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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
3
The Wheatley store announces a formal opening of its holiday stocks. The message emphasizes complete, dependable merchandise and careful preparation to meet gift-buying demand this season. The note promises top to bottom quality and a Christmas atmosphere.
Handkerchiefs are offered at temptingly priced levels as portions of the holiday sale unfold. The retailer touts expanded space and larger preparations in menswear and accessories including neckwear shirts collars cuffs suspenders and night shirts with emphasis on better lines and attractive prices.
A jumble of local notes reports Mr. L N Hudson's minor paralytic stroke, a traveling circus exhibition in Lompkio, a post office seal collection ruse, quiet local trade, and drizzly weather. Farmers wait for rain, a cold snap and possible snow, gardeners plant seeds after the last freeze, and a police reward stands for burglars. Chas Willis joins Lee Allen’s store on Monday. Judge Littlejoby travels from Cordele to hear a demurrer in a city damages case. Cotton market shows little advance as contracts rise slightly. What Happened to Jones company announces a coming attraction on the 24th. testimonial on Electric Bitters promotes a doctor-sounding cure, with a 50 cent bottle at J J Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Judge A C Speer in the court of ordinary prepares pension certificates for Confederate widows and indigent soldiers in the county. About thirty widows will share roughly 81,800 in total, with broader regional payments approaching 700,000 overall. Widows are slated to receive 230,000. invalid soldiers about 12,000 in early March. Local ads tout various tonics and remedies.
Dodson's Pharmacy promotes Landreth's Garden Seed with a $750 prize pool for the heaviest cabbage onion and turnip from seed bought between December 25, 1899 and December 25, 1900. Weigh-ins will be done by disinterested parties and prizes awarded December 25, 1900. Also touts a popular early productive potato with white flesh, sole town retailer.
A compilation of social items notes visits and travels of residents and visitors. W L Shelton J A Lamar W W Williams J W Everett J W Thomas and others are listed as having stayed or traveled for business or relatives. Mrs Holt Mrs Willingham and Mrs St Ellia are mentioned with upcoming trips.
Article advocates direct popular vote for circuit judges and solicitors in Georgia. Citizens in each circuit would vote for their choice on primary day alongside governor and state officials. County results would be consolidated and forwarded to the state convention for ratification, placing nominations on the state ticket.
Frightful blunder text touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best cure for burns, cuts, bruises, and sores. It claims rapid pain relief and healing, with guarantees and 210 box pricing, advertised by E. J. Eldridge Drug Store.
A Savannah Press feature cites Coyler Smith estimating Georgia operates 10 000 spindles in 72 cotton mills with 19 000 workers and 12 327 000 dollars invested. Thirty eight counties host cotton mills, fourteen knitting mills, and twelve textile projects are under construction with 25 to 30 more mills expected next year, signaling regional growth and potential spread to the Carolinas and Alabama. The piece notes Piedmont gains as evidence for broader southern industrial expansion.
Prominent patent medicine claims claim Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder issues and miscellaneous ailments with mail order sales and regional druggists. Multiple endorsements tout Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and flu symptoms, plus a claim of near-universal effectiveness.
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