Brown visit to Cordele impresses supporters and critics
Cordele Georgia September 28 3 The reception for Georgia governor elect Joseph M Brown drew both supporters and opponents The New Central Hotel banquet hosted by W O Hamilton featured speeches by Judge E F Strozier W H Lasseter J P Heard and others praising or discussing Georgia politics The event ended with Auld Lang Syne as the crowd dispersed under Mine Host Geiger’s hospitality
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Cordele
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
W. O Camilton
Brown
Ordere
Crisp County
New Central Hotel
W. C. Hamilton
E. F. Strozier
Strozier
Land Deal in Richwood Sealed at $6000 for 100 Acres
H R Teal formerly of Richwood now in Atlanta traveled to Vienna Monday to close a sale of his Richwood farm. The 100 acre property brought $6,000 and features a two story residence with outbuildings in a high state of cultivation. The buyer listed is B F Franklin, brother of J D Franklin.
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H. R. Teal
Richwood
Atlanta
Vienna
B. F. Franklin
J. D. Franklin
Never reform a man for another girl to marry
Quoted line from Philadelphia Inquirer about marriage and reform. A child asserts she will not marry to reform a man for another woman. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward marriage and character change.
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Taunty
Philadelphia Inquirer
Barfield Berths Bargains In Pinehurst Shoes and Goods
F M Barfield of Pinehurst Georgia advertises selling ladies and men low cutting shoes summer dress goods laces and straw at cost with no charge.
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F. M. Barfield
Pinehurst
Mob lynches negro who shot sheriff in Fort Gaines
George Thomas the wounded suspect in shellman killings was captured and executed by a mob at the Central of Georgia depot. Sheriff Beard, shot four times, survived after a rush of doctors and a special train from Atlanta. The town remained tense with threats against a negro school and lodge.
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Fort Gaines
George Thomas
W. W. Beard
Central of Georgia
Worrill
Clay Superior Court
Floyd McRae
Atlanta
Shellman
Bills
Hoe
Randolph County
Sheriff Beard
Womack
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Dr. McRae
McMichael Sues Duffey Over School Book Contention
Atlanta reports Prof. P W Duffey of Jonesboro was arrested on criminal libel charges filed by E H McMichael of Buena Vista a Georgia legislator and Merrell Publishing rep His bond $500 and trial set for October 10 in Buena Vista The case stems from Sept 6 and 8 cards accusing McMichael of motives in book contract politics
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Atlanta
Lnterest
Georgia Book Commission
P. W. Duffey
Jonesboro
E. H. McMichael
Buena Vista
Marion County
Charles K. Merrell Publishing House
New York
Duffey
McMichael
Smith
Tragic Death Of Miss Cora Bowen In Drayton
Miss Cora Bowen the only daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Bowen of Drayton died after a brief illness of about 48 hours on Tuesday September 22 and was buried the next day in Collier cemetery. Rev W L Cutts of Vienna presided. Cora about twenty, converted in Houston High School Arabi Ga and baptized in Bethlehem church. Her mother Mrs Bowen had suffered hemorrhagic fever and Cora stayed at her bedside until her death. The News extends condolences to the grieving family.
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Cora Bowen
William J. Bowen
Drayton
Collier
W. L. Cutts
Vienna
Cora
Sermons and Social News From Shiloh Community
Prof Sligh delivered an instructive sermon at Shiloh last Sunday. Mrs Bullard and daughter visited her aunt Mrs R E Ward. Lucius Ward and Miss Bessie Brown visited Jim Ward and Nettie at Kerns. A Mt Pleasant sing drew attendees. Wards visited Millwood. Nettie Ward hosted a birthday party. Miss Slight nears full recovery. Myrtle Bullard visits cousins. Silas Brown and Mollie Brown seek medical care in Cordele. Geraldine Brown improves from illness. Pray meeting at Pleasant Hill weekly. all invited.
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Lucius Ward
Bessie Brown
Kerns
Jim Ward
Asister
Nettie
Mt. Pleasant
R. E. Ward
Millwood
J. S. Ward
Fever Closes School Over Scarlet Fever Precaution
The public school will close for at least a week after several students were found in early stages of scarlet fever. Principal Mershon ordered the closure at 10 o'clock this morning to prevent spread, though officials say the disease is not epidemic.
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Mershon
Prayer and patience in a world of work and ethics
The piece argues prayer as petition not order and urges patience beyond waiting. It notes ministers return from vacation still facing evil and that busy men talk little about workload. It cites married men and magazines shaping life and warns toughness rises from trouble, while political threats loom.
Bargain Counter Note from F. M. Barfield
A brief trade note invites readers to view the newly established six and ten cent counters as great bargains at F. M. Barfield.
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F. M. Barfield
Pinehurst, Ga
Judge P G Lindsey Dies After Illness
Judge P G Lindsey longtime Third district justice of the peace and Democratic executive committeeman died Thursday morning after paralysis struck him the day before. He was widely known in the county and leaves a wife and several children. Burial was at Harmony church this morning.
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P. G. Lindsey
Democratic Executive
Third
Harmony Church
Perdue Captured Near Fort Valley in Georgia
Ben Perdue of Pike County, charged with killing Ben Perch of Barnesville, was captured near Fort Valley by Crawford County sheriff and a Southern Railway detective. He was placed in Pike County jail at Zebulon.
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Zebulon
Ben Perdue
Pike County
Ben Perch
Barnesville
Fort Valley
Crawford County
Southern Railway
A Favor Appreciated by an Unnamed Firm
A young man informs that his salary raise will force him to sever ties with the firm. The general manager thanks him, noting he is glad to avoid discharging a man who cannot hold a job elsewhere.
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Uolesa
Chicago Record-Herald
Tam
Mrs Newcome Admires Antiques That Spark Delighted Awe
Mrs Newcome and Derr praise a second hand kitchen chair as a genuine antique, marveling at its view from multiple angles and its apparent beauty. The Bohemian asks if it is a masterpiece in a gallery, and the pair express ecstatic admiration.
Pine Timber Ad Promotes Local Writers in Unadilla
A brief, terse note from J. A. and D. T. King of Unadilla Georgia invites readers to visit or write about pine timber topics. The fragment notes a local business or interest group promoting engagement in timber discussions.
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J. A
D.T. King
Unadilla
100 Acre Land for Sale Near Unadilla Georgia
Seventy acres are cleared with new ground improvements and seven miles from Unadilla. Price is 1600 dollars. Inquiries to J. H. Henderson Magon Ga or D. L. Henderson Vienna Ga.
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Unadilla
J. H. Henderson
Magon
D. L. Henderson
Vienna
For Sale Toothpick Trust Out of Business Ad
A brief classified notice states the Toothpick Trust will be put out of business by a city market sale. It provides contact as phone 185 for interested buyers or inquiries.
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Toothpick Trust
Burglars Raid Metcalfe Town in Georgia
Thomasville Ga September 28 a gang active across South Georgia raided Metcalfe entering the depot post office and many businesses. They seized twenty dollars at the post office a jug of whiskey at the depot and clothing shoes groceries and other merchandise from stores. A black man named Gus Williams has been arrested and may hold information for investigators.
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Thomasville
South Georgia
Metcalfe
Gus Williams
Former Ball Player Held For Burglar in Ocilla
A. B. Anthony, a burglar accused of entering Ocilla Pharmacy Sunday night and taking $150 in cash and checks, is jailed in default of a $1,000 bond awaiting trial. Dr. W. W. Dent secured a search warrant. Anthony reportedly confessed and led officers to the cash box in an alley. Anthony, a native of near Athens, is known in the area as a baseball pitcher.
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Orcilla
A. B. Anthony
Ocilla Pharmacy
Anthony
W. W. Dent
Athens
Regiment Drawn Up For Church Parade Amid Repairs
A regiment assembled on a Sunday for church parade but the church could only hold half. The colonel ordered those who did not wish to go to fall out on the reverse flank and many complied. The remaining soldiers were marched to church, believed to need it most.
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Philadelphia [Nquirer
Cotton seed hulls and grain sacks sought
A reader seeks to purchase cotton seed hulls and meat sacks for corn oat and bran sacks in good clean condition. Location or contact details not fully clear but requests delivery or sale terms.
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Barfield
Pineburat
Confederate Veterans to meet at courthouse for reunion delegates
All Confederate Veterans are called to assemble at the courthouse on Saturday September 26 1908 at 9:80 for the appointment of delegates to the annual reunion to be held in Atlanta on October 28 and 24. H W Powell Com B M Wood Adjt.
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Court House
Atlanta
H. W. Powell
Com
B. M. Wood
Peaches Pears and Tomatoes Offered by A B Graves
An advertisement from A B Graves in Unadilla Georgia offers thousands of cans of peeled and sweetened peaches pears and tomatoes with a claim of strict cleanliness and white ladies handling.
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A. B. Graves
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S. M. Brown
McMichael Sues
Shiloh News
Sligh
Shiloh
Bullard
Myrtle Bullard
Ruby
Sallie Ward
Silas Brown
Miss Mollie
Geraldine
Pleasant Hill School
Satan
Lindsey
Perdue
G. P. Lewis
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