A Georgia Negro Patriot Austin Dabney Hero of Revolution
Notable among colored heroes of the revolution, Austin Dabney of Georgia enlisted after his owner refused to shoulder a musket. He faced the 71st Highland Regiment at Blackstock’s Farm and was wounded at Kettle Creek. After the war he was pensioned, granted land, and educated his former owner’s son. Governor James Jackson helped secure his quarters after his pension ride.
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Austin Dabney
Georgia
Seventy-first Highland Regiment
Blackstock’s
Europe
Kettle Creek
Dabney
United States
Savannah
James Jackson
Hot Cake Urges King’s New Discovery for Coughs
Davis Kentucky druggist C T Smith hails King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming six years of sale with perfect results. He says it saves throat and lung sufferers who had no doctor help and notes Forbes Coxe Drug Center offers satisfaction or return price. Trial bottles offered in regular size and inventory.
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C. T. Smith
Davis
King
Forbes & Coxe Drug Center
Quips From Across The Southern Sides
A brief exchange features an elderly Georgia man claiming he has never been lynched and a Alabama man joking that the rope always breaks for him, illustrating regional storytelling and humor.
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Georgia
Alabama
Death of Representative-elect Ben Nussman in Bainbridge
Representative-elect Ben Nussman of Decatur County dies of heart failure in Bainbridge. He led the Democratic primary by a large majority and left a mother and a large family. The Wrightsville Record notes new laws allow newspapers to arrest unpaid subscribers for fraud and hold those who order cancellation or nonpayment liable as theft.
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Ben Nussman
Decatur County
Bainbridge
Wrightsville
Pilgrimage to Parnell's Grave Without Dublin Officials
The tenth annual pilgrimage to Parnell's grave took place today with a small attendance. For the first time the lord mayor and Dublin corporation did not participate in the ceremony.
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Parnell
Corporation of
Dublin
Ladies Only Dry Goods Sale Advertisement
We offer the prettiest fall and winter goods with Silkoline fancies waist goods and ready made clothes. Complete line table linen towels side-board scarfs and draperies in many colors. Everything in dry goods. Call to see us J. P. Heard & Sons.
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J. P. Heard & Sons
Silver for Wedding Gifts
Silver for wedding gifts offers enduring value with fine sterling and plated ware from top makers. The article highlights design beauty, honest workmanship, and lasting durability as superior qualities.
Raising Cattle Profits Highlighted by Local Farmer
Mr. E S Johnson of Dooly county told the Montezuma Record he found cattle raising profitable in multiple ways. He has raised and sold hundreds of head this year and used stable manure on his farm, claiming it boosted cotton yield by over a bale per acre.
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E.S. Johnson
Dooly County
Johnson
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