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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
7
Joyner's Spring Sale promotes Easter prep with new spring and summer goods. The catalog features light fabrics, tan hosiery, undergarments, and a wide range of footwear including oxfords and slippers for men women and children, all offered at deep sale discounts from April 4 to April 18.
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met in regular session approving 666.66 to settle the Third District Agricultural School subscription, reviewing road openings, and appointing district superintendents for 1908. The Joe Brown Club of Elizabeth, Cobb County, published a defense card rebutting an Atlanta Journal attack by J B Mozely, defending Brown’s record at W&A and as railroad commissioner.
A Syracuse builder named W A Ennis credits Mi-o-na stomach tablets with rapid relief from indigestion and renewed vitality. The ad promotes an easy stomach strengthener and urges readers to buy a 60 cent box from Dodson's Pharmacy with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver claimed results.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as treating the worst sores boils burns wounds and cuts in the shortest time. Available 260 at Eldridge Drug Co. Brought by Woolever Santageville Buck-Knstias trenty true piles years writes 6 8.
At Huntington thirteen members for the Sumter county Joe Brown club have been secured. Only one man who was approached refused to sign, and he was noncommital as to whom he would support. The list included nearly every voter in the town. These names will be added to the Joe Brown club petition in circulation in Americus.
Mr Wilmot Matthews of Americas recently went to Atlanta to buy the Union Company dairy at Nos 66 65 Ivy street for 27500 dollars. The Union Dairy plant ranks among Atlanta’s largest milk operations and is equipped for sterilizing pasteurizing ice cream making ice manufacture and cream separation.
A large barn on the Huguenia plantation east of Americus was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, along with its forage and utensil contents. Firefighters saved little. No livestock was lost. property loss likely exceeds $2,000.
Word came from San Francisco of the death in that city of Mr Bo M Halford brother of Mrs J M White and Mr J T Rai ree a Americas concluding with a notice of the passing shock to local families with ties to Frisco, obituary details scarce.
Georgia will begin free manufacture and distribution of diphtheria anti-toxin on May 16 under the State Board of Health. The program, funded by the legislature, aims to aid poor families by providing a cure worth about ten dollars per patient. The serum-based remedy is widely recognized as a highly effective diphtheria treatment, reducing deaths since its discovery.
Washington April 9 Special Senate committee on Public Buildings approved the post office building bill for Americus Georgia increasing the appropriation to 75000. The total for the Americus building reaches 75000 after adding 25000 to the prior 50000 already set aside.
The piece argues that since last October the economy shows a lasting low mood but differs from prior panics. Receiverships are avoided this time, notably Erie Railroad escaping receivership, and Knickerbocker Trust’s failure did not trigger wider collapse. Capital remains to rescue troubled firms, railroads receive help, and overall credits stay steadier, signaling earlier recovery.
The Prohibitionists of Coe criticize the Georgia governor for his role in the local option law. They recall his opening message backing continuance of the law, his lack of assistance during the fiercest pro prohibition battle, and his later signature after the bill had enough votes to withstand a veto. They present these points as a record of his actions.
Judge J A Hixon returned yesterday from a business trip into Wiregrass Georgia and reports enthusiasm for Joseph M Brown. He traveled through Ware Behols Cox Ben Hil Lowndes and other counties. Prominent citizens say all will swing into the Brown column. Wiregrass Georgia is enthusiastic and a score of counties will roll up big majorities for him on June 4.
A Georgia newspaper critiques Governor Hoke Smith for memory lapses on wine and beer policy and the early primary. It contrasts his 1907 denunciations of wire-pulling with his later support for the early primary, urging readers to rely on record and memory.
Pensacola endures a major street car strike with troops dispatched from Jacksonville and other points. Every available man in the state militia is ordered out while strike breakers sent to Pensacola are attacked by strikers. The electric company insists on operating its cars despite the unrest.
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