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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
7
Advert explains silver aluminum jelly moulds free with JELL-O dessert packs. Moulds reach mainly in larger cities. readers are urged to obtain dainty moulds now. Circulars inside explain patterns and substitute warnings advise against substitutes.
An Americus merchant writes from Atlanta predicting Brown will carry Fulton county by at least three thousand votes or more. He notes Attawa workers, out of work, line up in support of Brown and prosperity, with many young men and merchants backing the change after a hard year in Georgia.
A promotional appeal touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women, claiming every ingredient has strong professional endorsement. The ad promises a free booklet of ingredients with medical authorities' endorsements and invites readers to send name and address to Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
Rev Bascom Anthony at First Methodist church urged neutrality in subernatorial discourse and condemned harsh personal attacks on Hoke Smith and Joe Brown. He warned listeners against vituperation and urged judging candidates by actions rather than insults. He also lamented church members leaving services early as uncivilized behavior.
Washington April 27 1908 a Georgia reader praises Hon E B Lewis on the Third District congressional race. The letter from Co W Jarrell Master Machinist U S Navy Yard Washington extols Lewis ten years in Congress his service to workers and calls on voters to reelect him highlighting loyalty to public duty and support for his district.
Receipts exceed four hundred dollars with about one quarter going to the Hepzibah Orphans Home in Vineville. The event, organized by the hospital’s managing ladies, drew broad local support and praise for Georgia’s noble charitable efforts led by Rev. T. W. Callaway, who will help sustain the home and its care for orphaned children.
Packers prepare to remove Seaboard divisional offices back to Savannah. Books records and furniture will be readied for the move and by Sunday next the Americus headquarters will likely be deserted. Several families and many young men will be taken away, causing regret among the local population.
For sale or exchange our shoe business seeking a desirable farm or city property. Manager plans to engage in other business. Daniel's Shoe Store. Even the wise barber isn't always able to put you next.
An old advertisement explains the kidneys strain blood impurities and promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a treatment to restore health. It claims the medicine makes kidneys healthy to filter waste and encourages immediate use to feel well.
The Fort Wayne hotel fire claimed many lives including J. W. Deviney a Philadelphia hardware traveler well known in Americus. His wife, former Cuthbert resident Mrs Hood, is prominent socially in Americus and across South Georgia. The fire destroyed the half century old wooden structure. escape was through windows as flames rose rapidly.
At Seaboard shops workers prepare to ship furnishings and records of the division headquarters to Savannah. Americus loses the division center for the second time after eight months here and fourteen families plus several young men will relocate. The move preserves Americus as a central but cannot recoup past contributions. Employees express regret at the loss of their posts and residences.
A Chicago report argues the two-thirds rule may be repealed to aid Bryan’s candidacy, but observers note the rule has justified strength since 1832. The piece contends any repeal would not guarantee a presidential victory and that party unity rests on broad public support and solid principles.
Wholly without warning, Thornton Wheatley died Thursday afternoon in his comfortable Americus home. He rose from clerk to leading merchant, served in Sumter Light Guards, fought from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, later marrying Julian Kendrick and partnering Kendrick & Wheatley then Ansley. A devout Baptist, he supported civic, educational, and religious causes, leaving a legacy of generosity and broad friendship.
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