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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
7
Georgia public balks at Colonel Candler of the Bloody Third pushing for continued combat as peace talks advance. Voters prefer restraint and safer pursuits for returning soldiers, urging him to seek a bench seat instead of further battlefield glory amid ongoing carnage.
Americas soldier boys in Col Ray's regiment at Camp Price Macon received their first month's pay about $7,000 distributed for enlistment through June 30. Individual amounts were small since many men enlisted only days before June 30. Normally 235,000 would pay a regiment for a month, and the boys hope for July payment soon.
In Americus area orchards LeConte pears outshine Elberta peaches as a pear famine hits the north and west. Local growers report high prices and strong demand with one producer shipping 650 bushels for profitable returns.
Miss Lilla Parker dies after a month of illness at her mother Mrs A J Parker's home six miles north of Americus. She had been ill with slow fever and was sinking in the last days. She leaves a mother and several brothers and sisters. The death casts gloom over a large circle of friends.
Advert claims Lemon Flixir regulates the liver stomach bowels kidneys and blood improving biliousness constipation indigestion headache malaria kidney disease fever and chest pain. Promotes lemons with liver tonics as best for liver and kidney duty. Sold by druggists 50c and 1 bottles.
Mozleys Lemon Elixir cured my sick and nervous headache lifelong issue. Indigestion relief immediate and superior to other medicines. Cured chills and fever after two bottles. Heart disease and indigestion four years improved though other medicines failed. Endorsements from Muscogee to Atlanta readers highlight relief from nervous headache indigestion and scurination.
John P. Mims died early Friday at his father's home on Church street after years of ill health. He was 28. Funeral services were held Saturday at 9:80 a.m. from the residence, with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers named: T. L. Granberry, Jno W. Shiver, J.T. Stallings, Eugene Lockette, W. M. Tallis and F. G. Olver.
Mr E D Ansley of Americus has nearly finished shipping the yield from a Fort Valley orchard he bought some time ago. He has already shipped over 60,000 crates and the total may rise further.
Relief in six hours for distressing kidney and bladder issues with New Great Socra Americas Kidney Cones. Promises prompt relief for bladder, kidneys, and back in both genders and quick disappearance of water retention. Sold by E. J. Eldridge in Americus, Georgia. Also notes a Sunday School quip about Spain a lesson.
County commissioners met yesterday to take action against road defaulters reported by overseers across the county. A man named Joe Jones, identified as a Black resident, was sentenced to ten days in jail for failing to show cause why he did not appear with aging in the 26th district when summoned to work.
Schley County Democratic Executive Committee votes to hold the primary on August for county officers and a representative. The race for representative heats up with three strong candidates in the field while county offices have no opposition.
An old advertisement touts Dr Detchon’s Anti Diuretic priced at $1 for bedwetting in children and adults. It claims rapid relief and notes availability from E L Eldridge, druggist in Americus Georgia.
Police court statistics show Cornwall as the best behaved country in England, highlighting orderly conduct and low case numbers. Authorities cite civic programs and community engagement as factors, while residents note steady oversight and local policing strategies contributing to the record.
E C Blanks of Lewisville Texas writes that one box of DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve was worth 30000 to him. It cured piles ten years standing and he advises others to try it. It also cures eczema skin diseases and obstinate sores. W A Rembert.
In Judge Maynard's absence in Detroit Judge Harrison of Lampkin will preside at the regular county term on Wednesday August 3 and at the criminal branch on Monday August 5. Maynard will return to preside at the quarterly session beginning the fifth Monday. Finer items at Berabert's next to postoffice.
A concise saying notes that poverty makes it harder for individuals to obtain alcohol while maintaining sobriety, contrasting struggle with drink availability to the discipline needed to stay sober. The line reflects social observations on consumption and economic constraint.
Consistency may be a jewel yet an alum favor. Rick headache billiousness constipation and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by those famous little pills known as De Witt's Little Early Risers. They are pleasant to take and never gripe. W. A. Brembert.
A column compares eighteen Sumter County whiskey shops to public schools, arguing licenses fund only 14.88 per child while school costs rise. It questions whether liquor tax revenue meaningfully supports education, noting Americus funds come from property tax and not whiskey licenses.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach blood and mucus surfaces. The sellers promise $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
A soldier braces for his first ration of army beef, reflecting on what people mean by the sinews of war as he makes a determined effort to master the moment and understand its significance.
An advertisement narrative from Lebanon Indiana touts a Mystic Cure for rheumatism that allegedly cured a wife after six weeks bedridden, with immediate relief in three days. It also promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles eczema and skin ailments, One Minute Cough Cure for colds, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and stomach issues, citing endorsements from W. A. Rembert and Milesburg officials.
No fewer than 1,173 persons have been buried in England in Westminster Abbey. I think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the finest preparation of the market for piles, writes John Ov Daun of Wheeling, W. Va. Try it and you will think the same. It also cures eczema and all skin diseases. W. A. Bemibert.
Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union led by Mia O. P. Spencer issues a petition to President McKinley urging abolition of the regimental canteen at all military posts and camps. Circulated state and nationwide, signatures to be sent to the president for forwarding with as many names as possible.
T J Blacksong of Heller and Blackmore Pittsburg Pa reports buying Mystic Cure and leaving bed in 24 hours after nine months of rheumatism. He consulted five physicians with little relief but says Mystic Cure lives up to its claim and recommends it to others. Sold by E J Eldridge Druggist Americus Ga.
The item notes easy purchase of jokes in comics papers. It quotes Bob Moore of LaFayette Indiana praising DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for constipation and claims they never gripe. It also cites a Globe editor praising One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles and ends with an oil bachelor remark about a sweet girl graduate.
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