Grand joint Epworth Leagues meeting in Vienna and Unadilla
The quarterly gathering of Vienna and Unadilla Epworth Leagues runs Thursday to Friday at Heard's Opera House. On Thursday evening program includes devotions, songs, recitations, and a paper by R H Stovall. Week two includes an address by Col W P Wallis and a lawn party at city park prior to Friday events.
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Vienna
Heard’s
Opera House
Onadilla
Leange
E G Greene
J F Calhoun
Caroline Roberts
The
League
Misa Hunter Carnes
R H Stovall
W D Wilson
Mazie Craney
Col
W P_ Wallis
Georgia
Epworth
Americus
City Park
J J Cooper
Smithy Carroll
Laura Kate Pate
Anna Hamilton
Rey C E Crawley
Good Man Gone
William Wilson a leading Dooly county resident died at his Findlay home at 11 oclock Thursday of bronchial catarrh aged about 43. A Primitive Baptist member, he spent his life in esteem of neighbors and leaves a wife and several children. Funeral held at Mt Olive church cemetery last Friday.
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William Wilson
Dooly County
Findlay
Wilson
Primitive Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Church
Seven Year Old Walter Wood Dies of Fever
Walter Wood seven died of remittent fever last Tuesday night at near this place. The funeral was held at Walden burying ground with Rev Ellison officiating.
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Walter Wood
43 Wood
Walden Burying Ground
Ellison
Card of Thanks to Friends for Bereavement Support
The Wilson family extends sincere thanks to friends who helped during a recent bereavement. Also notes a government census in India showing 6 016 759 girls aged 6 to 9 already married, with 170 000 widows.
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Wm, Wilson
India
Bismarck’s Iron Nerve Promoted by New Life Pills
Advert says health and indomitable energy come from good digestion and organs. It claims Dr King’s New Life Pills develop brain and body power. Priced 25 cents at C T Stovall’s drug store.
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Bismarck
Dr. King
Stovall
Jury List for September Term of Dooly Superior Court
The following is the list of Grand and Traveree jurors drawn to serve during the September term of Dooly Superior Court. Names and details appear in the official list issued by the court.
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Dooly Superior
Painfully Hurt Child Dragged Under Wagon
John Wesley, the son of Mr. Adam Calhoun, was riding in a one horse wagon when he fell between the wagon body and front wheel. He was dragged several yards before falling to the ground. He suffered bruises to his back and other areas but no bones were broken and he is expected to recover in a few days.
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John Wesley
Adam Calhoun
Assignment of Cases Shaping Dooly Superior Term
Dooly County Bar Association assigns cases for the September term of Dooly Superior Court. The docket will be heavy with 207 cases. The county court has disposed of a number of cases that would have required Superior court trial.
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Dooly
Vienna's Cotton Market Prices and Agricultural Yields
Vienna cotton buyers quote today Good Middling and Middling prices. Nationwide 1898 poultry earnings reach 290 million dollars, pensions total 179,250,078, school expenditures 179,215,265. Swine value 185,529,745 and crops show: potatoes 79,984,901 tobacco 35,574,220 oats 193,655,068 wheat 237,928,999.
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United States
Notice to debtors in Unadilla Georgia by J R Carroll
In 1898 six cents per pound is offered for cotton on notes or accounts delivered at any warehouse in Unadilla Georgia. If advances occur after this notice, one additional cent per pound will be paid. The notice is signed by J R Carroll of Unadilla.
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Unadilla
J.R. Carroll
Dooly county road law debate sparks court shake up
A letter laments the old road law in Dooly county and urges support for practical changes. It praises road workers while criticizing champions of the old system for resisting progress, forecasting court actions against road commissioners and calling for a formal reevaluation of the law.
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Dooly
Caye
Mies
Dooly County
Sager
Equable Mindset: Balancing Best and Worst Outcomes
The note urges readiness for both favorable and adverse results. It stresses steady preparation and calm acceptance, advocating practical resilience and measured reactions to whatever may unfold.
County Correspondence Brisk Letters From Our Local Citizens
Brisk and breezy letters from Andersonville to nearby towns describe guests visiting relatives last weekend. Residents include Mr Thed Aycock and brother P F Aycock, Mr Dock Morgan and mother Mrs Lewis, and Eb Williams with Mrs R P Woodruff. Other notes mention Lorena Ingram from Cordele visiting cousins, and Ola Wilkes visiting Annie Lou Gilbert. Local events include a mad dog killed by G B Spears, Mrs HA Phillips sick with fever, and a young man from Pete planning fall marriage while riding a bay horse and singing fondly of his absent sweetheart.
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Thed Aycock
Andersonsville
P F Aycock
Dock Morgan
Lewis
Pete
Eb. Williams
R P Woodruff
Unadilla
Lorena Ingram
Cordele
Florence
Annie Wilkes
Crawford County
W B Mernvale
J H Forehand
Fuqua
Mies Ola Wilkes
Annie Lou Gilbert
Doone
Purr
Odom
Vienna
Urej H Morgan
Urs. Lewis
Dooling
W I Dickson
Ida Hall
Grangerville
Anna Odom
Rosa Hall
Ella Lewis
George Gaines
George
Mrc R Morgan
Letter From Athens Brightens Dooly Boys News
The Athens Georgia letter reminisces about home and values Georgia's teachers, praising Capt. Bradwell and discussing education costs, rural life, and the value of female teachers. It notes social life at the school and reflects on local sentiment toward schooling and community pride. Also included is a brief medical testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery and a warning about rising alcohol use among French workers.
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Dooly Boys
John Howard Paine
Ralph Powell
Walton
Oliver
Cupid
Bradwell
Iis
Georgia
South Georgia
Melory
Walker
No Right To Ugliness Beauty Ad Claims Cure
An advert promotes Electric Bitters as the best medicine to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify the blood. It promises stronger nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rich complexion claiming it makes a run down invalid into a good looking charming woman. Available for 50 cents at CT Stovall drug store with timely delivery and a note on breaking bad habits before they are acquired.
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CT Stovall Drug Store
Bentleys Milton Edition Corrects Critic’s Mistakes
A remark on Bentley’s Milton edition highlights how he altered sense or sound to fit his own notion, claiming to reveal what Milton meant to say regardless of the original reading. The critique points to frequent editorial edits and reader assurances in Bentley’s approach.
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Bentley
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Pain Cure for Skin Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal skin healer for eruptions, ulcers, boils, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, chapped hands, chilblains, and piles. It claims rapid relief, guaranteed cure, and lists C T Stovall as the selling druggist at 26 cents a box.
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Bucklen
Arnica
C 'T Stovall
Womanly Grace in Beauty and Verse Essay Volume
A poet praises a volume titled Womanly as an essay on beauty, goodness and grace. The remark hints at a woman’s power to resist suppression, suggesting despite male effort she cannot be silenced.
Loans Negotiated on Improved Farms at Low Rates
Howard M. Smith offers loans with the lowest market rates and liberal terms. With fifteen years in business and over three million dollars in loans negotiated, his facilities are unsurpassed at No. 814 Second St, Macon, Georgia. Also promoting Dr. M A Simmons Liver Medicine for digestive health.
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Howard M. Smith
Second St
Macon
Cotton Warehouse Promises Continued Service
Thanking friends and the public for three years of patronage the Cotton Warehouse announces it will be glad to serve them again. With the same stand, prompt attention, good weights and quick sales, Yours to sue.
T H Gregory Sells Everything Cheap in Hard Times
T H Gregory continues strong business despite hard times offering dry goods calico checks bed ticking sheeting and essential items at low prices. Groceries buggies wagons harness sewing machines and other goods are offered with satisfaction guaranteed and the note that he is the people's friend.
Simmons Squaw Vine Tablets Promise To Prepare Wives
A claim surfaces that Simmons Squaw Vine Tablets will prepare a girl to be a wife and a wife to be a mother. The text presents the product as a remedy for domestic roles without detailing ingredients or endorsements.
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J M Campbell
S W Coney
J R Carroll
WU Cato
James Jessie Clements
JT Carlisle
AR Fenn
J © Fullington
RC Harris
HO James
P Odom
J M Carmack
A Wells
J P Heard
S E Lamb
Des. Burns
J F Champion
Z Hardin
G W Hayden
J J Wheeler
Allen Owens
Jao CO Fenn
OS Buzemore
A P Gaines
BD Bryan, Sr
Unadilia
Athens
Ava
J B Lilly
Hannibal
Cgyt Stovall's
Laborde
Scott
M. A. Simmons
G. H. Tommey
Cordelega
T. H. Gregory
Unadilla, Georgia
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