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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
10
A scrambled Americus page notes Terrell and local farming updates, cotton trade mentions, and a call to register to vote. It highlights a portable engine request and hay curing by Maj. T. M. Farlow, plus ads for shoes, hats, and millinery. The Americus Recorder praise appears alongside reminiscences by Col Z M Farlow and a France watch curiosity.
The AP&L announces a contract with Perkins Bros and partners to grade and bridge the Eastern Extension from Americus to Vienna. Work starts in 10 to 15 days with aims to reach Vienna by 1487. Subscriptions from Wilcox and Dooly counties push the line toward the Comulgee river, boosting Americus’s trade and independence from monopolies. Col. S. H. Hawkins praised for securing this, while AntzuRytaxper offers shoe repairs at Black's old stand.
The Prince brothers, expanding their business, secured the large two story brick stables on the East side of the square formerly owned by J W Jordan. They will convert the premises into a sale and feed stable while continuing operations on Cotton avenue. Possession is planned for late October with overhead rooms finished for drovers and stock men and full feeding and selling facilities.
An attempted entry occurred Sunday or Saturday night at Miss Sue Daniels millinery in the Barlow Block. Thieves forced a rear door but failed to breach a heavily barred interior door, possibly misreading the target and fleeing. Police will investigate. Ed Apsley’s store next door was thought to be the intended target. The Diamond Shirt for one dollar is advertised by Ounas, Wapitran & Bro.
The Dooly county booster column urges a railroad extension from Americus through Dooly to the Ocmulgee and then to the E T V G Railway. Wilcox and Dooly counties have raised most of the needed funds, with America aiming to cross the river at Abbeville. The Dispatch backs rail access as a regional boon and pledges no obstruction if the project proceeds.
The Sumter County Court began a new term Monday with Judge Pilsbury and Solicitor Blalock. Several cases were called and disposed of including Mary Holman assault and battery settled by costs, Jerry Lucas whipping his wife not pressed, Eli Dawson abandoning children discharged, Lucius Hudson carrying concealed weapons guilty with $50 finE and costs, and Ben Robertson larceny from the house guilty with twelve months on the chain gang. The judge admonished the crowd to quit petty theft and work in the country while praising his firm yet fair administration of the law.
The list of names for advertised letters at the Dead Letter Office appears with initials and surnames including A Gidh Antry B Mn P O Brooks D I L Dorsey F J M Ford G Joe H Gordon H W Hawkins Lewis Holmes J Miss Alice Jones K Mrs Carrie Kinard L C Lawson Sallie Lawrence Sallie Little Miss Laller Lure M Miss Kate McDonald J P Morse Mrs Caana Mongumlay Richard Morris Mrs Christian Smith W Mann A West J C Bonny P M Americus dated September 19 1836.
An old physician, retired, claims a vegetable remedy cures Consumption, Bronchitis, Coughs, and Nervous Debility. He will mail the recipe in German, French, or Hoglish with directions free to anyone who writes with a stamp. Also notes farmers will gain independence as crops diversify, arguing cotton surplus may come later.
Cas, Waceret and Bro offer made to measure shirts and 400 boys knee pants at 250 per bale. The Lumpkin Independent reports Americas charges for cotton handling at 25 cents per bale, with warehouses not charging. Planters may sell cotton themselves to avoid the 25 cent handling charge.
An advertisement lists Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cents per box. It also promotes a Calf Congress Shoe for 3 50 cash a cash note for Calf Congress, and notes local sales terms. The piece includes a death notice for two year old daughter of John Hubbard, with details of funeral in Americus and Oak Grove cemetery. It mentions local store items and a stray misprint about an employee in the Reconnen office with a hen owned by him.
A fragment discusses malaria as a terrible scourge and mentions a bean dose advertised to destroy germs and afford permanent relief. It notes sales terms and delivery options, but details are obscured by OCR errors. The ad implies a patent remedy offered through local sellers with listed prices and payment methods.
An Atlanta writer tours Dr. A W Calhoun’s clinic on Marietta Street describing a crowded, dimly lit room and patients of all colors receiving care. The piece praises Calhoun as a renowned physician in eye and ear specialties, noting his systematic, patient careful approach and the author’s experience as one of his long time patients.
500 gents scarfs, gatin Mned for 250 encod at Ouas, Wacaran & Buo. All grades parched and Ny Rio, Laguayra, Mocha, Jeter end Maracabo coffee at E. D. Aosumy's Boys over coate for $2.50 at Citas, Wacurst & Bro. My megs mackerel and cod-fish are very fine. E. D. Ansizy, I must see Rylander's Shoes and Hats before buying.
A lengthy United States colonial style act proposes amending the Georgia Constitution. It details a two-thirds vote requirement in both houses, ratification by electors, and gubernatorial duties to publish and count the amendment. It also addresses Confederate soldiers and artificial limbs provisions.
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