Americas Recorder 1890 December 19 issue notes plan
The Americus Recorder announces daily and weekly editions with pricing, circulation in Southwest Georgia, and post office filing. It reports on the legislature session, railroad matters, Northern visitors, and local politics, including registration and primary voting hints.
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Americus Publishing CO
Direct Trade Convention to Meet in Atlanta in January
The Direct Trade Convention will reassemble in Atlanta on the second Wednesday in January next. It will be the most important assemblage ever meeting in the South. Its membership will include the Governor of each Southern State, five delegates from each State Agricultural Society, five delegates from each State Grange, twelve delegates from each State Farmers' Alliance, and one delegate from each organized Commercial body in Southern cities. Popularly called the king of medicines Hood's Sarsaparilla, it conquers scrofula, salt rheum and all other blood diseases.
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Atlanta
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State Agricultural Society
Grange
Farmers’ Alliance
Hood
Hard Times and Call for Ballot Revolution Across the Nation
A conservative call to thrift and debt payment argues hard times demand personal sacrifice and prudent spending. The piece accuses capitalists of contrived credit and criticizes Congress for stirring class conflict. It urges farmers to unite at the ballot box to restore prosperity amid economic distress.
Betterments Question Stalls In Legislature Debate
The article laments the Georgia legislature’s reluctance to address betterments claimed by old lessees of the state road. It argues for an official inquiry or commission, cites Governor Northen’s plight, and predicts a summer delay as lawmakers postpone a decisive settlement. The piece urges fair payment for just claims and a permanent resolution.
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General Assembly
State Road
Northen
Notable figures praise Dr King’s Royal Germatuer cures
Over one hundred voluntary certificates printed in the Atlanta Journal list figures such as ev J B Hawthorne Rev Sam P Jones Hon H W Grady Maj Chas W Hubner Gen James Longstreet Col W Avery and other prominent divines editors and doctors certifying remarkable cures by Dr King’s Royal Germatuer after eminent physicians and remedies failed. Readers urged to send a two cent stamp for a book of particulars, claiming it is a great remedy that cares when all else fails.
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Atlanta Journal
Ev. J. B. Hawthorne
Sam P. Jones
H. W. Grady
Maj
Chas
W. Hubner
Christian Index
James Longstreet
Col. W. Avery
Atlanta
King
King's Royal Germatuer Co
Young Men of Americas Seek Driving Park
The speaker urges establishing a driving park to boost amusements in South west Georgia. Starting small, it will grow, feeding county fair culture and reducing reliance on other parts of the state for entertainment.
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Americas
Georgia
Personal Liberty Versus Slavery and the Blood Purifier
An 1890s style advertisement asserts Americans enjoy personal liberty yet suffer physical slavery from impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as the great blood purifier that dissolves disease bonds, restoring health and true liberty.
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Hood
City Primary Nominates Felder and Aldermen
Americus voters held the first Democratic city primary with a quiet, orderly vote. Mayor J B Felder won and Davenport Bivins and Wheatley named for Aldermen. The paper lauds Felder as a builder of the town and forecasts a strong, young administration for Southwest Georgia’s Commercial Capitol.
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Bivins
Wheatley
Americus
Pat Williams
Graham
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Felder
Recorder
Georgia
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Americus grows as voter turnout rises and growth noted
The piece notes a near four hundred vote count in Americus with over one thousand eligible voters, claims seven hundred white and colored voters cast in a city election, and mentions three hundred disqualified for insufficient residency. It highlights rapid growth and includes assorted ads and health tips from the era.
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