Americus Georgia touted as commercial hub and farming center
Americus in Sumter County Georgia is presented as a thriving agricultural and mercantile hub. The writeup highlights its climate, healthful air, robust infrastructure, schools, newspapers, and public amenities. It notes extensive cotton receipts, growing railroad links, and a claim as the commercial capital of Southwest Georgia inviting immigrants and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Southwestern
Macon
Americas
Pargind
Americus, Preston & Lumpkin R R
Avenicus
New York Store Sees 75 Percent Sales Rise This Season
A New York store reports sales up 75 percent over last spring and summer, with expectations of a 100 percent increase by September 1. The owner cites strong demand and favorable trade as reasons for the boost, asserting the business outshines rivals.
New York Store Mystery Unraveled Under New Management
A fragmented report notes under new management by a company named Cee de meee with a WACO US origin that claims strict quality assurance. It suggests customers can rely on assurances that fabrics like Calico Maslin are true to description and that any defect will be disclosed, signaling a pledge of honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee de Meee
Strai Princip Waco
Local Store Promises Bold Summer Goods Sale Drive
A generic storefront outlines aggressive price cuts to beat rivals and move summer stock. It touts Bon Ton and Dorset fabrics at 25c to 1, Standard Prints cut from 6c to 1, Lonsdale and Fruit of the Loom bleaches at 1 plus 4-4 items at 11c elsewhere. Folding Bustles priced 35 and 40c with a claim of original, locally produced ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonsdale
Civil War Valor and Publications Offer from Georgia
A Georgia letter describes duties to Jos M. Brown of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and promotes free Civil War publications. It recounts the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864, details personal bravery by soldiers including Lieut. Frank Ford and Sergeant Collier, and notes a heroic detachment during a shell attack near the trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Jos. M. Brown
Western & Atlantic R. R. Alfanis
Western & Atlantic R. R. Com
Geor
Gia
Western & Atlantic Battlefields
Mar‘rita
Valentine
Kennesaw
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Saatho Bay
Brown
Midat
Bergeant
Little Kennesaw
Big Kennesaw
R. H. Whitely
Beauregard
Frank G. Ford
Clynch Rifles
Frank
Charlie Cobb
Cuthbert
Maj. Whitely
Tom Phipps
Cuthbert Rifles
Dilo
Corporal Shannon
Peter Colter
Company K
Upson Guards
Sid Cheatham
Hardee
Collier
JA. F
The Teacher Didn’t Know It All in Hoboken Lesson
A Wall Street bookkeeper’s swift method for interest calculation outpaces a school method. The teacher asks for a full exposition. The exchange ends with Queen Victoria’s interest in letters from John Brown to a Scots friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Hoboken
Victoria
John Brown
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Americas Recorder
Storey
Cotton Avenue
Daily Recorder
Recorder
Walker
California
Aera Bitters
New York
J. J. Worsham
Julius L. Mack
Mazinger
Sergea
Eter Collier
Agee
Maree
Rowdiaan
Semi Brown Chemical CO
Baltingore
Cutiura
Beton 2S
Taylor
Edmeneral
Tutt
Murray St
Rin
W. L. Douglas
Wole
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