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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1899
Page
3
Painful feet and bunions eased by Foot-Ease powder promising instant comfort and relief. Ad claims it removes ache and makes shoes feel easy. Trial pack offer mailed from LeRoy New York with sales points in grocers and shoe stores.
An old advert touts Kodol D spopsia Our as the most effective digestive aid discovered in 2004 and claims it restores disordered digestion. It cites W A Rembert and W M Gallagher of Brynx Pa selling the product and endorses One Minute Cough Care as superior for throat and lung issues.
The Americus city council meets with Mayor Hixon presiding. Aldermen Watts Oliver Mitchell Guerry Sherlock Stallings attend as minutes from last meeting are read, and a purchasing ordinance is adopted. Discussion includes care of the Gilman farm, funding, and erection of fire escapes. Several bills are ordered paid, including utilities, freight, and cemetery costs.
G H Wilson, a liveryman, recounts severe stomach pain. after one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Miller McCurdy's drug store, he claims rapid relief and praises it as the best remedy for stomach trouble. He warns he would not endure the suffering again for any price.
Epworth Leaguers from Americus Marshallville Oglethorpe and Montezuma will hold a union meeting in Montezuma Sunday dedicating the day to league services and work. Col W V P Watlis president of the state convention and Americus League will deliver an address to an appreciative audience. A large number from Americus will ride the 4 18 morning train Sunday to attend.
Two young hardware merchants shipped a shipment of wildcats to New York with a guarantee of disposition. By yesterday's mail they received account sales showing a net of one dollar and ten cents. They are no longer in the market for wildcats at any price.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Pills described as sugar coated globules that transform weakness into strength and fatigue into energy. The copy claims daily use builds health and mental power, priced at 25 cents per box and sold by EF Eldridge.
War Department plans expansion of General Otis forces as President McKinley and Secretary Hay exchange dispatches with Philippine Commission head Schurman. Aimed at ending the insurrection, authorities say 80 000 troops are required, with reinforcements drawn from Cuba Porto Rico and the United States.
Notice from Tax Receiver J. P. Raiford dated May 10, 1899, states the assessor will be in districts daily until July first when books close and defaulters face double taxation. Call for prompt tax returns to save time and money.
Minutes from the last city council meeting report a push for budget cuts across departments and urge the board of education to join. The school board met last night in a heated session and approved a ten percent salary reduction for all teachers, including the superintendent, with re-elections later in the evening. Prof. W. J. Noyes was re-elected on the first ballot.
Public notice announces general examination for teachers' licenses on Thursday June 22. Whites take place in the county school commission office and colored examinees in city hall. Entries close at city clock.
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