South Ga Male and Female College commencement praised
The Dawson Journal reports on the recent South Ga Male and Female College exercises in which discipline, music, and literary awards impressed attendees. Hon. W. M. Hawkes delivered the commencement address on an “age of books,” while medals for prose, poetry, and academics were awarded to Miss Co witty, Miss Sieveian, Miss Fannie O Neal, Miss Eva Bray, and others. The graduating class included R. D. Ivey, Dosia Stewart, Corinne Yarborough, and Alice Dozier, with congratulations extended to educators and local figures.
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Dawsen
South Ga
Andy
Wedai
W. M. Hawkes
Aliee Dozier
Ot Dawson
Willie Orr
Mieses Vicky, Wilkinson
Jine Elon Nulty
Jesse Thrasher
Prines
R. F. Crittenden
Randolph
R. D. Ivey
Dosia Stewart
Corinne Yarborough
Alice Dozier
McNulty
Poplar Springs farmers quit guano use and sea change in Fauquier land values
In Poplar Springs John Terry, a leading farmer, abandons guano, saying cotton proceeds will fill his pockets as he did better without it. Miss Sallie Sanders to open her school early in duty and earns praise as a fine teacher. Dunkards from Cumberland Valley settle in Fauquier counties east of the Blue Ridge, boosting land values from 12 to 85 dollars per acre as they reclaim worn tobacco lands with liberal fertilization.
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Jonnrrteviree
Green
Weston
Columbus and
Albany
Columbus
Mira
Gussie Kim Prough
Hugh Overby
Dawson
W. T. Overby
Florida
Laura
W. P. Jowers
Ville
Jenkins
Mayon
John Terry
Sallie Sanders
Cumberland Valley
Virginia
Blae Ridge
Fauquier
Bicycle endurance record set in London in 1880
A rider achieved what was described as the greatest distance on a bicycle without dismounting, covering 230 miles 469 yards in London during 1880. The report highlights the unprecedented endurance feat and its historical context within Victorian cycling.
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London
Stewart county walker aims 64 miles in 13 hours for prize
The piece describes John Bailey planning a 64 mile charity walk from Lumpkin to Florence and back on July 10, with a $50 purse for completion. It notes a crowd, a lack of parade trappings, and a local betting tone about endurance, plus comments on corn crops, rattlesnakes, and a Stewart county barbecue fund drive.
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Stewart Age
Lampkit
Columbia
Ponce de Leon
Georgia
Lumpkin
Stewart County
Old Stewart
John Bailey
Florence
John
Stewart
D. R. Adams
Adams
Scotteboro
Local Shop Ad Promotes Shoes Hats and Credit
An old advertisement urges customers to visit J. H. Bisch & Son for shoes and hats. It notes credit sales available and mentions Mapes as a contact, with directions near Bink of Ame area. The text is fragmented but centers on consumer goods and local commerce.
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J. H. Bisch & Son
Mapes
On Credit
Vera Ae
Bink
Ame Eas
Wytiwh
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