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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1898
Page
3
Georgia soldiers in camps abroad face voting questions for the upcoming state election. The governor weighs allowing field ballots with commissions to visit camps, while citizens may fund the field election and seek reimbursement from the legislature.
Late Saturday night Henry Shirley a well known gambler in Bumier courts was bludgeoned by Obis Owens a younger man after Shirley allegedly abused Owens sister. Shirley died after a blow to the head though a physician revived him. The case stirred public sentiment due to Shirley's bad reputation.
Registrars H Wetteroth Brice Adams and Dr E T Mathis labor to compile the eligible voter list for the local option election. It will take at least a week to finish as they prepare notices for doubtful voters to prove their eligibility.
A historical note argues that opponents of prohibition favor restricting traffic as a public good. It asserts consistency in supporting law to curb liquor trade, citing barkeepers and minors in barrooms, and stresses that liberty is safeguarded by well administered laws.
A 1908 testimonial from Cuthbert Georgia claims Hall's Great Discovery cures bladder and urinary troubles, removes gravel, and aids children. It recounts a ten year suffering, failed remedies, and a physician's trial before a family verdict. The piece includes a parent’s report of a fifteen month old child improving after Champerlain’s Colic remedy.
The court will appoint committees to judge applicant qualifications and oversee written examinations. The process requires a good moral character certificate, with the supreme court now prescribing questions, times, and locations for annual statewide exams, counting papers by number in sealed envelopes.
Lucas Cousrr. in Stare or Onto describes senior partner status of BP, J. Cousxy & Co in Toledo and references a $3 one hundred dollar claim. Frank J. Ney and Gleason, notary public, sign as witnesses. Ad notes Catarrh Cure intake and testimonials. Seaboard Air Line novelty laundry list calendar blanks offered for five cents, via agents or T. J. Anderson in Portsmouth Va.
The woodpecker with its crimson crest proves a pest to corn this year. They pull open shocks to catch worms, leaving kernels exposed to rain. Rain-soaked corn rots, causing heavy losses for many planters in the area.
An old medical advertisement touts Sure La Grippe Cure and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cites various ailments and a claim of value, urging readers to avoid counterfeit products and to seek genuine remedies from A. Booibert.
A collage of fragmented notes and ad snippets mentions wartime rationing, a soldier seeking relief after his first ration line, and banal conversations. It includes testimonials for Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy, claims about Russian horses, and quick cures for asthma and kidney issues, followed by Witch Hazel salve branding and cautions about counterfeit products.
Two U S Volunteers tried to leap from a moving Georgia and Alabama line near Americus on Sunday morning while en route from Montgomery to Savannah aboard a train carrying the Fifth. The attempted escape occurred at about twenty miles an hour and ended with both men bound hand and foot after being subdued by officers and men.
A Groton South Dakota woman writes of recovery from consumption after eight bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery. Four doctors had given up hope but the remedy cured her cough and revived her health. Trial bottles available at E J Eldridge’s Drug Store. Also advertised Allen’s Foot-Ease for foot comfort and a Sunday School quip about a Spain war lesson.
A fragmented ad-like notice touts Castoria with other medicine claims. It mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and sores, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for constipation and headache, and a Kentucky water power claim. A minister in Georgia recalls Chamberlain’s remedy saving his life. Also notes about kissing being risky and One Minute Cough Cure as effective.
Fragmented OCR notice lists a city marshal sale of property bounded by streets and property owners. Mentions boundaries near Mok street and a street named Jeficrann with addresses linked to local residents. Early text references mayor and official sale date in broad terms, with legal language indicating a public sale under law.
Public sale of land described as improvements and with a principal at a rate of per cent. The sale proceeds will be applied first to taxes and costs. the purchaser will receive a deed from the clerk's office in Sumter County. The notice is published by The Security Investment Company with attorney J. Ruveoy.
Public sale to settle debts on the estate of Perry and others. Property listed includes land in Sumter County Georgia and the estate of Mrs Bedsdon deceased with undivided interest to be sold. Notice cites ordinary proceedings and sale at the courthouse door on a specified date in July.
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