Rotation and manuring best for feeble soils in Georgia
O B Stevens argues for soil preservation through crop rotation and judicious manuring. He warns against exhausting fields by continuous cotton, urges peas cover crops, and notes the balance of using home manures with careful use of commercial fertilizers. Deep plowing vs shallow cultivation is discussed to maintain soil fertility.
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South
Georgia
Noll
New Orleans
Alee
Funeral of Miss Cora Lilly Held at Home
The funeral for Miss Cora Lilly will be held at her parents home on Washington and Yoan ry streets this morning at ten o clock. The services will be conducted by Ray Ellison D. Stone and she will be interred in Qoonee cane.
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Cora Lilly
John Lilly
Washington Ad
Ray
Ellison D. Stone
Qoonee Cane
Athens Cotton Exchange Market Report 1900
Market report from Murphy & Co New York office 44 and 46 Broadway Athens Ga March 1 1900 covers Athens market Middling 034c Liverpool Uplands 5.5-16 and New York Market Middling uplands 9.7-16c with port receipts and distant notes on Liverpool and Chicago grain and provisions including vague price moves and market tone amid excitement from Ladysmith relief and southern exhaustion rumors.
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Murphy & Co
New York
Broadway
Aero
Liverpool
Ladysmith
Grain Crop Outlook Across Oglethorpe County
In Oglethorpe county farmers eye the grain crop with hope and worry. Ben Williams, a leading planter, reports wheat in fine condition and minimal cold damage. He cites fall oats damaged about one fourth and spring oats around two thirds, while others share a mixed view on overall oat losses.
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Ben Williams
Oglethorpe County
Still Climbing Cotton Market Amid Bullish Sentiment
The Athens market shows a steady rise in cotton prices amid bullish sentiment despite costly telegrams from Price McCormick Co. New York. About 5 000 bales remain on hand as Athens receipts total around 60 000 bales for the season, with 80 000 last year signaling a 25 percent shortage.
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Price, McCormick & Co
New York City
Athens
Billups Phimsy
Messrs
Athena
Porto Rican Tariff Bill Reported Back to Senate
Senator Foraker, chairman of the committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico, reported back the Porto Rican tariff bill to the Senate. The committee struck out the preamble and connected text after the enacting clause and substituted the Senate Porto Rican bill with amendments. One amendment lowers Porto Rican products tariff to 15 percent of the Dingley tariff to harmonize with the House version.
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Washington
Foraker
Committee On
Senate
House
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir and Related Remedies
An old advertisement touts Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a liver and digestive tonic with claims it cures biliousness, indigestion, headaches, and related ailments. It promotes 500 and 1.00 dollar bottles from druggists and cites testimonials from J H Mennich and W A James. Also mentions Natty’s Lemon Bitters and Wealey’s Lemon Hot Drops with similar medicinal claims.
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H. Mosley
Atlanta
Capitel
Dr. Mozley
J. H. Mennich
F. Street
Washington, D. C
Mercer’s Team Shapes Up For Baseball Season
Mercer Georgia March 1 The Mercer baseball team played a game with the scrub nine on campus The varsity lineup included Dickerson Gann Corse ll Mason Taylor Nisbet Askew Quarles Norton The scrubs were badly beaten Practice will begin next week at Athletic Park The first game of the season is set with Cornell on March 31st
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Macon
Mercer
Dickerson
Gann
Corserell
Mason
Taylor
Nisbet
Askew
Quarles
Norton
Scrubs
Athletic Park
Cornell
House Passes Tariff Bill Amid Political Strain
Washington March 1 Republicans win a sweeping victory in the house as the Porto Rican tariff bill passes by 179 to 161. The measure cuts tariff from 25 to 15 percent for two years, with several Republicans crossing the aisle and some Democrats voting for the bill. Across the country, efforts to mobilize votes include bringing six ill or hospital-bound men to votes. Tennessee publishers form a committee to seek tariff relief on wood pulp, while Maryland Democrats convene to nominate delegates for the Kansas City convention.
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Washington
House
Waye
Messrs
Crompacker
Louisiana
Fletcher
Minnesota
Heatvole
Littlefield
Maine
Lorimer
Ilinois
McCall
Massachusetts
Measra
Davey and Meyer
Deveries
California
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Warner
Illinois
Bontelle
Lane
Iowa
Farris
Indiana
Meners
Fleming
Georgia
Small
North Carolina
Smith
Kentucky
Stallings
Alabama
Gibson
Tennemes
Reeves
Harmer
Bailey
Kansas
Sheldon
Michigan
Wadsworth
New York
Tate
Sparkman
Florida
Fox
Mississippi
Bellamy
Coz
Tennessee
Epes
Virginia
State Democratic Executive Committee to Meet in Atlanta
The state democratic executive committee will meet in Atlanta around the middle of the month at the state capitol. Governor Candler said he expects a mid month gathering to set the date for primaries and the state convention to elect delegates for the national convention in Kansas City on July 4. The committee will determine the meeting time and county committees will fix primaries, with a potential delay not later than the 15th.
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Atlanta
State Capitol
Candler
Kansas City
Debace
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