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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1885
Page
2
June 26 1885 notes from Sumter County emphasize political shifts and notable posts. General P. M. Young named consul general at St Petersburg. Col Tom Hardeman a strong Macon post office candidate. Grant’s book boasting 300000 subscribers and Harriet Beecher Stowe declares Uncle Tom's Cabin fictional.
The last Congress approved changes to postal regulations that start July 1. Sealed letters weighing more than a half ounce will pay two cents per ounce or fraction, but lighter letters and drop letters may travel at reduced rates. Special messenger delivery at ten cents will serve four thousand plus population areas within one mile of post offices. The piece also notes various newspaper mailing rates and marking rules, plus unrelated items on telegraph, telephone, and local topics.
A sprawling column notices spiritualist fakes and a curious letter about communication with a missing wife and child. It shifts to Georgia gover nment finance and southern agricultural gains, including oats and corn, with praise for southern progress and warnings about taxation and reform.
General Singleton of Illinois, a Democratic veteran, reports in Washington that widespread disaffection is nonsense. He says people in Illinois are satisfied, and complaints are higher here due to more disappointed office seekers, not broad opposition to the administration. He believes the administration is moving forward quickly.
An 1880 newspaper fragment advertises Bucklen's Arnica salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin conditions with a money-back guarantee and 25 cent price. It also mentions Dr E J Eldridge selling it and local health ads including a hospital exhibit and a county chain gang remark. It lists other remedies and a San Morsford's Acid Phosphate cooling drink preparation.
A veteran Georgia Central Railroad conductor recounts a severe rheumatism attack that left him unable to board trains. He credits B B B tonic with a rapid recovery after four bottles and reports his wife’s similar relief. He names agents in Atlanta and Macon and Dr Hope in Atlanta as references.
A 1886 notice touts B B B as rapidly easing rheumatism after years of illness, praising a patient’s swift recovery and renewed activity. The item also shares a graphic account from the Manchester Times about Frank Buckland’s pet rat, detailing its clever thefts, climbing skill, and hoarding tendencies. Additional lines mention a fortune claim in Maynard Massachusetts tied to a lottery ticket and a payout from Adams Express Co.
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