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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
6
Boston, Nov 30. The eminent psychologist Prof William A Barnes killed himself at a railroad station. His wife claims spirits lured him for six years and that he knew too much of the world beyond. Police say he was temporarily insane from overwork. colleagues doubt financial strain.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. It is a blood or constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a regular prescription from a top physician, made of tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials available free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Savannah crowds near 100000 watched the Thanksgiving Day auto races. Louis Wagner won in the Fiat covering 402 miles at just over 65 mph. Victory Hemery in a Benz placed second, and Felice Nazarro in a Fiat took third, eight minutes behind. Prize money nears $10,000. security incidents included Col. Appleton being halted while crossing the track and a car forced to halt after a shooting pistol was fired at a tire by Capt. Davant.
A Thanksgiving scene in rural Georgia ends in death and a coroner's jury orders Edge to stand trial in superior court. The Black artist Edge, known for hardware work, allegedly fired a buck shot during a public safety incident between Americus and Andersonville. The shooter’s name remains unascertained as he is deceased.
The New York Press notes that the entire stock of dress goods in black and colors will be offered for exactly half price by Chas L Ansley. A cryptic line about a photograph and a woman pondered by her own mother closes the fragment.
Indiana's shaft dedicated with Gov. Frank Hanley leading a large delegation to unveil the monument at Andersonville National Cemetery on Thanksgiving Day. The $10,000 memorial was placed by Clark Monmental Works on a commanding site, accepted by Col. Sam R. Jones for the United States. Mrs. Florence Anthank Sherman and Miss Mary J. Diges unveiled the monument as two speeches highlighted women’s roles in war memorial work.
A fierce banana price melee erupts between Americus and Albany dealers. W A Ayash and Thomas countered by dumping stock, dropping prices to six cents a dozen, while Syrians from Albany peddled fruit from wagons. The brawl disrupts Forsyth Street and unsettles local commerce.
Druggists in this state must comply with the law on compounding medicines and handling poisons, under an edict from the state department of agriculture. Only licensed individuals may fill prescriptions or sell dangerous drugs. Dr. T. A. Cheatham, appointed state drug inspector, reports many violations including clerks fitting prescriptions under the proprietor's license, contravening the law.
Hot weather on Thanksgiving day reduced hunting success for Americus sportsmen. The morning was very warm and dogs panting in the shade failed to hunt well. Few birds were bagged as hunters ventured into fields and woods.
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