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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
3
The decision concerns Alexander a local dealer in Atlanta who paid the $100 state tax per wheel make. He was fined in city court for not paying the tax and appealed to the Supreme Court which held that a dealer who has paid the tax may sell any makes in stock.
Mr T C Parker will continue managing the Brown House Hotel in Macon with a lease through October and likely beyond. Under Parker’s strong leadership the hotel is praised as one of the South’s best and will be kept at its high standard.
Rev. Charles A. Jesup rector of St Luke's Episcopal Church resigns due to ill health. The resignation takes effect immediately and is reluctantly accepted. He is in Asheville North Carolina seeking benefit from the change after arriving from Baltimore last Easter where he led St Mark's Episcopal Church.
The report notes Jack Autry, a Bobley county bailiff, charged with illicit distilling in Columbus on March 1 and bound over after bond. It also includes brief bits on medical cures and cough remedies with local pharmacist mentions and personal testimonials.
A chaotic mix of protests and political clashes dominates the dispatches. Police confront religious demonstrators warning of perdition while senators discuss final actions on the Gaustal Bill. Reports from various states note riots, assassinations, and gubernatorial campaigns shaping March politics.
An assortment of historic drug advertisements tout cures for headaches nasal catarrh and skin ailments. Claims promote Ely's Cream Balm witch hazel salve and other tonics with money back guarantees and dealer names such as Hig Brothers New York and Davenport Drug Co. The language emphasizes rapid relief and healing without medical supervision.
The Globe and Pall Mall Gazette weigh the Ladysmith relief's impact on the war, noting national excitement and the risk of a drawn-out conflict. In a mixed ads and testimonial block, readers are urged to try Electric Bitters and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with endorsements from Newark and local drug stores.
General Paakbenena reports Colesberg Junction evacuated then occupied by a relief force. Colesberg Junction held, a rail line cleared and work resumed toward Lanewalewnan. Clem ente to report on culverts blown and ongoing troop movements. Local letters praise Foley’s Honey and Tar and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for coughs and digestive relief.
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