Town Talk and Local Goods Advertisements
A dense, scratchy note from a 19th century Americus page mixes shop ads with city notices. Leading grocer E. D. Ansley hawks staples and cheap spices while boasting storage for pepper and sugar, plus rum stock at low prices. Local chatter mentions the cotton crop, land prep for hay, a new machinist shop planned by Mr. Sawyer, and city improvements like a proposed steam fire engine for Cordele and a motor-powered sausage cutter. Ripe peaches flood markets and multi-firm notices about shipments, engines, and a large warehouse project near Pince Beas’ stables round out the scanned item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
R. E. Wishart
Abbeville
Sawyer
Fort Valley
Cordele
St. Hawkins
Johnson & Harrold
Columbus
Masenger
J. M. Rodgers & Son
Uister City
Messrs. CM
Wheatley & Co
College Street
Savannah
S.A. At
Georgia
Siadsey
South
Superior Court dismissals and verdicts listed for week
This week in the Superior Court various cases were disposed of including dismissals in Rule Ni Si Foreclosure of Mortgage and ejectment actions, verdicts for plaintiffs in several Fifa levy and claim cases, a mis trial, and a divorce action. The Columbus Enquirer Sun comments on the Savannah Americus and Montgomery Railroad extension near Columbus and urges the line to come into the city. Cook's Pharmacy advertises Peerless Dyes in forty colors at 10 cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson & Harrold
Harrold, Johnson & Co
Washington Hollis
J.T. Barrow
J. St. Gatewood
Wm. McNeal
Fifa, Levy and Claim
Chas. Catledge
Willis Turner
Bettie Turner
Fifa
Levy
E. Taylor
Emily Carter
Fife
John Doe
Cathrine EK
Wood
Richard Roe
J. M. Boggs
Messrs
Slade & Ethridge
M. E. Hart
Sophia Bryant
Lee Bryant
S.A. Harris
Bam Davis
J. W. McCann
A. C. Bell
Wilcox, Gibbs & Co
W. A. Wilson
Fifa, Levy
Claim
A.C. Belloa
Central Railroad and Banking Co
Columbus
The
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Louvale
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad Company
City of
Cook's Pharmacy
Cotton Avenue
Festival Draws Crowds Despite Threats in East Americas
Ice cream festival in East Americas Tuesday night attracted a large crowd despite threatening weather. Grove lights and seating welcomed all as ice cream, cake, cigars and buttonhole bouquets sold well, about fifty dollars in cash raised. Festival to be repeated in a month. The Electric Plant is near. machinery arriving daily and storage arranged. Work on electric plant and street railway expected within a month. Sub Alliance stockholders to meet in Americas Friday June 21 to pay second installment of State exchange and those late to pay first installment should come prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Americas
Alliance
Sub-Alliance
Americas
State Exchange
Cots for Jurors Stocked by County Commission
The County Commissioners have bought twelve folding cots to place in the courthouse jury rooms. If a jury must stay overnight this week, the cots will be useful. Americus Guano Company advertises bright corros products and fertilizers, soliciting orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus Guano Company
Dawiw
Cotton mill chance urged for Americus by Patterson Mills ad
An ad in the Atlanta Constitution promotes Patterson Mills of Chester PA offering complete cotton mill machinery for a 10 000 spindle plant in the South. The firm would supply equipment and finance stock, with site options and rail side tracks. Local citizens urged to act quickly to secure the enterprise for Americus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Patterson Mills Company
Chester
Pennsylvania
Americas
Americus
Pure Blackberry Cordial and Domestic Medical Uses
Pure Blackberry Cordial advertised for summer complaints in children and for dysentery and diarrhea. Cook's PHanMAcy, 489 Cotton Avenue. Mall Pouch Found. A negro man returned a small mail pouch at the post office claiming reward, but was told the pouch serves the mail and the reward goes to the government through President Harrison. Cabinet Photographs offered at $2.50 per dozen for 380 days at Van River's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook's Phanmacy
Cotton Avenue
Joe Roney
Americus
President Harrison
van River's
Baptists plan grand Americus church with public spirit
A Baptist canvass advances for a handsome new church to be a lasting public building in Americus. The project aims to ease religious costs on members and invites all citizens to contribute beyond their means. A separate plan forms the Americus Light Infantry as a city military company, with a meeting held at Wheatleys Hall and future steps outlined. Americus growth notes claim the city may rival inland Georgia towns, aided by a syndicate acquiring rail lines to Fort Valley and Cordele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential Reaso
Buena Vista Road
W. H. McClintock
Americus
Chattahoochee
Baptist Charel
The
Baptists
Georgia
House of God
Wheatleys’ Hall
J. H. Shaffer
M. B. Campbell
Americus Light Infantry
Middle Georgia
Americus Syndicate
Avanta
Cordele
Fort Valley
Great Northwest
Atlanta
J. M.C
Eatonton
Messenger
Remember Our Ladies' Fine Dress Shoe at Calvin Carter & Son
A crowded item from Cordele and Americus reports the first telegraph link between the two towns as real estate excitement hits Americus and Cordele. Fire damages at Cordele include the KR B Bothwell store loss and a saw mill blaze near J R Hosch & Co. with modest lumber loss and mill saved by prompt effort. Notables cited include Governor and ex governors in a wide national context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Carter & Son
Cordele
Spreial
Corvels
J. R. Hosch & Co
T. J.B
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pmericy
Recorder
Crorg
Stanfield
t + City
E. D. Ansley Vue
Fancy Grocer
Barlow
Charlie Lingo
Atlanta Journal
Holt
Lynch & Pawlicek
Mr. Pawlicek
J. Bremsteller
A. E. Sherlock
Christian Moerlein Brewing Association
Fort
Superior Court
Coax’s Pharmacy
Central Railroad
Alexander
Belkneey
Central
Reliable
Saamari
Tan
Court House
Arthur Rylander
SI Hawkins’ Market
Hugh M. Brown
Exrug
Corpelr
Wiregrass
Bronx
Bothwell
John Ireland
Texas
Simon P. Hughes
Arkansas
D. McEnery
Louisiana
E. B. Turner
U. 8. Court
Hubbard
Japan
Marion Martin
W.R. Miller
E. A. Perry
Florida
W. D. Bloxham
United States
Department of Science
Hawkes
E. J. Eldridge
Americus, Ga
Mat Fitzgerald
Maj. Bryant
Ayers
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