Special Notice and Advertisements From Local Shops
A jumble of late 19th century ads with collectors soliciting payment, cigars and whiskey promotions, clothing and underwear closings, piano sales, glove and lace pin offers, a beef market notice, and various discounts on goods at McKenzie's, Davis & Callaway, J. Waxelbaum & Co, John R. Shaw, Van Aire’s, and more. It highlights sales tactics, credit warnings, and bargain prices on textiles, tobacco, and novelty items as merchants urge timely purchases.
Rainy days spark county news and tournament plans
A whirlwind of local notes touches politics, business, and social life as residents report progress on a fireman tourney, new firms open on Forsyth Street, fairs and picnics faded into spring. Mentions include Crisp illness, Artesian well prep, citrus shipments, and touring visitors amid community chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Jossey
Commercial
Guano Receipts and Cotton News in Americus
Hon J N Hudson requested a comparative guano receipt statement from Lott Warren. 1883-84 to March 1 totaled 2907 tons, 1884-85 to March 1 2786 tons, a decline likely due to Buena Vista railroad markets and hard times. Cotton receipts for 1884-85 reach 23 041 up from 23 717, with an anticipated yearly total near 25 000. The executive committee of Sabbath Schools to meet April first in Ellaville. A negro fell from a tree behind Hudsons drug store but was only lightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.N. Hudson
Lott Warren
Southwestern Road
Marah
Buena Vista Railroad
M. E. Church
Ellaville
J. A. Panxs
Pres
Cuas
R. McOnony
Sec'y
Hudson's Drug Store
Jowers Improved Cotton Seed Promoted for Dawson Buyers
Terrell county readers are urged to obtain Jowers Improved Cotton Seed from Capt. J. A. Fulton at Dawson. Farmers report high recommendations and Mr. Jowers’ farming shows yields larger and fiber finer than ordinary cotton, with improved shape adding one to three cents per pound value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell County
J. A. Fulton
Dawson
Sam Sells Fine Straight Whiskey in Spring of 83
A notice notes Sam offered a fine straight whiskey for $2.00 in February 25, year AD 1983 by McKowars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
A. D. B. McKowars
Fire destroys barn and crops in midnight arson
Midnight alarm roused citizens as a barn owned by Dr. R. C. Black burned with four hundred bushels of corn and livestock losses. Marshal Lingo found tracks suggesting two inciters fled through an adjacent field after the blaze. Authorities deplore a rash of fires and call for swift capture of the guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Black
Lingo
Potty Thieving and Disorder in the City
A city reports repeated petty thefts with complaints against Black residents. Mayor Felder and Judge Pilsbury oversee cases of shoplifting by a suspect described as a negro. Incidents include tobacco, wine, and other small thefts at McKenzie's store. The text laments ongoing theft and seeks solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felder
Pilsbury
McKenzie's
Gene Doughtie
Darkey
Dickson & Vigal Open Merchant Tailoring Shop
Name Made Clothes reports Dickson and Vigal opened a merchant tailoring shop alongside their clothing store. Five tailors were at work crafting suits, with a perfect fit guarantee, hundreds of patterns, and prices ten to twenty percent below foreign rivals. Support home industry and try their tailored goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson & Vigal
Recorpga
Stealing Hams and Farm Writes in Georgia Notes
Reported theft of fine hams and pork from a smoke house near Mr R D English, marking a second such offense in a week. Description then shifts to Jol A Jordan’s Farm in Lee County, praised as a model plantation with well-kept fields, fences, and outbuildings, admired by the Albany News. Ambrosia fine 206 at McKenna’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Cohen
Albany
Tom James
D. F. Davenport
New York
R. A. J. W. Sheffield & Co
Sheffield
Robert James
George Richardson
Lee County
Lee Superior Court
Georgia
Jol. A. Jordan
Fowlton Place
Albany News
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Iwericus
Ww. L. Glessner
Geast
North
Trail North
Buena Vista
Ellaville Neu
Pkin
Preston
Weston
Duna
Dship
Dranesville
Clowes
Providence and
Beale
Hen
W. A. Bhack
P. M
MM Yolsom
Peror Cigars
Jd Sinner Cigars
Finent
McKenzie’s
Linter Goods At
Whisit Davis & Callaway
Davis & Callaway's
Monarch
America
John R. Shaw
Notask
Poe J. A
D. F. Daverrorr
Uttey’s
Wod& French
J. Waxelbaum & CO
Janus Falcxen
Eno
Joun RB. Law
Jas
W.H. Cobb
Joan R. Law
Fis
Killikintck T Club
Killikinick Tobacco
If J. A.&d. F. Davemont
Piantarat
Purchaar
van Aires
Quetaire
Joan R. Suaw
F Nocber
Hans
United States
Bold Elsnart
Americas
I. N. Hart
Star Bakery
Congressman Crisp
Tab Oliver
L. W. Gardner
Wicker
Gibson
Montezuma
W. I. Murray
Jim McGarrah
Foster’s
Sumter County
M. Cohen
Simon
Dora Sullivan
S. P. Richards
Atlanta
S. K. Taylor
M. H. Ford & Co
John T. Argo
New Orleans
I. H. Wiggins & Co
Hon. C. F. Crisp
Washington
Pilebury
Fretwell & Smith
Forsyth Street
Watt's Corner
Lee, Webster and Schley
New Presbyterian Church
Andersonville
Smithville
Bronwood
Lulu Hurst
J. W Foorlow
Walter
Mechanic Company
Mechanic
Hawkins
Allen Whaley
Gus Turner
Gus
Allen
Ospt
A. C. Bell
Muckabee
Messrs
Monk, Ford and Wilkins
Baker County
Leary
Alex. Blackman
Queen Smith
Blackman
Grace Hancock
Bainbridge
Sumter
Press Association
Preston and Lumpkin Railroad
Macon
Macon Telegraph
C. W. Felder
Lime Creek
W. P. Jowers
South Carolina
F. E. Burke
Mr. Williams
Matthew Burke
Supreme Court
Williams
W. H. Morgan
Dooly
J. B. Mathis
Rylander Academy
Board of Education
Orr
Mathis
Opera House
Mosers
John Haley
Levi Searfoss
Findlay
Ohio
W. H. Wheeler
Americus
Wide Awake Company
A. T. Oliver
A. A. Rylander
B.C. Doughtle
Lee Aycock
A. O C. Bivens
H. H. Black
L. Bell
I. R. Cain
W. H. Davis
Joe
H. Jordan
W. T. Mims
Tom Allen
A. Brooke
W. A. Dodson
Ed. Matuis
H. ©. Storey
J. O. Nicholson
Brown
B. Branfield
J. W. Farlow
J A Davenport
W. BF. Hare
H. A. Harris
CO. W. Lamar
Frank Stapleton
Ald. Oliver
Watts
Stanfield
Will Smith
Jim Harp
Dr. Burt
Fire Department
Cleburne Company
Eufaula
Cuthbert Company
Cleburne
Schley Sabbath Schools
Ambrosia Fine
McKenaie't
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