Statue of Liberty Crowned by World’s Largest Figure
The Great Statue now loaded for shipment to New York is the world’s largest statue. It weighs 440000 pounds with 176000 pounds copper, towers 151.2 feet on a 91 foot pedestal, and stands on Bedloe’s Island. Bartholdi’s gift to the United States is backed by an American committee seeking funds, offering six inch and twelve inch bronze models for sale to subscribers.
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New York Sun
London Daily News
Bravaria
Hermann
Rue de Chazelles
Paris
New York
Bedloe's Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Trinity Church
Bartholdi
United States
United Staes
Richard Butler
Mercer Street
Leet’s Island
Sound
New Haven
M. Bartholdi
Treasury vault count ends with two cent discrepancy
The United States treasury reports a near complete count of money and securities, totaling about 165 million in notes and certificates, with a two cent discrepancy in a five dollar package. A long-forgotten box yielded a bottle of diamonds pearls attar of roses and gold lining believed gifted to President Monroe circa 1823. Engineer James Galloway of Athens has long pushed for reforms.
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United States Treasury
Paw
United States
Jordan
Monroe
Treasury
Congress
Honest President Taylor and the Bartholdi pedestal tale
A New York Een summary recounts President Taylor’s simple honesty in misreading a naval appointment, the Bartholdi pedestal cost and funding hopes, a California tale of Poor Man’s Gulch and a testimonial for Brown’s Iron Bitters claiming relief from rheumatism and debility with a local user’s endorsement.
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Taylor
New York Een
Naval Agency
Washington
Linthicum
Lathrop
White House
Navy Department
Gen. Taylor
OC. H. Huntley
North Sixteenth St. St. Louis
Mayor Fulton of Galveston and Dawson links
May 14 Dawson Ga Hon R L Fulton recently elected mayor of Galveston Texas is a native of the county whose mother and siblings reside in Dawson His brother Captain J A Fulton writes the Daw son Dots for the Americus Recouper and readers profit from the columns. At a Baltimore Confederate Bazar Executive Committee meeting a grand piano was raffled with ticket 816 winning 920 chances sold for $1 each net bazar total 31500 dollars. A quip notes a clever practical joke by M Boncourt involving his wife and borrowed diamonds.
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Galveston
Epecal
Atlanta
Dawson
R. L. Fulton
Texas
Our County
Our City
J. A. Fulton
The
Americus Recouper
Confederate Bazar Association
Baltimore
M. Boncourt
Brooklyn Engle
Health and household remedies advertise in a scan
An OCR fragment advertises patent medicines and cures for various ailments. Products mentioned include Thin People, Melle Health Renewer said to restore health and cure dyspepsia headaches nervous debility. Rough on Paint and Rough on Itch are listed with numerous claimed cures. Pretty Women Wells Health Recover and other tonics are noted, with misspellings and faded phrases.
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Dow
Pune
Kidner
Armory
Sumter County Sheriff Sale Listings in Americus Georgia
Public auction notices list multiple properties in Americus Sumter County Georgia to be sold at the courthouse door. Items include a Hall Safe and Lock Co. property, a Hen ge and lot with a store room, a half acre parcel, a house and lot, a lot in the 27th district, tax foreclosures, and an undivided one third interest in a Dobbs place. Dates referenced: April 28 and May 1, 1885.
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Heriff
Georgia
Sumter County
Court House
Americus
Wheeler
A. C. Bell
Cotton Avenue
Dan Johson
Sue Wheeler
W. F Hare
Charlie E. Crocker
C EB. Crocker
Thompson, Wilson & Co
Grabfelder & Co
BE. Crocker
Aino
W H. Tondee
Polly McClay
Joan Shockley
John Shockley
Americus, Ga
Davenport Street
G. B. Hare
Davenport Place
Jesse Newplace
C. T
J. Waxelbaum & Co
J.T. Westbrook
Superior Court
Bank of Americus
H. D. Wates
H. D. Watts
J. T. Westbrook
Wold
Avid Fife
Dobbs
KR. L. Kite
J. D. Dobbs
R. L. Kite
L.C
Cero Ellis
Haary Anderson
Henry Anderson
County Court of
County Court of Sumter In Favor of People's National Bank
Ric
E. Cobb
Hill
D. B. Hill
Petition for Letters of Dismissal in G W Easterlin Estate
Notice from A C Speer Ordinary asks all interested parties to appear by the August term on the first Monday in August next to show cause why Mia Joanna Betertin and Jamen B Easterlin should not be granted letters of dismissal from the estate of G W Easterlin. Witness date April 22, 1885.
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Wenston County
J. F. Stapleton
John Brightwell
W. H. Cosby
Georgia
Wenster
John N. Foreman
Jane Foreman
Geonara
Wepstar
A. L. Fletcher
Fletcher
Mia
Joanna Betertin
Jamen B. Easterlin
G. W. Easterlin
A. C. Speer
Grorota
SamTen
Amos Lassiter
Henry Lassiter
Court of Ordinary
O. Speer
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James Galloway
Athens
Battle Creek
California
Noah
Helm
Minora
Drurg
Mife
Isaac A.sheppard & Co
J. W. Sheffield & CO
Webster County
Granota
Summten County
Bf A Aryen Raittere
Hps Naess Ple Ey A
Rey
Sen
PN Koy
Radiant Ports
Harris & James
F. Davenport
Lamar Street
Americas
J. A
D. F. Davenport
Gurat
D. F
Davenport
Atlan
Minean
Columbus
Albany
Entania
Montgomery
Jacobs Pharmacy
Ericusay
Andersonville
Tas
A. T. Rogers
Thos, M. Eden's Old
Tamar Street
Americas, Ga
Public Square
Aaron Cohen
Sinzle Gs Kant
Vesta
Aedle
Aaron Cole
St Fretwell & Smi
Forsyth Street
Edwe J. Miller
Horace
Perry
W. B, Oliver
Booth
Cook
UE States
Sumter
ATL
Cenel
Europe
Walla
Agsina
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