This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1885
Page
7
The paper begins a new serial titled A Paris Gallery as it reports on local rumors of widowers forming a sensation, a young lady to marry a Columbus man, and a nurse case involving Mrs Wheeler’s money. It notes Doctor R Dick’s pickpocket loss at Macon Fair and possum stories from Andersonville.
Travel writer describes Buena Vista Georgia with its hilltop court, red brick courthouse, and surrounding water sources feeding Ochee Buckcreeke and Kinchafoonee. He notes historic site names, local hospitality, and a view toward future growth amid a desert pine belt and fertile lands. A circus preview and local industry items follow, including Sells Monster Menagerie details and Davenport Drug Store offers.
Lumpkin House in Lumpkin earns praise for welcoming travelers as honored guests. Proprietor Mr John Y Daniel maintains the hotel well, attends to guests, and leaves visitors with a favorable impression of the town and its hospitality.
A Friday hunting trip by Bob Hall and Will Mims ends with a returned wagon overturned in a ditch after they had driven out with a livery rig. The pair walk home, noting a resolute pledge to walk both ways on future hunts.
A physician publishes a letter praising a patient’s humanity while condemning a damaging report about vital matters. The writer calls for restraint, cites the subject’s monomania and pseudomania, and urges openness yet withholds the name. The letter ends urging other papers to copy.
Bronze turkeys for sale in pairs or trios by Mrs N A Ray of Americus Georgia. October listings indicate availability through late autumn. Buyers contact Mrs Ray to arrange purchase and pickup.
The annual Week of Prayer for Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations starts Sunday, November 8. There are 2,900 YMCAs worldwide with 934 in North America, 508 in Great Britain, 549 in Germany, 896 in Holland, 268 in Switzerland, 72 in France, and presence across the Eastern Hemisphere where Christian nations offer protection. In other news, Eugene Rogeres died yesterday at his father’s residence near the city after weeks of illness. he was a young man of bright disposition and generous heart, and the family receives the community’s sympathy.
Money loaned on farms for three to five years, minimum amounts around two hundred dollars. The company operates with its main office in Americus and offers advantages to borrowers, emphasizing quick action upon paper completion and lower costs than other lenders.
An eye witness describes the Stephenson led inauguration of railways from Brussels to Mechlin. The diary records passengers reacting with awe, crowds cheering, and animals fleeing as the locomotive passes. The writer notes Belgian enthusiasm and foresees progress making trains commonplace.
Professor Taylor reports a simple method using a microscope and polarized light to distinguish butter from oleomargarine. Each butter globule shows a St Andrew cross, while margarine globules appear different, enabling housewives to verify purchases. A unit costs about 200 dollars.
The text notes forty coffin factories in the United States with the largest in Cincinnati. It mentions a National Burial Association meeting four times yearly in various cities and states that American coffins are exported to South Africa Cuba and the South American states.
The firm pledges first class goods and flawless fit, claiming the finest tailoring, clothing, and men’s outfitting in the South. It positions itself with strict quality control and “London Neckwear” as style benchmark, asserting no second fiddle to rivals.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.