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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
7
A July 1 1895 notice accounts how P P P medicine cured a severe leg ulcer in Jacksonville. The writer Asa Ammons touts P P P as a miracle blood purifier aiding rapid healing after necrosis and discharge. Loman Bros and Upmanns Block advertise as sole agents in Savannah Georgia.
The board of health reports rising cases with about 250 under treatment and 40 discharged in 24 hours while proposing changes to quarantine rules. They plan to allow families to leave homes without yellow fever and extend scrutiny to Pasa Christian. Governor Poster funding and flag protests draw attention as Dr. Geddinge and marine hospital staff conduct bacteriological work. Avondale camp aids labor movement into sugar districts. Louisiana parishes may adjust quarantines to keep freight moving.
Adolph Luetgert, in a Chicago jail cell, rails at police persecution and "lying evidence" as he contends his wife is still alive. He slams Dr. Dorsey and asserts the state case is weak, claiming innocence and ruined health after years of toil. He hints his wife may testify and that those who lied will be exposed.
Twelve new cases of yellow fever are reported in Epwanps Mississippi with list of Whites and Negroes affected. Bart Walton dies at 10 p.m. as a young man and the main support of his aged parents. The fever situation improves with none in danger and few not recovering. Waldauer reports three cases north of Brownsville.
Five new cases reported in Monits with names and addresses including Michel Gerney Monroe and St Emanuel Streets W A Gould 155 St Michael Brown Warren Street near North Carolina Lucilla Eastbon 855 Savannah and John P Otis Chatham Street. Authorities confirm hospitalizations for two patients.
In Butler county Alabama at a country dance Sidney Duart was slain by William Ekof after a dispute over alleged slander. Ekof then wounded M Hatton in the abdomen and escaped amid gunfire from dancing witnesses. The killings occurred before about 100 onlookers.
An assortment of health claims and elixir ads tout Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney and bladder trouble, Witch Hazel Salve, Chamberlain Cough Remedy, One Minute Cough Cure, and a “New Great American Kidney Cure.” The pieces push sample bottles by mail and promote miracle cures with little medical backing.
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