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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1893
Page
2
A Cleveland crowd attended an Alliance Picnic and People's Party rally with baskets and speeches by a young Osborn. The address attacked Democrats and Republicans, praised land reform, and argued for free railroad travel, ending with warnings of dynamite and social upheaval.
A disruptive discourse described as dangerous to civil government rises in White County. The piece cites masked white copper figures and gin related unrest spreading across the state. It notes agitators like C. C. Post sowing poison into inflamed minds and warns of growing discontent fueled by unscrupulous speakers.
The article warns that a new wave of gin burnings and lawless acts is spreading statewide. It notes J B Osborn sowing a dangerous crop of crime spreading through the region, with the outcome uncertain but pressing action urged to nip it in the bud.
A visiting writer toured the Glover property three miles northwest of Cleveland. Captain W I McAfee showed tests from the main tunnel yielding 8.10 to 12 dollars per ton in free gold with potential for more. A newly found vein proved rich, with assays around 30 to 50 dollars per ton and expectations of higher returns with proper milling. Col. Kimsey of Cleveland, Ga, circulating in Dahlonega, is noted as a prominent attorney and possible circuit judge candidate.
A nostalgic verse imagines a humble Thanksgiving scene with family and friends gathered by a warm hearth. The speaker seeks contentment, simple meals, and shared comfort, blessed by faith and homey hospitality with James White and Riley named alongside.
The speaker defines a true friend as someone who helps in need, values character over wealth, shields the speaker from blame, and shares sincere support. The poem contrasts shallow notions of friendship with a steadfast, generous ally who stands by through shame and trouble.
A fragment from a Cedartown Standard column discusses Charles H. Smith’s Georgia history, a school edition by Ginn & Company, and calls for wider pupil access. It also notes a teachers pension plan using Confederate funds, Parson Craig’s preaching return, and a Cedartown aphorism on oratory over logic.
The long haired Hartwell Sun writer mocks the legislature man as a vapor and tired with age, noting he presents a few bills before returning home. The piece conveys a critical, period voice about legislative inaction and priorities.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative with pleasant taste and effective kidney liver and bowels support. It claims quick adaptation to needs, improvement in health, and relief from colds headaches and constipation. Distributed by California Fig Co with bottle sizes 60c and 1.00, labeling to show authenticity.
Positive and Negative, The Race Question is unsettled but Hood s Sarsaparilla is praised as a universal remedy for dyspepsia, boils, catarrh, rheumatism, melancholia, and loss of appetite. The notice advertises products like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and McElree s Wine of Cardui, listing White County merchants and urging subscription to the county paper.
Legal notice states lands known as the Lamar place in White County near Bean and Santee Creeks will be sold at public auction in Cleveland on the first Tuesday in December for the mortgage in favor of B P West. Description covers 160 acres of Lot 43, parts of Lots 44 and 46 totaling 85 acres, plus additional parcels including Lot 68 and Lot 8 with 10 acres, all with improvements and farmable land. Three separate executions fund the sale, including judgments against J J Lamar Johnson Bo P Allison and C C Early. Sale subject to legal hours and cash bid.
Receiver Brown sells at court house in Cleveland on December 1 103 a full drug store estate including goods shelves and stock in trade. Sale includes a new Victor safe and miscellaneous fixtures and inventory with emphasis on patent medicines and staple drugs. Proceeds to Sutton Pitchford by order of Superior Court with receiver fees listed.
J A Richardson and W N Sosebee executors of Noah Soseber deceased file petition to show cause why they should not be discharged from administration and receive letters of dismission. The court will hear on the first Monday in September 183. W U Bell, Ordinary.
Executors seek leave to sell lands of deceased estates. J M Dorsey. First Monday in December hearing set. Walter Power administrator seeks similar leave for estate lands. Both notices published by W B Bell, Ordinary, in Georgia.
Fragmentary text shows footwear prices for children and misses shoes, polka and home made stock items, with odd garbled amounts and item names. No clear event, date, or entity beyond generic shoe listings.
A lengthy legal advertisement describes land parcels, boundaries, and ownership in a Chattahoochee river area along the West Bank and Mira branch. It lists surveys by J. H. Nichols, references to mineral interests, and dated deeds including March 14, 1957. The notice names L. N. Frammel and Mavi A., and notes a sheriff’s sale and lien actions under county records.
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