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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1890
Page
5
Local notices celebrate the consolidation of P. C. Clegg & Co. and Glover & Lanier into Americus Grocery Company effective May 19. Other items note real estate deals, rail and warehouse plans, library book purchases, medical remedies, and a looming postmaster prediction amid community commerce and public notices.
The last edition of the Re CORDER was praised by local business men as the handsomest advertisement in Americus yet. Many calls were received for extra copies to mail to friends and correspondents. A few copies remain and can be purchased at the count room for five cents each.
The city’s largest stock of first class dress goods at Thornton Wheatley’s. Nottingham Lace Curtains newly opened. Magnificent ribbon selection and sash ribbons. The finest black and cream drapery nets and a cheap line of silks for lining in the city.
Deaths of BR E Cobb Mrs Davison J H Allen and Mrs Hattie Brady noted with brief biographical lines. Also reports on improvements at Central Depot and rising Leeton property values with sales to Capt J A Cobb and Howell Cobb. Shade Crawford buys Amperious Improvement stock at a premium.
The Lawier Brothers of West Point propose to organize a new bank in Americus with $100,000 capital. They seek local capitalists to own half the stock and plan a headquarters in the new hotel at Jackson and Lamar streets. The move has strong local support and may be organized soon with Laniers as capable managers.
Postmaster General directs nationwide tally of all mail matter from May 7 for one week. Across 61,000 offices and 3,500 rail clerks, counts include number, weight, and postage by class and sub class, separating local and interoffice mail.
A Springfield Express note warns that blood impurity is inherited and harms innocent children. It criticizes hereditary disease and urges using Paraspa Pins from careful ingredient selection to cleanse the system and eradicate symptoms like skin diseases and ulcers. The ad promotes the remedy as the best choice for sufferers of blood poison.
From the Lee County report the question of who educates the negroes is plainly solved. The record shows 307 white children attended school while 1,310 negro pupils were enrolled, meaning 1,007 more negro students than whites.
The publishers of the Americas Evening Herald suspended publication yesterday for reasons not disclosed. The halt affects the daily paper and any planned editions.
Col and Mrs Hawkins were thrown from a buggy on Jackson Street when an electric streetcar struck the rear wheels near Church Street crossing. The Colonel bruised his right arm. Mrs Hawkins suffered a head bruise and shock. Driver Bob Gray had sounded the gong but could not prevent the collision. the car stopped after half its length.
A city party visited Mr. D. C. N. Burkhalter at his country home to see his thriving crops. After a celebratory alliance dinner, the guests departed with praise for his wheat and other crops and his hospitality. A separate note describes a young Americus man profiting from stock speculation, turning $100 into $500 and then into significant gains in other shares.
The 8. A. M. railway announces start of building the machine shops behind the roundhouse on Sullivan Street. Capt. A. R. Coulter awarded the contract. machinery shipped and work to hasten. Large crew of experienced mechanics to be employed. Also notes camphorlin moth destroyer advertised by Cook's Pharmacy at 489 Cotton Avenue.
Lou Shell turned himself in to Marion county authorities, was brought to the city and placed in custody of Sumter officials. He says the killing of Jim Dixon was self defense after Dixon attacked with a knife. a warrant for his arrest is expected today and a preliminary hearing before Judge Pilsbury is anticipated. The notice about Hood's Sarsaparilla follows the story.
The 8 A M freight schedule includes two daily freights through Americus, one eastbound and one westbound. The Birmingham Savannah run covers 420 miles in 36 hours with the eastbound departing Birmingham at 4 p.m. and arriving Americus at noon 12:30 the next day and Savannah at 4 a.m. The westbound leaves Savannah at 2 a.m. and reaches Americus at 5 p.m. and Birmingham at 2:10 p.m. the following day, placing Americus 15 hours from Savannah and 199 miles apart.
A well known physician calls Hood’s Sarsaparilla a standard medicine beyond patent tonics, noting its merit and numerous cures as an alterative and tonic. Contractors on the western division of the 8 A.M. road hosted a banquet for Conductor Jeff McClesky at their camps near the Plains, presenting a silver service in appreciation of his courtesies. The Ocmulgee Brick Company is the correct name for the Americus brick firm operating along the 8 A.M. road. Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy promises permanent cures for nasal catarrh at 50 cents.
The Church Benes and The Ladies of Lealie plan a May 23 festival to raise money for a church in Lealie. An excursion from Americus to Lealie is being arranged and a large crowd is expected.
A historic notice endorses Mothers Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. It claims the remedy soothes the child gums relieves wind colic and diarrhea and is priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
For a week Pont chester Roney and assistants counted weights of mails from the city only. From May 5 at 6 a.m. to May 12 at 8.30 p.m. they handled 13 145 pieces weighing 8621 1b and paid 175.60 in postage.
Fresh stock arrives including Oriental Tooth-paste Atkinson's Extract of White Rose Lautier's Extract of Edelweiss Lautier's Extract May-Bel Fleur de Cygne for the complexion Rubin's Parian Bloom for the complexion along with Tooth Brushes Nail Brushes and Hair Brushes of all kinds at Figetwoop & Russy's.
Anticipation builds in Brooklyn Heights as developers hint at a surge in local real estate activity. Investors are urged to monitor market signals and be ready to secure early positions in what may become a favorable purchasing window.
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