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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1887
Page
2
The Americus Recorder reports W L Gressner Jr ceding control of the Kecowpen news and job office to H Storey on January 1, with Storey handling subscriptions and advertising while Gressner remains editor. Gressner urges prompt payment of old accounts within 30 days and notes editorial continuity.
The column defends Gov Gordon's Lee county judge appointment while pledging to publish further proofs. It cites Republican shifts on the Morrison tariff bill, Illinois senatorial maneuvering, and a series of historic presidential candidates. Indignation grows in Charlestown over council assessments seen as ruinous.
A four day national holiday in Chile featured military parades bands and fireworks with no disorder. Banks closed on the 21st and locals enjoyed plentiful affordable red wine amid courteous Latin hospitality. The piece notes the strong cultural traits of Spaniards and French in the region.
In Paris the sculptor Fremeit unveils a life size plaster piece for the Spring exhibition. An orang utan carries off a woman, a hideously majestic creature with perfect proportions. A rock about to strike, a wounded shoulder, and the pressed figure of a woman convey a dramatic, violent scene.
A Chicago Tribune report notes a German doctor’s findings on habits of long-lived people. He reports eight of ten over eighty rise late and go to bed late, arguing early rising exhausts power and shortens life while supposed invigorating hours can cause lassitude and danger to some constitutions.
Aged actor James E. Murdoch recalls visiting President Lincoln during the war to tell a good story. Lincoln initially refuses time, then permits the tale and eases into a relaxed mood, acting as if nothing important is on his agenda.
A Japanese paper reports Takada of Nagoya has devised a method to make flame from old cotton cloth after years of work. He established a factory and plans extensive production, signaling industrial progress.
M Vulpian reported to the French academy on removing the carp brain’s cerebral lobes and pineal gland on March 18. The fish thrived for six months with normal movements, sight, and feeding, except for loss of smell, despite complete lobes loss and no regeneration. The work suggests instinct and will faculties can fully manifest without the cerebrum.
A Portland Oregonian excerpt describes Deputy Pound Master Wilmer’s dog, a red setter-looking shepherd that can predict and thwart his master’s dog catching, even engaging in conversations to distract targets before the net is used. Other notes cover milk yields in Britain and the U.S., Victoria era viceroys in Dublin Castle, and paper waterproofing formulas.
An amateur gardener notes that pouring petroleum onto the crowns of weeds like dandelions thistles and plantains kills them but cautions against flooding the lawn with oil to protect the grass. The tip, from the New York Sun, emphasizes careful application to target deep rooted weeds.
An English physician argues against short hair for men and women. He claims hair conducts electricity, and insufficient brain nourishment from cropped hair will cause the brain to grow weary and soften. The Chicago Herald notes the view as a health whimsy.
Thebaw's chariot, described as the king's state vehicle, recently shown in London, follows an old European pattern and is gilded with sheet gold and glass inlays, designed for a single occupant. The text also notes a Bavarian fire service boast and scattered, garbled items about industry and objects.
A revival of enterprise announces a fall stock upsurge in dry goods clothing shoes hats and millinery. The Bargain Men offer first class items at retail prices with new presents for every purchase of 50 cents or more while supplies last. The firm notes past overvaluation, vows fair business and invites the public to buy.
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