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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1893
Page
3
The Cleveland Progress lists advertising rates at one dollar per inch for the first insertion and fifty cents per inch for subsequent insertions. Legal ads fixed by law. Bills for the game due in advance. Church notices invite attendance, with multiple service times and pastor names included.
Schedule details travel days and times for Cleveland mails with Leave and Arrive lines at various towns. Names listed include Blairsville Jam Mayville Dablocega Alte Ties and multiple county officials such as F. B. Sutton PWBell Sheriff L. Brown Clerk C. Black Tax Collector J. Chapman Treasurer CL Franklin Tax Receiver W. Fain Surveyor N. Colley Coroner A. A. Allison AP Williams County Commissioners Maries Corley JUDICIARY J.C. Wellborn Judge & CL Menard Thompson Helicitor Cert coavence Second Saturdays in April and October Blue Ridge Dist Second Saturdays Blue Ridge 3439 Need dP White Creek First Saturdays Ye et al. Various J. P.s and N. P.s listed for multiple districts and months.
Local ads urge supporting home industries and the county paper. Notices include a justice court summons for sale at the office, and promotions for Our Native Herbs and Black-Draught for indigestion. Shoppers are told to read Progress and save money by trading at Cooley's in Leo, with various local residents visiting Gainesville and Cleveland.
The item notes Frank Logan wears an orange blossom boutonniere each day and asks where he gets them. It adds a distant aside about the modern way of cleansing systems with Syrup of Pigs. Other tidbits mention snow on the mountains last Saturday and visits of V J Robertson and Albert Hick, plus a note about a women's prayer meeting rotating between house and church.
A fragmentary Cleveland area item row notes Uncle George Wyley a local figure dies suddenly from dropsy. Sermon on Missions given by Rev Newton at Noochee. Mr William Dorsey travels with a load of fing stone wire from Meaders factory. Local visits include Mr and Mrs J W H Underwood and Capt R R Asbury. Annie Castleberry enters Cleveland High School. Silas Cox arrested for illicit distilling. J A Merritt promotes New Home Sewing Machine in Gainesville. Miss Nora Porter visits from Mossy Creek. Ike Lipstine promotes Lipstine and Human clothing with orders secured. Easter services planned at the Methodist church. John Turner delivered to Atlanta authorities. Bond status noted.
Notice invites the public to an entertainment by the Cleveland Temperance Society at the Methodist church on Friday night March 31. The program promises unusual interest and visitors are invited. Also advertised is Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a testimonial from James Lambert of New Brunswick claiming complete rheumatic cure in three days. A wood subscription offer closes with a playful note about bringing a load of wood on subscription.
In Swickley Pennsylvania physicians called a cholerine outbreak mild and Chamberlin's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as highly effective. The seller reports selling four dozen bottles in a week and nearly a gross overall, noting cures for persistent diarrhoea after a few doses. The ad promotes two newspapers for a dollar and a year of Progress.
Local note urges residents to buy Bee’s Little Giant Pills and a tooth wash from Sutton and Pitchford. Reverend J T Snow visits Cleveland en route to his Georgia home. Advertisements promote Progress and Home together with The Progress. Readers urged to report undelivered Home and Barns papers.
The advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as its most successful cough medicine, claiming it cures coughs, croup, bronchitis, and consumption beyond any prior medicine. It notes a guaranteed test sale, prices of 10c, 60c, and 1, and suggests Shilohs Porous Plaster for chest or back pain. It also promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla for blood diseases as another standout product.
Local citizens in Centerville South Dakota endorse Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds claiming it helps children and families. The Citizen notes 50 cent bottles sold by druggists and encourages purchases, while also mentioning nearby job work by The Progress.
Sheriff Sam Brown of Sumpter County moved last Monday to Americus to seize Joseph Berry, a wanted burglar linked to two White County crimes. Berry was captured in Americus and jailed in Gainesville for safety until April term court, pending transfer for charges including burglary at the White County Alliance store and the Mossy Creek residence of Joseph Miller. A separate note reports a house fire near Aunt Susan Wyley’s home that was quickly controlled while the family attended the funeral of Geo Wyley, with only minor damage.
Dyspepsia and liver complaint relief offered with Shirol's Vitalizer. The ad urges readers to try the product at Sutton & Pitchford stores, claiming every bottle carries a printed guarantee and a money back if it fails.
The spring public term at Cleveland High School closed last Friday with unusually full attendance. Principal Mrs. Albert Bell continues the school with success and new pupils from abroad enter daily. Mr. Bell is regarded as a highly capable teacher in the region.
Mrs George KE McAfee left Monday morning with her two children to join her husband in Lake City Florida where he is engaged in business. Her friends wish her a safe and pleasant journey.
Lipstine and Human of Gainesville launch a new clothing house offering a stylish line of gents apparel with claims of unmatched style fit and price, stating no competition this side of Atlanta.
Silas Cox, a moonshiner, was bound over before Judge Gaston and sent to Fulton county jail in default of a 300 bond. Witness Malinda Turner testified that he furnished the material and she did the stilling.
Hub Logan arrives from Gainesville on Tuesday with hardware sales for the Dozier Logan Co. firm. Report notes Herbert is fast becoming a first class business man and thoroughbred, with friends levion around Cleveland.
Ad copy touts a sarsaparilla brand combining economy and strength with a claim of 100 doses for one dollar. The line stresses value and potency as a key consumer appeal.
A young man solicits subscriptions for the Pro-Ghess in nearby counties, promising money for a live agent and urging readers to write for terms. The notice targets district-wide distribution and touts profits in selling the publication.
An 1892 advertisement touts Risley Philotoken as a nerve aid for women. It promotes a one dollar subscription, claims societal rise weakens women, and urges pharmacists to order a bottle from Chas. B. Risley at 62 Cortlandt Street New York. Descriptive pamphlet and certificates from many women are promised.
Home and Farm announces expansion to sm pages and broader coverage in agricultural journalism. The paper touts its Home Department and children’s department as reliable features and invites subscriptions with a free sample request from Louisville, Ky.
A compact recitation of names and firms including Sutton Pitchford Cleveland Jarrard Irvine Mossy Creek Jimkin county Dahlonega Howell Auparia Wiclehel New Bridge and J J W Tate and Company Willow, among others, appears in a fragmented county ledger type notice. The piece records associations and locations in a historical textile or trade ledger style.
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