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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
5
A small lot of garments slightly soiled from display combined with a new large purchase closed from a manufacturer at remarkable concessions in price. The deal is announced with confidence in value for buyers seeking discounted fashion.
A promotional note touts high grade materials lacé embroideries and workmanship across varied ready-to-wear assortments. It emphasizes exceptional quality and representative selections without detailing full inventory.
An assorted sale listing numerous ladies garments including chemises drawers gowns skirts and corset covers in muslin and nainsook. Items show deep discounts from regular prices with many at 25c 50c 59c 98c and 1.25 dollars per pair or item. Offers include beading lace embroidery tucks and hemstitching across sizes and styles.
Ladies and men's umbrellas offered at 98 cents each in twisled English Gloria Silk with 26 and 28 inch sizes. Steel rods and Paragon frames promise sturdy construction. Previously sold for as much as $1.50. Limited quantities available Monday and Tuesday.
A late shipment brings the total lace yardage to 31,500 as demand rises. A new display on Monday and Tuesday features many fresh patterns in matched sets, with per yard values described as unequaled in the state.
Readable lines show ladies' pure spun silk hose offered in multiple colors with double heels and toes. Regularly priced at $1.98, the sale price drops to $1.38 for Monday and Tuesday pairs.
Ad copy markets fabrics as fine value at new price 500 and 600 per yard. Notes 45 inches wide in checks and stripes. Weekend sale for Monday and Tuesday only with stock described as priced at one dollar quality.
A vendor advertises fine black taffeta silk at yard width with heavy rustle, never sold for less than 1.25 per yard. For Monday and Tuesday only the price is 0.88 per yard, offering a limited time bargain for shoppers.
Bargain lot features small mats and lace scarfs once worth 25 to 50 cents. Some items lightly soiled but none beyond repair. Priced at 12 1/2 cents each.
Black and tan lace hose with spliced heels and toes, runs to toe offered at 20 cents at Mo and Tuesday sale. Previously 26 cents or 85 cents lace hose promoted as bargain, limited quantity and time.
A local notice announces a Monday morning sale of Persian lawns at 19 cents per yard, claiming the fabric is full width, very sheer, and a bargain compared with cotton goods. The sale runs Monday and Tuesday with limited stock and discounted pricing.
Women’s corsets in Nadia style, made of fine batiste with four elastics and satin bow, originally three dollars, advertised at one fifty. Sizes 18 through 30 available, with sale running Monday and Tuesday.
The Mohawk Valley Mills extra large sheets, well known to housekeepers, are priced at 69 cents each for a limited Monday and Tuesday sale. Only six per customer at this special price.
A local sale offers pillow cases to match specified sheets in two sizes 42 by 36 and 45 by a6. The soft finish muslin items are limited to not more than one dozen per buyer, with prices set for Monday and Tuesday at the stated location.
The notice lists white pearl buttons in five sizes 16 to 24 Ligne. They compare well with about 100 grades. No more than ten dozen per customer at the price here for Monday and Tuesday, per dozen six cents.
A small ad notes finely milled toilet soap in cakes priced at 5 cents each or two per customer, sold Monday. Availability appears limited with a stated price of six cents per cake and a reference to quantity restrictions.
Readable fragments describe Sea Island fabrics at five cents per yard with Monday and Tuesday sale mentions. Items include India Linens regular width and skirts suitable for 50 inches wide fabric, labeled as soft finish and fine weave.
A local ad offers corset cover embroidery 25 inches wide, with twenty patterns. Regularly 39¢ and 60¢ per yard, now on Monday and Tuesday only at 25¢. The deal highlights 89¢ and 50¢ corset cover embroidery options.
A small item notes regular ladies handkerchiefs made of white lawn with hemstitching, offered in sizes and available Monday and Tuesday.
Brown Linen offered in full width good quality sold at 17 1 2 cents per yard. Regular price is 26 cents. Sale runs Monday and Tuesday with yard quantities available.
Linen collars in sizes 13 to 15 offered at 25 cents each. Mon day and Tuesday sale days feature a range of embroidered collars claimed to be worth more, with all sizes available.
Advertises ladies silk plated hose with feather weight silk and high spliced heels. Regularly 98 cents, offered Monday and Tuesday at a reduced price. Limited to two days with phrases indicating sale terms and stock.
Lightweight white and long black corsets offered in sizes 18 to 20. New designs feature a deep lace finish and four broad elastics. Available Monday and Tuesday at 95c.
Local cotton markets show mixed strength amid Liverpool trading, with openings and closes varying. Prices move in points, with futures firming then easing, while spot markets see minor gains and overall sluggish demand with no reported sales.
Americus reports a dull local cotton market with quotes for Good Middling Middling and Low Middling. New York futures show spot prices and daily closes. Savannah and New Orleans spots list middling values. Liverpool closes barely steady with Upland booted by middling prices.
Opening strength in cotton markets is credited to better cables and a hopeful weather outlook. Prices rose on covering by big interests but sellers pushed back, underscoring the market’s fragility as spot activity remains limited and trade reports are awaited. Market watchers expect a fair weather pattern until clearer trade data arrives.
The Savannah Press argues the State Executive Committee cannot alter the governor nomination plan set by the Democratic State Convention. It says the convention ordered the change to a majority vote and the committee has no authority to overturn that action. The paper adds the executive committee should not influence any candidate's interests.
Albany Herald reports J A Bettonun campaigns on a free pass amid a state election focus on a single issue. Citizens weigh Bettonun's stance and potential impact on Albany politics as the campaign heats up locally.
George W. Peck travels to Savannah as part of a planned protest on prohibition. He aims to uncover the true bad boy behind the movement and gather material for a series of articles.
A fashion feature notes imports from foreign silk houses and the growing popularity of taffetas twills and mirage silks. Observations cover satin duchesses messalines and chiffon taffetas in varied palettes, including Louis XV blues pinks and purples. The piece highlights wedding gowns table skirts and Greek-inspired draping trends.
Minnesota Governor Johnson tells the New York Herald Bryan’s star has faded and predicts no Eastern state support. He notes Pennsylvania’s delegation may surprise Denver, forecasting a shift against Bryan as the Democratic race tightens and the party seeks victory over defeat.
The American Battleships anchor at San Diego. Bluejackets cheer returning under their flag. Meanwhile laborers rush to Alaska from Pacific coast cities attracted by $5 per day and board, lured by a summer resort and high wages said to draw idle eastern men.
A Minnesota landlord was held liable for kissing a tenant who objected and must pay $4,750 with a further $5,000 at a related fire trial. The ruling signals strict consequences for inappropriate conduct by landlords toward tenants.
An appeal from Americus Ga editor requests planters grant May 21 as a holiday to allow all to attend Dr Booker T Washington’s speech at the Americus Institute. The letter praises Washington as a leading educator and urges landlords and tenants to hear his practical advice on industrial education and efficiency. Signed by W M Reddick.
A reader from Dalton asks the Rome Herald for help obtaining a ticket. The letter discusses blame toward a house man and contemplates fairness in distributing tickets to various places.
Dr L M Demorlan remains permanently located in the Planters Bank building, office room 24. He offers treatment for chronic diseases with female ear specialty and promises success when medicine fails. The notice notes accessibility issues for other patients and mentions available dates in May.
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