Obituary notices offered at regular rates with limits
The notice explains that obituaries honoring judges or individuals must follow standard charges. Free publication is not available for such notices. No dissemination will be made in favor of any one person.
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Nashville Asios
Gallagher
Jn’ Articulo Mortish—Inc
Ile Ischryma
Tennessee Press
Union
J.lockhart
Salvation Army
Balvation Army
Ice Pool
Nashville
Latonia
Uae
Ieee
Americus Georgia a growing commercial center in Sumter
Americus Georgia, county seat of Sumter, thrives as the region’s commercial capital. The city lies on the Southwestern railroad, 72 miles from Mecon and 90 miles north of the Florida line, with a rich agricultural hinterland including wheat, corn, cotton, peanuts, and fruit. It hosts multiple newspapers, a substantial library, a theater, schools, churches, banks, and plans for artesian wells, a cotton compress, ice factory, and rail road extensions that boost trade and population.
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Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Southwestern
Mecon
Floest
Agertons
Opera Lonse
Stenquara
Pstrateas
Americus, Preston & Lumpkin BR
Amerls
Ameriona
Colquitt and Brown in Georgia political sketch
The piece reviews Georgia figures like Senator Colquitt with praise for his sundry virtues and oratorical restraint, and Joe Brown noted as a powerful commercial operator whose push for Georgia's advancement riles Bourbon leaders. It contrasts Southern political dynamics with social chatter from New York and Nashville, ending with mock obituary humor about the Union newspaper.
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Cincinnat! Enquirer
Georgia
Georgis
Colquitt
Horth
South
Senate
Dick Oglesby
Illinois
Mr. Colquitt
United States Senate
Joe Brown
Savannah
Atlanta
Brown
Ingalls
Lost Kiss Provokes Senator Sherman In Springfield Visit
Senator John Sherman, described as a cunning politician, strolls through Springfield when a buxom woman holds a baby at a gate. He asks to kiss the child, praises the infant, and suggests the father contact him at the hotel. The woman reveals the “father” is not present and that the child is an orphan.
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Chicago News
John Sherman
Springfield
Senator Sherman
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets Advertised
An 19th century style advertorial touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a reliable remedy. The copy emphasizes ease of use, vegetable composition, and safety, promising relief from constipation and bile buildup that cause various complaints. Available in glass containers from druggists.
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Cotton Avenue
Tae
Record
I Ag
DER
Onlly Berard
Perpeti Pally
Walker
California
New York
J. J. Worsham
Buena Vista and
Ellaville Railroad
Schley and
Marion Coun
Southwest
Ance
Our
Julius L. Mack
Americus, GA
Colquitt and Brown
Gath
New York Evening Sun
John Matthews
Broadway
Augusta
Taek Anil Ak
Munem
P’s
Taylor & Taylor
Drugglars
Frankfort
Kas
Tutt
Lily
Murray St
W. L. Douglas
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