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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
3
GEO. D. WHEATLEY announces a formal opening of holiday stocks described as a significant merchandising event. The store emphasizes complete, dependable lines and top-to-bottom readiness to meet gift-buying demand, with hints for readers planning purchases during the gift season.
Local shop Lina offers handkerchiefs at tempting prices with double the usual selling pace. Special lots are exploited to kick off a genuine holiday sale.
Men's Furnishings show a stronger push for Christmas with larger stocks and better displays. Neckwear dress shirts collars cuffs suspenders night shirts and related items are highlighted as the season's most attractive lines and prices.
City council held its first meeting of the year with mayor pro tem selection deferred and committees to be named soon. A. W. Wheeler was chosen as treas overseer. license for junk shops set at 810. Printing ordinances in pamphlet form referred to a committee. Fines imposed for chair etiquette violations. proceeds to support an oyster supper. Bivins estate to pay 500 damages. Electric Bitters praised by a reader as a blood purifier and health restorer.
Central of Georgia Railway reports week ending December third week earnings of 127531 versus 118831 prior period and year to date 5123750 up from 5441309. Gov Candler issues commissions to Captain W F P Clark Americas Light Infantry and Captain R L Carter Perry Rifles plus several first lieutenant appointments.
Pierson drug store manager reports strong demand for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy amid grippe worries. Five bottles sold to a customer. product praised for quick relief of cough sore throat and lung discomfort. Local retailers J R Haden and Dodeon's Pharmacy advertise it.
An old pharmacy ad lists One Minute Cough Syrup 20c and 40c, Cheers Expectorant 20c to 45c, King's New Discovery 48c to 80c, Lemon Hot Drops, Sweet Gum and Mullen 45c, and Juniper Tar 20c, reflecting period medicine sales and pricing.
January coughs cling and hard to shake. This remedy claims to cure hundreds, priced at 20 cents and 4 for 0.4 shown. Also advertised are Frostilla vaseline cold creams and Parsy Lotion among other products. Strong entities include Dodson’s Cough Balsam, Frostilla, Vaseline, Atta Rose Cold Cream.
An advertisement hawks Dodson's Toilet Cream claiming rapid softening of rough skin and cure of chapped faces with one nightly application. It pledges the product will be as advertised and lists prices for the cream and other patent medicines.
The market opened lower and tumbled over thirteen points across January March and May contracts. Weak overseas cables and a sudden noon drop fueled a sharp session, with January down seventeen points and May and March down similarly. Spot cotton remained mostly steady as warehouse offerings were light.
An 1899 advertisement claims Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles in men and children, promising relief or refund with Zoale Mo sixcent and detailing testimonials plus notices of related patent remedies and a dissolved law partnership. The text also references a judge appointment and a stenographer resuming work in a law office.
Farmers praised Kodol Dyspepsia Cure by Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana as the most helpful remedy for digestion and stomach trouble. W A Rembert promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers as a modern cure for constipation and liver issues.
A fragmentary advertisement listing testimonies from C. L. Travis and W. A. Rembert among others. Claims praise One Minute Cough Care for quick relief of coughs and lung troubles, and promote Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion. Mentions Dewine Little Early Risers for constipation and other tonics with dubious credibility.
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