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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1887
Page
2
The Americus Recorder in late June 1887 assembles humorous and critical snippets about national figures like Congressman Crisp and Orange Judd, local leaders, and press issues. It jokes about editor pay, praises Southern resolve, and laments topics from foreign capital to a lost glass factory, urging vigilance in agriculture and tariffs debates.
An editorial we published aroused wide notice among Georgia papers. Critics say the State Fair lacks information from its management and needs stronger county support to outpace Piedmont Exposition. The piece urges a more active, transparent management and broader newspaper cooperation to foster the fair.
A Georgia legislative panel probes the convict lease system after charges against Col. J. M. Smith of Oglethorpe County. A sub committee found two murders and Sunday work in a wheat field alleged, but current inquiry focuses on convict conditions and state revenue. The panel notes most original lessees have exited. current managers profit greatly, prompting calls for reform.
A short civic essay argues that home ownership secures financial future, strengthens family duty, and increases civic interest. It urges men, especially headsof households, to save, buy a home, and invest in their future to avoid the insecurity of rent and the need to move.
A Cleveland paper reports a 1883 surgical operation for stomach cancer that found no cancer. The doctors sewn the wound after realizing the mistake, but the patient died hours later. The piece criticizes the operation and promotes Suaxer Extract of Roots as a cure for dyspepsia and nervous prostration.
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