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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1893
Page
3
The Cleveland Progress lists advertising rates one dollar per inch for the first insertion and fifty cents per inch for subsequent insertions with legal ads at law rates. It notes bills due in advance, and lists church notices inviting attendance with pastors Joan J and Hy M Newrox. Prayer meetings are scheduled Wednesdays at 7 pm.
A garbled public notice list includes references to court sessions and district consults across multiple counties with dates on first and fourth Saturdays. The page also features advertisements for Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup and Hill's Chloride of Gold Tablets promoting medical remedies and tobacco cessation, with local dealer Sutton & Pitchford named.
Local items report visiting friends, a prayer meeting turnout, school term start, prominent residents, and a range of small notices. Mentions include Miss Id Ash visiting Miss Fannie Kemmer, Mrs. Meta Puckett visiting Mrs. A Henderson, and activity around Cleveland High School and local stores. Also notes a deputy marshal appointment for H. H. Helton and general mountain resort travel trends in Georgia.
The notice promotes Syrup of Figs as a kidney and liver remedy for travel and illness, with $1 bottles sold by leading druggists and produced by California Fig Byr up Co. It notes Rev J P Osborne's Gainesville family visiting and Mrs Osborne's long illness. A petition to finance a Duncan's Perry bridge across the Chattahoochee is approved with $200 from county funds and private subscriptions. total cost about $1200.
Attention veterans of the 45th Georgia an association meeting is set for July 19 in Jefferson Georgia. Comrades urged to attend as the old Confederate regimental hat will be unfurled. Address by Col. Bell and Warren Campbell, secretary, are listed in the notice.
Farmers near finish cutting and hauling wheat to pits at the Civeshars. Mr M L Donneis returns from Texas visit pleased with what he saw. Wd Dorsey discovers an old cipher on Andrew Dorsey place. J T Dorsey and Son jug factory runs at full capacity. Readers told to stay posted on county pews and business with The Progress.
Death notices report Toliver Allen of Bluecreek died in Rome Georgia on the 5th from typhoid fever leaving a young wife and many siblings. Another obituary notes J M Denesmore of Bease Mer Alabama, brother to Mrs M E B Logan and W O Denesmore, died at Mrs Ma J Loan’s residence on Sunday the 2nd at 1 PM from a long lung ailment.
Town Creek residents report farmers finishing lay by and mines Reaves and Stevens working profitably. Henderson family visits Cleveland to see elderly relative. Arthur Adams has birthday dinner. Local old soldiers urged to plan 62nd Ga reunion around August 7 in Cleveland. Teachers attend institute. Girls prepare dresses for camp meetings.
Shoal Creek area reports a wreck when J Rogers and M Littlefield rolled a cart on route from Justice court. The injured party N N remains at home for a week of repairs while Almon Carroll drags a weakened support. John Basten elopes with Elizabeth Peek from Lumpkin County, leaving behind a destitute situation and a wife with one child.
Miss Mattia Willidts arrives from Washington BegG to spend the summer in the Valley at Nacoochee Hotel as visitors flock in. The McKinney family from Gainesville is summering here with Mrs Cannon and others. J A Richardson is building a substantial barn, likely costing over a thousand dollars. Miss Annie Bene to Cleveland for a school term, Jessie Glen and Susie Limsden tutor at the Cleve Institute. Weddings eyed for Navoo chee and many youths attend the Fourth of July picnic at Chittilochee.
Wisconsin agricultural station reports show nitrogen and phosphoric fertilizer increasing clover protein and grass yield at 620 pounds per acre, with nitrate of soda boosting grasses. Tips cover varied fertilizer blends, soil stirring after rain, and handling techniques for poultry to prevent wing injury during catching.
An old medicine advertisement urges readers to treat malaria liver trouble and indigestion with Brown's Iron Bitters claiming stimulant effects and digestive relief. The tone resembles a period tonic promotion highlighting health benefits and broad applicability.
Anyone who has subscribed for The Home and Farm in connection with The Progress and has not received their paper is asked to notify us.
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy. It claims to purify the blood, cure a wide range of ailments, and includes references to stomach, kidney, and liver benefits. The copy also offers a split deal, promising two papers for one dollar.
An advertisement offers Gowas Little Giant Pills via Sutton and Pitchford with a live agent to verify nationwide distribution. A customer testimonial claims rapid relief from coughs and a high success rate, promising guaranteed satisfaction and urging readers to send job work to Time Pro Greees.
An old newspaper listing shows merchants in multiple counties selling McElvee’s Wine of Cardus and THEDFORD’S BLACK-DRAUGHT, with names like Sitton Pitchford and J.J. Tate & Bro. Mentioned is a testimonial about a remedy for cholera and diarrhea, claiming cures and noting a buyer in Bethel Berks County.
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