Local snippets reveal politics and agriculture in Georgia
The passages note a grand jury and a predicted eruption of Mt Pelee, Georgia crops at 65 percent for corn and 71 percent for cotton, and praise Capt Evan Howell for potential mayoral run. It highlights Southern Railway plans to move freight offices to Atlanta, farmer civic groups, and Bainbridge Argus editor Ben Russell praised as a versatile figure elevating Bainbridge and surrounding areas.
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Mt. Pelee
South Carolina
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Journal
Pigg
Evan P. Howell
Capt
Howell
Atlanta
Agricultural Department of Georgia
Stevens
Southern Railway
Washington
Bainbridge Argus
Ben Russell
Brother Russell
Bainbridge
Arcus Demands Prepayment for Unpaid Accounts
The Arcus announces that after this date all job work and advertising for customers without accounts must be paid in advance. It cites many old accounts with small ads and legal notices as unrecoverable debts. The note warns the firm cannot extend credit further and will not sue, urging payment of past balances to continue favorable terms.
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Arcus
A. H. Shaver
Cleveland
Ohio
Augusta
Press and Politicking Across Georgia News
Georgia editorials defend Governor Candler as critics sharpen their knives. A Pickens County Progress note highlights Spencer Blackburn’s election bid. The Farmers gain savvy via Sharon Springs hustling and a New Orleans States reflection on farming vigilance. The Moros in the Philippines are described as fierce, with Gen. Chaffee ready to fight and endure criticism.
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Henry McIntosh
The
Albany Herald
Candler
Herald
Georgia
Allen
Brother McIntosh
Spencer Blackburn
North Carolina
Washington
Blackburn
Congress
Saratoga
Sharon Springs
New York
Chevaliers d ’Industrie
Albany
New Orleans
Bunco
Reuben
Philippines
Gen. Chaffee
A Good Society of Negroes Promotes Reform and Discipline
Dispatches from Dublin Georgia describe a newly formed negro society near New Providence Church that aims to improve race conduct. Members enforce ethics by inquiring into living habits, with violations punished by whipping after a court martial. Three members, Mark Caldwell, Early Burch, and Lewis Burch, have already been whipped for domestic negligence and neglect of home duties. The piece praises the group’s impact and hopes for branches across the South.
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Dublin
New Providence Church
Mark Caldwell
Early Burch
Lewis Burch
The
Arcus
South
Home for sale in Jackson near Jackson Institute
Mrs G H Cantrell offers her Jackson home for sale with reasonable terms and easy payments. She invites interested buyers to view the property at her residence near the Jackson Institute.
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Jackson
Jackson Institute
G. H. Cantrell
Trials of Dr King’s New Discovery for Lung Disease
For years J. B Johnston of Broughton Ga. suffered bonchitis and could not work. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with curing him after other treatments failed. The testimonial notes asthma relief for a family member and endorses the remedy as a universal throat and lung medicine. Trial bottles free at Harris Drug Co.
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J. B Johnston
Broughton Ga
Harris Drug Co
Farm for Sale near Stark with 100 acres
Farm listing offers 100 acres located 13 miles from Stark with a two hour farm in cultivation and improvements valued at half the asking price. For details call G. W. Thornton at J. J. Thornton's in Jackson.
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Stark
G. W. Thornton
J. J. Thornton
Jackson
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Butts Co
Jackson Postoffice
Addison H. Shaver
Jackson, GA
Democratic Ticlet
Joseph M. Terrell
Philip Cook
R. E. Park
W.A. Wright
John C. Hart
W. B. Merritt
C. B. Stevens
Tom Eason
Justices Supreme Court
Samuel Lumpkin
Andrew J. Cobb
Flint
E. J. Reagan
United States
A. 8. Clay
L. Bartlett
Alece Atkinson
J.O. Beauchamp
J.M. Crawford
A. H.S. Davis
W. A. Mangham
D. W. McClendon
J. H. Cole
J. M. Collins
GOV
Candler All Right
Pickens County
Kansas
Nortonville
Baileyville
W. J. Bailey
Missouri
South Africa
Arkansas
Jeff Davis
Hancock
Chamberlain
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