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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
3
A string of brief items covers local life from dusty business streets to St Patrick’s Day plans. Postmaster Smith returns from Lee county while crowds discuss Sapho rumors. Court and guard actions update governance as doves close shooting season. Citizens react to city health rules and talk of a cotton factory fades.
An advertisement extols a vegetable compound as a cure for female ailments including backaches and irregular menstruation, claiming it improves overall health and relieves a range of conditions associated with women.
March 12 1900 council session presided by Mayor Hix with Aldermen Oliver Sher lock Bolton Guerry Watts Mitchell. Reports granted time on Speight and Pickett cases. Cohen stable approved. tax cut for Americus Oil Co to 50. colored band given use of city hall. smallpox ordinance adopted. Board of Health and city assessors appointments settled. finances listed for 1900 including waterworks and hospital costs.
A local society note lists residents visiting relatives and traveling for business or pleasure. Mentions Mrs D T Wilson, Mrs John L Harper, Mrs C P Sams, Mrs Shealy, Mrs Laura B Miller, Mrs James Callaway, Mrs Moerrel Callaway, Mrs George Poole, Prof W C Toole, and men James Harris Jr and Will Wooten journeying to Lexington Kentucky for study and visits across several states.
An old advertisement touts Barn, Scald, Cat or Bruise salve claimed to heal all sores, boils, ulcers, corns and skin eruptions with a 250 box guarantee. It cites testimonials from E J Eldridge and George W Waitt praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and lists J B Hudson and Dodson's Pharmacy as sellers.
Bold advertisement claiming a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia by E. J. Eldndge, a gauedrast in Americus, Georgia. It promises relief in 1 to 8 days, with immediate disappearance of symptoms after the first dose and a price of 75 cents.
Lodged among the notices is promotion for Banner Salve described as the best salve in the world for piles burns ulcers and skin diseases. Testimonials praise DeWitt's Little Early Risers Foley's Honey and Tar and Brown's in town with comments from Davenport Drug Co and local residents.
A fragmentary testimonial from M. B. Smith and W. A. Rembert extols De Witt's Little Early Risers as the best pills for costiveness and bowel issues. The garbled OCR yields unclear full context but preserves the claim of strong efficacy.
A garbled notice touts Darodie Co presenting Faust with Labodie Company offering a new opera style show next week. It mentions trial bottles at a drug store and a guarantee with refunds, amid unclear phrasing and stray quotes.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles with testimonials from J. King and others. It also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children, with endorsements from Fr. P. Moran and local druggists J. B. Hudson and Dodeon's Pharmacy.
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman of Milenburg endorses Cough Care as unequaled for children. It is described as pleasant to take and the only harmless remedy that yields immediate results. Claims include curing bronchitis pneumonia grippe and lung diseases and preventing somatuxation. W. A. Rembert attests to its efficiency. The ad also notes frugality for a single night.
An editorial fragment touts One Minute Cough Cure for immediate relief of croup and colds. It also extols Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney disease and vitality concerns, citing endorsements and a Davenport address as the source.
An advertisement touts a universal cure for stomach problems claiming instant relief from the first dose. It extols a health-giving forge remedy sold by E. J. Eldridge in Americus Ga and promises permanent cure with no failures. Also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease with claims of soothing sweaty feet and nails, sold by druggists and shoe stores with mail option.
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