31 Oct 1890
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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1890
Page
1
Dawson notes sample letters complaining of McKinley tariff price hikes on mouldings frames and materials, plus local items. Robbery report. Real estate ventures in Dancon with Horsley Cheatham and others. Community notices include court house plans, new steam laundry, and visits from locals. Frost observed on preceding day.
Weston residents share updates on travel and visits from Rufus Brown Col Hood and others. Dr Patterson and Dr Kenyon make movements. Mrs Bell’s funeral. George Lunsford seeks a location. Mrs Huckaby visits. M F Saunders relocates to a new store with cheaper goods. Administrators Baynders plan sale of desirable Weston residence lots on the first Tuesday in November.
A short editorial note argues that voters should favor Republican Livingston over Democratic Livingston, suggesting the party alignment offers better representation and policy direction. The piece frames the choice as crucial for the community and political future.
The article argues many feel life is above suspicion while circumstantial signs like pimples and eruptions invite unfounded distrust. It explains skin blemishes arise from impure blood due to cold exposure poor digestion and disorders, recommending Dr John Bull's Sarsaparilla to remove the danger and regulate the blood.
In Bayou Matette Florida on October 27 editor W. H. Harp writes of Florida’s potential for diverse fruits and vegetables. He notes fifteen county Alliance subordinate bodies, a political feud with true blues, and a plan to meet at Milton in January 1891 with a free schooner ride to East Bay for delegates to sample oysters and fish.
A rural item list mentions a sick woman cared for by Dr. A. J. Logan after improper dosing with chloral, a lead ball found by Thomas Glover tied to a cane, Jack Frost’s return, a convalescing child, and a Democratic appeal to vote for Chas F Crisp on November 4 in the third district.
A RECORDER photographer showed a photo of outlaw Rube Burrows lying in his coffin before burial. He wore a ragged shirt with coat off and an old handkerchief around the neck. The plain pine coffin matched the stark scene, dispelling any lingering romance.
For scrofula and salt rheum the ad advises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy with claims of systemic purification and health benefits, urging readers to try the preparation as a tonic and medicine.
Whitsett sits twelve miles south of Americus with a single store, plans for a second, and improving trade especially Saturdays. Mills and gins are nearby, Wilkerson Bros. to new moll, and a shingle mill will be ready soon. Crops, including cotton, are strong, and the health is good. A.J.C. congratulates Louis Laramore on a newborn pair.
In Macon on October 24 Senator W L Peek spent the day there then left for Atlanta fueling reports that Northen would be the Alliance nominee for Senator and Peek for Governor. Governor Northen told The Constitution there was no truth to the report and that Peek had not mentioned it to him.
The Montezuma Record critiques a shelve Gordon approach while noting Georgians oppose sidelining him for Senate. It defends Gen Cook for public service and warns against neglecting respected leaders. Also reports a near accident on Jackson Street where Mrs. Jowers narrowly escaped injury as frightened horses dashed away.
Webster County Grand Jury at October Term reports courthouse steps need repair and jail ventilation improvements, notes tidy county books and $62.17 cash balance, cites education funding stagnation due to cotton harvest, urges winter schools and new school buildings, calls for fair land valuation, recommends higher pay for county officials, and proposes board appointments and a pauper farm, with thanks to Judge Fort and Solicitor General Hudson. Also mentions publication of presentments and references a locomotive engineers convention in Pittsburgh with telegram from Geo H Nix.
Reports from New York and Boston hail Congressman Crisp as the greatest Democrat. Applause at Faneme Hall and in newspapers across the Hub and New York praised his speeches on tariff and the force bill. Mrs Crisp accompanied him. he called the reception spontaneous and gratifying and predicted future party prosperity. A Savannah railroad superintendent credits P P P as a remedy in malarial debility and endorses its use.
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