Americus Recorder 18th century publication notice
The Am ericus Recorder 18 published Daily and Weekly during the year with Daily Recordings each morning except Mondays at five per month or five dollars per year. The Weekly Record is issued each Friday morning at one dollar per year in advance. The paper claims Southwest Georgia circulation across Sumter Lee Terrell Stewart Webster Schley Marion Macon Dooly Wilcox counties and notes its post office registration.
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Americus Recorder
Sothe
Georgia
Sumter, Lee, Terrell
Stewart, Webster, Schley
Marion
Macon
Dooly and Wilcox
Americas Post Ofice
Americus Publishing CO
Missouri Democrats Back Cleveland for 1882 Presidency
The Missouri Democratic party favors Grover Cleveland for the 1882 presidency, with strong opposition to nominating Henry Hill seen as fatal to Missouri support. A prominent St Louis Democrat warns Hill would mean Republican victory in 1892, while Cleveland’s name sparks enthusiasm in state meetings.
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Missouri
Cleveland
St. Louis
Hill
No Frills On The Next House And Political Skirmishes
A New York Tribune report cites a Georgia Alliance member in New York who vows to run a lean legislature, cutting clerks, costs, and red tape, with farmers in charge and court reforms. Separate dispatches note President Harrison opposing extra sessions for the force bill, Georgia politician Col Norwood discussing candidacy, and tensions within anti Tillman factions along with black and Republican dynamics in North and Georgia.
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New York Tribune
Georgia
Tybee
Chautauqua
State House
Fed Fellows
Woolfolk
Washington
Harrison
Forcebill
Congress
How to Run a Paper Column Critiques Press Ethics
The Atlanta Evening Journal closes a prize column on guiding newspapers. It argues that much advice is generic and impractical, noting publishers chase money and influence rather than moral codes. Pulitzer reportedly offers a prize for useful ideas, yet few ideas are adopted.
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Atlanta Evening Journal
Recorder
Pulitzer
Remarkable sale of Brookyn Heights lots signals growth
The Brook lyn Heights property was disposed of in small lots not as a public sale. About 150 lots sold at $200 each despite the dull season, illustrating Americus dirt worth and the city’s claim to the title of Commercial Capital of Southwest Georgia. The piece notes barbecue lore, cranberry crop boosts in New Jersey, and thanks to newspapers for charitable work. It also mentions Gen Phil Cook sending election blanks and a Senate move on a bankruptcy bill.
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Americas
Americus
Georgia
Uncle Remus
Atlanta Constitution
Albert Lamar
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