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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
7
A message urging house owners to choose pure Linseed Oil Paint to preserve and beautify their homes. It warns that cheap paint in the can becomes costly on the house and emphasizes selecting quality for lasting results.
The notice explains thinning paint with pure linseed oil to proper consistency for priming and highlights a Spring Color Card with 45 beautiful tints and combinations. It urges using pure linseed oil and notes the color card availability.
Newsman Lorenzo Marquez reports the relief of Mafeking sparks worldwide elation with the Union Jack seen in rallies from the United Kingdom to the colonies. Delirium and holiday mood sweep the empire as officials caution 48 hours for official confirmation and theatres and streets fill with cheering crowds.
Consular Agent E L Harris reports to the state department that England buys about 60 percent of the products American farmers ship abroad, making Britain the United States best customer for foodstuffs. He notes the British colonies offer the largest market for manufactured goods, and his table for 1898 99 shows England purchasing roughly 73 million dollars worth of principal products, far exceeding the rest of Europe combined.
Europe shivers in winter weather while London rejoices over the revival of the Barrymore Irish peerage to Hon. Wright Arthur Smith-Barry. report notes longstanding lineage, marriages, and ties to New York. Also includes brief ads for Foley's Honey and Tar and DeWitt's Little Early Risers with testimonials.
Secretary Long suspends Commander C. Todd amid friction with coast and geodetic survey advocates backed by Mr. Cannon and others. Todd and allies expect full review to restore duty and clear his record while ongoing measures follow. Plus brief notes on Lockhart railroad completion and local cotton industry plans.
An advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to cool swollen feet and ease walking. It claims to cure swelling sweat ing feet ingrowing nails blisters and callous spots and bunions, offering rest and comfort for 25 cents per package. Also mentions Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and a social remark on wealth through other people’s pockets.
The fragmentary ad text includes references to Castoria for infants and a claim about One Minute Cough Cure stopping coughs quickly. It mentions De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve curing piles after twenty years and Foley's Kidney Cure restoring a man after four days. The pages show various testimonials and caution about counterfeits.
Fragmentary ad style clipping with quotes from Otto Korb and W. A. Rembert praising Witch Hazel Salve and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Mentions Boonville Indiana and Happy Creek Virginia with casual remarks about marriage, finance, and public trust.
A fragment of an old newspaper ad page features multiple medical testimonials and product pitches. Names include J. I. Carson, W. A. Rembert, and Davenport Drug Co, promoting Kodol Dyspepsia Care Foley's Kidney Cure Banner Salve and Wollford's Sanitary Lotion with assorted health claims and cure promises.
Irregularities alleged in Crawford county Tuesday primary. reports claim 200 or more more than registered voters cast ballots, with questions on residency and qualifications. If proven, seek nullification and potential changes in solicitor general race results between Polhill Hodges. Also coverage of the Methodist conference in Chicago with bishop ballots and life tenure debate.
A Lyons report to the state department by US consul John O Covert notes growing interest by French capitalists in cotton experiments in Africa and Asia. It mentions small cotton consignments arriving in French Soudan and the involvement of colonization-minded investors.
A fragmented advert caption touts Hall's Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments including gravel and rheumatism with testimonials from Waco Texas and Americus Georgia. The message markets Foley remedies and other patent medicines amid general health claims and promotional blurbs.
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