Weather and social notes from South West Georgia
South West Georgia report notes fine farming weather with corn progressing and preparations for a large cotton crop. Sunday School organized at Howell School house with a large crowd. Mrs Howell ill but improving per Dr Parks. Local movers shift store near railroad. various social happenings include visits, a failed horse drive, a tree accident injuring mules, and a late alliance meeting adjournment.
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Jon
Howell School
Ella Harp
Baya
Florida
D. C. Jones
Smithville
John Sime
Jim Walker
Jessis
Luke
Snakes in Richland brighten spring village notes
In Ricurann on March 24 residents report warm spring weather and good corn stands with early cotton planned. A three-foot coachwhip snake is found by a boy treating it as a doll, causing a commotion as the cat fails to kill it. Community items include visitors, a gold headed cane for Major Meyer, and local notices about meetings, insurance talk, and a patent washer mules sale.
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Ricurann
Ula
Walter Colbert
Belle Mroodie
Augusta
Wilson and Williams
John Crosson
Columbus
Will Belk
Meyer
Express
John Jacob Axtor
Kirksey
Lampkin
Ity
Sam Toyleas
Dawson
Gueil
Philips
Wale m
Plains of Dura Dots: Community Notes and Losses
Plains of Dura reports Rev B W Davis and Rev G W Weekly visiting, local families in town and at leisure, a death of Mrs Frank Mims, ongoing town growth with new church moves, Dr Frank Cato building, and business firms led by Grilla Oliver, K C West, and RL KR Webb. Capt Blair Mayes mourned. Rosai
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Piatss
Dura
B. W. Davis
Dawson
G. W
Alex Chappell
Ainee
M. G. Logan
Tropic
West
Frank Mims
Cornelia Thomas
Claudia Torbert
Webster
Tom Jennings
Willie Clegg
Columbus
Edwards
BR. K. Webb
Sam Williamen
Rural Hill
Plains
Georgia
Lebanon
Frank Cato
Grilla
Oliver Broa
K. C. West
Meyer & Bro
RL KR
Blair Mayes
Rosai
From Friendship garden notes and local society items
Gardens are bright with corn coming up and oats sowed as early farms plant cotton. Howell band supplied a splendid musical program at Dr Howell's. Mamie and Laura Pinkard sang well. A school collision left Mamie Battle with eyebrow cuts and Bob with forehead gash. Mrs Minnie Uphant and infant died after illness. funeral in South Carolina. Miss Laura Jowers and others visited Mrs W R Dorn. Miss Lillie Buchanan ill. Laymen's gathering set August first Wednesday at Pleasant Grove. Committee outlined duties to sustain Pastor and missions and discussed giving rules. HT Jonsson, Chairman.
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Mamie
Bob
Minnie Uphant
Minnie Crane
Olephant
South Carolina
Laura Jowers
Webster
Misaea Maud
Blanche Jennings
W. R. Dorn
Jones
Lillie Buchanan
Daisy
Sumter
Pleasant Grove
Hove
J. Daniel
W. F. Easeterlin
Jonsson
Weather and policy notes from Putnam district
Putnam March 26 report discusses mild days, unfair stock law, and fence disputes between Schley and Marion counties. Farmers cite cotton experiments, high per-acre yields on limited land, and potential premiums for livestock. Rev Flanders preached Sunday. many suffered from sore eyes. A J Wall received 130 dollars for arm and eye loss in Confederate service. Georgia aids crippled soldiers and widows.
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Putnam
Recorder
Schley
Marion County
Schley County
Marion
General Assembly
State Alliance
Plana
Glenn Holly Alliance
Indy
Flanders
A. J. Wall
Georgia
Jotter From Cottonville March Weather And Local Happenings
TIDINGS FROM COTTONVILLE Wenstan Co March 25 Plant Jogeorn is the order of the day The weather of the past week has been favorable for farm work Some citizens call this a backward spring though it is spring like now Miss Manda Jennings is principal of the public school here Our bachelor remains among us despite last year being leap year The mashers showed no compassion on him Phil Addie has built a neat fence around his yard and garden improving his home’s appearance
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Wenstan Co
Manda Jennings
Phil Addie
Louvale Notes Describe Quiet Town And Local Ailments
From Louvale March 26 reports a calm scene with few items. Miss Pugh of Auburn Alabama is mentioned along with S J Johnson still not in critical condition after illness. Doctors Miller Howard Peek and Tatum are noted for visits and a sick mule incident is briefly recorded.
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Louvane
Miss Pugh
Auburn
Ala
S. J. Johnson
U. U
Hobbs the Horse Trader Faces Committal Trial
In Sumter county jail Bill Hobbs awaits Superior Court after deputy sheriff A E Shealy handed him over on larceny after trust charges. Kleckley alleged Hobbs traded his horse for a mule and then kept trading until nothing remained, failing to deliver the horse or mule. Col Hixon led the prosecution. Judge Kimbrough defended Hobbs.
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Col. Hixon
Kimbrough
Americas Bar
P. 8
Twitty
Judge Fish
Ches Johnson
Macon
W. JL. Gardner
Bronwood Ga Journal Notes Oddities and Local News
A March 27 1889 entry from Bronwood Georgia reports on a Alabama visit after twenty years noting little change apart from inhabitants aging or leaving. Local improvements include sewerage pipes for sidewalks and streets, social entertainments, religious services, and town anecdotes. Also lists unclaimed letters in Sumter County and a P P P testimonial from Monticello Florida highlighting healing effects and hair regrowth.
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State of Georgia
Sumter County
Americas Post-Office
Mary Byrd
Will Crime
Hattie Clark
Tela Clark
Jmmie F Cox
BR Everson
P P P Medicine Praised By Florida Reader
Measrs Lippman Bros Savannah Ga advertise P P P as a cure for catarrh and ulcerated throat. A Florida reader reports long suffering cured after six bottles. The testimonial notes Dr Owens from Lippman Bros endorsed the remedy and ends with an ad pitch warning about card systems and next week straw hats.
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Montercelo
Fla
Messrs
W. I. Ware
Marshall Monticello
F. C. Owens
Marianna, Fla
Lippman Bros
Savannah
Owens
Bread or porridge and newspaper truth in Abbott dinner talk
Laur Sho discusses love and appetite while Americans question bread as staff of life. The piece contrasts Italian and Romanian peasant fare with beech nut porridge and polenta, noting maize bread substitutes in various regions. Lyman Abbott at a dinner comments on newspapers reporting crime and world events with cautious skepticism.
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Saiy
South A
Italy
Roumania
Vienna
Stern
Ste
Corinthia
Tyrol
Dr. Abbott
Evening Eagle
Lyman Abbott
Donnelly Notes Trace Anecdotes and Lincoln Model
A Chicago Times reprint notes Ignatius Donnelly hoards anecdotes in a drawer for speeches, claiming his books outshine doctors. The piece cites a claim someone saw into his notebook, noting marginal references to fit people or poetry for ready use.
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Donnelly
Tgnatius Donnelly
Elyberu
Alrat Lincoln
Tie
Sony
Miapolis Tribune
Why He Did Not Write Through Defects in Hearing and Sight
The passage notes that certain defects in siblings can hinder communication and humor. It cites a near sighted young lady whose brother teases her about jokes, and mentions Thomas Landseer, Edwin’s brother, who was partly deaf in later years. It recalls a claim that Edwin traveled abroad and someone questioned his failure to write.
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Thomas Landseer
Petit
Edwin
W& Youth
Giving a Dog Away In Family Fray
The tale describes Max and Moritz as the only siblings who bring home a dog regarded as ugly. Max buys the creature for threepence then returns with its remains after Moritz questions the act. The comic mishap unfolds as the brothers exchange blame over the animal.
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Max
Moritz
Publications In Japan Report Shows Flourishing Press
A correspondent from Japan notes that eighteen years after the first newspaper appeared there are 575 weekly papers, 111 scientific journals, 35 medical journals, and various religious publications. The Vogthard quake caused a strong tremor but limited damage underground.
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Japan
York Telegram
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J. T. Arrington
Ellavilla
Arrington
Jeasse Peacock
Calhoun
Bolton
Americus
T. A. Collins
Leila
Hornady
E. W. Strange
Kate Merritt
Munro
Helen Rogers
J. B. Williamson
Rosa Baldwin
W. B. Merritt
Lula Murphy
E. A. Marshall
Emmile Baldwin
A. A. Arrington
Mittle Myers
A. Williamson
Mina Ola Flanders
Claude Dixon
J. L. Lindsay
J. M. Slappey
E. B. Hornady
W. P. Hornadly
Leila Hornady
Sarah Allk
Allk
Emmie Baldwin
Ola Flanders
Jessie Peacock
Mitch Bolton
Lillian Bolton
Cooper, Ag't
Bronwood
Baronwood
Alabama
J. N. Childs
Subrosa
Burk
Ophan
Mamie Daniel
Nettie Marshall
N. T. Kenedy
D. J. Ray
Albany
J. F. McMath
C. W. Gunnels
Barnes
Carteh
Gigery
Ross
Anya
Mae
Vogthard I
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