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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1891
Page
9
An advertisement lists offerings including pictures, room remnants, frames, easels, cards and hangings with pricing described as six cents per unit for cotton related items. The source presents a fragmentary notice focused on available goods and a uniform pricing scheme amid a broader sales context.
Captain John Brooks of Block Island hauled in a six foot sea serpent or monster sea eel from his pots and killed it after it bit through his rubber boot. He doubted ownership of the nine foot skiff but survived without serious injury.
An old advertisement touts Dr Acker El Cough Remedy claiming to cure consumption symptoms for a fee in Americus Georgia. The piece also notes plans to erect a William Ellery Channing statue in Newport funded by Wyse Weld of Boston, describing the granite base and bronze height details.
Fragmentary text discusses pearl top and pearl glass lamp chimneys that resist heat and accidents. It notes shape controls draft and combustion, claims these chimneys improve lamp light, and mentions higher dealer prices and concerns about sales and breakage.
An excerpted ad page touts Dr. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and Dr. Pierce remedies, claiming cures for dyspepsia, flatulence, constipation, and women's ailments. It promotes Favorite Prescription for women and other products like DeWitt's Purga rilla and P P P tonics. The copy blends medical claims with dated language and references Davenport Drug Company as distributor.
Classic advertising copy traces Castoria use from infancy to motherhood. It highlights a motherly routine as a child grows from baby to parent, implying trust in Castoria for all stages of childhood and family care.
An embalming service is announced by a seasoned professional referred to as Mr. L.S. Tower. The notice mentions night calls and a residence chalked at the front of a Methodist Church, indicating where the service operates and how inquiries may be made.
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