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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
The Times-Recorder Americus announces policy on charged notices including cards of banks, resolutions of respect and obituaries, church and society notices, and other revenue generating items. Rates are five cents per line with editorial room operations and sections listed for contact.
AMERICUS, GA., DEC. 28, 1900. The column surveys political, social and economic reflections from notable figures and events, noting figures like Ben Harrison Grover Cleveland and Kruger. It recalls old debates, moral exhortations on toil, and observations on debutantes and a New York newspaper woman. A New Orleans fire damages Isaac Hein’s stock, valued at $100,000 with $63,000 insured.
Nashville American reflects on how farming life has evolved from simple rural contentment to modern self educated enterprise. The piece contrasts old steadiness with new concerns over hospitality finance and social shifts while noting some gains from change yet enduring value in contentment.
Poetic Christmas blessing urging generosity and charity across hardship. Then a Boer War note reports a squad trailing the Boers from Britstown entangled with casualties and capture of the remaining force.
Farmers urged to supply ample potash for profitable yields and avoid scrubby crops. Free books on fertilizer composition for all crops available from MAN Kalft Works in New York.
Christmas violence and accidents left several dead and many injured in Savannah Pratt City and Columbus with shootings stabbings and an accidental cannon blast. A coal mine murder in Alabama and a drowning in Norwalk were also reported along with rail expansion plans in Texas and damages suits in Greensboro. A church fire in Missouri damaged the Providence Methodist church and a pastor was fatally hurt.
A fragmented verse compares life to a card game where mortals learn, with trump suits and shifting fortunes. It depicts players chasing riches and joy, while clubs unleash war and time deals fate, ending in a cryptic, incomplete stanza.
A brief notice advertises silk umbrella options for men and women with prices from 50 cents to five dollars. It highlights a fine selection around two to three dollars and suggests many items suitable as handsome presents.
Corobill Magazine traces how editors emerged from leaded paragraphs in the early 1700s to regular daily leaders by the 19th century. It explains the term origin from lead spaces, the shift from news-only focus, and the rising power of editorials to shape opinion.
Montcoutry Ala Dec 26 Governor Jelka notes the resignation of Colonel E L Russell of Mobile from the state university trusteeship. Russell cites other matters occupying his time and says he cannot give the university the attention the current needs require.
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