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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
7
A warns readers that removing symptoms is not enough and that Contagious Blood Poison requires a blood purge. It extols S S S as a mineral free remedy that penetrates the blood to remove the poison, purify circulation, and prevent relapse, with home treatment guidance and free medical advice from 25 Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Georgia.
A reader from 204 Oakley St., Evansville, Ind, writes that after contracting blood poison the doctor advised avoiding other doctors and using the advertised medicine. The patient says several bottles led to rapid recovery and endorses the remedy for blood poison.
Americus leader Crawford Wheatley champions creating the lieutenant governor position in Georgia to ensure a clear succession. He cites Senate support in 1900, argues for election by the people, and warns that without the office a governor could face an interregnum amid resignations or death.
The ex senator speaks passionately about the dangers of a governor’s vacancy and his fight for a bill in 1906. He signals difficulty in keeping him from Atlanta if a similar measure reaches the legislature during the coming session.
Bert R. Lean of Cheny Washington describes a deadly lung trouble that baffled doctors and resisted visits to Spokane specialists and California cures before Dr King's New Discovery fully cured him. The medicine targets lung trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough with 60c and 1.00 price and a free trial bottle offered by Eldridge Drug Co.
Miss Minnie Davis of Woodbury and Mr Gordon Glausier of Baconton joined in marriage at Prof Crane’s residence in Ellaville. Rev Idus E McKellar of Americus performed the ceremony with many friends in attendance and best wishes extended to the couple.
A wedding was held Thursday at 4 PM as Mr. Malvin Jones and Miss Lillie Compton of Americus were joined in marriage by Rev. R. L. Blgins at his College street residence. A large gathering of friends and relatives attended the ceremony.
Mr. L G Council now owns Americus largest touring car a 40 hp White steamer baby tonneau type delivered Thursday by Eugene Clark. The car with huge wheels can reach about 75 mph and is valued at 4500 dollars.
Richmond reports C. H. Hix general superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway is expected to succeed W. A. Garrett as president. Garrett leaves June 30 with duties to pass to Hix soon after. Hix, 45, rose from station telegraph man to division and general superintendent and is a Nelson county native.
Spanish artist Joaquin Soralla and his family depart New York aboard the Provence amid a European rise to prominence. In five months he sold 346 paintings and earned commissions totaling about $500,000, with $300,000 from a Hispanic Society museum exhibition drawing large crowds.
Waller and George Singletary two white brothers from Sumter remain jailed in Castle Sumter after failing to post 300 bond each on prohibition charge. Singletarys from near Andersonville face trial before Judge Crisp at the city court’s next quarterly term in two weeks. Also jailed are Emmett Clark and two other white men for selling liquor during the period.
The second quarterly conference of the Sumter Circuit M E Church South met at Mountain Springs Church near Andersonville on June 6. Rev Bascom Anthony presided in place of Presiding Elder Johnston. Delegates named to the Ellaville meeting on July 6 include Robert H Stubbs J S Johnson George Wicker and J M Bryant. The third quarterly conference will convene in Andersonville on the next call of the presiding elder.
London reports Ernest Thompson Seton has proposed to the Canadian Government to raise yak herds in northern and western Canada. A small herd from Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey will begin at Ottawa experimental farm, expanding as numbers grow. Seton envisions a vast belt from Atlantic to Pacific where hardy yaks would replace cattle in winter pasture.
In Seney near Rome Georgia a town council ordinance bans all automobile use within city limits. The town marshal is empowered to arrest violators, marking Seney as possibly the first town to take such action against cars.
Work continues on the Lebon residence on College Street to become a prominent Americus home. The modeled house will feature four main rooms upstairs and downstairs, central halls, large piazzas, and ornate entrance columns enhancing the grand exterior of the renovation.
In a June dispatch from New York Jeffries and manager Willa Britt discuss plans for a Ketchel Johnson title bout next October. Britt says Jeffries may avoid Ketchel and favor defending the title against Johnson with a return to the ring unlikely to be delayed.
In Chicago on June 14 Fr George Burman Foster of the University of Chicago predicted a coming union of all churches with Catholics seeking freedom of belief. The Baptist ministry resignation was noted as part of church leaders reevaluating denominational boundaries.
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