Georgia News Briefs From 1902 Endings and Local Notes
A compilation of odd items and local notes. Mentions the B. & KR. railroad sale to A. & B. for a million dollars, Georgia agricultural society events in Wawkinsville, and a Macon Park Hotel death by self harm. References to Tom Watson, legislative salary changes for judges and governor, railroad passes policy, and district town name puns in Worth County and surrounding areas.
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The
Georgia Agricultural Society
Wawkinsville
Park Hotel
Macon
Tom Watson
United States
Himeelf
Superior Court
Democratic Victory Campaign Promotion in The Journal
The Journal advertises its daily and Sunday editions with low rates and special six month offers. It urges subscriptions by mail or carrier delivery across the South and seeks agents with generous commissions. Address Atlanta Journal circulation for details and samples.
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Atolly
South
Daily
Sunday Journal
Tax Returns for Doody County
This year shows a taxable property value of 466,978,889 dollars in Georgia. Last year reported 489,098,878 dollars, a decrease of 29,279,460 dollars.
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Georgia
Tadti
Local Warm Weather and Returns Remain Noted
Miss Almer Forrester returns home from Athens after attending school. Mr Shu Forrester also comes home from a trip. Mr Wheeler Barfiela and family return from Macon County. Dray Wirl mentions horse fire incident and Cordele visitor J S Ramey in town.
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Almer Forrester
Athens
D. Pathey Spoi
Pitta
Busimuesa
Shu Forrester
Eastman
Wheeler Barfiela
Macon County
Through the State University of Georgia
Georgia offers higher education to her sons and proclaims the University the best equipped in the South Atlantic. It is the cheapest in the South, with room, board, fees, books and laundry for 195 dollars a year. Over 2,500 living representatives, a growing institution, strong faculty, and courses in Agriculture Law Pharmacy Medicine Teaching Sciences Classics and Engineering. Send for illustrated handbook from Chancellor W. S. Hill.
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Georgia
He University
South Atlantic States
South
America
W. 8. Hill
Ordinary's Notice Geongta Dooly County
In Dooly County Georgia the administratrix Mrs L M Summerford applies to sell 45.5 acres in Lot No 27 second district to pay debts and distribute to heirs. Judge Hargrove will rule on the application on the first Monday in September 1904.
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L. M. Summer
Ford
Mary ‘R. Edwards
Dooly County
D. D
Scholarship for Ga Ala busines college for sale
An office advertises a scholarship in Ga Ala busines college for sale. The note mentions a bargain and invites inquiries at the office for details.
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Ga.-Ala‘busines College
Thare
Hargain Int
Greenleaf and Holleyman Advertise Chronic Disease Treatment
Macon Georgia specialists Greenleaf and Holleyman offer monthly treatment plans from one dollar with free medicines for chronic diseases in both sexes. They claim cures for asthma catarrh stomach and bowel issues epilepsy kidney and heart disease among many others and promise guarantees or money back.
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Dra. Greenleaf
Holley
Macon
Maf
Undertaker offers to prepare outfit and ship by train
Fragmentary notice shows an undertaker promising to assemble and ship an outfit paid for in full, requesting the depositor’s amount and preferred timing. It mentions Collins and Lamar, Georgia, with unclear details about location or date.
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Lamar
Mawes Ga
Wanted Apenta Hustlers UBalea
A fragmented ad offers 50 cents for a penny press style scheme tied to the White Electric Comic Co. in Decatur Illinois. The garbled text mentions a request to send money for a circular and relates to entertainment or promotional material.
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Apenta
Ubalea
da White Electric Comic Co
Decatur, Til
Historic U.S. Rail Lines List Fragment
A partial OCR fragment lists several historic railroads including Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Atlanta Knoxville and Northern Atlanta and Western Point Atlantic and Birmingham Atlantic Coast Line Charleston and Western Carolina Georgia Railroad and related lines.
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Atlanta& Birmingham Air Line
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern
Atlanta
Wnet Point
Atlantic
Birmingham
Atlantic Coast Line
R. Charlestoad& Western
Carolina
Georgia Railroad
Louisville
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Vienna - Progress
Smith
Senate
H. M. Franklin
Washington County
Cordelia Slive
Ashburn
Titton
Doeran Alice
Worth County
Worth County Local
Dooly
Cordele
Tippettville
Unadilla
Byromville
TAK
Koy
Journal
Doody County
the State University
Geongta
Ghorgla
Inez
Royal
Hagey
D. Hargrove
Drs. Greenleaf
Undertaker
Feldler & Rainbow
New York
Atlantic & Birmingham Railway
B. Orovitz
Calland
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