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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
7
The store declares the holiday stocks opening a significant event in year end shopping. The article emphasizes complete, dependable holiday goods and a peak gift buying period. It invites readers to use the hints as a guide to many unprinted tips for choosing gifts.
Advertises heavily discounted handkerchiefs including ladies pure linen and cambric variants with prices and bulk offers. Notes Christmas friendly quantities, special box sets, and a broad display of men’s wear such as neckwear, dress shirts, suspenders, and nightshirts with Wilson Bros shirts and Guyot suspenders highlighted.
An appealing list of stockings and socks includes Ladies onyx black cotton hose ribbed or dropped stitch at 250 pair, Misses ribbed hose 120 pair, Boys heavy ribbed bicycle and Richelieu socks extra heavy for school wear, also 12 cents per pair and 12 1 23 pair for Albbriggan socks in black or tan.
Lonpos December 16. The war office received a dispatch reporting General Buller’s serious reverse at Tugela river with heavy losses of men and guns. Buller ordered a withdrawal after rail and fortifications failed to permit a crossing, with multiple brigades and batteries sustaining casualties and gear loss.
An advertisement touts Nomada Darek Wystiu Cure as a radical 1 to 3 day remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia, promising immediate disease disappearance after the first dose and a 75 cent price from J Eldridge druggist Americas GA. Also notes mules shipped from New Orleans to Cape Town for the British army and mentions Wollford's Lotion claim of 30 minute cures.
A purchaser recounts relief from dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The testimonial claims the remedy digests what you eat and cures indigestion and sour stomach, concluding with the name W. A. Rembert.
An ad listing DeWitt’s Little Early River purifying the blood and cleaning the liver, claiming to invigorate the system. It references W. & Rembert and touts the pills as a remedy for constipation and liver troubles.
Washington City begins a hearing on whether Pennsylvania Governor can appoint a senator to fill Quay’s vacancy. Attorney General Elkin argues full state representation, while Edmunds and allies press opposing view. Proceedings focus on governor’s appointment power if legislature fails to elect.
An advertisement from 1898 touts Hall's Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles and other ailments with testimonials from users in Waco and Americus. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a swift remedy for coughs, colds, and throat problems, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic pain with a Richmond, Indiana testimonial.
Judge Littlejohn adjourned court to January second, 1900, with few cases remaining on the docket and the grand jury recessing to that date. One murder case, Jim Austin, was not tried due to a sick witness. Most prisoners are held for misdemeanor offenses.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic named Mozley’s Lemon Elixir is advertised as curing indigestion headaches malaria kidney disease fever chills loss of appetite debility nervous prostration and heart fester by regulating the liver stomach bowels and kidneys.
A Reedville reader reports relief after ten years of indigestion following use of Lemon Elixir. The testimonial states it allowed unrestricted eating and improved health, credited to the remedy sold by a local vendor.
Beulah resident N. D. Coney writes that after years of suffering and failure of other remedies he was cured of indigestion and heart disease.
A Louisville man with fifteen years of dyspepsia and liver stomach and bowel trouble reports cure after using Mozleys Lemon Elixir. C H Barowis of Atlanta also says he regained health and vigor after prior unsuccessful treatments by physicians.
Ad boasts Mozley's Lemon Hot Drops for throat relief. Claims quick relief and reliable ingredients. Sells for 25 cents at druggists. Prepared by Dr. H. A. Mente in Atlanta, Georgia.
Will Ogletree, a leading Spalding county farmer, was killed yesterday in a shooting by Frank Terrell near Griffin Georgia. Terrell is in custody and claims self defense.
An ad style note promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a reliable early treatment for hoarseness and croupy cough in children. It claims widespread use, long record of success, and availability at local pharmacies, with endorsements and cautions about counterfeit products.
The debate on a child labor bill opened with speeches from Hill and others supporting protection for children. Opponents led by Sintec argued strongly against the bill, and leaders warned of a tough fight and low prospects for passage without full attendance. The session touched on party politics and a related bill to consolidate two offices in Fannin county, with Rep. Dickey opposing the measure. Bell of Forsyth reported the financial strain and limited time for reforms this session.
The general assembly adjourned at the constitutional limit of 60 days. In the house a debate over reconsidering the Clifton uniform textbook bill ended with the motion to reconsider defeated. Chairman Denny blamed educational faction opposition and lectured school officer Prof. Glenn. Chappell warned of lobbying remarks.
Friends of Cox in New Orleans report efforts to secure his release from Havane authorities amid alleged inhuman treatment. In New York, G Percival Stewart and Francis Wolf Brown are arrested on grand larceny charges related to American Investor’s Trust and affiliated firms. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy advertises relief for influenza coughs colds and pneumonia prevention.
A garbled column notes vague anatomical jokes and references to Mrs BR of Churchill Berlin Vermont praising DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for a baby’s sores. It also warns against counterfeit products and mentions W A Rembert and comments on marriage being hindered by excessive liabilities. The wise man’s rule is to let a woman have her own way.
A testimonial promotes Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy claiming a boy recovered from chronic diarrhoea after two bottles. The notice also advertises brushes and grooming items at Rembert's drug store and Budson and Dodson's Pharmacy locally.
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