Urter's Shoe Store features and local trade notes
An assortment of shoe promotions describes durable, stylish boots priced at 2.00 to 3.00, claiming unmatched quality. Local goods shipments include cotton bale totals, gum shipments to Southwestern depot, and drug store arrivals. Promotions for wax flowers misnamed, corrections issued. Americus leads in fashion and shopping, with merchants shipping whisky to Wilcox County and millinery visits by Albany ladies.
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Albany
Macon
Americus
City Council forms committee to curb obstructing sidewalks
At a Tuesday city council meeting a three member committee was appointed with the Mayor to study an ordinance banning sidewalk obstructions and report at the next session. The note optimistically urges strict enforcement. Also advertised are Five Octave Organs at twenty five dollars and up from James Frickzank Bro. The piece mentions Conductor Young, a veteran of the 6th Ga Regiment, and a 1864 Coosawhatchee clash, with a garbled addendum about reunion purchases.
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James Frickzank
Conductor Young
Macon
Montgomery
Coosaw Batchee
8. C
Young
Yung
Storey Announces Subscription Rates and Terms
The article states that subscribers who pay in advance are charged one dollar per year, while nonpaying subscribers will be billed two dollars per year. The terms emphasize advance payment as the preferred plan.
Sumter exhibits to Macon and Piedmont fairs
Tuesday morning members of the Agricultural Society packed items for Maj. W. L. Glessner to send to the Piedmont Exposition and the Macon State Fair. The display includes the genuine O Possum and the Persimon tree. Expect a first class exhibit that could win big prizes for Sumter. Hurrah for old Sumter.
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The
Agricultural Society
Maj. W. L. Glessner
Macon
Sumter's Exhibit Faces Big Money at Atlanta Show
The writer reports Sumter and Putnam counties as leading rivals, with Sumter's exhibit well underway and set in a prime location. He praises Sumter's potential to win the top prize, noting Putnam's space is cloaked in sheeting and appears unimpressive. The author urges supporters to send materials to enhance the display as crowds admire the arrangements.
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AtLanta
Oct
Old Sumter
Sumter
Putnam
Pownam County
Sumter County Display Promotes Regional Exposition
The Sumter exhibit is praised by the Atsnte Journal with a wide spread over 21 by 72 feet showing agricultural products. Major W L Glessner leads the Reprecires display while 1000 more copies of the Recorpes Illustrated Edition are set for the State Fair and Atlanta trip.
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Maj. W. L. Glessner
Americus
Atsnte Journal
Sumter County
Sumter
W. L. Glessner
Amagistus Recorver
Bumter
Fall session opens as Judge Fort presides in Sumter Superior Court
News notes the fall session of Sumter Superior Court opening with Judge Allen Fort delivering a clear charge to the Grand Jury despite illness. Capt. J. L. Adderton elected Grand Jury Foreman. Col. C. B. Hudson leads as Solicitor General amid a busy docket and several civil cases. The piece also includes reader letters referencing "Bob White" and a horse racing scene from the weekly paper.
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Superior Court
Sumter Superior Court
Belog
Grand Jury
Allen Fort
Webster Court
Judge Fort
J. L. Adderton
Adderton
C. B. Hudson
Col. Hudson
Bob White
Lhat
Bill Arpie
Americus Ice Works Close Season After Strong Summer Run
After a highly successful summer run Americus Ice Works shut down for winter. Over five months production exceeded 2500 tons five million pounds, shipped from Brunswick to Montgomery and Atlanta to the Florida line. Demand was so strong the plant often lagged behind orders, averaging more than twelve tons daily. Proprietors Bye and Sims plan to expand capacity next year. About 200000 pounds of ice remained on hand, enough to meet season demand.
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Americus
Brunswick
Montgomery
Atlanta
Florida Line
Mesers, Bye & Sims
Shaw Prices Lead Early Autumn Sale At Local Market
The text notes John R. Shaw keeping low prices as autumn begins and leaves start to fall, signaling an early sale at the market. Entry emphasizes Shaw’s consistent value compared with prior years.
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John R. Shaw
Local notes mix bargains ships and social bits
In Americus items report a $600 piano offered for $300 and a display by Prof Van Riper tied to Sumter 6. Carloads of iron work for Fijnu river bridge shipped out. Terrell and Lumber counties plan large old soldier delegations for Beverage Day on the 26th. Savannah rail link, guano factory, and oil mill progress noted. Local praise for Dawson Baptist hospitality and corrections on lot sizes for a colored college. Changes in labor demand and veteran references appear amid social updates and business ads.
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Americus Lass
Fijnu
Tue A
Terrell
County
Pas
Cleveland
Savannah News
Savannah
McRae
McVille
Welcome to Georgia with Cleveland and his wife
A rustic song urges joy as Cleveland and his wife arrive, praising Georgia’s sunny plain, cotton and crops. The piece notes a market report showing cotton moving briskly into Americus and touts B F Johnson & Co agents’ earnings, inviting readers to write for details.
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Georgia
Union, Stewart Co
Local visitors and new subscribers enliven town
Mr Mark Everett of Lumpkin and Insurance Agent Dunnis of Dawson visited yesterday along with Mr R K Webb a Plains of Data merchant and Rev Mr Evans Magnolia circuit minister. Dr Walter Cheatham and wife and Miss Farrar from Dawson passed through en route to Ausata Exposition. W T Faircloth Warren of Warren Fitsgerald and Wilcox county visitors joined the influx as new subscribers to the Brooksen. Walking advertisements tout Dr Bages Catarrh remedy as widely cured.
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Mark Everett
Lumpkin
Dunnis
Dawson
R. K. Webb
Plains of Data
Mr. Evans
Magnolia
Walter Cheatham
Beulat
Claudia
Farrar
Our City
Ausata Exposition
W. T. Faircloth
Tuos. Warren
Orm of
Warren & Fitsgerald
Wilcox County
BroonpEn
Americus Exposition Boosts Rail Travel and Trade
Rail travel to the Pillmont Exposition is unprecedented with crowded trains on the Southwestern road and high passenger traffic on the A P and L line. Merchants report brisk sales as visitors from ten to twelve counties shop in Americus, many preferring it as a market. Do not buy dresses or clothing before checking Thornton Wheatley’s Headquarters Stores with its fall and winter stock at low prices.
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B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Pillmont
Americas
Atlanta
Americus
Thornton Wheatley
Mr. Wheatley
Wheatley’s
Sepietr
Real Estate for Sale by LN Hart in City Lots
LN Hart offers city building lots suitable for residence or business use. Includes store house and residence square. Titles perfect. Listings indicate prices well below half value and appeal to buyers seeking good as new lots.
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HART
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