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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1899
Page
3
The ad touts a tonic named Texas Wonder and Hall's Great Discovery claimed to cure kidney bladder and urinary troubles. It includes testimonies and distributor names in Waco Texas and cites doctors opinions, with multiple claims of rapid relief and widespread availability through druggists and stores.
A large number of Rochelle visitors are expected to arrive by excursion train. Sixty ladies and gentlemen plus volunteers plan welcoming arrangements at Magnolia Dell. The Georgia and Alabama depot gathering at 10 o clock will switch cars to Spring street crossing for easy access. Officials promise a cordial, memorable visit with long tables, swings, ice, lemonade, and an organ for Sunday school singers to ensure a delightful outing for hundreds of excursionists.
Sumter's neighbor Sehley county plans a potential new courthouse after commissioners hire an architect to inspect the old building for safety. A voters' meeting is set for next Saturday afternoon to decide whether to levy tax bonds if the structure is deemed dangerous.
A jumble of old remedy advertisements touts cures for skin eruptions piles rheumatism and dyspepsia with promises of satisfaction or money back Attributed to E J Eldridge Dodson's and Hudson's drug stores the notes promote Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy One Minute Cough Cure and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with testimonials and vague medical authority from past eras.
Fragmented ad copy touts Mystic Cure as a universal healer linked to a testimonial from Pittsburg. A probate notice invites interested parties to claim a share in the will of M N Clarke, deceased.
An old advertisement claims DeWitts Witch Macol Salve cures piles and related ailments. The copy urges readers to consider facing the disease directly rather than undergoing operations and promises reliable effectiveness attributed to the product and the named advertiser A. Rembert.
Louisville May 11 The forty fourth annual Southern Baptist convention opens with thousands visiting the city and 800 delegates from 785 district associations. The key issue is the Whitsitt case at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as trustees consider Whitsett’s resignation amid ongoing disputes over his immersion history and its impact on church unity.
Versailles Ky May 11 Judge Parish orders Plain Depay Mining Co to pay seven years of delinquent county taxes on mines in Ecuador and cash in New York and London banks totaling 250000. The firm, founded 1891 with Versailles home office, aims at mining gold in the Andes with London director Sir Charles Hulter and New York president J. B. Elliot. Vice President Stapleton notes only 20000 worth of gold mined in four years despite 40000 costs.
Oscar Lawhorn, a well known young man, is under arrest charged with arson. He allegedly burned three houses on Ninth Street in March, including one he occupied, and is said to have collected household insurance. The arrest followed a confession to T. B Story, and the preliminary trial Saturday is expected to be sensational.
In Marsnatt Michigan on May 11 Right Rev Bishop Hawley of St Johns Newfoundland says public sentiment favors annexation to America over confederation with Canada. He cites a recent railway contract with a Canadian syndicate as a factor fueling desire for independence and notes no immediate French shore settlement prospects. The bishop warns of political exploitation and a coming struggle.
A three gallon milch cow offered for sale at 25 dollars. Call on E. O. Speer for details.
Mrs Maude Hitt and Mrs Lillie Harper relocate their dressmaking rooms to 236 Jackson Street below the Borkhalter house and invite patrons to call for artistic work at moderate prices.
Public notice from Wald County Georgia about twelve months support for a widow and two minor children, with appraisers and court orders. Citizens must show cause before the county ordinary on the first Monday in June why the application should not be granted.
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