Tales of the Town Told in Brief Lines
Local miscellany notes ice cream deliveries, hotel reopening plans for July, and a police coop incident involving two young girls. Widespread farm reports cite cotton waist high growth. market chatter about paregoric shift. plant sales and travel toward the coast noted. Health notices tout Electric Bitters and DeWitt products. anecdotes on kidney care, early risers pills, and Witch Hazel Salve. Public sentiment highlights civic trust and small-town happenings with scattered references to local firms and figures.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Advertises Instant Relief
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as superior to plies, offering instant relief for eczema and other skin ailments. Claims include quick healing and promise of cleansing effects. W A Kombert listed as a contact or source.
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Eczema
Aklo Dlea
Meres Porte
W. A. Kombert
A Wife Describes Painful Births and a Home Remedy Claim
A wife recalls severe labor pains with her first three children requiring chloroform. She reports using Mother's Friend before delivering a strong, fat healthy boy and claims the remedy eased pain. She calls the final medicine the grand remedy ever made.
Mother's Friend Promises Easier Birth and Quick Recovery
An advertising notice claims Mother's Friend aids pregnancy by relaxing muscles and improving the fetus. It asserts relief from morning sickness and nervousness, prevents breast complications, shortens labor, and speeds recovery. Sold by The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta for $10 per bottle with a free illustrated book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Marble Heart for Lack of Cash at Courthouse
A colored couple visited Judge Spoor’s office and offered 150 in coins to obtain a marriage license. After counting the money, the couple were refused the license, leaving the groom smiling yet financially stranded and seeking a lender or partner willing to marry on credit.
Fortify the body with Tutt's Liver Pills offers
An old advertisement style item touts Tutt's Liver Pills as a universal cure for ailments from sick headache to malaria and constipation. It mixes testimonials and various patent remedy pitches, urging readers to buy at local druggists and pharmacies for liver and kidney relief.
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Tutt
Dr. Tutt
Iairleigh
Platte Cannon
Colutt
S. Li
Names and visits in Americus social notes
A string of social updates from Americus lists visitors and residents. Mr J B Hoyl of Dawson is among yesterday's arrivals, with Miss Mary Davenport returning from Athens and Mrs E J Harris of Lake City visiting in town. Other entries note Mrs J M Wooten of Shellman, Mrs Arlen E Chappell of Macon, Miss Marila Noyes, Mrs O G McPhail of Columbus, and many Mrs and Miss hosts visiting Lee street and nearby homes, plus a fresh Hayler's shipment and local store appearances.
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J. B Hoyl
Dawson
Mary Davenport
Athens
E. J. Harris
Lake City
Flo
W. A. Sheppard
Fannia May Williford
Buena Vista
J. M. Wooten
Shellman
W. T. Lane
Lee Street
Arlen E. Chappell
Macon
John T. Taylor
Sam ©. Dean
Gulf Port
Miss
Horace B. Adams
John A. Cobb
Adams
Marshall Martin
Fort Valley
Miss Long
George Stapleton
Atlanta
Minnie Williams
Trouty
Coming Home on Vacation Davenport to visit parents
Prof Harrold Davenport of State University will return to Americas on Tuesday for part of summer with his parents Mr and Mrs HT Davenport. The piece notes other local names and a mix of anecdotes and ads typical of a small town paper including cures and nostrums like Bucklen Arnica Salve and Allen’s Foot Ease, plus brief notices about asthma and liver pills.
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Harrold Davenport
The
State University
Americas
H.T. Davenport
Charles Harrold
Sories
Great Damage From Rains Threatens Georgia Cotton Crop
Agriculture Commissioner Stevens warns continuing heavy rains have damaged Georgia cotton to an extent unseen. He says a few more rainy days could be disastrous, though dry sunny weather might recover much of the loss. Hundreds of acres remain unchopped and damp nights threaten further damage to the crop.
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Stevens
Georgia
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Promises Liver and Digestive Relief
A nineteenth century advertisement touts Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a remedy for biliousness constipation diarrhea indigestion and nervous headaches. It claims benefits for liver stomach bowels kidneys and various ailments and includes testimonials from users in West Virginia Alabama and Georgia. The ad lists price 50 cents and 1 dollar and is attributed to Dr H Mozley Atlanta GA with gratitude to a Dr Mozley.
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Mozley
Atlanta
H. Mozley
Mann
Erra W, Jones
Parkersburg
West Virginia
H .Mozley
JP Sawrett
Griffin
Morning Call
Freight Trains Collide at Quitman One Killed
June 23 Quitman Ga reports a freight train backed into a siding, failing to clear the main line, another freight crashed into it, tearing cars and toppled engine. A tramp on lumber car was killed. Passenger service delayed. Also notes a Gapspen Ala cutting affray, Glnoose Sugar plant restart affecting 250 workers, and other scattered items.
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Quiman
Pidcock
Diplomatic Views on China Crisis Draw Mixed Gossip
London reports from Vienna Yokohama Paris and Berlin describe powers debating China partition and the dowager empress. British officials deny coordinated plans while experts warn over European suzerainty amid Boxer unrest and potential Sino foreign clashes.
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Loxvox
Europe
London
China
Vicenna
Yo'ohama
Paris
Berlin
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Rosie
Jay
Backache to Bright's disease linked to kidney disorder
In a June letter from New York, Dr. W G Wickes, surgeon with the Nicaragua canal commission, warns that a lingering backache signals kidney trouble that can lead to Bright's disease or diabetes. The piece promotes a kidney cure offered by Davenport Drag Co.
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Bright
Folen
Davenport Drug Co
Foley
Davenpart
Wickes
New York
W. G. Wickes
Bellovue Hospital
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Moyas
Davenport Drag Co
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