Americus Georgia A Commercial Growth Center
Americus in Sumter County is touted as a key rail and trade hub in southwest Georgia. The piece highlights rich agriculture, diverse crops, mills, factories, two hotels, multiple banks, newspapers, and growing population, with a welcoming note to migrants and investors. It cites railroad plans and rising cotton receipts as indicators of economic expansion.
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Sumter
Qoesterd
Florida
Radious
Fies
Boest-Meekly
Dew Opers House
Americas
Georgia
Lumpkin
George and
Representative Firms in Americas Documents
A list of merchants brokers and professionals framed as representative figures. Includes J. B Felder a broker and negotiator of loans, Dion nt a planters' warehouse, N Burkhalter a real estate and loan broker, OBE Parker a meat market operator, Ylander Arrington a shoe and hat store, and L Bosworth a grocer with Forsyth Street address.
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Ollowing
Americas
J. B Felder
Dion Nt
Warehronge
N. Burkhalter
Connell & Williford
Meat Markets
OBE & Parker
Cotton Avenue Meat Market
Pom- Ty Groceries
Bank of Americas
Hides and Hides Pelts and Dried Fruit Buyer
Hides and pelts buyer A Bell on Foot Cotton Avenue offers top prices for hides pelts and dried fruit. A New Dudley boot maker advertises repairs in best style with quick service and reliable workmanship.
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R A. Bell
Foot Cotton
Norew Dudley
Merchants advertise medicines and toiletries in corner shop
An old advertisement lists various shops and services including Pure Drugs Merthraven Parfilery Teller and Fancy Arteles, Medicines Perfumery and Toilet Articles. It notes cheap prices and careful compounding at the Ronthawy corner of Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Madson
Psoriasis Cured by Cuticura Remedies in County
A brief ad or notice touts Cuticura remedies for psoriasis and scaly skin conditions. It claims cures and medical relief, mentioning a New Jersey origin and a long history of use. The fragmentary text emphasizes relief from skin ailments and promotes the product as a remedy widely advertised in medical circles.
Perplexing Test at Post Office Clerkship Exam
In Washinaron on February 28 old soldiers and 64 young men filled room 21 of the Post Office to answer tough questions. They chewed red ink off pen-holders and studied maps as five hours of mental work began. The scene showed weary exam takers, some claiming past military service, and many puzzled by geography questions about routes from Kalamazoo to Porto Rico.
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Washinaron
Stillmeilo
Etter Ting
Kalamaz
Porto Rico
Generous Loans and Notable Bets in Wall Street Tales
The piece recounts Cammack lending 2500 to a barber who later sought to open his own shop, recalling Cammack’s reputation for large, unsecured loans such as 2 million to Jay Gould. It then shifts to James R. Keene, who once bought a valet a rickety coupe to speed his ascent, later gifting a new carriage and horse.
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Philadelphia
Prem
Cammack
Windsor
Mr. Cammack
James R. Keene
Mano
Mr. Keene
A Doubting Lawyer and a Boy Witness
A 12 year old Evans is called as a witness in town. Lawyer Baldwin questions his oath understanding. The boy answers that telling the truth is right and lying is wrong. When asked what happens to those who tell lies, he says they go to hell. The lawyer objects but allows the boy to be sworn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Baldwin
Great Men and a Small Boy From a Washington Letter
Three Supreme Court justices were riding a streetcar when a small boy boarded. Chief Justice Waite offered to pay the fare, Stanley Matthews nodded, and Justice Miller guided the boy to a seat and engaged him kindly. The moment shows humane conduct by the justices.
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Washington
United State Supreme Court
Waite
Stanley Matthews
Justice Miller
Big Fats
North Georgia mountains still readless of Christ says critic
A Marietta Georgian letter argues inland Georgians far from mission effort are illiterate about Christianity while funds go to evangelize China. It laments ignorance among mountain residents who shoot game, drink whiskey, and lack Sabbath observance. The author predicts rail expansion will bring change and urges progressive Christianity for Georgia.
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Marietta
North Georgia
Jesus
Christ
Heaven
Hell
Chinee
Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad
Georgia
China
Courage of a Reading sergeant in Curtin speech
In Reading an ex Governor Curtin address sparked a raise by a tall graybearded veteran William H. K. Bush who claimed the line and defended temperance. Bush, who served four years in the war and fought in 22 battles, reorganized his company’s temperance society after Belle Isle detention and refused a surgeon’s whisky order, standing firm on loyalty to Uncle Sam and personal pledge.
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New York
Curtin
William H. K. Buah
Reading
Belle Isle
Bush
Sam
Mr. Bush
Don’t Fat in a Hurry Health Advice and Remedy Note
Health editorial urges taking three quarters of an hour for dinner to avoid dyspepsia and stomach issues. It cites Brown's Iron Bitters as a recommended cure, quoting Mr. J. R. Pinkston of Shorter’s Depot Alabama who says he found relief after years of suffering from dyspepsia.
No Secrets Kept From the People in Philadelphia Hecant
The President refuses to disclose reasons for removals to the Senate and asserts openness to the American people. The piece argues for Senate access to executive department information and contrasts public and private reactions to lengthy civic duties and entertainment.
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Philadelphia
United States
Senate
Spiders Protect Empty Hives And Fence Looks Help
A veteran beekeeper Revida L Langatrovh reports spiders can guard empty honey com bs from bee moths discovered twenty years ago. The piece notes fences improve farm appearance, fall cleaning, and shared farming tips including plaster on clover meadows and England turnip crops and soil as a good conductor of air after thorough cultivation.
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Revida L Langatrovh
New York World
England
States Embattled Apple Growing Faces Decline
A fragmented 19th century column notes decaying Central Illinois orchards and winter-kill losses, urging southern expansion of apple and pear cultivation. It cites 25 winters of losses, a fatal accident at Evansville from an arc dynamo incident, and experimental fertiliser trials by Indiana farmers for melons using mixed manures and ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sysa Nuenn
Illinois
Minnesota
Bia
Wbds
Batsford's Acid Phosphate Promoted for Night Sickness
Dr Stadbalter of Logis Missouri reports using Batsford's Acid Phosphate for night sweats and prostration in dyspepsia and related illnesses with very good results. The claim cites 86 year old patient as example.
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Batsford
R. Stadbalter
Logis
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Taylor
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ORT
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Ohn M. Cokra
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L.* Klalook
Fice
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Connell & & Will Tor
General Merchandise
Feorge Stapleton
Forgiture O Specialty
Porsyth St
Esse Aycock
General
Center of Opera Chonge
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Wheatley's
H W. Howard
Gina
Boot and Shoe Maker
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L.john Jane
Pitistry
Itis County
Newrox
N. J
Cumeuia
Ty Ae
CRICK
Clingman’s Tobacco
Clingman
Jordan & Ford
Plymouth Rock
Americum
Jans
Foma Repent
Athens
New York City
Jane
Monde Td Femme
Direstan
Qays
Pero
Pakm and
Stour
Evansville
Indae
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Oliver
Tiger
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