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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
2
The Times-Recorder serves as the official organ for Americus Sumter County Webster County and the Third District Railroad Commission. It acts as the primary public notices and government record publication source for the region.
Americus Georgia January 9 1900 notice to subscribers states carriers must deliver papers to verandahs before 1 o clock and to report failures. The item blends scattered clippings on pensions, wars, politics, and curiosities including references to Spain Britain Delagoa Bay Lord Roberts Washington regalia and a Boston lawyer’s death amid a jumble of dated commentary.
The Savannah Press recounts a Clover South Carolina cotton mill founded seven years ago with $25,000 capital that prospered from the start. A new mill is drilled at the same site and will begin operations around March 1 using Egyptian cotton to produce fine yarns for a potential clothing factory.
Fragmented OCR item notes a cold cure using tablets and quinine with garbled branding and numbers. The readable bits mention a remedy failing to ease symptoms, suggesting a misprint or degraded text from a 19th or early 20th century medical ad.
A patriotic wartime column recalls historic rallies and calls for mobilization as England braces for invasion. It notes Lord Roberts' call for 200,000 men, a new 70,000-man draft, and the joining of Australians, Canadians, and Britons from all social strata in defense, warning of grim days ahead.
The article notes 25,000 Spanish-American War veterans have filed for pensions, with Cuban and Puerto Rican casualties low yet claims rise due to illness. It compares Civil War losses, cites Adjutant General data, and critiques pension lawyers. It also discusses Gen Roberts and Gen Buller, plus London casualty figures and editors awaiting the new century.
A curious case ends with uncovering a richly upholstered state chair bearing French imperial arms and a Louis Napoleon monogram. Beneath the cushion, a musical box would play when sat upon, suggesting plans for the emperor’s use at Berlin. The chair’s fate ends with its transfer to England by the hotel keeper’s widow.
Advertises a stomach disease remedy as a permanent cure for indigestion and weakness. Claims rapid relief from first dose and universal applicability. Marketed as pleasant and safe, with E J Eldridge of Americus GA selling the tonic.
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