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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1900
Page
4
Our leader describes a sale of undergarments including 10 dozen ladies half bleached ribbed gauze vests at 5 each. Also listed are bleached Jersey undervests with lace, Swiss ribbed underveste with elastic wings, white undervests with lace and French yoke, silk finish undervests, and extra size ribbed lisle underwear priced at 25 cents each.
Rain relief dampens complaints while peaches drop to 25 cents per peck. Early July peaches promise better prices. Isham Cain tours as a broker drummer for a Louisville wholesale house. Cable Piano Co plans to discontinue local business and ship stock to Atlanta. Commencement exercises honor the sweet girl graduate as the queen of hearts of the human deck. A young Americas man pursues a family of three sisters, unsure whom to choose. Seasonal work near year’s end sees boys turning ice cream freezers and teasing the family cat.
Americus and Dawson will gain a direct telephone link with a line to Americus built by the Ball Company. Manager Brown says all materials are shipped and ready, work starts immediately, and service may begin in two to three months. The Dawson line will connect the region to long distance lines north and east.
Proponents claim the Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds has given away over ten million trial bottles. They assert it cures asthma bronchitis and lung diseases and offer a free trial bottle through druggist K J Eldridge with a guaranteed refund option for regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Judge Littlejohn resumes civil business after jail case rulings while Americas Manufacturing injunctive hearing set for today. Grand jury ends Elbert Trice inquiry. state v Jim Austin ends in mistrial after a day and two nights. Local ads: arnica salve boast, laxative fig syrup, two story house for rent, light infantry drill at the armory, and flower baskets at Hottawar's.
Americas People and Their Friends report a flurry of local visitors and departures. Names include H T Bradley of Dallas Ga, Thomas B Rosser of Columbus, W L Pritchard from Savannah among Windsor arrivals, and Miss Boo Gillis visiting from Lumpkin. Mrs Eliza Kendrick remains critical as Miss Alice Clarke heads to Vienna for a stay with Mrs Stovall. Capt W W Langford and wife plus Mrs W H Hester visit Mrs W H Simmons on Lee Street. Fresh Huyler’s candy arrives at Hudson’s. a Singer sewing machine is for sale.
A fragmented collage of health claims and endorsements promotes One Minute Cough Care for coughs and throat troubles, claiming immediate relief and consumption prevention. There are also mentions of DeWitt's Life Early Risers for liver and bowels and various misquoted lines about happiness and wealth as moral commentary.
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