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Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1887

Page

2

Turmoil on a trembling swamp island and a missing companion

An expedition on a shaking Okeefokee island ends in chaos as fissures open and a geyser erupts. The party loses Dupont, fears he fell into the burning lake, and returns to settlements with locals doubting their tale while Sam cites legend of the “bowels of the earth.”

New Orleans Times-Democrat Okefuokee Dupont Charles Lyell Sam Maree Ross Sir Charles Lyell Sim Marie Ross

Money In Hay Harvest At Dougherty Farm

Albany Ga News says Mr. B F Wilder, a Dougherty model farmer, harvested a fine hay crop. He prepared five acres, using native grasses, cutting about August 20. Yield reached 4 851 pounds per acre, about two tons and a half, valued at 76 cents per hundred, totaling about 36.36 per acre.

Albany B. F. Wilder Dougherty Wilder

You Must Eat or Die Warns of Toxic Produce

A cautionary note urges choosing fresh fruit and vegetables to avoid stomach cramps dysentery and illness. It mentions Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial as a recommended remedy for digestive distress. The tone reflects a period health advisory emphasizing preventive diet and a patent remedy.

Biggers Ray Smi Mitchell

Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial Promoted Against Indigestion

Apple peelings disturb many and upset the stomach while green apples upset the bowels. The ad claims Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial corrects this with a bowel specific remedy for those consuming imperfectly fresh Watermelon and other fruit fermentations.

Cramped Financially and Bowels Find Relief in Huckleberry Cordial

Cramped financially no speedy relief but relief in the use of Dr. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial described as a great specific for all bowel troubles and teething in children.

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