Georgia and South trade and timber concerns discussed
The column surveys pine timber resources in the South with emphasis on longleaf and loblolly pines, warns of wasteful turpentine boxing and railroad tie cutting, and cites Dr. Mohr’s study on forest depletion and the need for conservation and renewal. It also notes Georgia farmers improving crops, fruit, gardens, and self-sufficiency amid economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
South
Department of Agriculture
United States
Charles Mohr
Mobile
Molir
Mohr
Alabama
Europe
Ing
Honor Thy Father and Mother in Their Last Days
A religious admonition urges honoring and caring for aging parents, noting their sacrifices and the lasting consequences of kindness or cruelty. It invokes the image of aging with lines about flakes of snow on brows and sunken lips, ending with a biblical citation.
Snake swallowing another witnessed by reader in Florida letter
Harry Hammond recalls a curious scene from a Florida home visit describing a king snake killing and swallowing a black snake over three feet long. He details the process with the head gripped by teeth, body wriggling, and the new meal nearly completed before the king snake disappears into the grass. The note ends with a remark that the king is a known enemy to rattlesnakes. Dried fruits arrive at Fred Smith's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend’s
Harry Hammond
Florida
Indianapoli Journal
Tutt's Liver Pills Advert and Guardian Notices
An 1896 advertisement touts Tutt's Liver Pills as a cure for sick headache sour stomach malaria indigestion torpid liver constipation and bilious diseases. Georgia Decatur County notices list Geo W Jones Jr guardianship for Albert and Cato Jones and J T Saunders seeking leave to sell real estate of minor heirs with hearings set for the first Monday in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutt
Georgia
Decatur County
William FE. Smith
Smallwood
C. J. Munnerlyn
Decatur
Geo W. Jones, Jr
Albert
Cato Jones
George W. Jones
J.T. Saunders
W. €. Fairchilds
Discharge Requested for William Thomas Estate Administrator
Sampson Harrell as administrator asks the court to discharge his duties in the William Thomas estate and obtain letters of dismission. He cites full administration and cites all interested parties to show cause why discharge should not be granted on the first Monday in February 1497.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God’s Angels
Georgia
Decatur County
Sampson Harrell
William Thomas
C. J. Munnerlys
Year’s Support Citation for Mrs Amanda Thompson
Commissioners return to set apart a year’s support for Amanda Thompson widow and four minors from William Thompson estate is filed. Citizens must appear on the first Monday in December to show cause why the return should not be confirmed and recorded as court judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Decatur County
Amanda Thompson
William Thompson
Administrator's Sale Notice in Georgia Estates
Court sale of land belonging to Malinda Valentine estate in Miller County and Rebecca Clinard estate in Colquitt Miller County. Real property totals include multiple parcels: 250 acres plus 85 and 35 acres across several lots, with debts paid and heirs distributed. Sale set for first Tuesday in December with cash terms.
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Georgia
Decatur
Court of Ordinary
Said
Bainbridge
Malinda Valentine
Jesse M. Valentine
Miller County
Decatur County
Colquitt
Rebecca Clinard
Lees
Thia
J. E. Clinard
Large Land and Property Auction in Bainbridge Georgia
A sale is scheduled at the courthouse door in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, for the first Tuesday in December. The property includes multiple tracts totaling 51.5 acres on Lots 356 and 357, 898 and 399 at 250 acres each, 6 acres on Lot 356, 6 acres on Lot 314, a pear orchard tract, and several Faceville parcels, all tied to a Superior Court claim in Laura F. Haynes vs John E. Fain, November 4, 1806.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Georgia
Decatur County
Court House
Bainbridge
Said County
J. M. Ingram
M. W. Bates
L. F. Patterson
Ducatur County
John FE
Donalson
Donalsonville
R. H. Odum
John F. Donalson
R. H
Attaulgns
L. H. Peacock
Superior Court
P. H. Herring
H. W. Herring
B. B. Bower
William Dickenson
J. E. Fain
Twenty
Faceville
E. B. Glisson
First
Bowerstore
First Street
Florida Street
Jne E. Fain
Twenty-First
Said
Card Lot
Second Street
John E. Fain
Superior Court of County
Laura F. Haynes
John Ee Fain
L. F. Patters
Sherif
Miller County
Viola Middleton
Mattie Lou O'Neal
John Alpheus O'Neal
Pryor Eldridge Neal
Wm. O'Neal
Colquitt
Miller County Georgia applying for permanent letters of administration
James Lane states that J. B. Bush has applied for permanent letters of administration on the estate of W. T. Shefield, deceased, in Miller County Georgia. The hearing is set for the fourth Monday in November 1806, with official signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Miller County
Bush
W. T. Shefield
James Lane
Tax Collector Appointments for State and County Taxes
Tax payers will be notified of appointment dates and places for the first round of tax collection across numerous towns from Rock Pond to Belchers with schedules in October. The second round spans November to December with further city stops and final collection at Bainbridge.
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Rock Pond
Mondy
Tron City
Donalsonville
Steam Mill
Oe Creek
Climax
Whigham
Reagan’s
Cairo
Pearces
Blowing Cave
Lime Sink
Bells
Higdons
Attapulgus
Faceville
Recovery
Kendricke
Pine Hill
Belchers
Fowltown
Bainbridge
Superior Court
Spring Creek
I. Reagans
Attapulque
Kendricks
Fowlto
Gainbridge
Will
Bainbrid
G. D. Grirrim
Bainbridge Graded School Announces Fall Term Details
The Bainbridge Graded School opens September 7 with listed teaching staff led by C W Smalling and Miss Francis B Jackson. Tuition remains fixed, with a matriculation fee for fourth grade entrants, and nine month term costs plus installment schedule. Applications for entrance and scholarships handled by E O Nea? official.
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Bainbridge Graded School
C. W. Smalling
A. M
Francis B. Jackson
A. B
Firs
van Mitchell
Uist
Buslieh
Venardae
E. O'Neal
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Iving
Uth
Conethodist Episcopal Il
Keener Will
Benewal
Times
Asa
Lie
R. Watson
Bay
Fitzgerald
B. Bidge
Reuit
Hawkins
Bryan
Kinley
Sen
Woody
Home Journal
Aduct
Mark Hanna
McKinley
New England
Hanna
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Nesbitt
Agricultural Department of the State
Pecanis and
Persii
W. W. Lyon
Glenlyon Grove
Lake
Minnehaha
Fla
Punta Gorda
Lyon
Japan
Fred Smith’s
Mion
Fred Smith
Guerard
Edgefield
Isaac Coleman
Ising
Mth
Sai County
T. J. Coleman
Im A, Cohn &Co
Russell Place
Hartsfield Spring
Ben E. Ruserry
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