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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
3
Brief town notes recount yesterday’s chatter on weather fruit and ice trade. Rain cools days, peaches and corn prospects loom, watermelons arrive. a shy crowd reads the bulletin while rains ease.
A Times-Recorder report notes continued rains injuring cotton plans here with blistered patches unlikely to recover. Grass grows amid showers hindering field work, labor shortages delay first harvest, lice have touched some plants but other pests are absent.
A newspaper blurb promotes The Mystic Life Renewer as the most powerful nerve builder claiming it cures nervous diseases and weaknesses including neuralgia and heart palpitations. Dr. C E Dowman and E J Eldridge are noted figures in promotion as a visitor travels toward Plains for a pharmacy event.
City council met with Mayor Hix presiding. Minutes approved. Committees extended time on L G Council petition for building site at Jefferson and Lee. Elm avenue surface sewer planned with fence setbacks. Wages for street hands reviewed and adopted. Harrold and Jones and Lamar street matters deferred. North Cotton avenue nuisance referred to mayor. Water department to buy bed plate foundation for air compressor, water heater, and reservoir. Colored church use of city hall for one night referred. Police chief sent to Philadelphia to gather information on robberies. School teacher salaries for part of June ordered paid. Various bills approved including Jas Alexander, J W Creasley, Poole & Son, Adam Hickey, Georgia & Alabama freight, Ben Mize, payroll water works, and Davin.
Dr D B Cargile of Washita I T reports four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula after years of suffering and terrible sores on head and face. Adverts tout Bitters as a blood purifier and cure for eczema and skin woes. price 50 cents, guaranteed. Also promoted are Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney troubles and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin issues. Local testimonials claim dramatic health improvements and relief from various ailments.
Fitzgerald Georgia June 21 George Dole Wadley formerly general manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad and Alex Bennyman superintendent of the Waycross Air Line toured Fitzgerald with a survey corps for a new depot site. They promised trains would reach Fitzgerald by October 1. Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot pain and corns. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets praised for appetite and digestion. Fole's Kidney Care and Davenport Drug Company promoted. A sanitary lotion for burns and rashes claimed effective.
A fragment from a 19th century column touts self cure claims. It notes Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio discuss es with surgeons about rectal fistula treatment lasting fifteen months, but he allegedly cured himself using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The item also includes stray quotes and ad-like lines about remedies and amnesty proclamations.
A South Carolina court case, heard by Judge King in General Sessions, questioned whether divorcees from another state who remarry in South Carolina fall under South Carolina law. The jury indicted Maggio O’Brien, Cynthia L., and Sohair Sraspe for presumed offenses related to remarriage after divorce. Proceedings addressed whether lawful divorce from a different state binds in this state where no local divorce law exists.
A Black burglar named Tol Sessions burglarized Earnest Speller's home in Assox Srnixas Alabama on June 1. He fled with clothing provisions and goods, but was tracked to a Black church where he had stolen items and sought refuge in the steeple as police closed in.
Open draw at Warrior River bridge near Entow caused a full train of eight cars to plunge into the river on Wednesday. Engine and firemen Ike Adams and his partner survived after swimming ashore. Brakemen and conductor leapt into the water as cars disappeared. no delays to traffic reported. Investigation into who left the draw open ongoing.
Cotton futures movement noted in the brief Daily Market Reports from Corrow and New York with fleeting market activity. The Russian minister of affairs Court Maravieff was mentioned with limited context as of this morning.
The M. A. Sweeney Shipyard and Foundry of Jeffersonville Indiana has been awarded the contract to construct the dipper dredge for the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers in Alabama and Georgia.
This old advertisement proclaims B B B Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poison and chronic skin ailments. It claims 30 years of testing, offers a trial bottle free, and lists price at one dollar per bottle with orders through BLOOD BALM CO. Atlanta. It urges readers to describe trouble for medical advice.
An advertisement urges readers that purity is better than plenty and claims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve offers instant and permanent relief for eczema and related skin diseases. It warns against counterfeit copies and names W. A. Kembert.
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