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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1886
Page
4
The newspaper will end credit subscriptions on March first and remove arrears from the list. Subscribers in arrears will have their names erased and accounts sent to an officer for collection. Payment should be by registered mail or money order. costs may be deducted from the bill.
The Recouper argues for using two horse plows and better implements to reduce labor on farms. It contends higher productivity requires concentration of effort, and questions whether farmers can afford not to buy improved equipment. Also reports cotton receipts and price movements, with a critique of tariffs and a note on ACME Markets and local commerce.
Consular reports from Breslau and Brunswick detail average annual pay for agricultural laborers in Germany, plus in kind rations and family labor obligations. Low wages and scarce prospects drive Germans to seek the American dream, amid tariffs that shield farmers but not workers.
A man in Athens shows extreme thirst, breaking into a barber shop to consume bay rum, hair tonic, and other medicines including liniment. He says he will die if not warmed up, prompting concern over dangerous self harm. Local authorities urge swift help to prevent further harm.
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