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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1900
Page
3
A fragmented catalog of fabrics lists colors and patterns including English Homespans, Herring Bone Homespan, Cheviot Sultinga, and Tartan Plaids. The note references yardage amounts such as .850 yd and 450 yd, with prices and lengths implied for various woven textiles.
A local clearance event lists white and royal stock fabrics, blankets, and comforts priced down from past levels. It highlights pure wool "WHITE FEIN" and "OLDEN ROD" items, extra size quilts, and assorted hosiery in black, with inventory aimed at rapid sale.
A large cotton sale occurred as buyers pushed prices higher after holiday optimism. Farmers who held back portions of their crop released around a thousand bales in recent days, trimming stocks to roughly two thousand bales across six local warehouses. Several large holders sold 216 bales, while others sold fifty to a hundred, signaling a proactive shift as prices advanced.
Dodson's Pharmacy offers a 750 prize pool for seed buyers who grow the heaviest cabbage onion or turnip from Landreth's sealed seeds bought between December 25, 1899 and December 25, 1900. Weigh-ins by disinterested parties. prizes awarded December 25, 1900. Last year’s cabbage and turnip winners cited. potato prize replaced with heaviest onion.
Fragmented OCR notes claim Dodson's Pharmacy and Hudaba's Drug Store guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy and will refund the money to anyone who is not satisfied after using two thirds of the contents. The ad claims the remedy is best for coughs colds whooping cough and is pleasant to take.
Atlanta January 29 Controller General Wright ordered Solicitor Price Gilbert of the Chattahoochee circuit to arrest Felix Rhodes, agent for about a half dozen alleged wildcat fire insurance concerns. The companies named have not paid license fees nor made required deposits, rendering them outlawed in the state. The ban covers Merchants Fire and Loyds New York Fire Insurance Company Manufacturers Loyds Globe and Purgers Colonial Assurance Company Eagle Fire Company Millers and Manufacturers Insurance Company American Loyds North River Insurance Company. Rhodes may face prosecution for failing to secure a license or require deposits. Wright says the firms offer ruinous rates and expelling them aids Georgia business interests.
Thomasville Investment Company led by S. W. Mays and partners seeks a charter to compress cotton and manufacture textiles with initial capital of 50000 dollars and option to rise to 150000. The filing lists members including E. M. Smith and Bryant Wright. A separate notice touts a patent cure for consumption with a free trial bottle offer at E. J. Eldridge's drug store.
A late night incident at the depot caused a crowd to panic when a man described as a negro with his head covered was revealed to carry smallpox. He came from a town above and was hurried out of the city after authorities investigated and confirmed the danger.
An 1890 testimonial from G. W. Williams, Asst Chief Police, claims Hall's Great Discovery cures rheumatism and kidney ailments. The notice promises distribution via subscription from Jackson, Minnesota, dated January 17, 1890, and touts remarkable effects after years of kidney and bladder troubles.
Distressing stomach weakness is claimed to be permanently cured by a South American Nervine Tonic. The ad boasts immediate relief from indigestion and universal cures, urging even long-suffering individuals to try the remedy, sold by E. J. Eldridge in Americus, Georgia, and cautions about counterfeit salves. It also mentions other health products and testimonials from local merchants and agents.
Morron L Hinn of Lebanon reports his wife suffered inflammation in muscles and joints with six weeks bedridden despite eight doctors. After using Mystic Cure for Rheumatism she improved quickly and could walk within three days. Sold by Eva Eldridge, Druggist, Americus, Ga.
Fragmentary text references Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and claims it helped a person named Lewis Dennis. Mentions Tur and Wild Oberly as a remedy available at a drug store. Contains garbled phrases and disjointed advertising style typical of 19th century papers.
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