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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
5
In this week two day event Duncan's Store advertises silks at deep discounts for Monday and Tuesday. Offerings include Jap Rajahs and fancy taffetas at 48 1 2 per yard, black taffeta fabric under 88 cents, pillowcases to match, and muslin sheets priced with limited quantities per customer.
Women's fine night gowns offered at 98 cents each for Monday and Tuesday. Elaborate models with lace and embroidery trims, necklines adorned, regular price one dollar fifty cents.
One large lot of table covers small mats and lace scarfs for small tables. They were worth regularly 25c to 50c. Some are slightly soiled but nothing serious. Now offered at 12 1/2c each.
Three women’s corsets offered in the new Nadia model made of fine batiste. It features four elastics and a deep face finish with a satin bow. Sizes 18 to 80. Regularly $3, now $1.50 for Monday and Tuesday at this store.
A sale offer announces 100 ladies muslin skirts trimmed with embroidery at 85c each. No more than four per buyer. trims alone are valued over 35c. Sale runs Monday and Tuesday with a limited quantity and low price point.
The well known Mohawk Valley Mills sells ready made sheets at 69 cents in a large extra size. Housekeepers expect quick sales as only six to one customer at the price today Monday and Tuesday at each six cents.
Advertisement notes corset cover embroidery 25 inches wide with 20 patterns, originally 39¢ and 50c, offered at 25¢ per yard for Monday and Tuesday only. Includes lower price point 89¢ and 50c mentions in the ad copy.
Ladies feather weight silk plated hose with high spliced heels and toes offered at 50 cents per pair for Monday and Tuesday, a marked down price from 98 cents, as advertised by local merchants.
Black and tan ladies lace hose with spliced heels and toes offered Monday and Tuesday at 20 cents a pair. Previously priced 25 to 85 cents. Limited quantities available at the sale event.
A fragment notes a limited sale of Persian lawn fabric offered Monday and Tuesday at 12 1 2 cents per yard, touted as a rare bargain rivaling old high cotton prices. The text emphasizes full width sheer quality and compares past gold prices with current discount.
Panic of fashion continues as skirts in voils Panamas and Chitton Panama offer prices from 4.98 to 7.50 and up to 9.90. About fifty waist sizes and lengths available Monday and Tuesday at the shop on Oach Square.
Finely milled toilet soap offered in regular ice size cakes with a limit of two dozen per customer. Availability stated for Monday and Tuesday at a per cake price ve ee de Me.
Smooth soft finish Sea Island fabric offered in two thousand yard lots. Regular width linen, 50 inches, guaranteed every thread, suitable for skirts waists and blouses. Monday and Tuesday only, yard prices listed, pegged around 110 cents per yard.
Handkerchiefs in sheer white lawn hemstitched and regular size five cents each offered. Sale runs Monday and Tuesday with twenty items available.
A linen sale note shows 25c regular price for brown linen with 1744C listing. It mentions Monday sale and a Tuesday yard price around 17c for good quality, full regular width. The snippet records a price history and availability in a compact trade listing style.
Muster of ladies linen collars offered at 25 cents each, all sizes 12 to 15. Display and sale scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, with emphasis on quality and value.
Muslin ladies night gowns with embroidery and lace in full cut designs offered at fifty cents each on Monday and Tuesday. High and low neck options available, advertised as comparable to more expensive versions. Sale emphasizes value and comparable craftsmanship to higher price garments.
An advertisement promotes women’s corsets priced at $1.50 in lightweight white batiste with a long back and deep lace finish. Sizes range up to 18 or 20, featuring four broad elastics, with sale days on Monday and Tuesday at 056.
The opening of trading Tuesday showed 5 to 10 point gains in American cotton, with a further 2 to 6 point rise for old crop months and the near positions closing sharply higher. Net gains ranged 5 to 10 points, Liverpool up 2 to 4 points and 10,000 bales sold. No changes in spot quotations. local market transactions reported amid steady quotes from Tuesday.
In Americas Georgia on April 1 local cotton quotations show steady prices. New Orleans quotes steady spot middling at 10 cents. Liverpool reports a steady market with spots at 5.77 for middling uplands.
An advertisement touts Williams Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble caused by overworked nerves. It claims relief for pains in loins sides back and groins and a pale sunken face under the eyes with frequent urination and offers the product through Druggists and Williams Manufacturing Co Cleveland.
Enumerators spent a week counting Fourth ward residents. Mr Persons and assistant tallied 2,260 people living in the ward bounded by Church street and Jackson. Ward lines split the city at Jackson and Church, with the Third ward most dense as enumeration began.
Government explains it does not endorse remedies through advertising. The law requires clear labeling of certain drugs in preparations. Cream Balm, a well known nasal remedy, reportedly contains no injurious drugs and thus complies with legal requirements.
The Sumter board of registrars works on updating the fifteen district voter list for the upcoming Justice election. The action concerns qualified voters and the election date remains to be set, with remarks on procedures and local notices amid ongoing adjustments.
Local merchants promote Easter and spring items with heavy discounts on dresses, lawn fabrics, calicoes, ginghams, bed ticking, linen, and silk, plus extensive footwear lines for men and women. The sale runs through April 18th with dollar-stretching prices and new spring stock for Easter and summer.
Residents of Americus urge Seaboard to preserve the local shops after layoffs, arguing the Americus plant's historic role and benefits from land, water, and a cash bonus. The Board of Trade plans to present Americus claims to Seaboard officials, asserting the city’s long loyalty and strategic value to the railroad.
A Prudential Committee report on an appeal regarding a suspension at the school concludes the faculty action stands. The student may return only under the original terms set by the faculty, and the committee’s unanimous decision confirms the suspension.
A fragmented newspaper snippet contemplates Little Joe's imagined appearance and behavior in relation to the governor, hinting at a broader political or social commentary without providing concrete events or names. The text remains incomplete and uncertain in detail.
A discipline committee at Agricultural College met with faculty to settle actions from recent expulsions of two students from Lee and Sumter. The incident involved the destruction of college property and refusal to name the perpetrators. The outcome allowed the two students to return to the school.
A reader recounts relief from long kidney issues after using kidney pills. He describes years of pain, dark urine, and back ache, noting the pills brought steady improvement and reduced secretions. The testimonial implies wide sale and acceptance across states.
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