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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1891
Page
2
A jumble of quick local items reports a Kimball House engine room fire put out with little damage, a minister's wedding humor, Clark Howell leaving politics, road and railway tensions near Jonesboro and Savannah, and suspected Savannah striker involvement with a trestle blaze. No injuries reported.
The article summarizes Edward Atkinson's statistics on U.S. government costs for year ending June 30 1880 and compares revenues and expenses through 1889. It notes total expenses about 146.48 million and revenues about 148.88 million, with taxes on liquor and tobacco covering most costs. It provides detailed figures for Indiana, interest on debt, pensions, lands, and other items, and discusses debt-to-pension ratio changes from 1871 to 1881, ending with scattered figure garbled text.
A coroner's jury in Fairburn heard a deadly family quarrel ending with Joe Nimmo fatally shooting his father St John Nimmo near Brown's Beef Market. The states case describes a tea cup clash with liquor, a later pistol shot, and Nimmo's arrest. Both men were harness-makers by trade. Nimmo's preliminary trial awaits counsel.
East Point residents endure a spate of attempted break ins as burglars target homes including the yard master at White Oak Hickory Wagon factory. Mrs. Wethington fired at intruders through a window after a Winchester shot, though no one was hit. Similar incidents involve the ticket office theft, blinds ripped from a house, and trash set near bailiff Tucker Winn’s property. Marshall McConnell pursues suspects, with recent arrest of Ad a Jelis, sought in Henry County for murder.
From Corinth, Georgia, Rev. J. B. Dodd earns praise as pastor while Brown FP Dodd energizes the congregation. The Corinth Sunday School expands to sixty or seventy pupils next quarter and plans a farmers meeting at Gilbert’s Schoolhouse on Saturday afternoon before the fourth Sunday in October. Local residents, including Mr. Charlie Austin and W. T. Simpson, attended the County Alliance gathering, as weather favors cotton picking and rural life maintains its pace.
Messrs Teel and Hartley attended services at Shadnor on the W P road last Sunday. Farmers expect to harvest cotton in good weather. The singing at Hopeful was well attended. Pro Travis visited Mr Y R Coleman last weekend. A singing convention is due next week. Mention of a late night ride by some boys. News is scarce this week. Mr G Wilkins and sister Miss Lou attended Shadnor services. Time flies for the busy. life seems tedious to the idle.
A admonition that ending a friendship over a single failing is foolish. True friends are scarce and may possess virtues worth preserving, so one should avoid quick repudiation and strive for understanding.
Farerre Cocxty Ga Oct 6 91 recalls Freeman Miller killed by a falling log near Brooks Station. A 1879 anniversary singing for his life has run 12 years, drawing attendees from Coweta Clayton Pike Spaulding and Fayette. The event featured local musicians, organists, and praise, but outsiders allegedly left with liquor-related misdeeds linking Spaulding to potential legal action and calls for future votes with regional support.
Letters from N L Cassidy of Kennesaw Georgia and A H Morris of Pine Bluff Arkansas recount dramatic cures from Botanic Blood Balm B B B. Cassidy says two years of ulcers and hair loss in his wife vanished after three bottles and a healthy baby followed. Morris claims long running leg ulcers healed quickly after prior treatments failed.
Yonkers Statesman notes a paradox as the critic who finds a sermon lengthy also decries a minstrel show as too brief, reflecting a humorous observer’s view of public entertainments and religious discourse.
From Our Exchanges reports the marriage of William J. Lankford of Merriwether to Miss Fannie Sears at the bride’s brother J. B. Sears home with Rev J M Bowden officiating. Also notes the sudden death of Mrs. W B Keys near Haralson and various local happenings.
A columnist urges practical effort over talk and promotes advertising as a key to business success. Emphasizes self reliance, opportunity, and the value of tangible work. Cites tobacco farming as a profitable bet and contrasts theory with practiced results referencing the Washington Star.
The New York Financial Chronicle reports a September overland cotton movement showing faster ripening due to favorable weather, with total in sight near last year's level at 26,982 bales via ports and overland routes. Net receipts, exports, and stock levels shifted vs 1890 and 1889, while southern ports varied, with New Orleans ahead of last year but several South Atlantic ports lagging. Northern spinners reduced purchases, and overall movement contrasts with prior years, highlighting shifts in overland and foreign movements.
A discussion on how Americans overeat in hot summers, storing fat in winter and failing to adjust diet. Heat and inactivity weaken digestion, causing discomfort and disturbances of the alimentary canal, with the gut described as out of shape and misfiring.
A quoted health note warns readers not to stretch the stomach to capacity or seek maximal satiety. It urges stopping at moderate satisfaction, letting digestion resume normal dilation, so the gut processes food thoroughly and supports healthy nutrition.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that Democratic governors now preside over many states once Republican strongholds, including Iowa Massachusetts Michigan Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Wisconsin. It notes New Jersey and New York as doubtful states with Democratic governors and cites Connecticut and Nebraska as states where governors were elected by the people against Republican expectations. A new House of Representatives would lean Democratic even without Southern members, the editorial says, and the public remains alert to the 1892 election.
The Police Gazette proclaims itself the illustrated paper for sensational and sporting news. It invites subscriptions mailed to any US address at 13 weeks for $1.00 and offers a 5 cent sample copy, promoting its wide appeal and affordability.
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