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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
3
An 19th century advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a direct external remedy for female troubles. It claims to draw fever and pain, clear obstructions, and restore natural secretions. The ad promotes self treatment with a pastille and offers mailing of the remedy for $1 from Dr. J. A. McGill & Co in Chicago, with sale through druggists.
A mixed summary notes Georgia figures in a shooting tournament near Albany with local competitors, and highlights Georgian Cadets at the U S Naval Academy with Burt DuBose Reynolds Sheffield leading efficiency. It also covers a Georgia Supreme Court ruling on scalped tickets, a blood health ad, a cow’s intrusion into a house, Central Railroad absorption of Macon and Northern, and Lumpkin reporting the first 1890 cotton bale weighing 510 pounds sold at five cents.
Burglary at the parsonage of the First Methodist church described as a break in with gas turned on and a bat found. In county court yesterday four or five cases resulted in convictions including stabbing, gaming, larceny from the person and pistol carrying. Judge Hixon has not yet passed sentence on the four convicted negroes. A partial telegraphic update notes local political moves and a reception for Secretary Herbert and North Georgia squadron officers.
An advertisement column promotes Dr Mosley’s Lemon Elixir made from fresh lemon juice with vegetables, touting cures for nervous disorders fever, diseased kidneys and liver and menstruation restoration. It cites price 50 cents to $1 per bottle and lists Cotton Blatts Medicine Co Atlanta as the maker. Also included are endorsements for Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with local druggists selling 25 and 60 cent bottles and notices about other patent medicines and local goods.
The article notes Wetherell awaiting bids for sale of warrants valued at $500,000, with speculation on the outcome and potential detriment to interest. Speyer & Seege… are referenced as involved parties in the handling of the warrants.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved within hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It claims fast relief from pain in the bladder kidneys and back and eases retention of water for both men and women. Sold by B. J. Eldridge Americus Georgia.
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