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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
2
The piece surveys political jabs at Gen Harrison and party dynamics, recalling past Michigan voting patterns and greenback aligns. It also highlights Jacksonville's rise as a rail hub with 25,000 residents and 20 hotels serving 60,000 to 70,000 winter visitors.
Ex-Gov. Drown's open letters and legislative debates over betterments are reviewed. The writer defends his stance against claims for betterments on the Western and Atlantic railroad, detailing resolutions Berner Felton Olive Candler and the legislative context, and reiterates he would not support pay for betterments. The letter emphasizes protecting state interests, legal considerations, and his voting record.
Several journals long allied with President Cleveland and the Republican party shift openly to the Democrats. The Providence Journal also departs its former party ties, focusing on tariff revision and industrial protection, debating whether free trade or protection best sustains manufacturers, commerce, and wages.
A Georgia farmers column lauds the Central railroad for improved service and new emigration efforts. It credits Gen Alexander and A. C. Harrold with leadership changes and notes Belknap's handling of the system. The piece urges continued expansion to connect Americus and Columbus and to open Northwest markets, calling for state action on immigration aid.
Citizens in Lee county convened to nominate delegates to gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial conventions. The meeting elected W. C. Gill permanent chairman and J. Johnson secretary. Delegates named include Martin, Watson, Kreater, Ferguson for governor and Crispi for congressional. George Gordon may be supported for governor and county officers retained. The convention adjourned after appointing executive control for a possible primary. The narrative then shifts to a New York tenement tale of “The Happy Family” on Third Avenue, describing two families living as one with twenty two members, two weddings, and a profitable joint household.
A 73 year old Dane County resident reports long kidney trouble and lameness relieved after using Electric Bitters. She claims renewed mobility and independence, able to do housework again, praising the remedy and Dr. E. J. Eldridge's drugstore for adoption and sale.
Letters from Northern farmers describe interest in relocating to Georgia and nearby states. Seek affordable farms near rail lines, with experience notes, rent costs, and hopes for favorable conditions. Requests for tract descriptions, prices, soil quality, and land availability across Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, and other locales.
Republicans highlight General Harrison's Civil War service while omitting his cousin Major Mosby. The note recalls Mosby, famed Virginia cavalry leader, as Harrison's estranged cousin and a terror to Union forces.
Mr W H Morgan of Lake City Florida suffered a severe cold with coughing and early consumption symptoms. After trying various remedies he used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and recovered within a day with about a dozen bottles. Trial bottle free at Dr Eyl Eldridge's Drug Store.
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