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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
3
A garbled collection of thanks and notices includes thanks to Chamberlain's products, personal greetings from Mia and Ken Maines of Iowa, and scattered quotes about cures and services. The text weaves testimonials, sales hints, and fragmented remarks from various individuals and places with unclear connections and dates.
The district official states he will be in his office daily until July first and books will close then defaulters will be double taxed. He asks taxpayers to file returns promptly to save time and money. May 10 1899. Additional lines praise De Witt's Witch Hazel and reflect miscellaneous quotes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning age and product names. No coherent event or people clearly identified. Reads as ad-like fragment with mentions of foot powders and remedies.
A group of six Montezuma skin game players and craps shooters were brought to trial as witnesses in the state’s case against John Day for the killing of Isham Cobb. They were seized by Sheriff McArthur and Deputy Bell and charged with gaming before testifying, then kept under guard in a back room. If bonds are not posted, they may remain in Castle Sumter as the county court proceeds.
Judge Emory Speer spoke half an hour to Mercer law students on justice and civilization. He argued punishment must stay within law and courts to prevent further crimes against white women, condemning extralegal actions as debasing and counterproductive.
A liveryman from Bargettstown, Weabington County, Pa., recounts severe stomach pain at night and weak work the next day. After Miller McCaurdy's drug store recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, one dose cured him. He calls it the finest stomach remedy and says he will not be without it.
A newly discovered remedy named Kodol Dyspépepsia Core claims to aid digestion and restoration of digestive organs to a natural condition. Marketed by Wy As Remberk, the product is described as the most effective preparation for digestion and assimilation of food.
The state case against Sidney Towns for burglary resulted in a three year penitentiary sentence. A second burglary case saw a guilty plea with a two year term, totaling five years for the two charges. Other items note Raleigh bankers’ annual convention and major fire in Childersburg Alabama. Augustin Daly died in Paris. Havana workers strike for higher pay. A new American Proto cological society formed in Columbus. Mississippi River commission raised Chicago and Gulf rail tax per mile. In Atlanta, Captain Clifford Anderson defeated S Turman for county commissioner by 583 votes.
John Day, a negro, was tried for his life at Andersonville after killing Isham Cobb in a dispute over twenty cents. Witnesses testified, with Day's backers arguing Cobb provoked the confrontation. the jury had not reached a verdict by midnight after a lengthy trial and judge’s charge.
William Thornton, a popular young man from Harmon, vanished after Sunday church services. Bill McAlpin, also from the settlement, was arrested in Raleigh on suspicion after possessing Thornton’s horse since the disappearance. Evidence against McAlpin is strong, and he remains jailed as investigators pursue leads.
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