Advertisers urged to use The Express for growth
The Express in Cedartown markets itself to local merchants and surrounding counties in Georgia and Alabama. It touts low monthly quarterly and yearly ad rates, stresses persistent advertising as a path to success, and invites merchants to visit the office for rate quotes and to place orders. Numerous local suppliers and services appear in the notice, including hardware, clothing, crockery, and furniture vendors. The piece frames advertising as essential to commerce and growth in a developing regional paper.
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Cedartown
Tor
Express
Polk
Paulding
Haralgon Counties
Georgia
Cseborne
Cherokee Counnties
Alabama
Phillips & Co
Hymn Books Sought by Cedartown Baptist Church Librarian
The Cedartown Baptist Church reports a shortage of hymn books. It asks anyone who has church hymn books to return them promptly, noting the books do not leave or come back on their own.
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Cedartown
Chartown Baptist Church
Fresh Lager Beer On Ice And Local Notices
A dense column fragment reports Fresh Lager Beer On Ice for 25 cents at A Dougherty’s, local notices include Rev W D Anderson’s illness, a well borers project by Wiley Hand and G W Featherston, and a note on “The old Minister” appearing this week. Also mentions a Washington letter, Wm M Tatoh painter ad, crops in Polk, Baptist meeting in progress, delayed Biggerd letter, Tobe Cooper shot in Chattanooga, Rev J H Curry to preach, a Strawberry Festival for parsonage, and wolfhunting trip near Prior’s Station with wolves nearby.
Blood Purifier Dr Bulls Baby Syrup and Local Ads
Health depends on pure blood and Dr Bull s Blood Mixture is a claimed superior purifier. Also notes Fever and Ague remedies from Carter and Sons and Ludden Bates Piano Organ ads urging readers to buy locally in Savannah Georgia.
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Dr. Bull
Sargeant's Restaurant Offers Meals At 25 Cents In Rome
Joe Bargeant touts Sargeant's Restaurant for good food beds and low rates. He notes a 25 cent meal amid a severe decline in entablea and reduced charges. Also mentions Dr Harter's Liver Pills and Fever and Ague Specific as scientifically supported remedies.
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Rome
Jove
Entablea
Sargeant
Gratis
Dr. Harter
All Druggista
Piney Woods Singing Society organized at Piney Woods Church
The Piney Woods Singing Society, a nine member vocal music group, was organized at Piney Woods Church near Draketown with W. H. Bush elected president and Jas. M. Thomas as vice president. The society invites Polk, Paulding and Carroll counties to attend regular third Sabbaths meetings and the August convention. The Lincoln Guards Bibb County Blues and Central City Light Infantry will join a prize drill in Savannah on the 27th with a sword as prize.
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the Express
Piney Woods Church
Draketown
Piney Woods
Polk
Paulding
Carroll
The
Express
J. W. W. Bicgers
Lincoln Guards
Bibb County Blues
Central City Light Infantry
Macon
Savannah
Rockmart Local Notes Reflect Burned-Over Town Life
May 13 1878 Rockmart Georgia reports a cool morning a cotton die and bugs sucking it a rusting wheat crop a busy day with weddings and store additions. Judge Barber glad his youngest son returns home. A death to Mrs Jones wife of Wm R Jones amid mourners. Husband mourns as a faithful partner and Christian virtues praised.
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Judge Barber
Agee
Jones
Wm. R. Jones
Rockmart
Esteer
Heir Meeting Planned Over England Estate Heirs Meet July Fourth
Dr J M Trotter once local, Washington County man, is linked to a vast English fortune valued at 40 million. Mrs Mary G Trotter of Springfield is a principal heir. Nathan F B Trotter of Little Rock also an heir. An all heirs meeting at Clarksville Tennessee on July 4 aims to discuss securing the estate.
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Kentucky News Department
Courier Journal
Trotter
Washington County Herald
Mary G.trotter
Springfield
England
Dr. Trotter
High Church of England
Earl of
Gallery
Scotland
Nathan FB. Trotter
Little Rock
Ark
newa+ papere
Clarksville, Tenn
Knights and Farmers News From Georgia Reports
Knights of Honor number 1200 in Georgia. Stewart county court lasted eight days and cost the county 8909 50. Franklin county farmers plowing young cotton. Hine stands of cotton in Macon county. Corn looking well. Several horses and mules died from blind staggers in Taylor county. Knights of Temperance gaining strength in Thompson. Five prisoners escaped from Talbot jail Sunday night. W C Marr of Ottston county killed two gobblers at one shot. H H Lickman elected president of Summerville plank road company. Over one thousand bushels of oats to be harvested within Lumpkin corporate limits. Convention Star Mr S D Hight says he kills about two shakes daily on farm near Alcor. Brick Store agriculture fair Newton county opens October 22 and runs four days. Young Men’s Dramatic club Augusta entertained for Trish Volunteers. Boiler explosion at Perkins & Bro steam saw mill kills Howard Seals, lawyer. Taylor county farmers report wheat and oats run but not serious damage as most wheat crops are forward.
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Franklin County
Macone
Summerville Plank Road Company
Lumpkin
D. Hight
Alcora
Newton County
Young Men’s Dramatic Club
Augusta
Trish
Perkina & Bro
Burke County
Howard Seals
Taylor County
Early wheat shipment from Montezuma and new cotton planting method
The Montezuma Weekly reports Judge William Beverly brought the season’s first wheat to Drumright and Minora mill, cut a week earlier, noting its good quality. The Butler Herald details a Taylor county plow seed system enabling one man to plant and cover seed swiftly, with stock rest in mind.
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Montezuma Weekly
Willam Beverly
Messrs
Drumright & Minora Mill
Butler Herald
Taylor County
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Burwank & Jones
McEntve
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Daniel Walkker
Morohanta
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National Silver-plating Co
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Luthran Observer
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Bornage & Jones
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W. D. Anderson
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G. W. Featherston
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Chattanooga
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Tobe
J. H. Curry
Dallas
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Prior’s Station
Qua Wimberly
Mississippi Valley
Carter
Ludden & Bates
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Joe Bargeant
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Dr. J. M. Trotter
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W.M. Hatch
Trand
Ocoddartown
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Dougherty’s
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Collier House
Whitehall
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Allania
Upshaw
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Agenta Wantel
Centennial Machine Co, Limited
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G. J. Briant
Broad Street
Kerrson
Himan
Hahae
Toof
Erences
Jatort
New York
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Castile
Crampton Brothers
Rutgers Place
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State Line Distillery
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