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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
3
Christmas time and the store showcase the holiday stocks and complete preparations. The article emphasizes a well stocked, dependable inventory designed to meet gift-buying demand and create a festive shopping atmosphere.
The ad promotes holiday handkerchiefs in various styles and prices plus a large glove and mitten selection. It details ladies and men items including embroidered linen handkerchiefs, hemstitched pieces, and initial monograms, with box sets and special holiday pricing. It also lists gloves in multiple styles and materials, with price points and quantities highlighted.
The full day in superior coast court covered the trial of B. T. Hawkins, a Black politician and preacher, on charges of intimidating witnesses in a county court blind tiger case. The state presented a strong case. Hawkins denied the alleged threats and any political leadership. Defense was led by Judge Fort and Col. J. A. William. the verdict was not reached by nightfall. A separate note recounts Michael Curtin praising King’s New Discovery for consumption after a doctor advised it, and E. D. Ansley promoting fireworks purchases prior to a price drop.
Judge Littlejoun postponed the sentence on Fayette Horton who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Thomas Mivins. The penalty ranges from one to twenty years. Horton's counsel will file for a new trial. A court error about Horton’s presence at verdict delivery was noted.
A dated 1898 advertisement promotes Hall’s Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues including Bright’s disease, diabetes, gravel, and rheumatic irregularities. It markets mail order availability from Waco Texas and local druggists, with testimonials and multiple health claims, including cough remedies.
Dodsons Pharmacy displays a complete line of Christmas articles and novelties sold for spot cash. The buyer sourced items direct from manufacturers overseas and early in the summer to secure lower prices. Several listed items include vanity cases with brushes and powders, ebony vanity sets, and sterling silver mounted accessories priced to reflect cost rather than advancing market rates.
Mr. Gardner from Orlando Florida reports losing seventeen thousand six hundred dollars while traveling by buggy toward Macon. Most sum was in bank certificates and cash, with only a small amount in paper and silver concealed in a belt. He cannot account for the disappearance and seeks leads to recover the money.
A historic ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a 25 year failure free cure for croup signals in children. It claims early dosing at first hoarseness prevents attacks and cites wide use in homes, with retailers J R Haden and Dodson's Pharmacy promoting it amid assorted products and travel kits.
An early 20th century clipping cites Miss Annie E. Ganning of Tyre Michigan praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for long lasting stomach trouble and dyspepsia. The ad notes quick relief and claims it digests food and cures stomach ailments. Also mentioned are One Minute Cough Care and various regional fruit sellers including E D Analog in Melaga.
The measure envisions a peacetime force with up to sixty white infantry companies and seven colored ones, twelve white cavalry troops, two artillery batteries with one colored, bands for each infantry regiment, plus medical, governor staff, hospital ambulance, and naval militia units. It grants the governor broad power to form battalions and deploy regiments.
An 1890s advertisement claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves rheumatism and neuralgia. It cites testimonials from D. B. Johnson of Richmond Indiana and local merchants Eldridge in Americus Georgia, with praise of rapid relief after application.
A fragmented page notes medical advice on catarrh with Dr J Newton Hathaway and a chestnut cure claim, then shifts to a near total lunar eclipse to occur Saturday night. Whitman Sisters perform at the opera house, followed by Americus cotton market notes and local crime for a murder.
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