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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
4
The Times-Recorder provides daily and weekly editions with subscription rates and contact details. MARIE LOUISE MYRICK serves as editor and business manager with an editorial room telephone listed.
A fragment from the Times-Recorder outlines official status for Americar Sumter Webster and Georgia districts and details that cards of thanks resolutions of respect and obituaries not treated as news will be charged per line. It also notes church events and other entertainments being taxed per line.
The Chattanooga News notes Senator Clay shows tireless public spirit. British war costs loom large for taxpayers. Croker’s rivalries, Kansas politics, and Valley Forge echoes frame a wary mood. Bears, credit buying, and cotton timing are debated. Holland and Portugal quarrel as ministers resign. Lightweights deserve fair play. South Africa war forecasts clash with reality. Pension lists grow toward a million. Deficits eyed for future administrations. Polycomists fear women’s union pressure. An eight-syllable taunt sharpens political wit. Henderson presses no new public building bills while Canal plans loom at $150,000. Oleomargarine output soars from 83 million to 107 million pounds in a year. Wilcox’s Hawaii delegation sparks concern about social placements. Christmas trees harvest in Maine may net $200,000, while Main spruce eyes Georgia markets amid holly abundance.
The Atlanta Constitution cites claims of 6000 bales grown in Queensland in 1868 as baseless, noting government bonuses inflated figures. It argues Indian and U.S. production, plus a declining export trend, make new fields unlikely, and warns against dependence on a single supplier while policymakers seek local relief.
The Hull army bill now opens the Quartermaster's Department to civilians, advancing patronage. The Philadelphia Press accuses the bill of rewarding political workers and extending staff influence, risking berths for friends of Congressmen and Senators. It alleges the staff machine dictates army gains, while the House hesitates to cut canteen access in the Capitol.
An advertisement extols Bradfield’s Female Regulator as a safe quick cure for leuchorrhea falling of the womb nervousness headache backache and general weakness. It urges modesty in women while claiming thousands have found happiness and health using the remedy sold for one dollar at drug stores with a mailed house document available from The Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga.
The grand jury reports on county offices in Sumter for the November term 1900. They note orderly dock records, counts of cases disposed and pending, and praise the Ordinary and Clerk of Superior Court. They describe farm and jail conditions, court house and justice room needs, road and bridge quality, and caution on undervalued tax returns. They commend pensions and wartime loyalty, and urge reappointment of notary A. W. Buchanan.
Advertises men s fancy shirts described as equal to any and better than most for 75 cents each. Claims include excellent percales, superb workmanship, and list prices previously at 1 6 and 1 25. Highlights 234 shirts available.
Tax digest figures for 1899 1900 show state and county totals with on hand cash and collections. The county board proposes auditing all county offices, appointing an accountant, and reporting to the May 1901 grand jury, with expenses authorized by the committee. Also recommendations include juror and bailiff pay, adoption of a hunting license act, and publication of presentments.
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