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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Orange Blossom as a direct external treatment for female weakness and related ailments. It claims it can draw out fever and pain, reinvigorate the female system, and cure conditions like irregular menses, leucorrhoea, ulcers, tumors, and dropsy of the womb. The paste claims easy self-use and mail order availability from Dr McGill & Co Chicago Illinois.
A morning burglary at W H R Schroeder’s residence on Jefferson street ends with a hat found at the scene and suspect George Waring captured. Waring confesses after interrogation and is jailed. officers pursue a second thief. A separate incident reports Erick Bass struck by a buggy driven by Barlow Council near Lamar Street, sustaining minor injuries.
A passenger on an excursion train from Columbus to Americus was shot at near Buena Vista last night. A woman in the rear car narrowly escaped a bullet that struck the woodwork overhead, leaving the assailant at large. The incident followed a violent day of crime and public outrage.
An article promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a universal stomach remedy boosting digestion and strength. It urges free pamphlets from druggists and touts laxatives and tonics including Castor Oil based laxol. Advertisements tout Swayne's Ointment for itching and tumors and Chamberlain's remedy for diarrhea with customer testimonies.
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