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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1895
Page
7
An 19th century advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a direct external remedy for female weaknesses. It claims to drain fever and pain, restore healthy secretions, and provide a painless, self-administered cure for conditions including dropsy of the womb, irregular menses, leucorrhoea, ulcers, tumors, headaches, and constipation. Price listed as $1, mailed from Dr J A McGill & Co Chicago address.
J W Sheffield and G A Railway board members returned from Savannah where they met to review terminal properties. The company has options on riverfront tracts and may close soon. They plan to build an independent line from Meldrim to Savannah and may extend Lyons to Savannah, aiming to secure 58 miles from Lyons to Meldrim if favorable terms cannot be agreed.
The Speaker of the House of Commons Charles F Crisp and son Charles R Crisp toured London and Sheffield, with a planned conference and dinner in their honor. The Shaker Cordial, a digested food cordial, is advertised for indigestion and appetite stimulation. Laxol is promoted for babies. A testimonial from Wa Roach, J P, praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with sales by W A Rembert, druggist.
Advertisement notes Dr Eldridge selling Price's Cream Baking Powder to preserve fruits without sealing jars or heating, using anti fermenting method. Includes reference to De Price's Cream Baking Powder and storage guidance.
Sumter county young ladies must attend at city hall on Tuesday August 15 at 10 o clock to take the entrance examination as required by law. The exam covers Arithmetic English Grammar Geography and History. The next college session begins September 11 1805. For information write to J Harris Chappell Milledgeville Ga or W S Moore Sumter County School Commissioner. Under a New Management Tick Trams Recon Dex announces a probable change in Allen House leadership Mrs Scoville to assume charge soon.
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture R J Nesbitt releases a press letter with Q and A predicting the state’s best corn crop ever and improving minor crops. He notes fruit trees thriving with heavy loads, railroads aiding shipment, and an ongoing push to boost farmer interest through the Cotton States and International Exposition display.
A collage of old patent medicine ads and testimonials details Mozley Lemon Elixir and related remedies, praising cures for nervous headaches indigestion liver and kidney complaints. It also touts other products from Cotton States Medicine Co and mentions distant post offices and local druggists.
Chicago August 9 A local paper forecasts the coming corn harvest to surpass any prior year by about 200 million bushels. With rains easing drought, farmers expect yields from 1.25 to 2 billion bushels and a potential crop value near 300 million dollars at current prices. Secretary Morton to publish a special forecast next week.
Dispatches from Idaho report cavalry arrived near Jackson's Hole to warn settlers and deter Indians from leaving reservations. Agents Tet er and Macbeth advanced into the hole with names of involved parties, while chiefs urged a peaceful return to reservations. Reports from Fort Duchesne and Fort Washakie say no Indians are near and no alarm exists as camps of Indians move toward reservations.
A westbound Fort Wayne road freight train split at 41st mile, rear car derailed, four tramps killed and six injured as rescue teams worked through wreckage. A Massillon dispatch notes a desperate criminal case in Albany County with arrest of Jack Rhodes, alias Kid Jog, a groper once linked to a city murder during the war era.
An American newspaper item notes Romphs Preservative Tablets preserve fruit, vegetables, and more by dissolving one tablet in water and pouring over prepared fruit in a quart jar. Directions, vessel materials, price, and Davenport Drug Company as wholesale agents are listed alongside other product mentions and local ads.
The famous St Simons Hotel has been purchased by Georgia capitalists who renovated and refitted the property. It remains an ideal sea shore resort with welcoming management and aims to please guests. Accessible by rail with baggage checked through to St Simons Island. For full information write Mr J C Simberlake, St Simons Talent, Georgia. July 6 Uno.
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