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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
7
A pending Congress bill would force residential buildings to install mail boxes for city carrier delivery. It targets homes with curbside or door slots, not stores or offices, promising shorter rounds and reduced carrier hours in larger cities.
Mezzo, a new soft drink, is advertised as the king of soft drinks by Americais Grocery Company, wholesalers. More than twenty leading Americus merchants carry Mezzo. The advertisement notes two official tests showing Mezzo contains no alcohol or adulteration.
Dr F F Reese rector of Christ Church Nashville Tenn was elected bishop of the Diocese of Georgia at the Augusta Episcopal convention His nomination came from Capt John A Cobb Americus He succeeds Rev J R Winchester and will relieve Bishop Nelson from double duties. home location not yet known.
A historic medical ad touts a women's health remedy for pelvic weakness and related symptoms. It claims glyceric root extracts, no alcohol, and printed ingredients under oath. The piece defends Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver remedy, easy to take as candy.
The editor asked if Cuba has more kicks, overlooking a report that sixty carloads of Missouri mules have just been shipped to the island. This reflects a curious wartime logistics update noted by the Washington Post.
The text claims indigestion stems from weak stomach muscles and low gastric juice flow. It promotes Mi o na stomach tablets to strengthen the stomach and boost juices, asserts it cures by enabling natural function, and notes Dodson's Pharmacy sells 60 cent boxes with a refund guarantee if it fails to cure. A line from the New York press comments on a marriage lottery.
The piece praises Ely's Dream Balm as an honest no addiction remedy that ends sneezing coughing and nasal discharge. It notes the product costs 60 cents and ships from 56 Warren Street New York. It contrasts nobility titles for Americans with concerns about foreign marriages and money.
About 192 damaged cotton bales from the recent Americus compress fire were bid in from bidders in Houston Texas Birmingham Atlanta Augusta Macon Athens and Columbus. Lesser & Clark of Augusta won the round lot at 3775 dollars. The bales will be shipped to Augusta for salvage and the scene will be marked only by a tall smokestack.
Hyomei’s simple medicated air cure for catarrh gains broad backing from druggists and physicians across the country. Dodson's Pharmacy offers a dollar outfit with a money back guarantee if the treatment fails to help.
The first quarterly Confederate pension payments were issued yesterday by Captain John A. Cobb. About fifteen veterans collected checks at his office, with many more expected today. The total for Sumter is about 38,000 dollars, and a dozen new names were added to the pension rolls last year.
Circulars in each JELL-O package offer free engraved jelly moulds in various patterns. Moulds are scarce outside big cities but available free to JELL-O users. Sold by grocers at 10c per package with a warning against substitutes. The Philadelphia Press notes Ohio offers more presidential chances.
The note urges emphasis on a special selling event as the most complete lines allow easy selection. It highlights that every price on every item drops below any other time of year and presents representative lots for consideration.
The ad highlights table linens priced as low as 75 cents to 86 cents. It promotes 68 inch snow white mercerized damask, 72 inch all linen sun bleached damask, and 72 inch full mercerized damask with various patterns. Includes limited detail on sizes and special prices.
A local advertisement promotes linen napkins in a clearance sale with varied prices. Items include 75 cent and 1 dollar options, plus several steeper prices up to 5 dollars, inviting shoppers to inspect the bargains and compare value.
Raw cotton prices cited with references to ready to use sheets in 72 by 90 inch sizes. Bleached heavy sheets offered at discounted weekly specials. Mention of 25 dozen and 15 dozen lots and regular prices around 60 cents. Includes period advertising tone and material quality notes.
Crochet bed spreads offered in Marseillea patterns at sale prices. Spreads feature heavy quality and varying sizes. Regularly 1 75 reduced to 1 26 with fringed options and Maracilles spreads in multiple patterns priced at 2 00 2 50 and 3 50 each.
A new line of embroideries including Cambrics Nainsooks and Swisses and accessories like Pearling Readings Flouncings and Corset Covers is showcased. The display is billed as the finest ever brought to Americus.
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