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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
3
An old catalog listing various corsets by vendors W. Bhorsets and J. Birsets. Entries describe materials couture coutil high or low busts, long or medium hips, and elastic attachments. Prices range from $1.00 to $1.60. Names and some garbled text indicate fabric types and sizing.
Americus High School pupils look to Hawkinsville in April to contest with other Third Congressional District schools for prizes in declamation music handicraft essay writing and track. The event will inaugurate the District High School Association chaired by Supt Miller with Supt Polhill as secretary. A meeting is set for Friday April 17 to select Americus representatives. The article also notes the association’s aim to strengthen education and link public schools with colleges, inviting teachers and county school commissioners to join. PMID: Preventics advertised for colds and flu with a pill and powder line sold locally.
Seaboard shops employe R. D. Horn was injured Friday when he fell from the roof of a steam shovel where he worked. He sustained a broken wrist and other injuries likely to keep him home for some time. Also includes an ad for Ely's Dream Balm claiming nasal relief.
Safe blowers, believed to be the same gang from De Soto near Americus, continue operations across the state. Recent incidents include a Buena Vista safe job and a major blast at Kestler near Albany. The thieves stole about 1000 dollars, with 200 from Haddock and Griffin, 500 from Hightower and Son, and 50 in stamps plus 200 cash from the post office. Health Coffee touted as a coffee substitute by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin, claimed to require no real coffee and to brew in a minute. Sparks Mashburn Co.
A fragment notes social pressures about attire and manners suggesting a wife’s objection can curb a man’s taste for bud ties, while a Chicago News remark claims that a woman’s amplified words boost her popularity.
Americas gunners face a closing quail and dove season as partridges and doves are slaughtered on farms near Americus. Hunters fear rapid extermination if curb measures are not taken, noting birds were once plentiful but are now scarce in the area.
Nevada experiences renewed rush of prospectors amid hopeful reports from the frontier. The Philadelphia Press notes that public sentiment for growth is linked to health, with Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for regulating stomach liver and bowels and inducing a feel good mood. Sold for 25 cents at Hildridge Drug Co.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal remedy for catarrh with constitutional treatment. US$100 reward offers proof of failure to cure. Includes testimonials, Benton, Toledo company details, and note on Allen's Foot Ease. Also mentions Chicago wheel tax revenue and a pessimistic quote about human nature.
George Moore of Grmesland North Carolina credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after a severe chest cold. He reports rapid improvement after one bottle and full recovery after twelve. Trial bottle offered. price listed as 60 cents and one dollar at Eldridge Drug Co. Russia warns of war. Philadelphia Press notes the claim.
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for back urinary bladder or kidney trouble in women. It claims a certain cure, offers a 50 cent price, a free sample, and lists The Mother Gray Co. of LeRoy New York as the source.
An advertisement claims piles can be cured in 14 days with Pazo Ointment and offers money back guarantees. It mentions a 50e price and refunds. The text also includes fragmented commentary about a widow and a person named Wye, attributed to the New York Press.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple brandy types and prices including Kentucky cream, Carlton Club, Apricot and Banana Brandy, Carolina Corn, Mountain Corn, and gin. Entries mention express prepaid four-quart shipments with prices around $3.25 and various per-quart rates.
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