Georgia News Fragments From Across the State
A string of brief items from Georgia reports diverse topics: N B Baum ships 150 dazed eggs weekly in Toombsboro. larks eat oats in Schley county. Mrs Jonathan Fountain kills a 187 pound dog. Pulaski county liquor license due mid February 1887. Elijah Lingo grows grapes and watches bass scuppernong. Valdosta handles more cotton than nearby towns. St Simons Island strikes artesian flow at 487 feet. James M Smith tours timber lands in South Georgia. game laws change as mating season opens. James E Laidler casts first prohibition vote in Hawkinsville. Thomaston expects 6 000 to 8 000 for John Drake hanging. Glasscock county pond dries revealing ceoem poet tables. Q A Dickson shows a large ear of corn with ten small ears. Dublin man declines a blank ballot after Crisp speech. Ohio excursionists may settle in Georgia, eleven have bought property. George Tooker kills large eagles in Irwin county. Fort Niven academy slate ages over a century old. Wade in Banks county crow killer uses strychnine. O David of Perry bites through 8-penny nail demonstrating teeth. a Maj John Wright negro shoots two hawks. Martin Frey in Cobb county traps rats with a water keg. jail disturbance at Valdosta frees inmate in male cell. Williams the slain policeman’s killer not yet captured. Greene county elder recalls tale-telling ability without aid.
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Jonathan Fountain
Wil
Cox County
Pulaski County
Elijah Lingo
Valdosta
Albany
Savannah
St. Simon’s Island
James M. Smith
Oglethorpe
South Georgia
James E. Laidler
Hawkinsville
Gabriel 8
Hooks
Dublin
Conurcasman Crisp
Estabrook
Ohio
Georgia
George Tooker
Irwin County
Fort Niven Academy
James
Wade
Banks County
David
Perry
Perry Journal
Maj
John Wright
Hatenton
Martin Frey
Cobb County
Williams
Allen
Greene County
Dawson Town Hears Festive Notes and Local Happenings
The Dawson community marked a festive period with a parade by the collitary company and a fife and drum corps. Local entertainment includes Haworth's Grand Comedy Co. and Baird's Minstrels, while Mrs. Walter Doziera remains laid up from ankle injuries. The week brought pleasant weather, impromptu dances, and memory keeping at the cemetery as English sparrows arrive and gardens begin to sprout.
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Fice Incking
J. M.G
Gil
Haworth
Grand Comedy Co
Baird
Pickot
Luke Robers
Walter Doziera Fen Days
Dawson
Opera
Terpsichore
Charlie Gannels
Bronwood Notes Reflect Town Growth And Local Ventures
March 3 1986 Bronwood Georgia column reports a widower reuniting with a partner, fox hunting plans, and ongoing town improvement. G. P. Simpson opens a mercantile in Anniston Alabama, while O N Geige considers a Cotton Planter factory here within two years. Local businesses expand with new houses, mills, and hopes for a regional boom.
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Buoxwood
Goo. P. Bimpson
Anniston
Als
G,p. &E. H. Simpson
Bronwood
N. Geige
J. H
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Severe Cold in Chattanooga
D A Bradford of Chattanooga says a severe chest cold settled on his lungs and resisted many remedies until he used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. He reports complete recovery after a few bottles and promotes it for coughs and colds. Trial bottles free at Eldridge s drug store.
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D. A. Bradford
Chattanooga
Dr. King
Eldridge
Congressman's quip on Washington winter fashions
Congressman Springer cites decollete dresses as the season's satire calling them a low and old style in Washington this winter, a phrase described as expressive and comprehensive beyond mere compliment.
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Congressman Springer
Washington
Michiana Items Brontakt Gauno Boom And City News
The brief from Michiana notes a guano boom with busy weeks and sold-out stock, gaucho agents arriving, and city growth including two daily trains. It reports council election of J W Nicholson as marshal, minor wreck on the A P & L line, school reopening under Prof Layfeld, a false rumor about Layfield, a request for a music teacher, a party incident involving Dr Lee Barnum, and ongoing depot and freight issues. Mentions Matrimonial market, Miss Johnnie Beall visiting, and local references to Sim Carter ord and Major Moyer. Pro tem signing as Mazon.
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Michiana
Brontakt
Gauo
J. W. Nicholson
J W. Nicholson
Kerwin
Minin
J. A. Reveir
Layfeld
Layfield
Seldut
Lee Barnum
Meyer
Tao M.D
Johnnie Beall
Cuthbert
Meyers
Sim Carter
Lumpkin Items From Independent Mr W J Matthaws and Local Developments
Independent Lumpkin items note W J Matthaws, conductor on the A P & L, begins a dwelling on Dr J A Thornton Jr’s lot. A P & L excursions yield pecuniary value. Hadeon praises the A P & L road bed as the best new one he has seen. Feagin becomes section master with a six strong crew to fix weak points. Everett’s Spring water tank praised as top in the state. Judge Latimer supervised the tank’s construction. Rev A B Campbell visits with excursionists and recalls Lumpkin landmarks. Local wagons line ends, merchants convert teams to dray work. Notables including Judge T J Bimmons, L F Livingston, F S Johnson, Lee Meagin praised Hall’s Georgia Chill Remedy available in Americus.
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Lumpkin
W. J. Matthaws
J. A. Thornton, Jr
Hadeon
Central Railroad
Henry G. Feagin
Everett's
J. B. Latimer
YouR KIDSETS Case of Kidney Relief Promoted by B B B
A patient reports two hundred fifty dollars spent without cure for a kidney ailment. After trying B B B, he notes single bottles provide more relief than all prior treatments and urges others needing fast harmless relief to try it. C H Roberts of Atlanta Water Works endorses the remedy.
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Coe
Healing Potent Remedies and Poems in Local Notice
A fragmented collection of public notices and letters praising Electria Bitters and Bucklen's Armine Salve for chronic kidney and bone issues, plus a whimsical quatrain by Joaquin Miller and a personal testimonial from A. D. Macon Telegraph. It highlights medical cures, a verse tribute, and local endorsement of remedies sold by E J Eldridge.
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Georgia News
N. B. Baum
Toombsboro
Schley County
A. B. Campbell
Enufauls
T. J. Bimmons
Macon
L. F. Livingston
Georgia State Agricultural Society
John. Eon
Lee Meagin
Houston County
Didérse Hall
B. J. Eldridge
Davenport & Bro
Tession
Toma Merchantef Ato
Vhot
Joaquin Miller
Vineville
Stan
Mia
Mattie
Firat
Elward Shepter
Harrishire
Amnion Salve, and My ‘Ez
Bouklen
E J Eldridge
Mulilbin
Mitchell
Brad
Dragglaty
Buchanan & Bell
STERN
Simry
Hannis & Jones
Harris & James
Recorder
Bama
Hending
Harrold, Johnson & CO
Americus
W. P. Jowers
Preston
Webster County
Gay
Chester's Eng
Rot Mann
Tork
Ares
Legion Strent
Boston
Mies
William Lawrence
Gyles
Edward J, Miller
Hornee ‘McUall
Eto
Nee Conetary ‘Mnliet
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