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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1884
Page
2
A wide sampler of Georgia and national items including political shifts, industry updates, and local notes. Mentions improvements to rivers and rail policy, figures on fires, agriculture, and public works. Reports on lawmakers, editors, and civic leaders with snapshots from Athens, Macon, Griffin, Albany, and Atlanta.
The article argues Southwest Georgia real estate has risen 13 percent in twelve months while other regions show smaller gains. It cites farmers boosting self-sufficiency and debt repayment as factors, and claims Southwest Georgia holds the richest lands with favorable climate, predicting it will be the garden spot of the South aided by Savannah and Augusta.
A fragmentary page notes Salvation Army propaganda and conversions amid World War I era hype. It cites Captain Cooper and Nellie Hoppe, describes knee drills, devil imagery, and soldiers' uniforms advertised for sale, with remarks on war’s religious framing and sensational phrases about nature and divine justice. The piece mentions Captain Blosser’s Indianapolis campaign kickoff and promises further reports.
A Philadelphia Record critique rails against commercial vandalism that exploits art and historic landmarks for money making. It argues quiet destruction of beloved sites for profit, then shifts to a NY News anecdote about a little known painter who bought his own sold artwork for advertising, prompting questions about earnings.
A satirical piece critiques titled excess in the republic and mocks a deputy superintendent figure while lampooning a geography lesson with a digressive tale of a child mispronouncing longitude as wire fences. The text presents a playful, fragmented critique of authority and education.
A compact portrait contrasts the Shetland pony’s gentle temperament and sturdy resilience with its rugged island upbringing. The piece highlights its patient, cautious manner crossing peat bogs and water, winter coats, and kindness toward children, noting the breed’s endurance and nonaggressive nature. It also touches on urban life contrasts in sleepless New York and a distant travel note about Amsterdam’s world show.
A mangled account depicts a Mississippi flood scene with lost lives and a planter named in the fragment. It laments youth and strength swept into the torrent, condemning disease and reckless carelessness while invoking a critique of public failures and disgrace.
A large proportion of the medicine claims to aid the stomach and liver, curing symptoms from constipation to dyspepsia and headache. The pills are described as vegetable-based, free from alum, and endorsed by eminent physicians. Available in bottles priced at $1 through all druggists.
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