16 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1899
Page
1
A garbled notice lists various prices and goods in a market context. It mentions standards and prints and several item descriptions with unclear quantities. The readable portions indicate a local notices page itemizing products and rates for buyers this week.
A vintage advertisement touts Stavroy Pigs laxative by the California Fig Syrup Co. touting a refreshing taste and systemic cleansing. It claims gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation, notes fig and senna derivatives, and includes distributed city offices and druggist sales details.
Fragment from a vintage page shows a wholesale liquor ad with numbers 40 125 135 and terms fi 0 co. readable as an era-market snippet reflecting pricing or stock codes.
Miss Mattie Grimes testified about Mrs George's hushed expression after the murder near Althouse home in Canton Ohio on April 15 and described a witness who identified Mrs George as the person in black seen firing near the scene. Christine Eckroat, morphine user, testified she saw two shots fired by a woman from the window and later identified Mrs George as the suspect. Laura Huwig corroborated by saying the shooter resembled Mrs George in build and appearance, with cross examination revealing lighting and recognition issues.
In Wavxesnone Georgia on April 15 Judge Brinson sentenced Crawford Mobley to be hanged on May 25 after his conviction last Monday for murdering his stepfather. The crime involved sneaking to a back window at night and shooting Ea Levert as he sat by the fire, followed by the death of his wife and a suicide.
An old advertising feature extols Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser and Favorite Prescription as essential for women's health. It touts 3.2 million homes owning the adviser, now available free with 21 6-cent stamps for mailing, and promises relief of weakness, specific female ailments, and easier maternity. It warns readers to buy from reputable dealers and avoid inferior substitutes.
The Tien-Tsin Times, received via Gren ogle, says Kaiser Wilhelm aims to place Prince Henry on a Chinese throne. German influence grows as Shan Lung possibly becomes a German kingdom with San Tang as its base, amid tensions with Chinese, Japanese, British, and Russian interests.
At Highland, near Chicago, Mr and Mrs Isaac Becker perished from a gasoline stove explosion. Mrs Becker rushed inside to save her husband whose clothes were on fire. The blaze destroyed the house and left three children watching as rescuers failed to save them. The couple were about 36 with three children.
The Albany circuit judge ruled in favor of the Tifton and Thomasville Railway against Georgia Northern's plan to build a Moultrie to Thomasville branch. The case, argued by Spence Kajoloasha, lasted six hours with the injunction granted. defendants to file exceptions and appeal to the supreme court.
April 15 report from Binwiscnam Alabama outlines plans for a modern 10 story hotel at the corner of First Avenue and Twentieth Street. Negotiations target Hewlett corner and adjacent blocks to create a brick stone and plate glass facility with 300 to 60 rooms costing 750000 to 800000 dollars. If this proceeds, developers may seek the Caldwell hotel site for a similar project led by Lowell Massachusetts interests.
A crowded courtroom described as barely large enough for 300 witnesses heard testimony in the Croker related inquiry with Peter F. Myer and Richard J. Foster among those questioned. Separately Mrs Ida E Ewing defended herself in a sensational murder trial claiming self defense after a quarrel with her sister in law Lizzie Ewing. General William R Shafter recovered from a chill and planned Chicago trip after Buffalo engagement. The 200th and Second New York regiment was mustered out at Savannah under Colonel Stephen Y Leyburn with officers Suplee and Ove among those departing.
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