Peach rotting and railroad woes in Webster County
In Webster County Enterprise notes the community laments peaches rotting due to lack of railroad facilities while farmers seek markets and seed, discusses local news, Exposition interest, and schooling plans. Mentions Miss Nellie Jones visiting Marion county and Captain A C Bell's absence being joked about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R
Newa
Columbus
Americus
Dawson
Birmingham
Congress
Nellie Jones
Marion
Wille
Ellick H
A. C. Bell
Enterprise
M.H. Perry
Putnam News Roundup and Local Notices
After adjournment of the Legislature, citizens discuss future elections. A meeting is planned in Ellaville for next Saturday to organize a southern-state prospecting tour. Reverend Adama will preach at Marion Williams' home next Sunday and plans monthly services thereafter. A local resident, Greshani ted, is reported quite ill but improving. Taylor Snipes has a critically ill child. Prospective teachers are advised to wait until early January to secure the best ones. A rude nickname person is in need of help. ASON
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellaville
Adama
Marion Williams
Greshani
Itio Iui
Taylor Snipes
Saya
Richland notes and local happenings in autumn
Pap’s off on a hunt and writes to the Recouper while a village council of progress notes Mr. Ponder’s new residence Milas Geraldine Worrill leads a flourishing school the marriage of Tom Simmons to Miss Askew and visits from Miss Lena Patterson and Miss Lou Scarbrough Rev G W Weekly to relocate near Bronwood an oyster supper at the Academy on Nov 4 and an upcoming Richland amateur minstrel exhibition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pap
Macon
Americus
J. C. Layfield
Thomas
Broad St
D. E. Ponder
Ponder
Milas Geraldine Worrill
Tom Simmons
Misa Askew
Lena Patterson
Columbus
Lou Scarbrough
Cusseta
W. B. Saville
B. W. Mays
G. W
the Cross
Richland Baptist Church
Bronwood
Academy
Richland Amateur Minstrels
Dawson Church News and Local Returns
Dawson notes announce an upcoming no protracted meeting at the Methodist church starting Thursday night in November. The Branch family has returned home from North Georgia. Mrs. S. B. Bostwick visits from Stewart County, while residents head to the Piedmont Exposition and the State Fair. J. A. F. reports staying home to care for women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
F. A. Branch
Frank Branch
F. A
Maud Branch
North Georgia
8. B. Bostwick
Stewart County
Qk. P. Kenneday
Tam
Keiffer pear growth noted near Tallahassee weighs 26 ounces
A Tallahassee paper reports a Keiffer pear raised nearby weighing twenty six ounces. John T. Perdue of Quitman raised a pear weighing thirty one ounces, noted a few weeks later.
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Tallahassee
John T. Perdue
Quitman
Lee Co Enterprise Visit To Camilla and Church Talks
Heavy rains last week, local patch prospects, and a skating of local events. O Hays improves after lumber accident. Cheek to open a singing school on Oct 27 for eight days. Camilla described as growing, hosting Mabry Association meeting with Leesburg Baptist delegations. The gathering, formed in Albany in 1884, included seventeen churches except one. Meeting adjourned after a touching benediction.
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Mitchell
Albany
Thomasville
J. 8. Jones & Bro
Mammoth
Hotel
Georgia
Camilla
Leesburg
Sumner Church
New Town Rocitene Receives Cotton Buyers Acknowledgment
A Rocitene note from Oct 19 thanks Americus cotton buyers led by G H Tomimey and Warren Fitzgerald. It mentions Tommey’s warehouse, a Southern Express office, and local figures like Mr Council and Mr McGarrah. The writer praises Hawkinsville, J J Williford, and Col Hawkins, with anecdotes on travel and trade. Also notes a Salem Mass bees find and England’s 1886 petroleum use at about 2 250 000 barrels.
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Ashley
Cleero’ Witzgerald
Warren & Fitzgerald
Southern Express
Tommey
Tonmey
Old Wilcox
Council
McGarrah
Americus
J. J. Williford
Hawkinsville
Col. Hawkins
H.C. W
Letter from Lumpkin Exposition Crowd and Court News
Lumpkin reports a busy expository week with crowds and mud as residents plan a day trip to Macon to visit Jeff Davis. The court begins today with anticipation and worry among locals. Notables arrive including Prof. W K Pillsbury and lawyer Zera A Littlejohn, while Mrs. Anne Ward dies after a lingering illness.
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Lumpkin
Atlanta
Macon
Jeff Davis
Central
W.K. Pilsbury
Recorder
Anne Ward
Zera A. Littlejohn
Cusseta
J.T. Harrison
Eugene Thompson
Florence
Oglethorpe News Briefs From The State Fair Scene
Daily crowds head to the State Fair with a delegation reporting a fine time at the Exposition. A tax collector and a cockman clashed over a special tax ending with claims levied on clockman Horse. Mia Davis receives bouquets from locals as the depot greets the Confederate chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Cockman
Mia Davis
Manures and Soil Types in Farm Practice
The Farm Field and Stockman explains how long manure on sandy soils dries land and should be applied only as compost or well rotted manure. Sandy soils need humus while loams and clays hold manure longer. oxygen accelerates decay in sand, making nutrients quickly available to crops.
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Field and Stockman
Europe
England
Jerseys
Channel Islands
Renewed Youth Told by Mrs Chesley of Clay County
An elderly resident of Peterson in Clay county recounts relief from long kidney trouble and lameness after using Electric Bitters. She says the remedy renewed her youth, freed her from pain, and let her resume self care and housework. A bottle is available at the local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Chesley
Peterson
Clay County
Electric
Burlington Free Press
Farm and stock notes on dairy, crops, and livestock
The raisin crop in California will reach 1,000,000 boxes with top quality. Farmers face drought losses near 300 million dollars, and hog feeding aims for rapid weight gain. Transplanting trees, root importance, and the need for regular milking are discussed, plus methods to fatten horses and manage manure to boost yields.
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California
Advice to Mothers and Mining Sale News
Advice to Mothers promotes SooTHine Syrup as a teething remedy for children claiming to soothe gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhea at twenty five cents per bottle. Archie McLachlan announced the sale of his Treadwell mining interests north of Lenga Island to a San Francisco syndicate for seven hundred fifty thousand dollars and plans to retire from prospecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie McLachlan
Treadwell
Alaska
Lenga Island
San Francisco
Minister Candler Theater Critique Sparks Southern Controversy
The Darson Journal notes a clash over Rev. Candler of Memphis and his remarks on theatre morality. It condemns the uproar in a Southern church, calling the disturbance irreverent and alleging the audience mocked sacred space. The piece defends ministers’ duty to denounce vice while condemning indiscriminate assaults on actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Datrson Journal
Christ Jesus
Christ
Candler
Memphis
House of God
New Discovery Clears Lake City Merchant of Consumption
Mr W H Morgan of Lake City Florida suffered a severe cold with persistent cough and rapid decline. He used sopulas cough remedies but worsened until Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption offered relief and after six bottles he recovered fully with no recurrence. Trial bottle free at Dr E J Eldridge’s Drug Store.
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W. H. Morgan
Lake City
Fla
Arica Wensy
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LEE CO. Enterprise
Acciden
Americas
Salem
Mass
Macon—Superior Court
A. P
Oglethorpe
Farm and Stock Notes
Plymouth Rocks
MR. Candler
Mason & Hamlin
Alwo
Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano CO
Hoston
New York
Chicago
New York City
Liebig Company
N. U
Baron Liebiz
Ana Upwands
Polly Woured
Ling
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