Postal Schedule Notice for Americus Georgia May 4 1886
A fragmented postal timetable from Americus Georgia lists mail times for west and south mail at noon, north mail at 1 35 pm, and north close at 7 pm with additional closings and freight details. The notice mentions Wednesday and Saturday operations and changes tied to railroad arrangements. Postmaster J O Roney signs as P M.
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Americus
Americus Plains
Preston
P. Richland
Lumpkin
Kiochland
Gwest
Tmail
Bt Mail
Americus Notes on Revival of Business and Local News
Americus scene reports progress with new homes under construction on Taylor Lee Jackson and Church streets. housing, real estate prospects, and local enterprise cited alongside court dispositions, rail improvements, and public notices. mentions weight gain via artesian water, storefront ads, and regional commerce.
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A. B. Campbell
J. B.D. Sp'pp
Bell Street
Taylor Street
J. B. Hinkle
Church Street
Cohen
T. N. Hawkes
Americus
Georgia
Bargains and brokerage ads mix with cotton seed oil note
A chaotic blend of ads offers low prices on crockeryware and rented opera glasses, requests shares in A P L and Bank of Americus, and announces a stock opening by Merren CastAway. a Cotton seed oil commentary cites growing use and profit, noting its historical shift from waste to valued product and its broad household impact.
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Bank of Americus
Merren Castaway
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Bargain Organ and Opera Glasses at James Fricker and Bro
Opera glasses for rent offered by James Fricker and Bro. They advertise a traded in second hand organ with new stool and book for Turniry Five Dontans in good order. A bargain at less than half price. New goods arrive daily from auction and chance sales at Margort Banaar Store.
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James Fricker & Bro
Margort Banaar
The Saturday Night Market Bargain Procession
A vivid account of a Saturday night bargain crawl where buyers seek cheap goods. Merchants hawk arctic overshoes gums and labeled items while street vendors cry prices. Clams, lobsters, oysters and fish mingle with fruits, vegetables, sugar gifts, and free samples as crowds push toward deals.
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Boston
Abraham
Hamierty Bave
Ny Os
Stentor
Flatbush
Bus
Vas Riousery Goods
A Cheap Toborgan Slide Elegy From The Sun
A fragment from the New York Sun describes an improvised slide contraption with a hillstart, plank run, and a planed plank edge. The text outlines dimensions and safety concerns, noting a ten foot width and potential risks from the setup.
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Macon Telegraph
New York Sun
Crumbling dolomite rocks due to soluble limestone weathering
A Chicago Tribune note explains rapid decay of structures built with mixtures of true limestone and dolomitic limestone. Percolating carbonated waters dissolve the more soluble stone, undermining dolomitic grains and weakening buildings and monuments.
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Chicago Tribune
Monstrous African Drum Used as War Signal
Capt Storms describes a huge native drum whose muffled bang signals war across villages. He notes chiefs in the interior prize drummers and that Africans obtain them by mutilating slaves to use their stumps as drumsticks.
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Storms
Chicago Tribune
Impurities In Iron From Early Purity Claims
A fragment notes that faster deterioration of ancient iron stems from higher impurity levels and slag content. It claims iron fifty years ago was purer, with reference to a “Bexton Burret” on a dated page side note, suggesting concerns about material quality and age.
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W. B. Buchanan
Bexton Burret
Nothing was Good Enough in Dunderstead Relatives
A clipped excerpt recounts Brown visiting kin in New Hampshire and finding their hospitality harsh yet generous in contrast to his own expectations. The Washington Critic and New Orleans Picayune provide fragmentary quotes about his treatment and residence among relatives.
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Beon North
Dunderstead
Brown
New Hampshire
Washington
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