Roundup Of Americus Gossip And Oddities Of The Day
A compact roundup from Americus mocks town news and gossip. It notes imports of Huyler's candies at John K Hudson's, lawyers in Atlanta before the Supreme Court, banks declaring semi annual dividends, and various local skits about mules, crops, licenses, and social life. It mentions scarlet fever cases in parts of the city, a Seaboard engine moved for repairs, and light civic activity during Christmas with jokes about holidays and local characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huyler
John K. Hudson
Americus
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Feagin
Century Comfort Bucklon Arnica Salvo Promises Pain Relief
Millions find daily comfort with Bucklon Arnica Salvo. It claims to kill pain from burns, scalds, cuts, ulcers, fever sores and eruptions, remove corns and warts, heal boils, and cure skin conditions, available for two dollars at E. J Eldridge's drug store. The ad ends with a cynical line about repairing worn out loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklon
E. J Eldridge
Reception at Hotel Windsor by Americus Matrons Club
The Americus Matrons Club hosted its annual holiday reception at the Hotel Windsor, hosting about fifty guests in a floral decorated parlors setting. Domino costumes, a cake walk, and a vibrant ballroom display accompanied elegant music and midnight dancing ending with refreshments and social triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Hotel Windsor
Domino
Terpeichore
Matrons
Discovering a Long Life with Dr King’s New Discovery
Editor O H Downey of Chu rubusco Ind proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as infallible for Cough Cold and Grip. He says it helps weak lungs and prevents pneumonia or consumption. E J Eldridge guarantees every bottle and offers free trial bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
Yesbie’s Stores Closed After Local Creditors’ Action
Yesbie’s two stores operated by Joe Yesbik the Kentucky fruit and fish dealer and confectioner were shut by local creditors. The Forsyth Street location closed yesterday with the artesian corner place shut the night before by Deputy Sheriff Gatewood. His stock is expected to be under $1,200 with local indebtedness likely a few hundred dollars, mainly owed to restaurant concerns. He hopes to adjust affairs and resume business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Yesbik
Kyrian Fruit and
Forsyth Street
Gatewood
Artesian Corner
Yoshik
Yeshik
Attack of Pneumonia Warded Off by Remedy
James Prendergast of Amato Bay Jamaica recalls a severe cold in his daughter with chest pains that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly cured. He says the remedy warded off pneumonia and has served his family well for seven years, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
James Prendergast
Amato Bay
Jamaica
West India Islands
Supreme Court Session Opens With Southwestern Circuit Entry
Americas attorneys travel to Atlanta for the Supreme Court session beginning Thursday morning. The Southwestern Circuit will be first entered upon and Sumter superior court cases will occupy most of the week for our legal team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Southwestern Circuit
Sumter Superior Court
Dur ing a long illness I found DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve best
A user testimonial from D. Mitchell, Fulford, Md., crediting DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve with curing bed sores after a long illness. The note calls it the best salve on the market for piles, sores, burns and warns to beware of counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Fulford
DeWitt
Rombert
Visitors Flocking to Americus Listed in Local Notice
A long list of visitors arriving in Americus is published with names and hometowns. Mrs Lawson Kelly from near Augusta attends a wedding. Miss Maggie Dunn from Montgomery visits. Miss Flossie Dunn from Buena Vista spends a week here. others include John L. Davis of Valdosta, Miss Eola Bass returning to Cathbert, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Dunn
Montgomery
Flossie Dunn
Buena Vista
John L. Davis
Valdosta
C. O. Sheppard
Americus Grocery Co Cuts Capital Stock by Fifty Thousand
The Americus Grocery Company paid out fifty thousand dollars in cash to stockholders via Planters Bank of Americus. The capital stock is reduced from one hundred thousand to fifty thousand dollars due to high city taxes. President Lanier says business will not shrink and the company has a strong credit to obtain funds as needed. Since founding, cash dividends totaled more than one hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus Grocery Company
Planters Bank of Americus
Grocery Company
the Americas Grocery Co. Ie
Lanier
Georgia
Americus Grocery Co
Remarkable Cure of Croup Saves Little Boy's Life
A Iowa mother declares Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saved her child's life after a severe croup attack. She bought it from A. E. Steere in Goodwin, SD, gave doses every ten minutes, and the boy began to improve after removing phlegm. The testimonial urges that the medicine be available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. E. Steere
Goodwin,s D
Tam
Jorl Demont
Inwood
Iowa
Christmas fines clog Hudson court in holiday tale
Mayor Felder led a holiday scene as others paid fines for disorder and liquor at the police court. Clerk Mitchell counted coins while a drunken tax of Christmas cheer filled the till. Editor Lynch extols Foley's Honey and Tar. wisdom quips about staying away from home when neighbors borrow.
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Felder
Santa
Generona
Mitchell
Hudson
Fish Out of Water After Angling Girl Landing
A man lands ashore after a girl who had been angling for him brings him to safety. He feels out of place and unsure how to respond to the unexpected reunion. The scene hints at social awkwardness and a tentative romance.
Wire ties replace old cotton bale method at Americus plant
The Americus plant adopts Gadget wire tying machines from Atlantic Compress Co to replace flat steel hoops. Thirteen to fifteen wires wrap each bale, producing 85 to 40 pounds per cubic foot density. The machines, adjustable to any press, are praised for rapid, precise work and secure tying, with expectations to press seventy five bales per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus Prosa
Atlantic Compress Oo
Ratzler
Profitable Investment Prompted by Digestion Cure
In Somerville Indiana E Demick says seven years of stomach trouble and bed rest ended after trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He spent about $1,000 with no relief until the remedy. The ad claims Kodol digests food in the stomach, letting readers eat what they want and cure stomach ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Demick
Somerville
Ind
W. A, Rewbert
Dr Shivers Goes to Atlanta
Dr O M Shivers, once in Americas and then Bainbridge, has moved to Atlanta to take a position with a major drug company starting yesterday. A Winchester Indiana correspondent notes Foley's Honey and Tar saved a child from croup, giving relief after the first dose and continuing to aid recovery. An old bachelor quips that he is late for the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. O. M. Shivers
Americas
Bainbridge
Atlanta
Co. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
John R. Hudson
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Called Unequaled Remedy
An advert claims Witch Hazel Salve relieves burns bruises and pain, speeds healing and warns against counterfeits. It cites user testimonials from James Mock of N Webster Ind and W A Rembert, plus claims for remedies like Foley’s Honey and Tar and Wollford’s Sanitary Lotion with local seller EB J Eldridge Americus Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
James Mock
N. Webster
Ind
W.A Rembert
Wollford
Eb, J. Eldridge
Americus, Ga
The Kind You Haw Always Bom os OT Advertisement
Colloquial testimonial style ad claims multiple patients cured by Foley remedies. Quoted notes praise Dyspepticide Foley's Honey and Tar and Foley's Kidney Cure for coughs and kidney relief. References to Dr Loyal Ford and John R Hudson appear as endorsers.
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Loyal Ford
John R. Hudson
Chas. Replogle
Atwater
Foley
A Cure For Lumbago And Stomach Tablets Ad
An Amherst Virginia reader touts Cham berlain s Pain Balm for lumbago relief after other remedies failed. The ad promotes Cham berlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and biliousness, with sample offers and 25 cent price. Also suggests Foley s Honey and Tar for cold relief.
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Chamberlain
Saluda Editor Faces Backlash Over Slander Claim
In Saluda a mass meeting demanded apology and retraction from editor Cunningham after he called local women liars. He printed a written apology but refused publication of the retraction, citing threats to his daughters and fear of bloodshed as crowds gathered outside the Sentinel office. The town remains divided with potential conflict looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saluda
G. C
Columbia
8. C
the Sentinel
H. 8. Cunningham
Cunningham
Lars
The
Sentinel
J. W. Pitts
Edward Turner
J. B. Coleman
McSweeney
Maimed for Life Killed Himself Near Florence
Phoenix report states A. F. Baehr, grievously injured in an accident that would have maimed him for life, ended his life by his own act near Florence on January 1. The incident follows the prior injury and notes the drastic choice made by the victim.
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Phoenix
Ariz
A. F. Baehr
Florence
Lfe
Dissolution of B N Rouse Co in Leslie Georgia
The firm of B N Rouse & Co, traders in Leslie Ga, dissolves with B N Rouse retiring. J M Rum erford assumes all debts and continues business. Included is an advertisement praising Mystic Cure for rheumatism and a testimonial from T J Blackmore of Haller & Jerome, Pittsburgh Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. N. Rouse Dé Co
Leslie, Gs
B. N. Rouse
J. M. Rumerford
Constipation Cure Claims from Early 20th Century Ad Language
An OCR fragment advertises a laxative product promising easy bowel action without distress. The text includes garbled names and phrases such as I have been Wotbled and Delilah, Sampt, with scattered quotes, suggesting a dated almanac style health claim and marketing rhetoric rather than clear instructions or modern medical guidance.
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Century Comfort
Matrons Club
Yesbie's
Southwestern
Eola Bass
Cathbert
Andrew Female College
Messra Hugh Brown
Joe Roney Jr
Birmingham
Misa Bertha Carter
Arlington
Lula Brown
Ray Hinton
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Victoria Salter
Miss Salter
Plains
D. Holmes
Fitzgerald
Col
J. C. Roney
Mary Adame
Macon
John A. Cobb
Carrie Stapleton
Preston
Mrs. Jeffards
Sylvester
W. H. Tondee
Lumpkin
Lucy Lowery
Dawson
Mary Tower
Church Street
Louise Lamar
Richland
Marie Lamar
Clyde Slappey
Shellman
Cal Ine Slappey
Marie
Elsie Pickett
A. K. Schumpert
Marian Rucker
Athens
Harrold Davenport
State University
Cornell University
N. Y
W. H. Fish
Fish
Mo Cleskey
Standard Oil Co
Lynch
Daily Post
Phil
Ipsburg
N. J
John RB
SAS
Sears
Americus Compress
DR. Shivers
Drugstore
J. W. Bryan
Lowdon
Dis
W. ©. Williamson
Amherst, Vasaya
Iain
Hou
Iesorer
Lamar
L.L.L
B. N. Rover J
M. Sewantono
Attem
T. J._ Blackmore
Haller & Jemore
Pittburg
Eldridge, Druggint
Sampt
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