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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
4
Tax Amenicus Reconvex established in Americus in 1891 by consolidation. The item lists various publication terms including daily and weekly editions with durations and remittance instructions. MARIE LOUISE MYRICK is named editor and business manager with the editorial office telephone number.
The Times-Recorder serves as the official organ for Americus Sumter County Webster County and the railroad commission of Georgia for the 2d Congressional District providing authoritative notices and public information.
Reminder to unpaid subscribers to settle accounts before Christmas before collection actions are taken. The piece urges payment of small balances, references current cotton prices, and notes potential severities if settlements are not made. Additional content quotes opinions on war and prohibition from various figures with no direct local action.
Hon Emory Speer will speak Saturday night at the Academy of Music for the public library fund drive. The judge, famed for oratory beyond Georgia, is noted for his patriotism and interest in Macon and its public institutions.
Editorial policy states that every published opinion must bear the full author name and that the paper has a single editor who heads its columns. It rejects outside interference, asserts no local censor, and emphasizes serving the entire public with honest endeavor.
The piece argues trusts harmed farmers by boosting costs and profits in fertilizers and goods. It notes cotton prices and McKinley prosperity as context, cites price rises from copper to nails, and labels Willingham’s prohibition law drastic and not American, comparing to Russian paternalism. It urges lawmakers to dissolve or weaken trusts to protect agriculture.
A 19th century advertisement touts a liniment named Mother's Friend as a remedy to ease labor pain and danger. It claims women can avoid suffering by preemptive use, offering free booklets from Bradfield Regulator in Atlanta.
A long promotional notice for Dr J Newton Hathaway of Atlanta Georgia touts cures for varicocele stricture and other male diseases. It claims vast success, free mail literacy, and a home treatment method with a single low fee covering medicines and services. The ad urges readers to contact him, mentioning his office at 22% South Broad Street and to state the paper.
Summarizes Carnegie’s eight maxims for youths: avoid bars and smoking, concentrate energy on duties, never shirk, save money, never speculate, avoid endorsing others, and be honest in word and deed. Emphasizes honesty, responsibility, and prudent living to build success and character.
Maj Spence of the Thirty second Regiment named in dispatches for capturing a Filipino village with a captain and fifteen men. He is a Georgian, former lieutenant colonel of the Third Georgia Regiment Volunteers, previously wounded at San Juan Cuba while a regular army lieutenant, later promoted major and then lieutenant colonel by Gov Atkinson for bravery.
Louis Bach of Brooklyn attempted to kill his wife today wounding her twice with a pistol. She fainted and Bach then shot himself through the brain. Bach, aged 31, had squandered money. his mother is described as wealthy. He sought $5,000 from his mother-in-law Mrs Robbins of Denver, a demand that sparked the quarrel.
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee in Washington call a meeting for next Saturday at 10 o'clock to discuss a general financial bill planned for the coming session. Senator Aldrich, committee chair, is said to have prepared a bill based on summer conference lines. The plan is to complete and present the bill in the first week of the session. No joint meeting with the House caucus is planned. Charleston Bank Transfer reported as Goodwyn Rhett buys controlling interest in People's National Bank for 219300.
The document references a certification by an attorney regarding a charter and related items in a Superior Court matter. It notes court dates, locations, and official actions within a formal legal proceeding.
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