The Americus Times-Recorder Official Organ Notice
The Times Recorder Americus Georgia declares itself official organ for Sumter County Webster County and the railroad commission in Georgia for the 4th Congressional District. Marie Lodisemyrick serves as editor and business manager. editorial room telephone listed.
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Marie Lodisesmyrick
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Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Weathered opinions and political chatter from Georgia
Ample excerpts reflect a conservative reader’s take on sports politics and international news. The piece critiques baseball frenzy, forecasts football’s return, notes a Spanish American conflict casualties claim, casts doubt on Secretary Shaw, laments press sensationalism, comments on the Mullah, praises Griggs’s campaign work, warns of earthquake-like jitters as Georgia voices press for depot policy and state balance.
The County Roads Urgent Push For Better County Roads
The fall term of Sumter County’s transutury nears and citizens must help secure better roads. Roads are improving but demand outpaces progress. Population grows, business and farming depend on roads, convicts as workers are discussed, and public resolve must rise to meet the task.
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Sumter
Knoxs Break Shrugs Off Coal Trust Claim
The Attorney General Kant Knox says no evidence of a coal trust violation exists, a stance met with skepticism. A 1893 Interstate Commerce Committee report shows coal mining and transport firms forming a practical output control, price fixing, and limited competition, suggesting public restraint beyond Knoxs conclusion.
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Knox
Congressional Committee On Interstate Commerce
Robert E Lee and the Lees’s Enduring Virtues in History
The Baltimore Sun lauds General Robert E Lee as a model of patriotism and military leadership. It foresees a bronze statue at Arlington as a grand monument to his self-sacrifice virtue and civic worth lasting beyond any future memorials. The piece also notes Governor Terrell’s staff and jokes about annexes and a Hague tribunal for Ping Pong tales.
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Robert E. Lee
Washington
Lee
Baltimore Sun
Adams
Leo
Arlington
Beautiful Thoughts on Mothers Friend and Maternity
An early 20th century advertisement extols Mothers Friend as a soothing liniment for pregnancy. It claims benefits for ease of labor, reduced nipple soreness, and relaxed muscles during gestation, urging pregnant women to use the external remedy and to request a free book from the maker. The tone promotes health and innocence, with promotional language about childbirth comfort.
Marriage in Gainesville Ties Neat Social Pair
The marriage of Miss Julia Neal and Mr. Leo G. Childers occurred in Gainesville at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The groom is a noted young businessman and the bride a prominent Gainesville figure. The couple will be at home at the Windsor Hotel after arriving tonight.
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Julia Neal
Leo G. Childers
Gainesville
Miss Neal
Mr. Childere
Mre. Childere
Windsor Hotel
You Know What You Are Taking Tonics Claim
A claim about Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic states the formula printed on every bottle shows it is iron and quinine in a tasteless form. The ad asserts no cure and no pay with a 50 cent price.
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Grove
Tallest corn raises farmer to prize in Americus county
Farmer F. E. Johnston of Americus wins a prize for the Mexican Jone corn variety which grows so tall that a step ladder and a balloon are used to harvest ears. Stalks exhibited reach twenty two feet with ears fourteen feet above ground. The Janelith planted corn is praised as a late planting favorite.
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F. E. Johnston
Americus
Grove's Chronic Chill Care advertisement claim
An old promotional note touts Grove's Chronic Chill Care as a universal tonic that cures chills when other tonics fail. It lists fluid extracts including Peruvian Bark Black Root Poplar Bark Prickly Red Bark Dog Wood Bark and Sarsaparilla and promises no care no pay with a 500 price reference.
Healthy Kidneys Means Long Life Cure Ad
An old advertisement claims restoring kidney health with Smith's Sure Kidney Cure, priced at 56 cents, available at druggists. The note urges readers to seek the product to regain kidney health and extend life.
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Smith
The A W Smith Furniture Company Charter Petition
An application to the Sumter Superior Court from A W Smith J E Gyles and Ed Andrews to incorporate as The A W Smith Furniture Company. They seek a twenty year charter with renewal, eight thousand dollars capital, up to twenty thousand, offices in Americus Georgia, to operate as a general furniture and hardware store with undertakings, real estate purchases, and corporate rights, with by laws and common seal, requesting all usual corporate privileges and immunities. The document is dated October 1 1885 with signatures of petitioners and the deputy clerk.
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Georgia -Sumter County
Superior Court
A. W. Smith
J. E. Gyles
Ed. Andrews
A.W. Smith
Aimericus
Bia
Sumter
New Neckwear for Men Scarfs for Fall Wear in Stock
The scarf choice can make or mar a man’s appearance. Our current stock offers the best American silks at 50 cents each. Available styles include four in hand, squares and ascots.
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America
Men's Fancy Socks at 10c Pair Worth Saving
A windfall for men who need socks now. Savings worth pursuing for future needs with all sizes. Grades priced from 15c to 25c, now 10c per pair.
Plantation for Sale or Rent in Sumter County GA 384 Acres
For sale or rent a 384 acre plantation in Sumter Georgia, formerly Connell and McGarrat, with eight plows, extensive cultivation, 70 saw gin, presses, engines, two wagons, mower and rake, hay and fodder, cotton seed, and livestock. Includes 800 bushels carp, 15,900 lbs hay, 7,000 lbs fodder, 2,500 bushels cotton seed, 8,800 lbs pear, 80 bushels peanuts, 15 bushels wheat. If not sold by December 15, 1900, will be rented from January 1, 1900.
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Sumter County
Connell & McGarrat
McCormick
Wew Autumn Dress Goods Sale Prices Listed
The notice advertises a staged fall fabric sale with goods priced per yard including At 25c yard All Wool Suitings at 15c yard Whip Cord and Serges at 50c yard Venetian Cloths and All Wool Home Spun Mix at 75c yard 62 inch Ladies Cloth at 1.00 per yard French Broadcloth at 75c yard Black Moire Silk 21 inches wide.
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