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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
7
The first Georgia peach carload reached New York City last evening, ten days ahead of last season. Departed Marshallville Saturday night and arrived in good condition with fruit quality equal to mid-season. Regular shipments are not expected for about a week as growers foresee the early movement continuing.
Mr. W. J. Walker who owns a large Americus area farm sold a full Irish potato crop to Neon Buchanan the grocer at a strong price. He relocated from Virginia to Sumter six months ago converting a cotton plantation into a diversified farm with cattle hogs and crops including corn cotton cane and oats. He believes Sumter county is the empire state garden and expects substantial returns from his investments.
In Americas a vegetable dinner with blackberry pie or plum dessert costs only a few cents. Beans cucumbers squash beets turnips carrots radishes and onions are plentiful from local growers. Beans at 5 cents a quart and sometimes two or three quarts for 5 cents. Roasting ears 10 to 15 cents per dozen. Local tomatoes arriving though shipped remain in demand as the local crop nears market.
A period advertisement proclaims kidney trouble harms mind and vigor in both women and men. It promotes Swamp Root by Kilmer as a remedy, touting samples by mail from Binghamton New York and urging early treatment to prevent Brights disease. Some filler quotes follow on Foley’s Kidney Remedy and trivial quips from Chicago News and New York Press.
The piece touts a knockout blow as a key boxing lesson and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure all for digestive and catarrhal ailments. It claims the stomach and solar plexus are vulnerable and urges readers to seek the remedies and a booklet endorsing their properties.
The Board of Trustees of the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical College met in Americus. They praised the campus, buildings, and dormitories in order, noted 100 students with 80 percent advancing, re-elected Supt John M. Collum and the faculty, and urged legislature aid for the girls dormitory.
A notice warns that pneumonia and consumption can follow a cold and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for stubborn coughs and colds. It urges refusal of substitutes and notes sales by all druggists. A separate item mentions a woman who believes she can maintain appearances on income higher than before.
Chas Carey lay unconscious on Huntington platform after reportedly jumping from a west bound Seaboard train just past midnight. He suffered a severe skull wound near the right eye and was taken to his father’s home three miles away. Doctors feared for his life as he remained unconscious.
Hoke Smith proclaims shifted tides after a prior defeat as he visits Savannah and Bulloch. He asserts his speeches swayed thousands to return to his administration though observers question the extent of any conversion. The governor’s bold pledge included a 50 000 state majority while keeping Bulloch’s support in focus.
A vintage advertisement claims Allen's Foot Base powder cures tired aching feet and sweating with a simple use in shoes. It touts availability at druggists and stores, emphasizing relief for swollen feet and callouses with a modest price. The note ends with a moral line about offering a fair deal, attributed to Chicago News.
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