Tragedy near Pittsburgh prison as wife drinks poison
Mrs Sylvia Stokes unable to borrow funds to reach Georgia after her mother’s death and her father’s illness. Near the penitentiary where husband William Stokes is jailed, she buys poison and dies. He becomes frantic and is put in a dungeon. the case cited as one of the saddest before local authorities. Printing line appears as extraneous text.
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Pittsburg
Georgia
Sylvia Stokes
William Stokes
Milledgeville
Stokes
Sandersville Banks Advertise Strength and Local Service
The Citizens Bank of Sandersville touts capital of 100,000 and surplus of 28,000 with stockholders worth 1.2 million while urging residents to bank locally with personal contact and reliable credit. Tre Orrizen's Bank adds to Sandersville’s claim of four well equipped banks and sound money in the county.
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Washington County
State of
Georgia
Sandersville
Citizens Bank of
Citizens Bank
Tre Orrizen’s Bank
Johnson's Tonic Cures Patient After Prolonged Fever
In Rosa Louisiana a young man lay ill with fever for four months as quinine failed to help. After his family began Johnson's Tonic with double doses, he recovered within twelve hours and left fever behind.
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Rosa
Johnson
Pierce McKinney Hurt in Drug Co Doors Accident
Pierce McKinney sustained a painful nonfatal injury at Sandersville Drug Co when his hand slipped on closing doors and shattered glass cut his forearm and finger requiring about nine stitches. He returned to work afterward.
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Sandersville Drug Co
Pierce McKinney
Band Stand Repaired at Courthouse Yard
City authorities repaired the band stand in the courthouse yard and added new steps. The improvement shows officials care for public property and wish to beautify Sandersville, hoping next to pave streets and relocate hitching racks off the public square.
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Court House Yard
Sandersville
Local Social Notes from Warthen and Nearby Areas
Miss Louise Willis returned to her home near Washington Monday. Mrs. G G Bell and Velma and Miss Janie Duggan of Sparta visited J O and J W Duggan families this week. The Sunbeam Society picnicked at Cowpen Creek last Friday with all enjoying the day.
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Louise Willis
Washington
G. GC. Bell
Velma
Janie Duggan
Sparta
Sunbeam Society
Cowpen Creek
Local Riddleville Notes Include Services Guests and Musical Evenings
Regular Baptist services were held by Rev. M. R. Little with a resignation announced for his pastorate. A series of social visits occurred with guests from Tennille Sandersville Davisboro and Agricola. The Riddleville band provided music at multiple gatherings and Misses Nettie Bessie Davis shared hosting duties.
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Zona Bryan
Davisboro
Barkley
Riddleville
Oliver Jackson
Baptist Church
Harrison
Peddie
Mary Berta
Nettie
Bessie Davis
Tennille
J. P. Davis
Holt & Brother Propel Local Business Growth
The paper praises Holt & Brother as enterprising business men with a growing line of buggies wagons and surreys. It notes their aggressive push to boost the town’s commercial standing and their value as both citizens and merchants.
Old newspapers for sale at The Heraton office
The notice advertises old newspapers available from The Heraton office priced at twenty five cents per hundred. The sale is described succinctly with location and unit price for bulk copies.
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Heraton
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J. D. Pranklin
JH. M. Franklin
S. C. Knox
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Tennille, Georgia
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Tris
8. C. Knox
P.S
G. C. Toole’s
Nille, Geor
Warthen News
Andrew Mathis
Bessie Franks
Macon
Clara Park
Beulah Matthews
J. By Giles
Mary R&. Duggan
Lula Fulghum
Riddleville News
M. R. Little
The
A. Y. H. Jordan
Miss Roberta
J.P. Page
Lorene McKinny
Wula Jackson
Joe Harrison
Agricola
D. W. Harrison
Tom Hodges
Mrs. Barkley
Alex Brown
Frank Kendall
Jim Page
Jessie Hodges
Riddleville Sunbeams
Wileys
Wiley Grocery
Julian & Kokenge
Tan, Patent and
Kid
M. A. Packard Shoe
C. E. Smith
Holt & Brother
Ansley
Mr. Garby
F. J. Garrutt & CO
First National Bank
Sandersville, Ga
Herald and Tribune
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