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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1885
Page
1
Rinton and Eldridge advertise blacksmithing and woodworking services including pecans processing and general repairing in a compact mid century shop listing. Local crafts presence highlighted with emphasis on skilled metal and wood work.
A meandering river of reflections centers on a watermelon seller whose crop is ruined, a grieving farmer, and a stranger who listens as the tale widens to drought, foreclosures, and the clash over water rights in Nevada. The narrative blends personal loss with ongoing land and spring ownership disputes, noting cattle companies as key aggressors.
An ad style note extols Speer's Port Grape Wine and related drinks as trusted by physicians for patients and general public use. It highlights Port for consumptives and females, with recommendations by L. B. Bosworth and mentions Plantation EET. The text includes a stray dialect snippet and ends with an Arkansas Traveler reference.
Dr Adam Miller of Chicago endorses Horsford’s Acid Phosphate and calls it one of the few truly valuable health products in years. A report notes Mr Guilford Register of Echols County, age 75, with 172 descendants alive and 40 dead, once served his county and now manages his heirs’ affairs without outside executors.
Dr. Eldridge promotes new discovery for consumption with guaranteed results. Claims energizing relief for lungs and chest and invites customers to call for a trial.
J. W. Granade of Conyers owns an old hen that is reportedly fifteen years old, a curious household relic drawing attention from neighbors and local lore about long-lived birds.
A fragmentary notice discusses a medicine named Soormmo Synor for children. It mentions the product as a twenty-five cent bottle and hints at teeth gums and illnesses, but the readable text is limited and lacking clear instructions or outcomes.
A Lewiston paper notes the speech praising the flag and secession settlement, pledging no war and denouncing carpetbag rule. It recalls Rev Moody labor and slavery notes in York 1783, a Grant death cottage thief incident, and a prophecy of another Democratic tidal wave in 1887 amid miscellaneous anecdotes.
Central railroad shops in Savannah overhaul two veteran engines that look new as gauge adjustments prepare to take effect June 1. Tracks are rebuilt to the new gauge and the locomotives will rejoin service when spared from mainline duties. East of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio are preparing similarly for the change.
An amused exchange at a rural boarding house features a woman asking for malaria, a clerk replying they have none but can obtain it if needed. The ad promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a cure, with a testimonial from Mrs. S. R. MacDonald of New Haven who claims six years of malaria ended by the remedy.
G W Spring Sr aged 105 and seven eighths is believed to have crossed the dark river into a new life. He near 105 years old and his mind remains clear enough for strength and endurance. A Chicago Tribune item notes a man of practical mind married to gain station benefits. A letter from fifty years ago was found by a rag merchant and sent to a reader. In Liberty County Georgia, prohibition was practiced from 1839 for two decades, with courts denying licenses to sell under a quart.
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