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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
4
A city circus herald announces its first appearance at city hall tonight with amateur acts by local celebrities. Proceeds aid the Confederate monument fund while ice cream and sweets follow the show. Also notes visitors and business trips among local residents and an ad touting Dr. Kings Life Pills for health and Crooke's sample pictures and prices.
The Baptist Young People's Union of Americas plans its three day state convention starting next Tuesday in Columbus. Rev. 5. O. Dean and B. L. Rivins with other local pastors will attend along with numerous delegates from Georgia unions. Engagements include departmental conferences and a music program led by Prof. Wolfsohn of Atlanta, with a large chorus from Columbus and visiting delegates. Social events and receptions are expected to accompany the gathering.
Prof says Green's August Flower is the best remedy seen in ten years for dyspepsia liver stomach and constipation. He notes it helps tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches and general malaise from irregular habits. Sample bottle available at Davenport Drug Co and through dealers everywhere.
Georgia school teachers plan a July trip to Los Angeles for the National Teachers Convention. A large party from Americus will travel at a low round trip rate of 266, with solid trains from Atlanta on a through route there and back. Many Georgians will join this historic Pacific coast visit.
The passage extols a healthy modern woman relying on good nutrition and outdoor exercise. It notes her commingled glow of health and beauty and recommends gentle cleansing with Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a preferred laxative remedy.
St Paul Methodist workers host a festival in the church grove this afternoon from five to nine to raise funds for a worthy cause. Eugene Y Hayn departs Sunday for Atlanta to join a leading jeweler. Fricker & Bro. express regret at his departure after eight years with Messia, James Fricker & Bro. DeWitt's Little Early Risers praised as mild effective pills by W. A. Rembert.
Short News Items Heard on Streets notes bustling city life yesterday. Visitors Schaumpert Shoe Co officials and Central Railway executives stayed in the city and will arrive Americus today for brief business. Local weather forecaster Thomas Gresham predicts rain today with fifty years of experience backing the claim. Citizens discuss race results at Coney Island tonight and ponder weather and street improvements.
A historic ad-like notice touts electric bitters as a cure for weakness from stomach, liver, and kidney troubles harming appetites and energy. It features testimonial from J W Gardner of Idaville Ina claiming renewed strength and appetite after using the tonic, sold for 50 cents at Dr Eldridge's drug stores with a guarantee.
Railroads tout Tybee as a premier summer resort luring hundreds of Americans to the coast. Hotel Tybee opens for the season ready to host thousands of guests with enhanced comfort. In medical notes a Newark Michigan man chronicles a Civil War injury cured after 20 years by Becklen's Arnica Salve, advertised in the piece along with other patent remedies.
The general examination of applicants for teachers license will be held on Thursday June 22 in two locations. Whites in the county school commissioner office and colored in the city hall. Exams open at 8 a.m. One day only. Also Crooke's gallery offers photographs at 50 cents per dozen for a few days. Mystic Cure claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in three days for 75 cents, sold by J Eldridge in Americus Georgia.
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