14 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
1
A fragment lists merchants and professionals in Americus including Matthews attorney at law and loan agent, Brady attorney at law in Barlow Block, Howard repairer, and others with postal address hints. The text is partial and provides names and office locations rather than full details.
The text discusses various itching and dermatitis symptoms including eczema and scalp conditions. It mentions names such as Anton Bossmier and Taras Mest Fou in relation to remedies and treatments. The tone resembles a medical overview from an older publication, listing ailments and potential cures.
A major blaze destroyed the Ralston Hall Block in Mages with shops and upper residences. Occupants include Sam Baer, W B Chapman, Felix Corput, J Thorper, Hornet and Phillips, Worsham Co., Morris Elkan, and others. Firefighters battled the flames with steamers and hoses. insurance on the building was $18,000 and stock coverage $15,000.
From Pensacola Florida Corporal Ben Burger writes of benefits from Brown's Iron Bitters in a malarious region. He notes several bottles used and comrades who also praise it as the greatest thing on earth. Punch magazine features a sketch titled It is an ill wind that blows nobody good showing cats and mutating dogs.
A tin peddler with a Indiana route devised inquiries printed on cards to interrogate banks. The questions probe banking deposits and wildcat speculation, aiming to expose risky practices and potential bank failures.
Reports from the West and Northwest describe ongoing extreme cold with temperatures from 15 to 94 degrees below zero in Illinois and beyond. Several people froze to death including Mrs. Irwin Underville near Elgin and Erwin Baker near Dundee. In Barlington a barber named John Long left for home and was found dead. A Denver dispatch notes two men frozen near the Western Kansas line and larger mountain losses feared. A separate case in a courtroom details a woman accused of strangling her baby, whose confession arose from mistaken circumstantial reasoning and unusual forensic observations about finger lengths and hand shape. The judge emphasizes the danger of convicting from circumstantial proof alone and the possibility of an innocent person confessing under pressure.
D A Bradford of Chal ay states King Dis covery cured his severe lung cold and he now uses it for his family. Free bottles available at B J Eldridge's Drug Store. A brief note on frog legs as food in France cites large consumption and trade.
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