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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1887
Page
2
The paper indicates subscription mailings to subscribers with prepaid postage and quarterly or monthly charges. It lists pricing for different regions or districts and notes advance payment requirements and deductions from the stated price.
In this miscellaneous report, readers glimpse a range of topics from 1887 public school debt and funding to Arbor Day observances, Washington gossip about Senator Hawley, and local color with a vivid account of Waycross High School under Principal Groff. The piece blends civic finance, politics, and school autonomy with anecdotes of daily life in a busy era.
Local discussion names J. C. Pendergast and Euly Williams as key people to include. Advocates placing a representative from each railroad on tickets, suggesting two of four proposed agents could be chosen, aiming for a balanced ticket.
Waresboro teachers institute meets with earnest debaters from the high school preparing for a Christmas exhibition. Sheriff sale in Clinch county lists corn, rough rice, potatoes, sea island cotton, a Jersey wagon, and land parcels to satisfy mortgages and judgments. Testimonial letters claim Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption cured a lifelong sufferer, prompting praise from patients and physicians.
Citizens of Waycross are urged to attend a high school meeting next Friday at 7 p.m. to discuss the Free School Question. The paper notes strong school management under Prof. Groff and invites Rev. Lloyd to share views. Also requests readers to settle overdue subscriptions and bills to start the new year in good standing.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal remedy with guaranteed results. It claims to purify blood, cure liver and kidney diseases, remove pimples and boils, drive malaria from the system, and relieve headaches and indigestion. Sold by Folks and Mason's Drug Store for 50 cents to 1 dollar per bottle with money back guarantee.
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