Cordele Notes Speak Of Local Visits And Candidacy Talks
Cordele social notices list visits by Jas Shipp T. P. Busbee F J Lewis and others plus many names. Reports say J M Campbell of Coney may run for Treasurer and W G Hamilton D A R Crum attended Unadilla for Tom Taylor speech. A local doctor Dr Beacham announces run for Representative and others eye county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. GC. Hamilton
Russel Kellam
J. M. Whitehead
D. A. R. Crum
Unadilla
Col
Tom ‘Taylors
W. E. Beacham
Naming Tie Baby
A humorous survey of baby naming rituals among Georgia crackers, detailing how families, neighbors, and elders dictate names based on ancestry, heroes, or whimsy. The piece lampoons lofty expectations and shows absurd names like Cotton Eye Joe and Sarah Jane Billie while noting the social pressure to honor forebears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
Sarah-Jane-Billie
Mary-Ann-Jakie
Susan Bartholomew
George Washington
Raain
Marton Luther
John Wesley
Henry Wee Beecher
T. DeWit ‘Talmage
Stop to think if you owe Progress any amount
Message urges readers to consider if they owe Progress money and to send it in promptly. It emphasizes not waiting for a reminder and implies even small contributions are welcome. Encourages timely action and civic responsibility.
Great Oaks From Little Acorns Grow Kidney Balm Ad
From small beginnings illness can grow into serious disease. Dr J H Mclean's Liver and Kidney Balm is advertised as a cure for kidney ailments. A trial will prove its potency. Price one dollar per bottle. Sold by Dr T Stovall Drugist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H Mclean
T Stovall
Druggiat
Africana Claim Cures for Blood Disorders Promoted
Tried and Proven. Africana is not new. cures for rheumatism and other blood disorders are claimed. Advert says impure blood causes disease and asserts Africana cleanses the system permanently. Ask your druggist or write to the Africana Co., Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africana
Th Africana Co
Atlanta
Fragmentary newspaper line about named figures and Judas
A fragmentary passage contrasts empty pockets with references to Judas Ascariot Captain Kind Nevo and Jeasie James, noting others who raised Judases and Jessies on a smaller scale. It reads like a dialect filled reminiscence with scattered proper names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judas
Ascariot
Captain Kind
Nevo
Jeasie James
Judases
Kiddo
Neroes
Jessies
Trunke 10 per cent above cort J F Calhoun Co
The next monthly meeting of the white Teachers Institute will be held in my office on Saturday Mar. 5 1898. The Board of Education orders every white teacher in the county to attend unless providentially prevented. Teachers not attending face a fine. Also ad texts for Browns Iron Bitters and Dr H McLean's Cordial as spring tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
E. G. Greene
Cs. C
Martin and Woodward Open Repair Shop Next Door to BK
Martin and Woodward have opened a repair shop next to M Wood’s store offering pistol repair clock and watch service bicycle repairs and general repairs. Work guaranteed and neatly done, vendors urge customers to give them a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin & Woodward
Gone
Fever Cure Claim Sparks Young Patient Interest
An unclear notice touts quinine and other remedies as a cure for fever with a bold claim that a person’s chill and fever can be cured in one day, reflecting historical patent medicine promotion and public curiosity.
Money to Loan on Dooly County Farms at Low Rate
Money to loan on improved farm lands in Dooly County at a low interest rate. Borrowers can receive funds in ten to fifteen days. Apply to W. W. Harvard Vienna Georgia or J. W. Haygood Montezuma Georgia. Ginghame at cost. J F Calhoun & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooly County
W. W. Harvard
Vienna Ga
J. W. Haygood
Montezuma Ga
Pants at J. F. Calhoun & Col 25 Cents and Up
Local bargain ad notes pants for men and boys priced from 25 cents upward at J. F. Calhoun & Col. in an economy sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Calhoun & Col
Heart Disease Curable Says Physician Tribute
A physician from Friendship New York testifies that after six years of heart trouble his wife recovered fully following Dr Miles New Heart Cure. He notes no recurrence in two years and endorses the remedy with a money back guarantee and free book offer from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Dr. Miles
Insurance notice from D L Henderson & Co agent
The advertisement urges readers to insure their homes after a fire and promotes D L Henderson & Co as agents for well known insurers including North British and Mercantile Liverpool London and Globe Pennsylvania Hartford and the Insurance Company of North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Henderson & Co
North British and Mercantile
Liverpool
London and Globe
Pennsylvania
Hartford
The
Insurance Company of North America
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief for Women and Men
An advertisement argues women suffer kidney and bladder distress as men do, linking urinary issues to the womb and urging readers to try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. It claims the medicine offers mild to extraordinary cures, noting prices, sample bottle offers, and a mail order address in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kalemer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Money 10 Loan Offer for Dooly County Farm Lands
Money 10 loan arrangements with New York brokers to place liens secured by a first mortgage on improved Dooly county farm lands for five years at eight percent interest. Brokerage and title abstract charges are small and paid by the borrower. Contact John B H Woodward & Co of Vienna Georgia for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dooly County
Must Have Room for Dress Goods Extravaganza
Our counters shelves and storage rooms are packed with goods. We bought heavily and half cannot be displayed. We must have more room and offer rare dress goods thousands of dollars wrapped up in dress goods. The finest most stylish pieces shown here demand your inspection.
Shoes for sale promise bold $5,000 bargains
An advertisement proclaims extraordinary shoe deals with no real selection or value and asserts piles of bargains that must be sold, signaling a bold sales tactic.
McDonald & Co Clothing Ad Promises Bargains
Great stacks of it. Every suit perfect in workmanship, style, finish and value. Hardware, Grocery, Buggy and Wagon stocks complete. Try us for bargains P. G. McDonald & Co.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas Shipp
Cordele
T. P. Busbee
F. J. Lewis
J. A. South
Williamson of
Worth
Progress Office
Paul A. Lennard
Clyde Heard
Pinehurst
Simon Royal
Tip Cox
Arabi
Anna Odom
Pete, Ga
I. J. Rape
J. G Greene
A I. Devies
Hawkinsville
J. M. Campbell
Coney
Florrie Morgan
Berta Adkins
Drayton
Platt McDonald
CO. M. Dennins
Cooling
J. O. Hamilton
Jno. F. Powell
Annie
Victoria Powell
J. D. Norris
Near Forsyth
Col. Hamilton Yancey
Rome
Commercial Insurance Company
A. E. Jordan
Messrs
D. W. Harvard
J. M. Busbee
J. P. Heard
O. M. Heard
Macon
Metcalf, Fla
John N. Dickson
Georgia
Corsins
Lee Lus
Gustaous
G.S
Stupus
Great Oaks
Cort
Calhoun & Co
J. F. Calhoun & Co
Tron
Cheapeet Insurance
M. K. Rushin
H McLean
John BH. Woodward
Vienna, Ga
Oie
Ationery
P. G. McDonald & Co
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