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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1886
Page
5
A dwelling house on Church Street is offered for sale or rent. Apply to R. Honenstein. Also mentions a pencil ad and Type 2nd. Record dated Waycross Headlight Wednesday July 7 1836.
Local notes report Brunswick wants a union passenger depot while recent rains hurt potato crops in the area. Watermelon and berry crops are reported plentiful though fruit losses from winds and damage to pear crops are noted. A new apprentice joins the office, and a campaign to fund a monument to Dr. W.B. Folks is discussed.
An old column features Samuel Dusabp of Atlanta praising Hunnicutt’s Rheumatic Ice for rheumatism kidney trouble and general relief after trials of their remedy. The piece touts Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and notes local superstition keeping physicians away in Savannah. It also mentions Paris Texas and Dr. King’s New Discovery with recovery anecdotes.
Local columns report Savannah and Waycross baseball tied 22 22 after eight innings. A Ware county candidate L A Wilson is endorsed for the General Assembly. Waycross residents urged to attend an artesian well meeting at the courthouse with committees named. Brunswick notes on rail progress artesian wells water works and plans to promote the city and Cumberland and Jekyll islands. Updates on merchants post office and community events plus a call for excursion to Brunswick and growing summer marriages.
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