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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
3
Holiday Handkerchiefs and Gloves in Deep Discounts
The store advertises a wide holiday selection including Laties aboorawa embroidered items, handkerchiefs at 1% and 5 Laties' linen, and exclusive lots expanding selling space. Featured are Kid Gloves in various styles, wallets, cashmere mittens, and Koda and Kida gloves with embroidery, all priced to please.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirnest
Trofounes Indisa
Tiadlew Queen's Own Acamlone Hise Warranted Footwear
Fragmentary OCR item lists a footwear bargain including a pair described as black and tan with heavy ribbed material and prices around 124 to 250. Remaining details are unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen's Own
Jose
von Hose
French Bna Night Shirts and Undershirts in Several Styles
Readable fragments describe night shirts the French Bna line and Sastre Srettery Botech undershirts and jerine flaiet. Sold separate in white or color with elastic waist options. Sizes 23 to 40 inches offered. Pair pricing and package details unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerine
Wales
Soc
Sonfveur
Eta
Umbrellas and Wool Waist Specials Advertised
Local ad showcases various umbrellas with paragon frame options and prices from 8c to $1.50, plus heavy Scotch Gingham models. Also promotes Wool Waists and Silk Waist patterns with reductions to attract early buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Able
Plato
Birds of Passage and Holiday Movements Across Americus
A string of social notes records visits and greetings as residents from Americus and nearby towns travel to Columbus, Atlanta, Macon, Bainbridge, and Nashville for Christmas. Names include J. A. McArthur, Eustace Speer, Johnsen, Eugene Haynes, John McCormick, Emmett J. Bolton, Shelby Myrick, Will Hawkins, E. A. Hawkins, J. N. Cheney, J. A. Ansley, Grace Jackson, W. M. Hawkes, and many more. The column also promotes Electric Bitters as a health remedy and a local shoe advertisement ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonumber Star Co
J. A. McArthur
Leary
Eustace Speer
Atlanta
Almothenshire
M- Speer
Johnsen
Eufana
Lyon Port
Eugene V. Haynes
Americus
John McCormick
Columbus
Emmett J. Bolton
Ata
T. L. Blackwell
W. C. Farlow
Midway
Ala
Hom
Shelby Myrick
Savanorh
Will E. Hawkins
Col
E. A Hawkine
John N. Cheney
Ellavilla
J. A. Ansley
Miss Ansley
Perry
Grace Jackson
Macon
T. A Graham
Hancock Avenue
W. M. Hawkes
M. T. Elam
Luther
Herbert Hawkins
H. Hawkins
Thomas J. Felder
Nashville
Walter P. Callaway
Birmingham
Thomas Callaway
Charles M. Council
Planters Book
Florida
Morgan V. Gress
New York
City
M. L. Myrick
Hall's Great Discovery Promises Cures for Kidney and Bladder
An 1808 Dallas Texas notice touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal remedy curing kidney and bladder ailments and diabetes. It cites testimonials from H W Brown and J Shear and claims rapid relief with one and a half bottles. Also promoted are Minute Cough Cure and Westford's Lotion as cures, with various endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Louin Mos
Toussmer
Dallas
Texas
Bright
H. W. Brown
George Hotal
Dodson’s Short News and Gossip Picks
A compact Rascal of brief items from Randoh Pharmacy notes and Rita of Gossip. The column teases money back offers and value phrases like Get Your Moneys Worth. Local bits describe price prompts and assorted tips from Dodson.
Sudden Cold Snap Brings Colds and Coughs
The article notes sudden cold waves over the past week causing many to suffer coughs and colds. It mentions Hasler's fancy baskets at Hudson's Store and Col. B. L. Oliver recovering slowly from illness. It also promotes Dodson's Cough Balsam as a safe remedy for coughs colds and hoarseness without morphine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasler
Hudson's Store
Col. B. L. Oliver
Every Woman Adheres Daily Attention for Complexion
A rural town notices daily beauty advice and local happenings. Coot Stanfield visits from Macon, Judge Speer stock of marriage licenses, railroads report heavy holiday passenger traffic, and a Christmas season note praises kindness. Hassell's minstrels draw crowds, Kentucky horse sale upcoming, a child suffers burn injuries, and local ads promote Dodson's Toilet Cream and Cannon Ball Shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coot Stanfield
Macon
A. C. Speer Bax
Meesie
U.S
Eugene Loukett
Central Railroad
Lexington
Hassell
Kentucky
Tom Hargis
Daniel
Perry & Brown
E. D. Saerrinup
Dodson's Pharmacy Sells Toothbrushes For 25 Cents
Dodson's Pharmacy advertises a toothbrush priced at 25 cents. The copy emphasizes its ability to clean crevices and surfaces, urging readers to purchase locally for effective dental care.
Patent medicines listed in 19th century ad page
An OCR fragment shows a catalog of patent tonics and remedies including Teething Powder for Teethine Dodon, Simmons Liver Regulator and Liver Tor Syrup, Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets, Scott’s Emulsion cod liver oil, Wampoler Cod Liver Oil, King’s New Discovery, One Minute Cough Cure, Piso’s Consumption Cure, Cheney’s Expectorant, Bromo Quinine, Melvin’s Food Malted Milk, and Meastlen’s Food. The text reads like an advertisement listing products and prices or page notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott’s
King’s
Receipts Show Cotton at Americus Warehouses Decline
Cotton receipts at Americus warehouses fall to zero Monday and total twelve bales yesterday. Nine bales arrived by rail from another town, according to reports that cast doubt on Expert Neill’s eleven million bale crop estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Neill
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed by Readers Far and Wide
Advertisements tout One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs colds hoarseness croup pneumonia bronchitis and throat troubles claiming immediate relief and prevention of consumption. Endorsers include H N Williams of Gentryville W A Rembert and B Gunning among others praising its safety and effectiveness for piles skin diseases and indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Eldridge
Ameren
H. N Williams
W. A. Rembert
Special Medical Claims by Dr Hathaway at 124Scutt Broad Street
An advertisement touts Dr Newton Hathaway as offering a home based treatment for varicocele stricture and kidney troubles. It claims high success without surgery, promises restored vitality, and invites readers to consult or visit his offices for cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Keaway
Anthous
Einor
Dr. Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
Lim
Ian
Hathaway
Maatinan
J Riston
Aia
Himare
Hee Pol
Mathaway
Cotton market trends as prices rise after holidays
The article notes gains in cotton futures with a14 point rise from holiday lows. January opened at 10 and closed at 17 different contracts showed mixed early activity. Port receipts decline sharply, with prices expected to rise for poorer futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday
Maron
Another Young Couple Wed at Oliver Home
Yesterday afternoon Jewel Mims and Charles Clarke were married at the Oliver residence on Church Street in a ceremony conducted by Rev. J.R.M. Wesley. Clarke resides in Cuthbert. Mims is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mims. The parents opposed the match but the couple wed despite their objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clarke
Miss Mims
Charles Oliver
Church
Jewel Mims
Chas. Clarke
Rev
Jr.m. Wesley
Cuthbert
W. ‘T Mims
Caid
Mraliver
Soung Clarke
Express Company Employees Were Bushed Christmas
Express Company workers in the Southern Express Co. office labored around the clock for a week to clear backlogs. They kept wagons running through Christmas Day and Sunday as the busy season persisted, highlighting the strain on delivery crews nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Company
Americas
The
Southern | Express Co
Express
A Sure Cure for Croup and Related Remedies
A claim for Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a prevention and cure for croup in children is presented, noting hoarseness and a rough cough as early signs. Claims include wide household use, consistent effectiveness, and availability through J K Hudson and Dodsons Pharmacy. Blys Liquid Cream Balm and Ely Brothers are advertised as sprayable nasal remedies with 70 price, marketed for nasal passages and catarrhal troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bly’s
Ely Brothers
Warren Virent
Family testimonials and dubious patent medicine claims
The item compiles multiple testimonial snippets praising Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve while warning against counterfeit products. It includes a cured case by Thomas 0 Bower and scattered references to unrelated remedies and misprints, indicating a pulpy promotional page for patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Clark
Peoria
DeWitt
W. A. Rembert
Chamberlain
Thomas 0. Bower
Glencoe
O. Forsadla
J. H Hudson
Dodson
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Geo. D. Wheatley
Isle
Ilen
Mien
Jean Bros
Mick Ollarettes
Biue Martin Capes
Colarettes
Georgias
Catlon Pinkston Co
Price
Randoh
Pinkston Company
Phar
Macy
Dodson’s
Dodaon
Simmons Liver Regulator
Stuart
Peran
Melvin
Meastlen
Enacy
Buklen
Hal Jut
Mougy
B. Gunning
Tyre
Mich
Wal Bembert
Heesber
A. Bonibert
J. Newton Hathaway
Dr. Hathaway A Co
Broad Street
WIEN
Conton
Arkansas
Tarruk Horn
Vererdae
Aute
Catar
Noretare
S.S
E.D. Sheffild
Tho Tirat
J. K. Hudson
Mheem Utes
Ager Toramoven
Rome
John WL. Daniel
Empire Shoe Store
Lamar St
R. Churchill
Borfin
W. A. Hombert
Usgal
Crazig
Pepegeeps
W. A
Renmibert
Penoil
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