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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
5
Random news notes from Americus recount heat and rainfall, court loungers, political hints, and local commerce. Mentions Congressman Lewis Ex Senator Dodson Homestead work by L G Council and a DeSoto Fruit Farm venture. Peach growers report profits. election chatter grows as ministers vacation and voters brace for aldermanic race.
Reports say Officers Glawson and Albritton shot in the riot with the negro excursionists are fast healing. Glawson uses a stick and is hobbling about as he nears return to duty. Albritton is able to sit up and gaining strength, with All Americans glad to see them back on duty.
A distressed rich man in London fails to digest Bia food and seeks relief. Early use of Dr King’s New Life Pills is claimed to have helped by strengthening digestion and improving appetite. Sold by E. J. Eldridge. Price 250, with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
In Americus at the Council home last evening Miss Elizabeth Council married Dr H McKee. The ceremony followed by a large reception. guests included relatives from Waverly Hall Apatole Douglasville Buena Vista and Camp Hill. After a nine forty five departure the couple began a bridal tour to Washington New York and Buffalo and will visit Waverly Hall before returning.
Bennettaville South Carolina resident A Brown recounts how his wife suffered from dyspepsia and low energy. Four bottles of Electric Bitters restored strength and appetite, easing stomach and liver troubles. A promotional claim highlights a guaranteed cure, offered by J Eldridge's.
Changes in Americus retail leadership as T F Gatewood sells his half of Gate wood and Callaway to E V Stockon. Stockon, recently from Tampa, Fla, will assume full duties and the business will operate under Callaway and Stockon. Gatewood departs to focus on his court clerk duties. W A Rembert endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a stomach aid.
A. G. Duncan offers a clearance sale on all wash goods with yardage once selling for 15 to 30 cents now marked at seven cents. The selection includes dimities lawne organdies and batistes with this uniform price, center counters, and the public is urged to take advantage of the liberal discount. Additionally a testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is quoted.
A long list notes yesterday’s departures and visits in Americus and nearby places. Mary Gurr heads to Eatonton, others travel to Indian Springs Arlington Saluda Ala Macon Wesleyan College and North Carolina summers. People widely relocate for the season, guests arrive, and relatives plan visits.
Doctor Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia reports saving a sixteen year old girl with severe dysentery using Chamberlains Cold Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After eight hours she improved, by three days stood, and by a week was fully well. The note promotes sale through druggists.
Mr J E Cameron leaves Americus today to become master car builder for the Seaboard System at Portsmouth Virginia. His aldermanic service and citizen status will be missed, with Mr W H Howard succeeding him at the shop.
In the heat outside a courthouse a black couple demand watermelons and a dollar for "matrimonial bliss" and are humorously sentenced to life servitude by Justice Graham as city sleepers are stirred. The scene blends mock ceremony with a satirical judicial verdict amid the crowd. A separate ad touts One Minute Cough Cure for croup.
Complete list of unclaimed mail matter on hand at Americus Georgia post office notices that items will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington if not called for within 14 days. Names include Baker Carter Chamblie Fields Harvey Hood Jackson Jinkins Johnson Millard Pedy Ray Stallings Tranamill White and others. Also notes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Halve praised for healing running sores after six years of failure by doctors. Dried peaches shipments reported entering market via Americus.
The ad proclaims Johnson's Tonio superior to quinine for malaria, promising rapid relief after a full course. It also endorses Johnson's Chip and Fever Tonic with a pay-if-cails claim and cites testimonials from Belino Ark and others. Additional notes mention DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel Balm for constipation and skin issues.
San Francisco labor unions led by City Front Federation ordered a general strike on the docks of San Francisco Oakland Mission Rock and Port Costa to halt shipping. The plan aims to stop landings and even moving ships, risking port closure and disruption of wholesale and manufacturing sectors. Over 25 000 workers are involved across five unions, with support from Land and Oakland Teamsters.
Far East dispatch notes Major Henry Allen named chief of the insular constabulary on Leyte, while Captain Spellman faces two years for trading at closed ports. Cebu reports two native policemen killed as firing continues. Provost Davis leads investigations. Santa Cruz robbery yields no clear clues. guardhouse sentry possibly intoxicated. Panay’s General Maran Delgado seeks aid against locusts and rinderpest. Spanish residents press tax reform based on income. Manila charter talks and Lt McCarthy case over $1,000 public money loss underway.
Georgia woman Misa Julia Sophia Smith answered a “wife wanted” ad in Macon and, after correspondence and meeting, married Albert Price of Riverton California. He sent $100 to cover travel and California expenses, with repayment promised if the match failed. The couple wed recently in California, following a romantic courtship sparked by the advertisement.
London dispatch says General Lyttleton probably becomes Commander-in-Chief though Forester Walker and Methuen are senior. Lyttleton’s civil service stint for Gladstone is noted, with hopes for a peaceful South African settlement. Lord Milner remains the key figure for the final task upon return. Dowager Frederick’s condition after Profenvera’s visit is deemed unsatisfactory. Prince Henry of Prussia visited the castle briefly. Rev Adam Miller, pioneer of German Methodism in America, dies at an advanced age.
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