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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
5
Articles describe busy mills near Americus and Dawson travel notes. reports on local people including Mr. W. E. Murphey and Rev. J. O. Branch. ads for beverages and goods. real estate transfers. upcoming special train to a Dawson tournament. burglaries and calls for protection. strawberries, vegetables, and a local post office letters list.
The column comments on Senatorial ambitions in the 7th district, Col. H. Hawkins friends in town, and a lively whist game at the Americus bar. It notes D. B. Harrell's visit, the reopens on the A. P. & L. railroad to Lonvale, and new brick buildings replacing burned stores. It praises Solicitor-General C. B. Hudson and Judge Fort, urging appreciation and possible Supreme Court elevation. The piece ends with calls for renewed camaraderie between Americus and Eufaula.
It advertises a famed California remedy, Syrup of Figs, praised for its flavor and efficacy. The product cleanses and tones the body, dispels headaches colds and fevers, and is sold by E. J. Eldridge.
A negro girl abducted in broad daylight was found after police investigation. The child had been left with a woman who grew tired of the task and handed her to a passer-by. The man who took the girl lived at Scratchins Place, eighteen miles south in Lee County. A local shop advertises a large stock of ladies and children's hats sold below cost.
A diverse crowd debates economic growth and the appeal of cotton factories in Americus. A druggist, grocer, two liverymen, a commercial traveler, a telegraph operator, and a reporter discuss funding, loans, and which investments spur town development. The drummer and others push for factory investment while critiquing mossbacks and local leadership.
Rev J R Kendrick and wife visited Americus Georgia and Judge Kendrick hosted them. Kendrick’s letter to the New York Examiner extols Americus as Southern Georgia’s capital, praising its schools, churches, Africa American teachers, and public library. He notes room for a larger hotel, and commends local pastor A B Campbell. He ends by urging a new house of worship and returns home, March 24 1888. Distillers ad follows.
Prices listed for various provisions include clear rib sides at 14 dollars per barrel, flour at 4.75, chores fancy 5.25, patent 5.75 to 6.00, granulated sugar 0 cents per pound, coffee 4 to 6 pounds per dollar, Virginia salt up to 1.00 per week, liver pool salt 1.10 per sack, corn 0.90 per bushel, tallow 4 cents per pound, dry hides 10 cents, chickens 29 to 25 cents, and eggs 1.24 per dozen contents per Apter.
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