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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
5
An advertisement touts a remedy said to purify the blood and relieve rheumatism by neutralizing acids and improving circulation. It claims the treatment strengthens the body, nourishes muscles and joints, and uses only roots and herbs with no harmful minerals. The promo lists The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, GA as the source.
Representative Anderson of Chatham county challenged Rev. Dr. Len G. Broughton during a candid sermon on prohibition at the Baptist Tabernacle. He read a manuscript speech, denouncing the preacher as a scandal monger and hypocrite while defending his past brewery stock ties and denying accusations of amassing wealth from near beer. The speech, delivered in strong terms, touched on personal privilege in the Georgia House. Foley’s Kidney Remedy advertisement follows.
In Friendship, Georgia, July 27, the Myrtle Springs team visited the Friendship squad. A large crowd witnessed a tight game as Friendship collected a 9 to 3 victory after a strong comeback with late scoring. Hagerson Goodroe and Dozier bore the catching duties for Friendship while Pilcher and Beckworth handled Myrtle Springs pitching and defense.
Wheeling West Virginia July 28, in a case described as the strangest verdict in the state Coroner W W Rogers Ohio county rendered that Bertha C Harmingon died from a leaky heart She collapsed while peeling potatoes and medical examiners found a small perforation with blood leaking from the heart for days ahead of death
Omaha Democrats recount a Minnesota State Fair mascot Minnemascot, once linked to William J Bryan and temperance pledges, being reassigned to a beer delivery mule in Goldfield Nevada after a political fundraising stunt. The mule formerly wandered farms and cotton fields before ending its beer hauling gig.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian Tube and catarrh. Offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by the remedy, with circulars and product details from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Pills for constipation also promoted.
Analysts noted a sharp uptick in October cotton contracts yesterday with a steady market hinting at further gains. The Bureau of Agriculture report due next Monday is expected to confirm firm values, barring prereport discounts. Crop condition around 72 to 73 is anticipated by traders here.
A contest in Marti Georgia offers a prize for the ugliest man with plans to send a connoisseur to inspect the legislature where the winner may be found.
Camp Warden Robert Christian, who was suspended over a whipping case involving Frank Fletcher, has been appointed warden again. A telegram from Commissioner T. G. Hudson and Representative F. W. Griffin announced the restoration, citing a thorough inquiry found no cruelty and natural causes for Fletcher’s death.
London reports details from St. Petersburg of a brutal mob killing in Voleckhi Volkhynia where women stripped, beat, and hanged a young beauty blamed for causing jealousy and broken promises among villagers. Men initially laughed but were unable to halt the assault before police found her dead beneath a brushwood fire.
Special to Times Recorder Atlanta July 27. McLendon faces removal as Railroad Commissioner amid multiple resolutions. Senate and House motions push impeachment, temporary appointment, and disapproval of governor’s actions. Rules committee to decide next steps after McLendon report and biennial sessions bill vote.
An advertisement promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as the proper remedy for strains and sprains. It urges prompt use at first signs of trouble and notes bottle sizes 546 at 35 cents and a larger 60 cent bottle, recommending asking your druggist for Perry Davis’.
In Atlanta on July 27 the Slater bill for biennial General Assembly sessions was debated in the Senate but adjournment halted a vote. A report from the Assembly Investigating Commission on extending the State road to the sea urges further study and notes convict labor could lower cost by about 5000 dollars per mile. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised for lung ailments.
In a Kansas City Journal item a man pleads with a woman to produce an aeroplane, insisting the request was not in vain as he presses for flight. The exchange is captured in a terse, dramatic line reflecting a tense moment between the pair.
Elizabeth Diefendorf a wealthy Fort Plain spinster died at 77 after closing her house to friends fifty years earlier. She owned a major assembly hall in the town whose lease was not renewed after a newspaper criticized its seating. Her estate valued near $1,000,000, mainly Western real estate, she left no will. Survived by a sister and several cousins.
Americus Automobile Co has secured agency rights for fifteen Georgia counties for a high wheeler auto buggy made by International Harvesting Co. Mr Rylander bought twenty vehicles in one order and will receive two today. The dealer also sold a four passenger E M F Studebaker touring car to Mr Lee Johnson of Huntington.
If people with symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble could realize their danger they would without loss of time commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. This remedy stops the pain and irregularities, strengthens and builds up the organs, and there is no danger of Bright's disease or other serious disorder. Do not disregard the early symptoms. Sold by all druggists.
Chicago people claim their city is nearly as corrupt as San Francisco, while a Californian retorts that Chicago shows nerve and aims to rise in class, sparking a lively exchange on moral standards and status.
The Rev. B. J. Newkirk of Wayne Avenue Baptist Church with his wife and twenty families departs for Moose Horne Se boodie Maine to conduct a lesson on How to Spend a Vacation. Fourteen log cabins and tents will host the party with two expert cooks guiding the journey from New York to Portland and into the wilderness. He urges others to seek solitude and nature rather than a crowded modern life.
A Jacksonville Union note praises the true optimist who persists through dark times until a breakthrough occurs, framing resilience as a lasting, hopeful trait.
A fragment notes a Parisian trend about lip growth in sunlit France. The text mentions a well reaching the upper lip as a necessity and references downy growth on lips, suggesting a focus on cosmetic habit abroad.
An 1908 Ellaville Ga advertisement extols Poindexter's Tonic as non narcotic, safe for man woman and child, claiming it tones the system, aids digestion, purifies blood and can back its guarantee with refund if unsatisfied. Letters from Claude Dizon and J D Sealy praise cure of weakness and invalid daughter. sold by Dodson's Pharmacy.
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