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Newspaper

Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1884

Page

4

Will Sell Liberty Hall and Effects Next Tuesday

The Liberty Hall homestead of Governor Stephene will be sold at public outcry next Tuesday, with the furniture and library included. The discussion mentions a railroad commission modelled after Georgia, urging voters to support legislative representatives aligned with railroad reforms. The note cites grants, subscriptions to the Kimball House in Atlanta, willow tree farming, castor beans, broom corn profitability, and a Louisiana state matter, closing with remarks on local enterprise and historic figures.

Liberty Hall Lne Stephene Jane Baal Macon Auaeek Plant Ohio Illinois Missouri

Dawson and Americus notes and local happenings

Local items report on the New York Marine Bank depositors prospects, town society notices including Mayor Fulton of Galveston, Miss Emmie Jordan and her Morris Station school, a recent marriage, a new social fountain at Charlie Mize’s Main Street store, college commencement plans for June, and various community updates. It mentions deaths, church activities, and respected residents like Capt. T. M. Jones and Uncle Luke Roberts with reminiscences of DeKalb’s burial in Camden.

J. W. Wooten W. A. Jones Shefeld Ala Sheffield Will Dawson Fulton Galveston Texas Columbus Guards Houston Georgia Emmie Jordan Morris Station Emmie Georgetown 8. R. Johnson Atlanta Lizzie Raines Mr. Johnson Steve Main Street Americas Robi. A. Hogue Americus Pat Ward T. R. Thornton Huntsville Carrie Pollard Tobe Dawcon Baptist Church B. W. Davis Rice Methodist Church Capt T. M. Jones Capt. Jones Sumter Baron DeKalb Camden Roberts

A Too Willing Man

A Burlington Hawkeye excerpt presents a flirtatious scene with Mabel pressing for commitment from George. She taunts his patience, referencing biblical waiting, while he pledges devotion beyond seven times seventy. The passage satirizes men overreaching in romance and hints at resulting consequences.

Burlington Hawkeye Mabel George Rachel Moses Sampson Job

A Black Brute's Tyranny Deluded Crowd Watches Brutal Overload

An indignant crowd gathers at noon to witness a brutal public whipping of a Black overseer. A white boy, about sixteen, is strapped to a lamp post with chains as bystanders react with shock and protest. The scene, described in graphic terms, highlights racial violence and calls for aid to stop the act.

Sara Haven Apton Nationacai Iocs Eric Ree

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