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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1891
Page
3
A classified notice offers picture frames moulding easels cords and hangings priced from 7.50 to 75.00 on a six-cent per cotton basis, listing goods including pictures and room fittings for sale.
Report details an experimental contrivance on the Rainier Avenue Electric Railway to haul cars uphill between Fifth and Eighth streets. A concealed lower track carries a heavy weighted truck that, with a descending car, pulls the other car up the 164 percent grade via a cable system. Regular service expected soon after trials.
A man arrived at the Eldridge Street police station asking for cholera medicine. The sergeant retrieved a bottle from a locker and the doorman gave the dose, after which the patient left relieved.
A column mixes humor with medical ads from the era. It praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for uterine issues, touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers, DeWitt's Sarsaparilla, and Dr. Bull's Cough syrup. Also notes a World Fair exhibit and a satire about a bald man and his wife.
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