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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1888
Page
5
A scattered survey of Americus life notes telegraph wires being strung, merchants selling goods, visits by travelers from Dawson and Waverly Hall, school hols for Washington's memory, a Boston and New York trip for shopping, club meetings, concerts, Purim celebrations, and hints of migration southward from cold northern winters with letters praising Southern Georgia as a home.
A letter from James Fricker, long-time Americus resident, urges building a new Baptist church in brick and offers to subscribe one hundred dollars. He notes Americus’s growth and praises the plan, sending cordial regards to Mr. Windsor.
Americus feels a pressing demand for more commercial and residential space as rents rise. Every business house is full and vacancies vanish quickly, with new buildings snapped up before construction completes. The city struggles to keep up, signaling a need for expanded development.
The government will weigh mail carried by railroads in the South starting February 20 to set compensation for the next four years. Weighing occurs daily for thirty days in selected districts with pestal clerks overseeing. Railroads may have representation to ensure accuracy. the four districts rotate to provide annual coverage and renewal of allowances.
Complete list of unclaimed letters in Sumter County Georgia at the Americas Post Office. Letters will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office if not called for within thirty days. Names include Charles Allen, Susan Battle, Joane Coulwell, Charles Ellis, Mollie Hamton, Emma Smith, Ruby Ray, Ida Rogers, Henry Hagar Wilson, and many others. February 19, 1868.
A fragmentary notice outlines a bank stock sale offering 50 shares of Americus stock. The text references a buyer and seller names in unclear terms, with a date or terms not clearly legible. Further details are unreadable in the OCR fragment.
A valentine pamphlet from Joseph M. Brown celebrates a Kennesaw Mountain incident where Confederate soldiers saved Federal wounded under fire. The tale highlights mercy over wrath, recounting a truce and joint rescue by blue and gray. The item sits among other local notices and retail updates in Americus.
The Baltimore Record promotes corn planting among Southern farmers to ensure satisfactory returns. It notes 1887's record South crop, the West’s tight stocks, and high prices, urging larger corn production to aid the region and national supply. The piece stresses avoiding a repeat of last year’s shortfalls.
An interview with Julius Dexter, president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, notes a shift among Republicans toward tariff reform and Cleveland. He cites bankers and businessmen in New York as converted, predicting the end of the high protective tariff. He favors free trade in name but opposes it in practice, warns Republicans to heed the handwriting on the wall.
At the Exchange Bar under the Hawkins House patrons can get Budweiser on draft. February specials at VAN RI PER's Gallery claim low prices. The Exchange Bar of Mize & Smaw touts itself as the only local source for Budweiser on draft. Telephone orders for fresh country cured shoulders from rebel and BEL are offered.
A historical price list shows cash retail rates for various provisions. Items include flour from 4.75 to 6.00 per barrel, sugar 9 cents per pound, coffee 4 to 5 pounds per dollar, lard 10 cents per pound, eggs 12 to 15 cents per dozen, rice 14 to 5 pounds per dollar, and cotton goods such as sheeting seven cents per yard.
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