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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1893
Page
3
The issue lists Sunday school schedules and pastor invitations, local postal and ministerial notices, plus ads for clothing, medicines, and tools. It mentions Our Native Herbs, Rochester lamp, and various local business offerings, with community updates on mining, agriculture, and public notices.
God bless the temperance column reports light news and favorable weather. Mrs. Dr. Bristol of Union county visits J. W. Porter’s family. J. D. Cooley’s business trip reaches Doughtsville. Rev. H. M. Newton preached and left a lasting impression. Mossy Creek boys enjoy four mile trips to see suas. Dr. J. D. Jarrard injures his hand at the saw mill last week. Anonymous hints at a Mossy Creek marriage.
A local ad notes Shilohs Catarrh Remedy claims cures for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache. Each bottle includes a nasal injector at no extra charge. Price 50c and sold by Sutton and Pitchford. Also mentions Robt Ledford displaying refined quartz specimens in white smoky and amethyst.
An ad asks why many suffer digestive woes and promotes 73c Shilohs Vitalizer sold by Sutton Pitchford in Cleveland GA. It cites testimonials from Mas Wilson of Allens Springs IL praising Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and from Joseph V Dory of Warsaw IL praising Chamberlains Pain Balm as a cure-all.
Bloomfield Iowa Farmer editor C F Davis praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for colds and croup after two years of use in his family. Bottles sold by all druggists, 50 cent sizes available.
Albert Favorite of Arkansas City Kansas shares his experience with persistent colds and lung coughs. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for fourteen years and completing one bottle, his coughing ceased and he has not suffered a cough or cold since. He recommends it and notes 50 cent bottles are sold by all druggists.
Mr Will Tate of Lumpkin, a prosperous merchant at Willow, visited town last week. The piece expresses a wish for lively diversions such as a dog fight or traveling bear show to end a dull desert monotony.
A garbled colonial advertisement page promotes patent medicines, tonics, and cosmetic cures sold by Sutton & Pitchford. It touts products like Brees' Boop Purifier and Grusan Sauve, urges subscription to the county paper, and offers rewards. Several misspellings and odd phrases reflect old advertising diction and railroad-era branding.
Capt. J. H. Nichols travels to Augusta and Atlanta with March 4 ceremonies in Washington noted. Judge T. W. Hix leaves for Chicago after mineral investments in White county. Nacoochee post office changes hands to Thos. C. Williams and moves to the old store at Clarksville and Cleveland roads junction. Mrs. T. Stowe and daughter Kate depart for Atlanta. Ivank Meixed builds a brick tomb wall for his wife. John Lumeden spends days in sun and fishing, tending lettuce and brewing “Long Life” as the area waits for Cleveland route improvements. Resus.
A choice lot of young healthy fruit trees will be sold next Wednesday in A. IL. These trees are offered at ten cents each by Hrxprison, making it a plain sale for gardeners and planters seeking new stock.
Asty bad OCR fragment mentions a digestive issue and a sold bottle with a printed guarantee for relief. Dr John McGee, recently returned from Atlanta, has a dental college diploma. Mr Jess Cannon of Nacoochee visits, fearing for his brother Hiram who is threatened by a strange disease sometimes called marriage.
An advertisement from Drummond Medicine Co claims the Lightning Remedy cures rheumatism and nearly every disease. It offers one bottle for $5, prepaid express, with order or dealer inquiry to 48 50 Maiden Lane New York. Agents wanted.
The Mossy Creek High School announces a flourishing program with certified teachers and a standard high course of study. It pledges French music and decorative arts, Phonography reporting, and rapid writing instruction. A long list of male and female pupils is named as attendees.
An advertising passage emphasizes blood disorders like scrofula and salt rheum and touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy. It urges readers to consider the medicine's proven effects and invites contact when in town.
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as the best cough medicine for cough croup bronchitis and even consumption with guaranteed sale since discovery. It offers 10 50 and 1 price points and promotes Shilors Porous Plaster for sore lungs and back. Also notes combined subscription deal for Progress and Home and Farm at 1.
The Home and Farm announces a six page enlargement and stronger enterprise agricultural journalism. It lists contributors and broad farmer readership across regions. Renew subscriptions to PROGRESS and receive one year free samples of Home and Farm.
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