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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1890
Page
4
A brief grocery list shows fresh goshen cream cheese evaporated apple peaches Irish potatoes and bananas with cod fish also appearing. The fragmented item reads like a market inventory or advertisement from a local store.
A collection of notices reports and brief items including political candidate announcements for Representative by Hon Wright Brady and W A Dodson subject to Democratic primary ratification in Sumter County Buena Vista brick kiln activity near Buena Vista E G Simmons reports bricks burned near Oglethorpe A mysterious shooting on Elm Avenue with two negroes heard arguing A fine Jersey heifer Nell Bennett purchased for 150 by Dr H H McKeller from C L Peabock Ellaville Address invitation for Maj W L Glessner to speak at Peabody Institute Salt Springs A snakes nest found with twenty two moccasins on Joe Parker's plantation Americus Well rescue of a blind mule Twice in a well no injury The Cotton Factory stockholders meet to decide site and route Excur sions planned and a large turnout expected For local grocer OD Dory joins H D Watts Americus store opposite the Court House with groceries provisions and fine liquors
Schedule change prompts Central railroad to offer Mr and Mrs E G Simmons a special train and engine for Mrs Simmons Sunday school class trip to Columbus on June Tth. Train departs 6 am and returns when excursionists choose. Alliance Harmony Oak Grove Academy hosts noon barbecue under oaks with members, families and friends enjoying outdoor dining a first barbecue previously held with mixed attendance.
The corner stone of Americus Georgia’s new First Baptist Church was laid yesterday after a fall 1884 fire destroyed the old building. A sermon and readings by youth marked the ceremony, with Rev. A B Campbell and Prof J W P Jenks in attendance. A vault in the stone held historic mementos from the community and church, including papers, programs, and photographs.
Headlines from a 19th century newspaper itemize political moves and local notices. The Senate rejects the service pension bill principle while Georgia politics brace for Sensational shifts. Other items: Andrews Female College commencement, Lima earthquake, Panama Canal profits talk, and Hardeman's governor bid signals.
A testimonial style pitch promotes Smith's Tonic Syrup as a reliable remedy for chills fever colds influenza and la grippe. It argues people prefer proven medicines over doctors and touts Dr John Bull of Louisville KY as the discoverer noting the preparation combines quinine like effects without objectionable qualities.
Last night a rail yard vandal placed five torpedoes on the Jackson street line near the Sam depot. A car ran over four torpedoes at ten o'clock, causing an explosion. The railway company vows to identify and prosecute the culprit.
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