Looking Back at Jan. 1926

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January 20, 2018

Sixteen downtown Albany business lots were up for auction in January 1926. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

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American Beauty peanut butter was available in gallon cans and was produced by the American Peanut Products Co. in Albany, GA. (Staff Photo:Mary Braswell)

Milk quality and inspection rules reduced infant colitis by 50 percent in the Albany area in 1926. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The Yellow Cab Company opened in Albany in Jan. 1926 and was available both night and day for passengers. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Rogers Market had many grocery items in Jan. 1926. Also available was Brown Mule tobacco for 15-cents per plug. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Pharmacists in Americus stated that prescriptions for the flu and pneumonia were down by 50 percent. The reduction was attributed to the administration of the flu serum. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

In January 1926, Hilsman & Tift Realtors had two homes for sale in Hilsman Heights, one nine-room and one eight-room. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Announced in January 1926, John Philip Sousa and his band would perform at the City Auditorium on a Tuesday night the following month. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

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