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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1889
Page
7
Putnam July 1 column notes country table etiquette as biscuits vanish at the meal while a young man at the edge of the table partners with a biscuit thief and a mishmash of local anecdotes follows. It reports marriages including Jim and Nettie McMichael and a horse death, plus a fox sighting and light local chatter about lanes, warehouses, and a new staff at the News office.
Fidelity Fakhers Alliance held a July picnic at its meeting place as a harvest hopeful crowd, about three hundred, gathered despite threats of rain. Speakers included J A McDonald and E H Cheek. dinner stretched sixty by four feet with top foods. organizers Cheek Logan and McWilliams praised the day. Visitors from Quitman and Jacksonville, Fla, plus local residents, enjoyed the festive event and returned home satisfied.
Revival of trade at Dr B S Eldridge s Drug Store as free trial bottles of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption are given to customers. The article touts its quick cure of coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and other ailments with a free trial bottle and a large bottle priced at 1 00, with every bottle warranted.
A traveler describes an early journey from Liverpool to London by steam train, noting midsummer daylight, English countryside, brick and slate farmhouses, and picturesque hills. He reflects on Bunyan in Bedford, describes railway cars, and the Pullman option as the trip progresses toward London.
State of Georgia Sumter County posts a complete list of unclaimed letters in the Americas post office. If not called for within fourteen days they will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Banks, Chapman, Clark, Davis, Daniels, Flowers, Hudson, Hoyt, Hooks, Hicks, Holt, Idelette, Johnson, Jefferson, Jackson, Johnson, Munger, McMichael, Nabner, Patterson, Savage, Shelton, Steventh, Stephens, Tivon, Wilburn, Wilson, Roney, Avericus, and others, dated July 17, 1850.
In Americus Georgia the city council met July 15 1889 with Mayor Felder and Aldermen Williams Jossey Mathews Adderton Mack present. Bagley absent. Reports covered garbage disposal at $10 monthly to H R Johnson. sheriff action on prisoners discussed. alley sale in Oak Grove cemetery referred. lamp petition on Lamar street referred. wooden building permit on Lee street referred. bicycle sidewalk concerns referred with ordinance to draft. excursion invite to Birmingham accepted. bills approved and referred. court cases Monroe Adama convicted fifteen days, bond allowed. Ad Glover fined one dollar and costs. meeting adjourned by D K Bateson, Clerk and Treasurer.
Orange judges at the Florida horticultural exhibition score each orange by unwrapping, recording entry number, inspecting skin smoothness and blemishes, and judging size and appearance. They test fullness by water displacement, evaluate peel thickness and absence of seeds and pulp, then section the blossom end to test flavor.
A testimonial notes a life epoch marked by illness giving way to robust health after using Electric Bitters. It claims the tonic restored kidney, liver, and stomach health, urging readers to buy at Eldridge's drug store for $1 per bottle.
General Manager Belknap reports Kansas City will sponsor the new steamship Kansas City, now under construction at Chester. Launch delayed to August 10, but ship completion remains on track. Sponsor Miss Moore of Kansas City chosen, with a large delegation touring via Chattahoochee to New York and then Chester. The Kansas City party includes Maj. Davenport and club leaders, traveling in President Nettleton’s private car.
Mrs J D Collins wife of an East Tennessee road engineer and her friend Mrs J W Little have drawn 2500 each from the Louisiana State Lottery. The winners say they paid 50 cents each for ticket 34251 and received 1250 from the 50000 prize. They cashed at Lowry's bank and plan to keep funds in City National Bank. The report notes their bank charges and uncertain future lottery play.
At Eastman a mass meeting adopted resolutions urged defeating the Olive bill and any legislation hindering railroad expansion. Citizens oppose the Georgia Joy charter forfeiture and back the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery line’s construction. They call on lawmakers to block measures delaying the railroad, while praising broader rail development. A. D. Reviere, charged with a crime, is held at Fulton jail after transfer from another facility.
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