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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1888
Page
2
The Americus daily and weekly papers discuss tariff legislation and political shifts in Georgia. Notes cover the Mills bill outlook, Alabama and Georgia conventions, the Gettysburg reunion, and road extensions to Columbus and Savannah, with local impact on Americus and surrounding counties.
Yesterday President P. Alexander and Maj. M. S. Belknap of the Central Railroad toured Americus to review ground and finalize plans for a new Americus to Savannah line. The visit aims to extend the railroad to Columbus, offering cheaper Western freight rates and boosting Americus as the regional commercial hub. The Central road’s plans would establish a direct Savannah route, promote migration, cultivate thousands of acres, and grow local wealth, population, and prosperity.
At a New York Democracy meeting on the 15th the platform endorses President Cleveland and his tariff policy. It reaffirms adherence to 1887 principles, denounces unnecessary taxation, and urges tax reform to aid American labor while cautions against surplus treasury spending. The Columbus Enquirer Sun comments that infant industries seek protection, noting perpetual infancy as they gain more.
The Cherokees Advance entourage travels west from Atlanta to Canton Cherkee County visiting the American Marble Works at Tate and the Georgia Marble Company quarries. They describe marble processing from quarry to finished blocks, tour Blue Ridge and Murphy, and laud North Georgia’s wealth in marble, iron, and minerals while noting local hospitality and regional prospects.
The city cites Hon W M Hawks as a strong candidate for Solicitor General of the circuit. Supporters tout his legal skill and state-wide backing as the verdict appears unanimous. Bleeurie Bitters and Electric Bitters are praised by local testimonies for relief in various ailments.
A Shelby county woman, Mrs. Luther Lutz, suffered seven years under a serious disease threatening vital organs and sleep. After trying Dr King’s New Discovery she slept through the night and, with one bottle, was miraculously cured. Free samples offered at Dr. E S Eldridge’s Drug Store through W C Hamrick & Co.
An 19th century health warning describes how constipation and dyspeasia fuel disease, listing symptoms from dullness to yellow eyes and green phlegm. It touts Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigel's Syrup as the sure cure, with testimonials from patients in Kentucky Alabama and Virginia, and urges readers to obtain the remedy via A. J White, Limited, New York.
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