New York Man Praises Georgia Farming Prospects
A New York native in Atlanta writes of Georgia climate, soils, and crops, praising Calhoun and Southwest Georgia farms. He notes easy land purchase, year round green supplies, and diverse yields, urging Georgia as a premier farming region and criticizing Western migration. The piece includes local court notes from Newton and Baker counties, with commendations for Judge Bower and Solicitor Spence.
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Atlanta
Southern Empire
New York State
Georgia
New York
Ohio
Calhoun County
United States
South
Newton
Superior Court
B. Bower
W. N. Spence
J. B. Bussey
A. L. Hawes
O. G. Gurley
Bainbridge
J. A. Bush
Russell Twitty
Camilla
C. C. Bush
Colquit
J. W. Walters
D. H. Pope
C. B. Wooten
Albany
R. Hobbs
Lewis Arnheim
Primus Jones
Baker County
Grand Jury
Bower
Spence
B. B. Bower
W.N. Spence
General Assembly
Hadspeth
Baker
G. F. Galaway
Sunday School Meeting at Green Shade Benefits Picnic
The third district meeting of the State Sunday School Association, led by President R B Reppard, held at Green Shade, featured talks on missions temperance and Bible study. A pleasant picnic followed with strong praise bands, while Georgia Republican delegates Buck Locke Pledger White were chosen with a Sherman leaning.
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Thomasville Times
State Sunday School Association
Green Shade
R. B. Reppard
State Associationon
S. W. Stubbs
Reppard
Geo. G. N. McDonnell
J. W. Hinton
W. A. Huckabee
Mallette
Cairo
C. H. Williams
A. E. Buck
R. D. Locke
W. A. Pledger
W. J. White
Sherman
Blaine
The Case For County Papers And Community Support
Paragraphs argue that country newspapers serve local interests better than city weeklies. They note higher costs and narrower circulation for country papers but greater civic value, urging residents to support local presses and pay subscriptions promptly. They mention Thurman and Cleveland in political context.
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Eastern Journal
City Weekly
Country Weekly
Tobacco operations expand near Quincy with sheds and irrigation
Despite dry weather the Quincy company plants ledacres of tobacco and gears up for irrigation. Pumps and a 25 gallon per minute spring ram support water needs. They plan 75 curing sheds 40 by 60 feet to hold ten acres of tobacco each, while Texas ponies strengthen the herd and Tobacconist William Nordhaus arrives to supervise curing. The firm moves to a new store in the Dismukes block with a large warehouse capable of storing 2000 bales of cotton and ample raw materials.
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Quincy Herald
Santa Clara
Wisconsin
Gilmore and Davis
Henry Jones
la Camelia
William Nordhaus
Quincy
Australia
Dismukes Block
The Jackson Affray and Prohibition Tensions
The Jackson Miss story recounts a series of killings linked to factional strife around prohibition. Editors Col. Martin and Wirt Adams were killed in a shooting affray following tensions tied to Col. Hamilton Gambril and the pro prohibition press. The town’s bitter divides and a volatile newspaper scene threaten further violence.
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Sevennah News
Jackson
Miss
Col. Jones Hamilton
Col. Martin
Con. Wirt G. Adams
Hamilton
Gamoril
Adams
Martin
Gambril
Mississippi
Outcry on Journalists and A Prayer At Detroit Saloon
A broad commentary discusses journalists who faced hostility after fatal editor attacks and questions the value of such journalism. In Detroit a Temperance Union visit led to a provocative prayer asking divine mercy for women while criticizing fashion and social behavior.
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Detroit
Mich
Women’s Temperance Union
Women Crusaders
Salvation Army
Noah
Cana
Jesus Christ
Martin Luther
Jack
Duncannon Record
Jones Store Greatest Oil Goods Sale in New York
A sensational sale in New York saw over two million dollars in dry and white goods moved at half value. The Great New York Dryyndicate backed by the National Bank supported 50 expert buyers and offered vast discounts on linens, fabrics, laces, embroideries, slippers, and paintings. Jones declares his store as town headquarters for daily new articles and invites crowds to his store for bargain finds.
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New York
9Thational Bank
Capitol
Batiste
Yanzibar Beersucker
Holland
Jones’ Store
W. C. Jones
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Bainbridge, GA
Judge Bower
Country Papers
Thurman
St. Louis
Cleveland
Daniel Lockwood
Mr. Cleveland
Rndorse
Organ
Ceeehees
Democrat
Jee Ny
Arge Poster
Decatur
Hove
Court of Ordinary
Isid
Shel Belle McLauchlin
Bainbriegue
Belle McLanchlin
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