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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
6
The listing shows four quarts of Elk Valley corn priced at $3.25 with express prepaid terms. It appears in a damaged OCR fragment, indicating a local commodity price or mail order note. The exact context and vendor name are unclear from the readable text.
Advertisement promises prepaid express on orders for four quarts or more totaling five dollars or more when money is enclosed. Mail orders go to express office the same day. Defective goods or delays prompt written resolution. Wines and beers priced from one to a dollar fifty per dozen.
G C Crittenden, a Georgia colored preacher, rushed to Americus to warn Sumter county’s negroes about immigration schemes luring them to California. He plans talks in Lesle and a DeSoto church, while California low one way rates tempt relocation. Los Angeles has 25,000 unemployed, prompting soup kitchens as race and labor hardships surge. A separate note mentions J J Clark jailed in Americus for vagrancy and adultery amid child abandonment cases, while his four children await care in Macon.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and colds that can prevent consumption and pneumonia. It claims many incipient consumption cases have been cured and notes the product is sold by all druggists with a local boast from the Chicago News.
A report notes that many escape pneumonia by treating lingering colds with Fol ey s Honey and Tar, while warning against substitutes. It also cites a New York judge ruling a mistress may slap a maid if she gets sassy, hinting at rising female self defense classes.
Frank J. Cheney testifies as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attested this on December 6, 1886. The ad states the cure is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces.
The article notes strong endorsements from eminent medical writers and teachers for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims help for weak stomach, dyspepsia, liver issues, chronic catarrhal diseases, and lingering bronchial or throat afflictions, while noting limited effectiveness for acute colds. It highlights ingredients and safety, asserting no poisonous drugs or alcohol.
How cough germs multiply when you have a cold and inflamed airways allow disease organisms to lodge and grow. Foley's Honey and Tar soothes the inflamed passages, stops coughs, and helps expel the cold while substitutes are refused. A Senate candidate, prompted by Senator Latimer's death, is accused of owning an automobile amid South Carolina political disputes.
Dodson's Pharmacy advertises Hyomel as an instant remedy for catarrh. It warns against progression from nose to throat to lungs and claims high cure rates with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. The complete outfit costs $1.00 and includes a refund offer.
The after-dinner speaker proclaims this is the age of steel and the chairman interjects to have reporters spell the last word for clarity. The exchange captures a brief moment of wit and a focus on terminology during the event.
Harbor Me residents praise Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite for relief from dyspepsia nervousness weakness and general debility. The tonic is described as a thorough blood purifier and a superior spring medicine sold with guarantee by Eldridge Drug Co. 650c d-w.
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