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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1900
Page
2
A jumble of election appeals and political boasts urges voting in Sumter county and district races. It references Gen Otis in Rochester, a Moscow hospital with 7 000 beds, and contrasts British India famine costs with U S political aims. It mentions E B Lewis, Bryan, Hanna, Quay, and ship subsidies in a broad, period voice.
The speaker urges repeal of the fifteenth amendment, arguing it has been effectively nullified in the South while noting constitutional change is unlikely. He reflects on citizenship for blacks, labels mass enfranchisement a misstep, and foresees practical outcome from the Montgomery conference as northern support grows.
An unclear Texan ad claims Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles. Mentions a teething powder and Bishop J. Kay as endorsers, with promotional language about benefits and daily use. The fragment hints at medical patent remedy claims from the era.
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