Georgia Notes And Oddities From The Ashburn Advance
The Ashburn Advance comments on public figures and events in Georgia. Mentions include the gavel of Hon. Charles F. Crisp given to the University of Georgia, teachers in Tifton, Moody's Atlanta religious meetings, President Cleveland's Cotton States Exposition visit, local disasters, and southern economic optimism. It highlights political discourse, local plaudits, and southern growth with quotes on finance and a call to use Chamberlain's remedy. The piece also notes customs in Spain and a Manufacturers Record view of southern expansion attracting capital and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Moody
America
Atlanta
Alligator attacks fisherman on Muckabee creek near Magnolia dell
A local youth escaped injury after a gator attacked while he fished from a boat above Magnolia dell on Muckabee creek. In Worth county Isabella suffered a severe hailstorm and cloudburst on the 11th, ruining corn fruit and watermelon crops and unroofing several houses. The Arabi Express editor denounces delinquent subscribers and defends publishing hard news amid debt and scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muckabee Creek
Magnolia Dell
Americus Times-Recorder
Isabella
Worth County
Hard Earned Wages From Belgium Church Painting Bill
An old Belgian church employed an artist to touch up a large painting. The committee refused payment without itemized details, and the artist billed correcting the Ten Commandments for 512 dollars and numerous whimsical tasks such as embellishing Pontius Pilate and mending the devil’s hoof. The bill totaled 58 48 3 02 220, and was paid. An accompanying puff promotes Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
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Belgium
Pontius Pilate
Peter
Guardian Angel
Hell
Herod
Tobias
Balaam
Sarah
David
Goliah
Saul
Noaa’s Ark
Shem
Birthday Prayer for a Friend by Katherine E Conway
A reflective birthday verse asks what to pray for a dear friend. The speaker refrains from naming gifts and entrusting the wish to God, hoping a divine choice brings a lasting blessing beyond earthly joy. The mood is prayerful, intimate, and contemplative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine E. Conway
Woman's Journal
The Little Bronze Star and Its Medal of Honor
A San Francisco Examiner note explains that the U S medal of honor for gallantry is a rare award, granted by Congress, with many veterans having earned it yet far fewer than foreign equivalents. It adds Pennsylvania is said to have the most woodland among Atlantic states after Maine and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
San Francisco Examiner
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Middle States
Maine
Virgini
The Problem Solved Hog and Chicken Cholera Cure Found
Mr. Jordan Holland of Alabama claims a sure cure for hog and chicken cholera after seven years of testing in thousands of cases with no failures. His daughter Mrs Rachel W Thomas of Cowarts Alabama sells the remedy and rights and offers refunds if not curing. She seeks state and county rights and local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Holland
Ala
Rachel W. Thomas
Cowarts
Holland
Rachel V. Thomas
PIngehy rsf Dots Sermon and Local Notes
Rev J J Hyman preached an interesting sermon Sunday Miss Stella Raiford of Unadilla visiting friends here Miss Eva Wolfe music teacher returns to Dublin Saturday Will Ludlam bycklist spent days in Ashburn last week Herring Mashburn rebuilding their warehouse Tax Collector Scott was here Saturday George's girl has gone back on him rramp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hyman
Stella Raiford
Unadilla
Eva Wolfe
Dublin
Will Ludlam
Ashburn
Mess
Herring & Mashburn
Scott
George
Dooly Sheriff Sales July Auction in Cordele Georgia
Dooly County will sell on the first Tuesday in July at the courthouse to the highest cash bidder the East half of Lot 35 and West half of Lot 36 in the Seventh District to satisfy a mortgage fi fa against W Irwin. Also sold are Cordele Guano Co. property including city blocks 5 57 and 42 and the Guano Factory possessions, under various court orders. Additional items include several Cordele city lots, a Guano Co. franchise, and several livestock under executions. Sold as property of Cordele Guano Co. and Amoretta Hart and others, with notices given to defendants and tenants. June 3 1895.
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Georgia
Dooly County
Court House
State of Georgia
W. Irwin
Superior Court
Said County
E.C. Smith
W. W. Irwin
Cordele
Cordele Guano Company
Cordele Guano Co
Dooly Superior Court
Ingleside Mining & Manufacturing Co
Alfred S. Malcomson
S. Cordele Guano Co
J. H. Cross
Dooly County Court
W. L
M. E. Williams
Cordele Dooly
Dooly
H.C Bagley
W. W. Aokins
Geo. D. Jewett
H. Hawkins
Amoretta J. Hart
Warantee
Amoretta F. Hart
Lee County
Ancretta # Hurt
Daniel F. Hurt
Fellaut
Five Days Trip to Atlanta Exposition Free Ride and Tickets
A local store offers a five day trip to the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition with free railroad fare and five general admission tickets to the exposition grounds. Customers who spend one dollar receive a numbered coupon, with a winner drawn from a sealed box on October 15. The ad promotes tinware, hardware, crockery, freezers, oil stoves, soaps, buggy gear, trunks, valises, and nearly any needed item.
Immigration Southward Promises Land Rush in Wilcox and Irwin
The Progress notes a wave of western settlers planning to move this fall after a 100000 acre land purchase in Wilcox and Irwin counties. It invites landowners to supply acre counts soil type improvements prices and sale terms to build an information bureau with pamphlet literature.ส่ง
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Wilcox
Irwin
Dooly
Cordele Hotel Co Trust Sale Looms at Vienna Court House
Trustees announce a trust sale in Vienna on July 2 1895 at legal hours to settle past due bonds of 150 notes at 100 each secured by a deed on Suwanee House property. The Cordele Hotel Co including Geo. M. McMillan Terrell J. Brooks and Wm Thomson act as trustees.
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Georgia
Dooly County
Cordele Hotel
Vienna
Towit City
Cordele
Suwanee House
Cordele Hotel Co
Geo. M. McMillan
Terrell J. Brooks
Thomson
Money Loan on Farming Lands in Dooly County
Money to loan on farming lands in Dooly county on easy terms. Agent Col. W. G. Harrson will be in Vienna from the 8th to the 13th of each month and will handle all business promptly. Letters to Montezuma or Vienna answered. J. W. Haygood Montezuma Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly County
W. G. Harrson
Vienna
Montezuma
J. W. Haygood
Have it Fixed at Vienna Jewelers by Racket Store
W Thigpen of Vienna Georgia offers prompt service from Practical Jewelry. Recently moved back to town, he is available at the Racket Store for repairs and fixed work.
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Vienna
W. Thigpen
Vienna Ga
Annual Insurance Against Bowel Attacks Priced At 25 Cents
An old time sales pitch notes that 25 cents buys Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming one or two doses cure ordinary bowel attacks and arguing families should insure against risks with such a small outlay. Sate by Stove and Forbes.
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Stovall & Forbes
Chamberlain
Forbes
Georgia notice of discharge for Ammos R. Gammage estate
Megammage Administratrix requests discharge after full administration of Amos R. Gammage estate in Dooly County Georgia. Court cites heirs and creditors to show cause why letters of dismission should not be granted on the first Monday in September. June 3, 1895. J. D. Hargrove D. D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megammage
Amos R. Gammage
J.D. Hargrove
D. D.C
Hog Cholera Cure Promises Guarantied Relief for Hogs and Chickens
A sales notice touts Holland Cholera Cure and Preventive with a seven year success claim and thousands of cures. It advertises a low cost, six pounds of medicine yielding enough for five hogs and ten chickens a year, guarantees refunds if ineffective, and offers ready prepared medicines at $1 to $1.25 per bottle with a Christmas pre-sale price of 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowarts
Damaged letters discuss cholera remedy sales and recipes
A fragmented compilation from Dallas and Ohio dated 1893 shows letters from A W Harren and H Harper requesting remedies, recipes, and rights to counties, with mentions of payments, sales, and inquiries about state rights, reflecting a chaotic correspondence trail.
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Dallas
Texas
H.W. Harper
Cordele Female College charter application details
Petitioners seek incorporation of The Cordele Female College in Georgia to educate white females and possibly white males under Baptist auspices. Capital stock set at 5000 dollars, with 100 shares of 50 dollars, options to increase to 20000 dollars. A board of 7 to 15 trustees, majority Baptists, 20 year charter with renewal. Power to own property, endowment, scholarships, contracts, by laws, and to borrow money under Georgia law.
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Georgia
Dovy County
Superior Court
Said County
JM Kelly
FH Poston
J. W. Bivins
J. E. Bivins
H. 8. Nash
C. C. Greer
D. T. Daughtry
L. B. Jones
A. J. Fenn
J. O. McKinney
J. W. Williams
T. J. Bowen
W. A. Hurst
J. M. Davis
W.S. Thomson
Telfair County
State of Georgia
Cordele Female College
Cordele
Dooly County
Littlejohn & Thomson
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Georgia Court
Notice shows Georgia case Dsolly Conney and J B Brown versus J H Shrouder in March term 1895. Plaintiff claims $116.60 plus interest from Oct 1 1892 and mortgage on lot 58 in the 14th district to secure the note. Court orders payment or show cause by next term. failure leads to foreclosure judgment. Filed by W H Fish on March 18 1895.
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Georgia
Dsolly Conney
J. B. Brown
Superior Court
J. H. Shrouder
W. H. Fish
S.W.C
P P P blood purifier claim printed in ad
An advertisement extols P P P Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium as a marvelous cure for blood poison rheumatism scrofula and numerous skin diseases. It claims to purify blood build up the weak strengthen nerves expel diseases and benefit women with menstrual irregularities. Sold by druggists.
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P.P P
P.P. P
C. P.P
Powell Brothers Law Firm Card in Vienna Ga
Professional cards for Jno F Powell Jno W Powell and Jno F Powell and Son. Lawyers practicing in all courts of the South western Oconee and Albany Circuits and other courts by written contract. Office near Court House on Union Street Vienna Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-western
Oconee
Albany
Court House
Union Street
Vienna, Ga
Geo W Wooten opens new law office on Cotton Street
Vienna Ga March 13 1894 notice announces Geo W Wooten lawyer new law office on Cotton Street near the new court house. Will practice in all state courts and in federal courts at Macon and Savannah. Contracts ejectments before court of ordinary sections a specialty.
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Cotton Street
New Court House
Macon
Savannah
Vienna
Court of Ordinary Sections
Women’s Obstetrics Specialty Clinic Opens Nearby
IA N and S URGE emphasize obstetrics with special attention to diseases peculiar to women. A dedicated specialty with 24 hour response. Office over W. C. Willis & Co’s store.
Vienna GA Doctor Advertises Obstetrics and Pediatrics
In Vienna Georgia a medical practice advertises surgery obstetrics diseases of women and children as a specialty with offices over W C Willis Co store. All calls answered promptly day or night and physician can be found at the Busbee Hotel at night.
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W. C. Willis & Co
Busbee Hotel
Coffins and Furniture Price Request By S MANUEL
A short note from S MANUEL of Unadilla seeks price quotes on coffins and furniture before making purchases. The message appears as a consumer inquiry likely from a local business directory or classified section.
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S. Manuel Unadilla
Atlanta Business College Promises Practical Training
The Atlanta Business College presents itself as a leading commercial training school in the South. It offers bookkeeping, banking, shorthand, penmanship, typing and English courses taught by skilled teachers. Circulars are mailed free to prospective entrants at Whitehall St. Atlanta Ga.
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Atlanta Busines College
Atlanta
South
Atlanta Business College
Whitehall St
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MO. E. Howell
Epirok and Publisher
State News
Ashburn Advance
Chas. F. Crisp
University of Georgia
Tifton
Milledgeville
Cleveland
North Georgia
Robert Hardeman
Memphis
Sylvester
the Express
Bro. Tison
the Gazette
Weekly Press Association
Brunswick
Democratic Party
Spain
Arabi Express
Woolford
Cincinnati
B. W. Parker
Fourth Street
Dooly Sheriff's Sales
Ae Baker & CO
Ckebetst
Progress Informa
Tion Burweru
Mallary Bros., & CO
P. P
Fries
Springfield
M. M
Green County
Yael
Bisenses
Lippman Bros
Lippman’s Block
Savanush
Trustees
Madarin
A. W. Harren
Dallius
Kansas
H. W. Harrer
Millen
Tock Bridge
Ohio
Wm. Hall
M. E. Rushin
P.S. Stovall & Forbes
James Perdue
Monroe, Mich
Srerman Bros
Savannah, Ga
Jno
F. Powell
Jno. W. Powell
F. Powell & Son
Lawyers
Geo. W. Wooten
D.L. Henderson
W. V. Harvard
Henderson & Harvard
Attorneys
J H. Martin
Nankinsville, Ga
A. V. Whipple
Martin & Whipple
G. W. Bussee
D. A. R. Crum
J. M. Busse
Busbee, Crum & Busbee
Dooly Co. Ga
Southwestern
Southern
State Supreme Court
United States
District
Court of Appeals
C. T. Stovall, M.D
Stovall & Forbes Drug Store
T.F. Bivins
Physic
W.H. Whipple
Advanced Business School
Blood Balm CO
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