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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1891
Page
2
Georgia railroads report a 50 percent earnings rise in twelve months amid broader debates on the force bill. The Central road reportedly controls the Chattanooga Rome and Columbus line again. Notable deaths include J. Sehofield of Macon. The piece notes silver coinage prospects, streetcar inquiries in Macon, and local editorials on Americus and Atlanta politics.
In Colorado mining circles free coinage or nothing is the belief and a free coinage bill may lift Colorado aliver mines output from 36000 to 50000000 annually, with a monthly rise. Rail and financial notes cover Louisville and Nashville earnings, expected dividends, Chi Coe det shipments, Reading rate talks, New York Stock Exchange activity, and a weather contrast as the Ohio party reaches Southwest Georgia.
The Abbeville Times contrasts Albany and Americus to show how unity drives growth. It cites Americus as a thriving example of pluck and harmony, noting rapid recent progress and the need for Abbeville citizens to pull together for town interests. The piece praises Americas’ response to division and its rising status.
An article reprinted from the Griffin Call argues the Alliance has improved farmers in the western district by reducing debt and boosting home production. It cites Agriculture Department data showing parity with Spalding county Output and suggests continued Alliance work will make Georgia farmers self-sufficient, selling cotton as surplus.
Augusta drew about 100000 people on Thursday night and reported only 21 arrests, released after a few hours. The piece extols Dr Hull's Vegetable Worm Destroyers as a true and safe intestinal worm killer that brightens children’s lives and gladdens parents' hearts.
Readers learn of a Georgia excursion advertised from Dayton Ohio via the Big Four route led by Maj. W L Glessner. The through sleeper travels from Dayton to Atlanta via Nashville and Chattanooga with stops at Fort Valley, Andersonville, Thomasville, Augusta and Savannah, highlighting Southern travel opportunities and market competition with Northern railroads.
A survey of editors and staff moves across the state highlights changes at the Albany News, Alliance Farmer, and Rome Tribune. It notes Larry Gantt and Harry Brown taking roles at the Alliance paper, Branham pushing for higher salaries and critiquing Governor Northen, and a job ad from the Rome Tribune seeking a first class newspaper man. The piece also lampoons Milledgeville’s population mix and student growth while contrasting local papers’ finances and fortunes.
The Ledger quotes W. T. Christopher noting that printing a larger paper than the town can support leads to failures in journalism. He argued profits depend on manageable issues and that when a paper fails, blame lies with management, not the readership.
In an Atlanta Journal column on a visit to Geo. Truitt’s LaGrange area farm, H R describes prolific cotton seed planting, deep furrow-plowing with a Johnson wing and bull tongue, and heavy use of cotton seed and acid phosphate. He cites 150 acres yielding 150 bales last year and a higher Christmas financial outlook, alongside Bermuda forage.
The piece touts P P P as a supreme blood purifier curing lost energy weakness and general debility. It claims new life and energy flow through the system, and recommends Heewa's Iron Bitters for impure thin blood, malaria neuralgia indigestion and related ailments.
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