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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
3
Fragment discusses unverified medical advertisements promising cures with a free 66 page booklet. Mentions terms like varicose issues and general health complaints, but the garbled text makes specifics unreliable.
President Comer returns to Americus after extended travels in the northwest and denies reports of an imminent retirement from the Central of Georgia Railway presidency. He states the property is in fine condition, mentions reorganizing efforts, and notes he has withdrawn from cotton business while transferring active management to vice president Eagan. He hints at possible future changes but offers no definite plans.
Refracting opticians Cotney Bell & Co advertise positive proof for cosmetic healing with Botanic Blood Balm and related products. The page includes drugstore notices, claims for Dr Tichenor antiseptic, advertisements for kidney cures, Beautifying Complexion Pills, and a Shorthand class, with several names and places such as Iron Mountain Texas and Nashville.
An article extols kidney health and introduces Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims the medicine strengthens the whole body and offers samples by mail while citing testimonials and a druggist network. Also includes brief, mixed notices on local events, ailments, and consumer ads.
A cryptic fragment presents a phrase about a bridle for a woman's tongue and a torrid liver, attributed to DeWitt and Renbette as authors. The text reads like a clipped adage or opinion piece, with partial repeated lines and archaic phrasing.
The eyes have a remarkable influence on health and local ailments. Cheap glasses, poorly ground and improperly adjusted, are dangerous and should be avoided. Economize, but not at the expense of sight. No human skill can restore destroyed sight. Delaying glasses is erroneous, as most defects yield to early treatment.
An old promotional notice touts Stuart's Dyapepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia by aiding digestion with abundant nutrition and rest for the stomach. The item also notes George W. Vanderbilt's return from Europe aboard the White Star liner Germanic after a three month voyage aboard the Sagitta. He plans to visit Asheville next.
A woman and her four children were found dead by asphyxiation in a West Shore hovel at Streat and Eleventh avenues. They were registered as Mrs Caro Hue Hazinios West Point and four children. They arrived by a 6:45 a.m. train from West Point. Ages described as about ten, seven, and two girls around one year. The scene and identities suggest a family tragedy by asphyxiation.
A long list of properties and goods announced for sale by the city marshal. Bounded parcels on Bim Avenue and Uy Lice Street, various houses and lots on Lee Street and Jackson area, plus an old Georgia Loan building, an iron safe, an engine and boiler, and other fixtures. Several parcels are tied to tax liens and mayor city council demands, with notices of possession and sale at a single time and place.
Fragmentary OCR text references a probate matter involving Mrs Ere and several named individuals, describing advice and disputes over wills, interwoven with garbled phrases about time, health and a woman. No coherent events or outcomes emerge from the readable portions.
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