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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1885
Page
8
Millinery stock and shop changes at Janten Pricken & Bro
Collector and Solicitor M M Folsom authorized for Revolverpen dealings. Shirts of millinery items including hats plumes and flowers advertised with prices. Janten Pricken & Bro note piano and organ trade growth and announce closing four sewing machines at cost. Whiskey purity cited as important for medicinal use amid general whiskey use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miuch
Janten Pricken
Happy Wedding in Excavinnr Ga for Ella McCook and Gilbert De Wolf
A large gathering in Chattahoochee county witnessed the marriage of Miss Ella McCook to Mr. Gilbert De Wolf at the McCook residence on April 23. Rev. C W Snow officiated in a ceremony notable for its decor and social reception. Attendants included Misses Whigham Scarborough and Slount, with Messrs Harp Wynn Stewart and De Wolf, among others. A formal dinner and a later reception followed, complimented by lavish decorations and gifts, as the bride is praised for her charm and the groom described as a rising farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excavinnr
John F. McCook
Chattahoochee County
Ella
Gilbert de Wolf
Susie Fogarty
Columbus
C. W. Snow
Cusseta
Mattie Whig‘ham
Forney Littlejohn
Stella Hollis
Clark McCook
Sallie Harp
Col
Eugene Wynn
Lizzie Scarborough
Sidney Harp
Jeanie Slount
Waynesboro
Silas DeWelf
Mary Chapman
George Stewart
Chattahoochee
Dawson Growing Grand Gardens Draw Visitors to Town
Visitors to Dawson admire home garden displays along Vine Street and nearby avenues. Notable sights include Mrs. E P Kennedy’s large yard with abundant hyacinths and roses, Mrs F A Harper’s cedar and mock orange summer houses, and Col Hoyt, Col Parks, and Dr Jones front-yard flower displays. Capt W B Orford shows extraordinary maples. Local discussion notes industry and crafts moving home production, with Prof Quillian and Will McLain returning from the Exposition. A Atlanta Tex doctor mentions personal loss and visits, as residents invite travelers to see the Sunny South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Astro
E. P. Kennedy
Vine Street
Church Street
Messrs
Hart, Hood
Dr. Paschal
Tet Street
Col. Hoyt
Col. Parks
Dovier
Mr. Lark
Dr. Jones
F. A. Harper
W. B. Orford
Dawson and
Weston Road
Baltimore
Evansville
Ind
Quillian
Will McLain
E. M. Harp
Atlanta
Tex
Oie
Mattie Stewart
Prince Bros
P. Kimbrough
Stewart County
Remembering a fierce dog and a respectful hat
A Dawson letter recalls a red dog named Pete who threatened a Black man but allowed a hat to be handed to him. The piece shifts to Memorial Day events with sermons, songs, recitations, and the Daw son Guards marching to the cemetery. Local notices mention residents and travel, including trips to Thomasville and Americus for a firemen's tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Dawson
Pete
Pele
O'Slock
V. m. Harta Opera House
City
Icounty
J. W. F. Lowery
A. M. Williams
Misa Claudea Furrer
Moore
Mamie Loomis
Dawson Guards
O. G. Robinson
Thomasville
C. A Cheatham
Hawkinsville
A. S.J. Henderson
Albany
Gee
KR. Cannon
George Aniles
A. J. Carver
J. W. Glan
Stephen's Pottery
L. M. Leaovard
Our City
Montgomery
Col. Parks
Americus
Hail Storm Dents Crops as Farmers Report Progress
A letter fromJSOUNPREEVILLE April 22 describes a severe hail and wind storm Friday night with heavy rain. Corn damaged, cotton stands regrow, oat prospects improve, roads unrepaired, and local officials questioned. Mr L A Lowrey of Dawson visited for guano interests. Mrs Mayor and daughter plan Americus trip. mayor expected on the 29th. residents vow to help in upcoming activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanpreevinte
Ordinary
L. A. Lowrey
Dawson
Ville
Americus
Mayon
All Bids Declined For State Bond Issue In 1884 Act
The Governor rejected all bids submitted on April 15 for the purchase of new bonds authorized by the 1884 act and will negotiate sales by inviting direct propositions. The Wolfe bid proposed delivering the entire issue months early, which the Attorney General viewed as not aligning with the act. Officials say bonds can be sold on terms more advantageous to the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanra
Fred. Wolfe & Co
Swift's Specific Restores Man From Chronic Ulcer
A man describes a seven year leg ulcer that resisted Ohio medical care. After starting Swift's Specific on January 1 1884 he took 33 bottles and reports his legs are sound again, grateful beyond value and certain it saved him from an early grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Swift
U. S
The Remedies of Swift's Specific Advertised Cure
A 24 year old man cured after three years of blood taint by using 5 8 8 and declaring no relapse for two years. Testimonials from Draggist C P Priestiy of Muntington Tennessee and others praise Swift's Specific as a wash and blood purifier for ulcers, cancer sores, and skin eruptions. Advertisements urge testing the medicine with notes on mail order and local store sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
C. P. Priestiy
Draggist
Muntington, Tenn
R. O. Bean
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Swift
Oliver Harman
Monroe
The Mackey Romance The Four Nevada Widow Bridegroom Link
The Augusta Constitutionalist recounts a California family tale of a doctor husband ruined by drink, a brave wife who endures poverty, and a rise through marriage to a Virginia City miner. Their daughter, Mrs John Mackey, rises to European fame and wealth, then marries Prince Colonna, uniting Nevadan mining history with Italian nobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
California
Hip van Winkle
Comstock Lode
Sierras
Virginia City
Monte Cristo
Paris
Nevada
Virginia
John Mackey
Europe
Miss Mackey
Colonna
Home
Nevada Mountains
St. Peter’s Church
Saladin
Converted Chinaman's Picture Of Savior Surprises Reader
A New York Cor inter Ocean note describes a room housing a life size Chinese built image of Jesus. The figure appears Caucasian with a beard, prompting a closer look at a placard reading Chinese Mission. The converted Chinaman’s reverent work is praised as a remarkable act of faith. A separate Meadville Tribune snippet notes a plan to perforate Manitoba with natural gas to thaw permafrost before an eastern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Cor
Inter Ocean
Pennsylvania
Meadville Tribune
Manitoba
Sheriff's sale in Americus and surrounding properties
Court sale notices list Granota-Sostren Covstr items, a Hall Safe and Lock Co. property, a house and lot in Americus, and a half acre in Sumter County, plus a judge's auction of land and a mare in Sumter County. Advertises sheriff and administrator actions with multiple lots, taxes, and court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe Hall Safe and Lock Co
Almeriona
Wheeler
A. C. Bell
Cotton Avenue
Dan Johnson
Sue Wheeler
W. F. Harv
Charlie E. Crocker
C.E. Crocker
Thompson, Wilson & Co
Grabfelder & Co
C. E. Crocker
Satiary
Sumter County
G.T
Fife
J. Wallbaum & Co
ADM
Court of Ordinary
Inter
Sol
James BR. Driver
Tomlinson
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