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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1900
Page
3
Fragmented OCR shows old remedies and testimonials for cough remedies and digestion aids. Names like Foley’s, Kodol, and other products appear, along with a generic endorsement from a Dr Devenport and a humorous quote about browbeating.
A jumble of vintage medical and patent medicine ads including DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Myrtia Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. The copy promotes tonics, salves, and cures with testimonials, urging readers to avoid counterfeit products and buy from local vendors in Americus, Georgia.
A burst of quick notices from local life ties together politics weather and commerce. Georgia gains talk of cotton mills while planters work in open weather. Dr. Grant of Oregon to lecture at city hall on drunkenness in paradise. Bank clerk loses forty pounds in birth day cash. millinery opening at Americas. Granola and soda at Dodson's fountain anchor small town scenes.
Final performance of the Romance of Santa Barbara was canceled after weak audience reception. The show’s tepid reception contrasted with other offerings as management judged the production and company not meritorious enough to continue.
The Griffin Baptist Convention delegates selected Valdosta as the next meeting place. A record $7,086.75 in subscriptions and $100 cash were donated to the Baptist Orphans Home, praised for swift generosity. Dr Pollock reported Mercer University in solid shape and urged a larger loan appropriation as about forty students stood ready to enroll. The Board of Education report outlined extensive Baptist work in Georgia.
An advertisement asserts Cot-Lines Oil makes the blood richer and soda acts as a strong nerve tonic. The copy hints at combined tonics improving health but is cut mid sentence, with weight gain noted as a result.
The April term of Webster superior court convenes tomorrow morning and will run through the week until all cases are tried. Judge Littlejohn presides and Solicitor General Hooper will press for strong action against offenders. Members of the Americas bar attending will proceed to Preston this afternoon.
A spark from a fire on a roof near Mr. Frank Sheffield's home on Taylor Street ignited shingles among dead leaves but the blaze was quickly extinguished with no damage. Also contains an assortment of advertisements for health products and cures.
A local society column notes visitors and departures at The Windsor. Morrie and Mrs. Morrie plan to return to Chicago after a Americus stay. Dr. Lynn Fort remains home recovering from a runaway accident injuries. Various arrivals include Fletcher Pearson of Cuthbert, and others from Columbus Savannah Kramer and LaCrosse. Hon. H. H. Singletary, Schley county legislator candidate, came on business.
A family of three otters two adults and a young one were placed yesterday in the artesian basin by Fire Chief Smith after being caught at Chapman's mill by Henry Wallace. The animals drew public attention as onlookers watched their diving and swimming for hours. The old males weighed 26 and 24 pounds, while the kitten-sized baby weighed about three pounds.
A Texas reader from Bartlett reports using Hall's Great Discovery for kidney trouble and recommends it to others suffering. The note, dated September, cites E W Hall of Waco as the provider and mentions the mayor of Bartlett in connection with the endorsement.
Boston Judge Holts bay rules that a Sunday night engagement contract is void under general Sunday law. The case involves Jaces Richard con and Sophie and Sry ainyss in a dispute over promise contracts. The judge notes traditional views on Sunday engagements and reflects on youth memories of Sunday restrictions.
A vintage ad touts Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a cure for biliousness constipation indigestion and nerve headaches claiming it revives strength and appetite. Testimonial notes from L J Antonio Ga State Senate door-keeper and S R Esham Salem N C endorse the remedy and its restorative effects.
A vintage ad extols Mozley Lemon Hot Drops for coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It features a testimonial from England praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for bronchitis and notes local sale by Hudson and Dodson's Pharmacy in Atlanta.
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