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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
5
A lively, anecdotal roundup from Americus and Plains notes trains late, local business plans like a cotton mill and bank, and social happenings. Headlines cover subscriptions, finance, a cotton mill forecast, and regional trade, with mentions of Roosevelt and Savannah.
A city council team led by Fort, Alder Feagin, Alderman Mitchell, City Engineer Ansley and others conducted a raid in Dooly’s Woods last night. The contingent, including te ene and city police, searched the area for hidden contraband and potential trouble spots.
The community will suspend business during the funeral hour and hold memorial services at 3 PM. Bells toll from churches and courthouse tower. banks and post office close, cotton activities quiet. De Molay Commandery No 5 Knights Templar and lodges plan services in the evening honoring William McKinley.
A 1901 notice from Bine Island promotes Exx Bros. Ely Brothers Cream Balm as a family remedy for colds. Judge J. Kuba endorses its use for children and offers a trial size for 10 cents and a full size for 50 cents via druggists or mail from New York.
County Treasurer John E. Sullivan has sold his twenty acre farm beyond East Americas to Charles Williams of Andersonville who will move his family to Americus. The price paid was $1,700.
A sensational claim promotes a remedy labeled yMYSTLY CURE for rheumatism and neuralgia. The advertisement promises cure in 1 to 3 days with immediate disease disappearance after the first dose and notes a price of 76 cents, sold by E. J. Eldridge druggist in Americus, Georgia.
A New York dispatch reports H H Reddick a colored school teacher in Americus received a free scholarship at Columbian University funded by John D Rockefeller. The award was announced yesterday and reflects Rockefeller philanthropy.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a blood purifier that heals eczema itching and rashes by killing humors in the blood. It claims to cure deep seated cases and offers free trials and mail requests from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga.
A young couple from the Fifteenth district, J. W. Hart and Lois Bass, were united in marriage yesterday evening by Justice Ansley. After the ceremony the newlyweds returned home amid congratulations from friends.
The town greets out of town guests attending the Yorks-Davis marriage. Local residents including Mrs. J J Williford, Henry H Singletary, Cliff Oliver, and Miss Gertrude Smith are listed among visitors and travelers from Atlanta, Rome, Tampa, and Georgia towns. Names, places, and brief movements noted as arrivals and returns.
A violent incident near Castle Bumter involved a male tourist from a nearby town who attacked property after consuming alcohol. Police restrained him, and officers found a small gadgetry kit among his belongings. The case, overseen by Judge Crisp, may result in a $19 fine or a ten month sentence.
Fifty new box cars with 60 000 capacity each arrived at Fitzgerald from Savannah to serve the Waycross Air Line road. The maroon coaches meet demand as the line aims to reach Montezuma or Oglethorpe and promises completion by January 2, expanding a 108 mile route. Sub contractor Brown plans further labor forces to Grubb and Arlington to accelerate construction.
Memorial services will be held at the Presbyterian church at 7:30 PM for President William McKinley with addresses by Jade Charles R. Crisp W T Hane and Joseph Ansley Jr ministers and congregations invited. The city gathers to mourn the nation’s leader and honor his memory.
At the Capitol a massive crush at the east entrance left many women and children injured as crowds surged toward the rotunda. Inadequate crowd control caused fainting and medical aid was required for numerous victims. Separately, a Durham suit seeks $2,000 over alleged improperly insulated wires causing electrical shock.
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