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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1895
Page
2
A collage of editorials and notices discusses lynching, liquor bills, pension funding for Confederate soldiers, and public notices. It notes gubernatorial actions, state finance moves, Populist positions, and upcoming events at the Hall County Exposition with sharp local commentary.
The Baldwin Partnership Co has founded a new town named Baldwin on a ridge south of the Southern railroad, about a mile from Cornoha. Workers are cleaning streets and erecting houses with an anticipated post office and depot soon. The town lies on the Banks Habersham line and aims to draw trade from neighboring counties, benefiting from its railroad location amid wet Banks and dry Habersham.
The piece argues that newspaper columns are valuable property and should not be given away free, likening space to vendible goods and urging proper pricing. It notes Georgia's legislature adjourned after fifty days, passing several bills and resisting passage of others, with praise for defending itself.
A brief from Habersham county notes Providence High School hosts entertainment day. J P Hefner visits relatives in North Carolina. James and Miss Bartie Gunn visit friends locally. Several residents, including Riley Freeman and Joseph Ledford, are mentioned with casual comments on mood and travel. Various visits to Hall, Gainesville, Union counties and Fort Hill South Carolina are listed with social notes.
An advertisement claims Sootts Carbo Digestive Compound relieves digestive upset and nervous exhaustion. It lists symptoms such as sour food after eating confusion morning tiredness bad taste memory issues mood and breathless episodes. The copy promotes the product as a universal remedy for Dyapesia and nervous exhaustion.
An advertisement touts Scott's Carbo-Digestive Compound as a guaranteed remedy with money back if unsatisfied. It claims a physician created the prescription for stomach and digestive issues and urges readers to request a format and order through Concord Chemical in Topeka Kansas.
Georgia White County notices for December term 1865 announce private sale of property from Lila 2 Samu and others. Court plans to hear applications January first on estates and uncultivated lands. Freeman and Wreeman small fees noted for filings.
The sheriff announces multiple property foreclosures in Cleveland County. Parcels include 125 acres from lot New S7 third district. other Tanfield holdings totaling several hundred acres with cleared land, dwellings, and outbuildings. Proceedings—sale at courthouse door first Tuesday in January. notices mailed to defendants. Multiple parcels described with deed references and recorded by the county clerk.
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