01 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1899
Page
1
An 1880s style advertisement promotes bottled goods from a distillery including Belle of Macon and Monongahela rye. It touts low prices, quick sales, and a one-trial policy. Offers include corn whiskey, peach and apple brandies, Sherry and Port wines, cognac brandy, and Rhine wines by the case or gallon with jug trade emphasis. Contact by phone 265.
New York hosts a cool clear second day of official welcome for Admiral Dewey. Crowds fill lower Broadway as Dewey travels from the city hall viewing platform to a steamer, with Governor Roosevelt and military leaders in attendance. The procession includes Sousa’s band, sailors from the Olympia, cadets, and multiple warships brigades, amid thunderous cheers for Dewey and Rear Admiral Schley.
An old advice column argues a woman's happiness hinges on her health and cites Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a long standing remedy. It notes the product was developed over thirty years ago at the International Institute in Buffalo New York and claims widespread use among women for eight years.
The article outlines General Buller’s expected supreme command in Africa amid early South African hostilities. It notes division of military responsibility between Major General Sir George Stewart White and Sir Frederick William Fortescue Walker, with White slated to lead in Natal until Buller’s army arrives. It discusses critiques of army preparations, officer selections, and comparisons between Mauser and Lee-Metford rifles in the context of Boer and civilian combat, plus remarks on cavalry and transport conditions.
New Orleans reports detail the cost of explaining market rumors during a volatile cotton session. Brokers sent brief circular telegrams to curb misinfo, while hundreds of lengthy cables on the upswing and false reports ran up bills from three to fifty dollars. In Chattanooga, talk of a McKinley Nashville visit and First Tennessee soldiers returning from the Philippines adds to a day of national tension and political chatter.
A disjointed report notes a captain and engineers linked to a court martial in New York. It references orders, directions from Oberlin M. engineers, and custody by civil authorities for harbor improvements and martial action, with mentions of a bank, bondmen, and a Carolina National Bank check.
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