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Newspaper

Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1886

Page

2

Circulation Push for 6000 Copies by 1887

The Verig Recordrr, based in Americus Georgia, announces a plan to raise its circulation to 6000 by January 1, 1887. From September 1 1886 to January 1 1887 subscriptions will be 6 per year in advance, with old subscribers needing all arrears paid to qualify.

Georgia Ttma Wensten Jno B. Nicholson W. T. Cain W. H. Cosby Hoguenin Eerty Dewr Ho George W. Council Oglethorpe Road W. J. Stewart W. Wheatdey Jennings

President Cleveland Sends Twenty Dollar Check to Orphans Home

The report notes President Cleveland sent a twenty dollar check to the Confederate Orphan's Home in Charleston. It also covers drought in Texas, political remarks on Georgia governors, and various tariff and banking notes across the South, with references to named figures and cities.

Cleveland Charleston

New York Tribune plans meet between Sullivan and Wiggins

The New York Tribune seeks a publicized meeting between John L. Sullivan and Prof Ki Stone Wiggins for earthquake relief in Charleston. The plan aims to draw attention, while critics see it as a bid to discredit Sullivan and target a murder case. The piece notes strong African American voter presence in Pennsylvania and covers political maneuvers including Rev John M. Palmer’s candidacy for Congressman at Large and tariff debates in Alabama. It references the Massachusetts Democratic convention, University of Georgia admissions, and local Georgia legislative races, with mentions of W. H. Felton and McIntosh County outcomes.

New York Tribune John L. Sullivan Boston Ki. Stone Wiggins Charleston Tribune Wiggins Sullivan Pennsylvania John M. Palmer The Philadelphia Times Palmer

Insumption Cure Promises Free Remedy Recipe

An East India mission carrier provides a vegetable formula claimed to cure Consumption and other lung diseases, with a radical cure for nervous debility. The physician offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English upon request with the paper name. The Augusta News comment cites racist labor sentiments linked to cotton mills and an assertion about African American workers in the South.

East India W. A. Neves Power's Block Rochester N. Y Augusta K. of L Richmond

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Adverts and School Tax Reaction

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promises rapid healing for cuts bruises and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee at 25 cents per box. The Bibb county Board of Education imposes a 50 cent tax per pupil for school incidental expenses provoking strong public opposition and superintendent pressure to justify the levy.

KE. J. Eldridge Board of Education of Bibb County

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