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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1884
Page
4
A long, rough itemized sketch from a Webster County page describes local issues and people. It mentions flood levels, state treasury funds, Jefferson Davis health, butter from Lowndes cows, Columbus seed meal sale, a prison bill to hire detectives, and a fast-decreasing public debt. It covers oats prospects, Tom Bridges case, and a tribute about bishops, generals, and wives. It ends with a Gazette editorial on race and miscegenation.
Georgia news notes the Capitol Commission in Atlanta meeting with architect Geo B Post and engineer W J Edbrooke who presented a detailed design for a new capitol. The plan features a marble dome, granite exterior, four entrances, modern heating ventilation and fireproof construction. Edbrooke to present further details before Chicago visit. cost around 1100 dollars for services. Also reports Missouri and Alabama criminal court dismissals and local notices.
Fragmented text discusses quality in children's magazines and concerns over downsizing sense and pretension. It notes critics’ fear of Franks ranks and contrasts imagination with pragmatic, sensational illustrations amid American action and changing styles.
A mild-looking British visitor tried to mail Christmas cards at a Philadelphia post office. He offered various payments including a 40 cent stamp, mixed 2 cent stamps, and later coins. The clerk rejected many tender forms, finally declining several pieces of currency as unsuitable, amid a chaotic stamp exchange and a request for change.
The Century housed a short Chinese play running from 6 to midnight. The audience found humor in a mother’s cry and a wry reply about killing again. The performance drew slow applause as actors faced stoic reactions and moments of staged horror.
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