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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
8
Joyner's store advertises Easter spring and summer goods with light sheer fabrics, tan lace hose, and a full men’s line including night shirts and oxfords. Fiber prices are slashed, sale runs April 4 to April 18, featuring yardages for lawn, gingham, percale, linen, silk, and slippers, oxfords, and hats.
High grade cabinet window screens manufactured in work rooms with unusual wear resisting qualities. Custom fit to any window and finished to match woodwork. Filled with rust resisting wire. Sample and price available on request.
A local shop promotes its spring stock of Shade Fabrics with samples available on request and quotes for high quality work. Shades are mounted on Stewart Hartshorn rollers and finished with a ringbone stitched hem to prevent ripping and boost durability.
Announcement to American dealers discloses a three cent per yard reduction in jute bagging for cotton bales starting July, aiming to lower costs for farmers and reduce independent competition across the cotton belt. Expected savings run to millions, with substantial impact in the Americus district and southern farmers.
In the Twenty eighth district farmers show increasing backing for Joe Brown with local planter G W Allen stating there is little support for Hoke Smith and predicting Brown will win a large majority. The Times Recorder notes Allen renewed his subscription and affirmed their campaign effort. The piece reflects era politics and mentions the New Era settlement as a locale.
Sumter county shows early support for Joe Brown in the gubernatorial race with voters and farmers discussing the campaign, census counts rise toward 7 000 in Americas, and a heavy ballot day looms next Wednesday amid economic worries. A sheriff sale and idle Seaboard shops reflect a slow business mood as cotton prospects weaken.
The Times-Recorder invites guesses on Americus population from the census now under way. Enter a sealed guess for a free year of the newspaper, with no coupon. Open to all, 10 day window, closes at 6 p.m. Friday the 17th.
Miss Lula Stewart of Ellaville visited here yesterday as guest of Miss Pearl Worthy of Sumtey. G N Mask, a well known farmer of Smithville, was in the city yesterday. J A Tarver is here from Mytilene Alabama for a visit. Tom Slappey, still wearing diamonds, shook hands with locals yesterday. Miss Blanche Irvin of Lumpkin was en route to Atlanta for a longer stay. Rev J L Irvin and A M Lemly of the Y M C A went to Bainbridge to attend Presbytery. Mrs Kate F Shaw of Atlanta visits her sister on College Street. Mrs James W Harris and Miss Claire Harris are home after a visit to Mr and Mrs Merrell Callaway in Atlanta. Frank Forsyth and Randolph Jones, guests of Thornton Wheatley, left for Scranton, Penn. Mr and Mrs H F Howell of Dalton visit on Hill Street. Mrs Wilmot Matthews leaves for Atlanta with her husband expected to reside there. Mr and Mrs Edward B Harrold arrived from Mexico for a visit to Americus. Miss Sadie Knott, visiting Americus, returns today to Cincinnati. Mr Charles Hardy of New York visits his brother John J. Hardy in Americus. Earnest A Cutts arrives from Savannah as guest of honor for the Board of Trade banquet. Mrs William H Tondee visits Hampton Street. Mrs O P Gilbert leaves to visit her mother in Wrens Ga for several weeks.
The ad warns kidney troubles cause back pain and urges cures to prevent diabetes or Bright's disease. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the remedy and cites A A Willis of Americus claiming long-standing relief and normalizing kidney secretions after use, offering his name as a reference.
Seven census enumerators start the Sumter county school census outside Americus today. Each enumerator covers one to two districts for ages six to eighteen. Walters replaces Hiller in Plains district C IL due to Hiller’s inability. Papers were issued by Baye Moore, with county estimates of 6,000 to 6,500 school age children in rural areas and 2,700 to 2,300 in the city, totaling about 9,500 or 9,000 for the county.
A Americas club with a strong team seeks crowds to support upgrades to the ball park. After days of practice they aim to repair the fence grandstand and bleachers, with half the funds on hand and a plan to raise 150 dollars. A game with Cordele is set, prompting fast completion of the improvements.
Cotton sales in Americas on Wednesday included about 150 bales long held for higher prices. Owners faced losses estimated at 1600 to 2000 dollars as markets drifted down to 10 cents. Bales were stored awaiting futures gains, then sold at 10 cents amid a weak market.
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