrat
Bainbridge Democrat
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