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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1888
Page
2
Publisher states editorials published during Maj. Glessner absence are not from his pen and should not be charged to him. The notice is written to show justice to Maj. Glessner.
Items mock the press scene across Georgia naming editors and papers such as Albany Macon Columbus Augusta and Atlanta and commenting on campaigns elections and local issues. Mention Brannan Folsom Gordon Harralson and Milledge with notes on hotels courts and a proposed Board of Trade.
The article notes Postmaster J C Roney seeks an extra clerk due to increased duties and no expected discontinuance. It praises the Southern Empire monthly edited by Mal Goesaner and mentions a six hundred copy order from a firm. It previews the county Democratic meeting opening tomorrow and calls for clear candidate positions on immigration funding and constitutional change. It laments scheduling conflicts between the Georgia Press Association and Democratic Convention in Atlanta or Canton and urges a solution. It cites a Dawson Journal item and ends with an exchange about a rival newspaper claim.
Georgia readers show dissatisfaction with the river and harbor bill as published by major papers. The Savannah News notes the small 10000 dollar Savannah harbor appropriation and questions the entire Georgia delegation's effort. The piece argues each representative must push for local needs and laments the lack of home-matter influence.
GALLA T GENERAL COOK reports Lee county is stirred by the stock law and who should represent Lee in the Legislature. The piece urges unity behind General Honest Pai Cook as a candidate, noting his past service and potential return to politics if properly solicited. It highlights rising Farmers Alliance activity and warns that political entanglement could harm the grange and broader reform efforts.
Feeling low spirited with poor appetite headaches and nerves? Illuminate better health with Electric Bitters at Dr Eldridge's Drug Store. Purporting to purify the blood restore vitality and strengthen the liver and kidneys, these tonics are sold for 50 cents a bottle.
Houston county fires first shot of the campaign endorsing President Grover Cleveland. Georgia protectionist journals are urged to explain away opposition to tariff reform. Resolutions pledge earnest support for Cleveland and instruct delegates to support his tariff reform stance at the St. Louis convention and in the national platform.
A statewide consensus favors routing Central's new Savannah line through Americus. City leaders urged welcoming measures and potential financial aid to secure the project, viewing it as a key West-to-East through line that would boost regional commerce and development.
Local ad notes Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption boosts trade as customers receive free trial bottles. Claims cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and throat and lung diseases with a satisfaction guarantee and a large bottle priced at $1.00.
In Montgomery County Ohio, April impressions note early spring and swelling buckeye buds. Farmers rush to spring planting while droughts and late snows threaten crops. Many wheat fields froze out, stock fed less, and settlers consider Georgia due to milder climate and reliable crops. a sermon in Harrisburg stirs interest in Georgia with hoped Southbound rates for October onward.
A collection of testimonial letters extols Kaskine as a malaria and malarial poison remedy. Veterans including Jous C. Scarnproven and Gideon Thompson credit the product with relief from chills, weight gain, and improved health after years of faltering due to malaria. Letters note prior quinine failures and promise wider adoption with price at $1.00 or six bottles for $5.29 from The Kaskine Company, New York and London offices.
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