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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
8
A reader's testimonial extols Brown's Tron Bitters to strengthen the body and improve digestion, claiming it builds the system for business success while citing other anecdotal notes from a London case during a trial. The excerpt blends promotional language with a legal scene.
Special to Recoanae reports B A Wood Sr was killed about four hundred yards from his home, when his mule ran away and threw him against a tree. Found with feet across the buggy axle, he breathed only twice after discovery. Wood is described as a good citizen whose death is deeply regretted.
The Lumpkin Independent notes two stores remaining vacant after prohibition begins. It praises the A. P. & L. Railroad’s performance and potential growth in trade with Americus, while reporting a successful cash receipt week for the line. A wild cat killed. hydrophobia signs alleged in a dog bite incident. The piece commends Americus merchants for hospitality and urges local visits to boost regional business relations.
Preston Georgia March 8 1886 report recounts lively local chatter of bird season jokes, miscarried hunts, and a show attracting town elites. Mentions corn planting, cotton prep, a burglary at JM Beaty and BR.T. Gorge smoke-house, meat missing, and arrests that yielded nothing. Also references danger near Lunnaford and Jake’s coffin varnish orders. Occasional note on Matthews and Douglass succession sparking Washington commentary.
Richland Ga in March 1686 reports a quiet town hindered by bad weather delaying farm work by at least two weeks. A guano shortage caused a brief dispute over supplies, settled by sharing the remaining stock and the marshal’s intervention. Visitors include Miss Hattie Chambliss and Mr. Led singer, with school opening and local entertainment praised as one of the best shows.
Georgia Central Railroad conductor J T Goodman claims a severe rheumatism attack was cured quickly by B B B after four bottles. He cites his wife’s similar relief and recommends the medicine to friends and colleagues in Atlanta Macon and Atlanta. He names agents R Schmidt and C R BR and Dr Haps as references.
A patient with chronic rheumatism reports rapid relief within twenty four hours of starting B B B T. After finishing a third bottle she is active again and seen cleaning the yard with a rake. Montgomery M D notes the improvement as greatly gratifying. Beld by all druggists in Americus.
The item notes very cold weather dull business as farmers work, mentions Iris and Lucious Hill, Sam Thompson with a crooked leg, J G Sasser and Nora Andrews marriage in Shellman Georgia, a dog incident injuring Sam Smith, Mea Bowman moving to Brownwood, and political allusions about Grover Cleveland. Obituary for M J Wall from EvLavinis Georgia with praise and memory, plus Civil Service exam notices for bookkeepers and stenographers in Norfolk, Charleston, and Savannah with application details.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean, Richard Mead of the navy is put in command of the steamer Dolphin. Secretary Whitney seeks a commander with nerve and orders him to go to sea to search for a cyclone off Cape Hatteras. The Dolphin encounters danger but survives, its crew enduring a severe trial.
The Rockingham Spirit of the South recounts a strange story about Rev Mr Lindsay born four months after his mother, long believed dead, returned to life at her grave in Stewartville Township. The article claims the mother later survived several years, making the tale appear literally true despite its eerie nature.
A dated note from Columbus Georgia August 8 85 touts Georgia Chill Remedy as a proven cure with no reported failures. The letter is signed by Brannon Canson wholesale druggists and mentions Senator Edmunds riding a city streetcar briefly. Corticelli Embroidery Silk now offered at lower price per skein despite silk raw prices rising ten percent.
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