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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1887
Page
1
Henry Collins recounts a perilous journey involving a failed attempt to walk ashore after a wreck. He describes surviving a storm, saving Feomach school Sealy, and reaching safety with help from Laypgeanter and others, while noting the crew’s steady resolve and careful steps to endure the ordeal.
Special notices tout Rosebee's emia Syrup claiming immediate relief from consumption cough croup asthma pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. It promises three doses cure any case and cites 50 000 bottles sold last year with no reported failures. Sample bottles available. regular size 75 cents. sold by druggists in US and Canada.
Tax collector J.J. Panes lists locations and dates to receive year tax returns. Readable venues include Braganza Denton Sweats Waltertown Millwood Glenmore Waycross Waresboro and New Waycross. Books close July 1. returns accepted any time offered.
Fragmented notices show sales pitches for Spirit Oil claimed to combat itch in Illinois and Georgia adverts for Tompkins Medicines and Family Medicines. J G Nelson & Co Savannah promotes extra sugar, pearl meal and grits, stationery arrivals, plug tobacco Old Deep, cash and C O D terms.
A compilation of church announcements lists worship times and Sunday School schedules across several congregations. It includes pastors, prayer meetings, and service days with varying start times and frequencies, followed by a brief testimonial about the life-renewing effects of electric bitters from a local vendor.
The article outlines a revised schedule affecting ferries to Fernandina and Cumberland, urging travelers to visit Brunswick on May 26, with departures to Fernandina on May 27. It lists round trip rail rates to Brunswick from multiple stations, notes no special rates to St Simons, and mentions ticket timing and arrangements. A nearby ad promotes stationery, coffee, and local business notes, finishing with a personal line about Miss Jamie Spence returning home.
Notice from J E Butler Ware County Assessor states tax assessment returns for Waycross open until May 30 with unavoidable double taxation for defaulters. Last regular courthouse day is May 28. returns will be accepted when possible. Also lists jurors for November term including Edward Crawley and John Salisbury among many. True copy from Ware Superior Court minutes by Clerk W M Wilson.
Local notices from Waycross detail deaths, sickness, school progress, upcoming excursions to Brunswick and Fernandina, sales and prices at Smith & Sharp, merchant association meetings, and community events. Mentions include Mr. Joel Graves of Worth County dead, W.F. Parker charter for Royal Arch at Waycross, and Prof. Settles with Waycross High School closing ceremonies.
Fragmentary OCR text from Coffee County includes garbled names and references to sheriff and 4H. Unable to extract a coherent event or action. no identifiable dates, places, or outcomes present.
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