Local notes from Americus a busy city roundup
Preston correspondent reports a light railroad travel as holidays near. Many residents and visitors move through Americus including Mr. W. H. Allen, Geo Suber, Editor Christopher, Rev J W Jordan, and Miss Addie Pursley. The Americus Guano Co relocates offices. local business activity expands with John M. Green’s fertilizer ventures and stockholders vote to raise capital.
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Tom and Jerry
Preston
W. H. Allen
Macon
Max Altman
Atlanta
Geo. Suber
Ellaville
Christopher
Buena Vista
J. T. Argo
Fort Valley
J. W. Jordan, Jr
H. Hawkins
J. C. Mathews
Addie Pursley
Andersonville
E. B. Cherry
Milledgeville
B. Joiner
J. B. Essterlin
C. A. Brooks
Lillie Lockett
Cuthbert
Lockett
Forrest Street
Alice Fuller
Abbeville
Janie Clark
Crisp, Ga
Dellie Freeman
Inez Hill
Bronwood
D. B. Hill
Lila Godwin
Eufaula
J. A. Daniel
Americus Guano” Co
Georgia
R. C. Black
JH. Blick
A. C. Bell
John M. Green
Americus Guano Co
J. L. Stapleton
Griffin
Griffin Sun
John R. Shaw
Jno
R. Shaw
The
Atlanta Game Co
M. Green
Green
Cobb
Marietta Journal
Americus Guano Factory
Millinery sale offers discounted hats and trim mings
The ad promotes the remainder of a collapsed Parisian millinery stock from New York, offering hats Bonnets and feathers at low prices to clear crowded shelves. It boasts style quality and quantity with prices slashed from former rates and references a variety of trims silk and velvet yardage.
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New York
Americas
Tun Baraary
Circus Day Crowds Flood Town in South Delights and Debris
A vivid account of the grand circus day in the South, where crowds of diverse social groups crowded the streets to view Sells Bros. performances. The piece contrasts colorful town life, the free parade, and the inner spectacle, noting the crowd’s energy, fashion, and shared cheer. It recalls meeting old friends among the troupe and discusses the economic impact, with excursion trains bringing hundreds, and local commerce benefiting from the event. The narrative blends social observation with praise for the circus, its performers, and the community’s turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sells Bros.’ Circus
Aod
Americas
Sells Bros
Washington Letter notes Congress seeking furnished winter quarters
The Washington letter reports Congress members flocking to the city before sessions, preferring furnished houses for the winter. It covers receptions for British fisheries commissioners, views from Rep. Holman on speakers and tariff, Army expansion plans, and Postmaster General Vilashan’s ruling allowing married clerks to stay in their jobs, boosting the matrimonial market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuixaton
Congress
Fisheries Commission
Bayard
Chamberlain
Charles Tupper
West
Commission
State Department
White House
Mr. Bayard
Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Charles Tupper
Mr. West
W. 8. Holman
Indiana
Carlisle
Ways and Means
Holman
Ita
Chicago
Vilashan
Derma-Lotion Order From Opelika Druggist
A druggist in Opelika Alabama requests two more large bottles of Derma-Lotion stating it is doing him much good. The message is from J F Adams.
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J. A
D. F. Davenport
Opelika
Ala
J. F, Adams
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