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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
3
An old newspaper fragment touts various remedies and claims of cure including Mystic Cure and LY S TURE. It lists doctors, druggists, and vendors such as E. J. Eldridge and Davenport Drug Co, urging readers to buy tonics, stomach cures, and kidney remedies while warning against counterfeits.
Local notes recount a busy day with new fashion, police drag net hints, rains boosting gardens and crops, repairs to Lee Street trestles, and an upcoming candidate debate. A colored excursion to Montezuma is planned, theft from a vacant home is noted, and several residents change jobs. An iron safe hoist at Planters Bank drew a crowd of curious onlookers.
A fragmented page touts patent medicines and remedies for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It includes testimonials from Florence Newman and others, promoting Electric Bitters Foley's Kidney Cure and One Minute Cough Cure with claims of quick relief and safety.
Terrible blast at Sims and Bray lumber mill near Valdosta, Georgia, as a northbound train passed. Five men killed instantly and several injured, with both white and colored workers among the dead and hurt. Rescue teams recovered bodies from the wrecked train cars as the scene shocked witnesses. The cause of the explosion was not known.
An advertisement touts Tutt’s Liver Pills as a cure for sick headache dyspepsia sour stomach malaria constipation and liver issues. A separate unsettling report notes a white infant found dead in a ditch near Oak Grove Cemetery and buried at the site.
Chas Keplogle of Atwater Ohio was unable to work due to kidney trouble. After using Foley’s Kidney Cure four days he was entirely well. Davenport Drug Co. Also a note about a Cape None coal man earning $1400 ton hints at local ads and misprinted content.
A column lists residents and visitors with departures and travels. Dr. Stancliffe to Washington and New York on business. Capt. Felder to Atlanta. Mrs. Farnum to Cuthbert. Miss Morria to Atlanta for days with friends. Mr. Parrish of Montgomery and Mr. Miller to Valdosta and Thomasville. Alice and Mamie Clarke return from a week in Albany. Chief Johnson resigns as head of the bureau of engraving and printing in Washington.
Advertises B B B Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for eczema itching pimples and skin sores. Claims blood purification and full relief after long testing, with sales through druggists and free personal advice from Balm Co Atlanta.
Fragmented claim from 1897 touts Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and bladder trouble with testimonials from Clinton Alabama and Waco Texas. A running sore cure by Banner Salve is also cited, urging use at home.
A Philadelphia young man, heir to $5,000,000, has been abducted. The fragmentary text mentions names and remedies, but the crucial fact is the alleged kidnapping of the heir to a multimillion fortune, with no clear follow up provided in the readable lines.
An advertising sketch praises One Minute Cough Care as a speedy cough remedy for children and claims immediate relief for bronchitis grippe and throat diseases. Testimonials from W A Rembart Rey W Sitser and others support its effectiveness for indigestion and dyspepsia claims.
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