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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
3
Information reached Americus yesterday of the death of Mr Thad Wilkerson on Sunday at his home in Leslie. He was an old Confederate veteran and respected citizen. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the funeral at the cemetery.
A Washington Post quotation lauds the man described as "honest as the day is long" and notes increased trustworthiness as the year progresses.
A fragment from Chicago News cites a pretty woman's smile as a lure for purses and touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as saving money on cuts and healing. The excerpt includes jumbled lines about hoaxes and shoplifting, with references to Manilla and Cleveland.
The Board of Trade plans a second anniversary dollar banquet with an early April date. A new Entertainment Committee, to be appointed by President Allen, will organize a popular price dinner aimed at broad attendance including many citizens and ladies. The prior year’s banquet was successful and enjoyable.
An ad argues a tired liver stems from an enfeebled body and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims the product restores digestion, cleanses poisons, and boosts liver function, advising dietary changes and regular use to cure bilious symptoms and fatigue. It emphasizes non secret, alcohol free formula with listed ingredients.
The Sumter county monthly Institute gathered Saturday at Superintendent W. S. Moore's office with high attendance from white schools. Over two hours teachers discussed classroom topics while Moore presided and distributed salary checks. In the morning colored teachers were paid elsewhere, totaling $1,800 in salaries.
In a Pinch use Allen's Foot Base, a powder for tired swollen feet with over 30 000 testimonials. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, substitute not accepted. Free trial by mail from Allen G. Olmstead LeRoy NY. Landlady joke ends with a Philadelphia Inquirer line about a guest's stay.
Foley's Orino Laxative is sold under a positive guarantee to cure constipation sick headache stomach trouble or any form of indigestion. If it fails the manufacturers refund your money. Sold by all druggists and stores.
A garbled excerpt shows a speaker asking for help as a porter and a man named John is told to open the door. The text is incomplete and appears to be OCR noise from a Chicago Daily News page.
The Times Recorder reports strong prospects for a peach canning factory in Prospect. Maryland firm Roberts Brothers, impressed by local orchards and growers, may locate a plant in time for this season's crop, potentially spurring broader vegetable canning and farming activity in Sumter County. The Board of Trade committee Messrs Jossey, Ansley, and Pruitt will monitor talks with Roberts Bros.
Dropping discharge from the nasal cavity into the throat causes inflammation likely leading to chronic bronchitis. Ely's Dream Balm is promoted as the most satisfactory remedy for Catar rh with relief beginning after the first application. Cream Balm sells for 50 cents at druggists or by mail from Ely Bros. at 56 Warren Street, New York.
Despite strong interest in the upcoming county officers and legislature primary, hundreds of Sumter residents remain unregistered and cannot vote unless added to the registration list. Registration costs nothing and requires proof of residency and paid taxes for 1907. Register today before the books close, with registration ending in late April, urging prompt action.
The Washington Post notes rising optimism before the baseball season as the Mother Gray Co of LeRoy promotes Australian Leaf a herb remedy claimed to regulate female ills and backache and urinary troubles, available at druggists or by mail for 60 cents.
A certificate states all druggists may refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It promises stopping the cough and healing the lungs, preventing pneumonia and consumption. Warns against substitutes and notes a yellow package with claims of ease in use and courage to wear a red necktie. Washington, at.
The mucous membrane becomes inflamed as disease germs you breathe lodge and multiply, especially the pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and Tar soothes the air passages, stops the cough, and expels the cold from your system, with other substitutes offered.
Fragmentary text notes a narrow escape from pneumonia and consumption with cures for colds and prevention claims. The readable portion mentions a group and a sinner, with garbled stray words and names not recoverable from the OCR.
A scanned list details various spirits and prices including Old Forrester, Murray Hill Club, Sleepy Eye, I. W. Harper, Echo Springs, Silver Tip, Cold Springs, Old Henry, Pedigree, Private Stock, White Oak, French Brandy, Duffy's Malt, Bhaw's Malt, Kantbebeat, Pennsylvania Rye, Woodford Club. Prices range per quart and per case with several four-for pricing.
A fragmented ad lists various spirits and prices including Cream of Kentucky, Mountain Springs, Apricot Brandy, Banana Brandy, Apple brandy, Tennessee Mountain Corn, Bir Rum, Gin, and Four quarts Monogram and Kik Valley Corn with express prepaid options. Prices range roughly from $1.50 to $4.00 per quantity.
A fragmented ad explains prepaid express charges for orders of four quarts or more totaling five dollars or more, money must accompany orders, mail orders go to the express office the same day, and directions to contact a tracing line if goods are delayed. Also advertises wine types and prices from $1.00 to $1.60 per dozen or by the cask, with generic guaranty notes.
John Godwin, about fifty five, dies suddenly at his Pelham home as the last of three Godwin brothers to die within seven months. Bram and Arnold Godwin, twins older by Bram, died in August after Bram’s death preceded Arnold, leaving their sister and relatives in Americus. John leaves a wife four children and is a Confederate veteran.
An ad asserts Hyomel provides quick five minute relief from catarrh by drops in a pocket haler. It promises healing of nasal, throat, and lung germs, soothing irritated mucosa and destroying disease germs. The text also briefly references Dodson's Phablets and mentions Republican party politics.
The body of John Godwin who died suddenly Friday near Pelham was returned to the old home and interred Saturday afternoon in the family burying ground near Bottsford ten miles west of Americus. Relatives and many friends from the surrounding country attended. The funeral party left the train at Smithville and traveled by road to the cemetery.
An old advertisement touts Paro Ointment claiming cure in six to fourteen days for itching, peeling, or protruding piles with guaranteed results and money-back offer. The copy mocks disbelief from readers noting a girl’s natural behavior when confronted with many options.
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