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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1896
Page
3
To the voters of WHR county I announce my candidacy for sheriff and seek your support in the coming election. I pledge to serve county residents with integrity and defend law and order.
Town notices and business ads dominate a patchwork of items from Gainesville and nearby towns. Reports include teaching events, local trades, medical patent remedies, property and mine fluctuations, church services, personal visits, and a Vera of social news, highlighting marriages, graduations, and community plans amid hot weather and market chatter.
A north bound train heading to Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Asheville will be out of service for several weeks as crews address unspecified delays. The notice affects travelers seeking routes through the Tennessee and North Carolina corridor with expected easing after the maintenance period.
A reunion of the 52nd Georgia Regiment State Guard Army will be held in Cleveland White County Georgia on Thursday August 18 1896. Survivors of all other commands are respectfully requested to meet with us at that time. R R Asbury President J D Tomas Secretary.
Town Creek notes farmers finished cutting wheat and rye and are now busy with oats. Local residents report improving health including Mrs. Cicero Ingram and a sick list update. Visitors include Rev G D Stone and Mr Tverison from Dahloneau and convention ties to Gamesville.
Corn crops are generally good with expectations of a larger yield than recent years. Rev. Cowan preached at Blue Ridge at 3 p.m. warning against whiskey. Local visits include Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Logan, and Mrs. Ledford. Health notes mention Mrs. Logan improving and Mrs. Ingram lingering, while Miss Maude was praised as a likely Blue Ridge teacher. A pilot snake hurt B J Beach’s mule, and a Sunday school was organized at Antioch church with J C Helton as superintendent. Community updates include visits by Mollie and Nellie Purner and ongoing politics and farming discussions urging focus on corn.
The best after dinner pill Hood's Pills aid digestion and prevent that fullness or distress. They gently support assimilation of food without gripe or pain and strengthen the body. They stimulate the liver, prevent sickness, and cure sick headache. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and harmless, safe for delicate women and even children.
Delegates to the 9th Congressional District of Georgia met at Gainesville Courthouse at 11 am to nominate a candidate for the 55th Congress. Hon. I. C. Tate of Pickens County was unanimously nominated after Col. Charles T. Tass presented his name. A platform endorsing gold and silver standard policies was adopted and an executive committee was formed with J. W. Henley as chairman and members from multiple counties.
Summer health tips urge stock of Scott's Emulsion for vitality. The ad touts cod liver oil as a solid foundation tonic, notes long shelf life unopened and kept cool after opening, and urges purchase from druggists at 25 and 1.00.
A resolution appoints a campaign committee with one member from each county. Names listed include Iown Banks Leonidas Thompson Homer Cherokee M A Chleyton Toonigh Dawson J 3 Chester Amicaloli Pannin J M Chastain Dial Forsyth A i Woodliff Oscarville Gilmer J VP Perry Ellijay Gwinnett J C Harris Suwanee Habershium J 3 Jones Toccon Hall Howard Thompson Gainesville Jackson W BP DeLoperture Hoschton Lumpkin Joel Miller Auraria Milton B F Simpson Alphuretts Pickens J R Kemmer Jasper Rabin H C Bhulock Blalock Towns Robert Pwiges Hinwassee Union FF J Hrwin Blairsville White A L Henderson Jr Kimsey The secretaries to publish full proceedings in the papers of the 9th Congressional District. The convention adjourned.
Advert asks readers to trust Botanic Blood Balm for kidney and bladder trouble and many other blood and skin diseases. It offers a book of cures for one cent stamp and claims the product is the standard remedy of the age, available at druggists for one dollar per large bottle.
A young seller describes earning over eight hundred dollars in ten weeks selling dishwashers. He credits the Mound City Dish Washer Co. St. Louis for starting funds and urges others to write for full particulars. He predicts clearing over three thousand dollars next year and asks to publish readers’ successes.
Mr W H Smith editor of the Argus Benton Pa recommends Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after using less than a third of a bottle with magical results an entire cure He heartily recommends the remedy to all suffering from diarrhea Sold by A H Henderson Cleveland Ga.
The delegates at large to the Chicago convention are Evan P. Howell of Fulton Patrick Walsh of Richmond Hal T Lewis of Greene J Pope Brown of Pulaski Alternates J Y Allen Upson J W Goldsmith Fulton W AH Griffin Lowndes W I Findley Hall The mail routes between Cleveland and other points changed hands Wednesday O Ki Kemmer takes Lula route C W Ledford Hayesville and Half Way routes Z T Logan Clarkesville route J J Adams Euno route Harry Richardson col Al Loronte For sale by A H Henderson Cleveland Ga
Miss A M Fritz of St Louis offers a plated hook spoon for ten 2 cent stamps and reports earning 13 dollars in two hours from orders. A household necessity that won’t slip from trays. Also testimonials for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by Jennette B and W S Musser praising its value and urging purchase from A H Henderson in Cleveland Georgia.
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