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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1899
Page
3
An old ad describes a patent remedy claimed to treat coughs, lameness, sprains, burns, and cholera in a single formula. It lists ingredients, prices, and a local seller, Rembert's Pharmacy, with warnings it cures without imitations and claims instant relief.
Notice to taxpayers states J P Raiford will be in his office daily until July first to close books and assess double tax on defaulters. Urges prompt returns to save time and money. Dated May 10 1890.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful feet and comfortable shoes, with trial offerings and mail order hints. A separate Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for aiding family health, signed by Mrs. Doty of Dea Mother Iowa.
John Day shot Isham Cobb at Andersonville over twenty cents and received a life term after a夜 morning verdict at 2 am. Judge Littlejohn sentenced Day to life in the penitentiary amid a tense scene as jurors, weary from the prior night, endured the long process and a hotel lull before delivering justice.
Colonel Obear state inspector of military arrived in Americus to inspect the Americus Light Infantry after weeks of recruiting. The company drilled at the armory with full ranks and arms reviewed, signaling a strong standing in the state militia as a positive assessment awaits.
A roundup of brief items notes Columbia University awarding LL.D. to Governor Roosevelt, Dreyfus declining military wear, two Michigan brothers drowned in Elk River at Tullahoma, Tenn, and Health Officer Horlbeck guarding Charleston against yellow fever. Also Atlanta invites Roosevelt to Fourth of July celebration, New Orleans adopts sewerage and waterworks tax after a special election, and a Chicago Record correspondent ranks William and Mary against Harvard as oldest college claims.
An advertisement from Altmayer and Fintan promotes Old Sharpe Williams eight year old whiskey with a four quart deal for 350 dollars prepaid or 3 dollars for a jug when unboxed. The copy touts reliability and strong local trade, plus a health claim for King’s New Life Pills at 25 cents per box by E J Eldridge.
News items describe renewed talk of swapping the Philippines for the British West Indies, plus reports on Red Tolbert's permit to return to Phenix after election rioting, a new Atlanta street railway firm, and various political and industrial notes.
A miscellaneous article recounts a mysterious death at a river, the morgue taking the body with no ID. It features a tale of reporter Reed matching notes for actor Charles Mathews, plus a glimpse at a hotel register and a brief note about an advertised letters list and a medical cure claim.
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