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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
4
An 1855 Columbus Athens Athens cyclone damages property and depot root. New York heat 99 degrees. Atlanta hotel roof knocks down four gubernatorial candidates. Ohio Democratic convention Aug 13. Georgia railroad commerce and tobacco markets discussed. US federal appointments questioned. cotton markets favor heavier bagging and standard weight to avoid losses in运输.
The New York Commercial Advertiser summarizes Baltimore Manufacturers' Records showing six months of Southern industrial growth. It notes diverse enterprises across the region, political and social importance, rising industrial population, and shifting towns. The piece links diversification with improved schools and agricultural reform, predicting decisive political change and higher land value as production rises faster than population.
The Postmaster General investigates how the July 1 postal law changes affect letter weights. A six day count at twenty offices including Atlanta shows 96.6 percent of nearly eight million letters weighed half an ounce or less, with under four percent exceeding the rate.
The New York Journal notes Harry Edwards' piece in Harper's Magazine is a typical story well told, signaling approval of the vivid narrative and strong craftsmanship.
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Manning plans to overhaul Custom House leadership to align with reform aims. He seeks high character and competency in Democratic successors, noting the President opposes broad changes but seeks action against abuses. The piece criticizes John Roach and contractor payments tied to the Dolphin, Chicago, and Atlanta vessels, arguing prior advances and lawsuits reveal systemic overpayments and probes.
Hon H L Watlington Alabama legislator from Cullman and assistant postmaster was brought to Birmingham by U S Marshal J M Hinds and committed before Commissioner A W McCullough in default of a $1,000 bond to appear at the next Huntsville term. Three charges alleged. government is represented by District Attorney W H Denson.
A garbled note hints at a chaotic scene with a shouty chant about worms and a dubious dare. Names, places, and clear events are not discernible, leaving a fragmentary sense of a bizarre, possibly sensational incident.
The Athens Banner editorially praises Swift's Syphilitic Specific, a Georgia vegetable remedy from S. S. S. Co., claiming it cures blood poisons and rheumatism, restoring health. It warns against unsafe elixirs and notes widespread use and endorsement by press and clergy. The note cites hundreds of thousands of cures and urges wider distribution.
The New York Mall and Express notes large southern crops already affect local business. Many merchants from the south and southwest have arrived in the wholesale dry goods district and are buying domestic cotton and later fabrics. An early season opening and expected active trade bring a hopeful outlook for the fall.
Newton Indiana resident William Thomas reports his wife suffered a cough for twenty five years and worsened this spring. After trying many remedies, Dr King's New Discovery gave rapid relief and a second bottle cured her. Free trial bottles at Dr Eldridge's Drug Store, large size one dollar.
Prof W H Smith of Montreal, a noted weather predictor, foresees disturbances on August 5 as Esturn and Mars align, with great storms and destructive electrical activity in the Southwestern and Western States and local storms elsewhere including a Gulf States exemption. A party of twenty Virginians and Georgians led by Aspt J P Imboden sails from New Orleans to Yas Canon Honduras O A to mine gold and silver. A stranger dismisses fear of a ghostly chamber and later declines a subscription list for a baseball club.
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