Local ad fragment hints at bargain furniture sale
Fragmentary OCR lists cheap items and bargains in Hamburg. It mentions furniture and household goods with limited readable names and prices, suggesting a local shop sale.
29 Apr 1899
Page 1
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists cheap items and bargains in Hamburg. It mentions furniture and household goods with limited readable names and prices, suggesting a local shop sale.
A violent cyclone struck Kirkville and Newton in Sullivan county at dusk, leveling over 200 buildings and causing numerous deaths and injuries. Mayor Noonan and Osteopathy College staff led rescues through fires and debris, as patients were evacuated to shelters and the death toll rose toward 100 with many missing in the countryside.
A Victorian style testimonial praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weak and ailing women. It claims the remedy strengthens delicate organs, restores vigor, and helps mothers and wives regain health and vitality after long illness. The passage cites a sufferer’s recovery and endorses the medicine’s restorative powers.
Filipino envoys led by Colonel Argovieses and Lieutenant Bernal declared a request for a ceasefire so the Philippine Congress could meet and decide on peace. Otis refused to recognize a Filipino government and sent them to Manila, where they met with General Otis, General Mabini, and the Philippine Commission. The clash at Calumpit saw Luna’s forces shelling and a frontal fight, with Americans pursuing retreating rebels as train wrecks and casualties mounted.
Reports from the Philippines describe exhausted American forces after hard marches under intense heat. Filipino fighters, exhausted and short of food, laid down with a white flag while shells from insurgent guns rained on Calumpit and Pasig approaches. U.S. troops, aided by gunboats, repelled attacks as volunteers and regulars tacked in jungle engagements.
General Otis reports insurgents directed to suspend hostilities pending peace talks. McArthur’s division crossed the Rio Grande with light casualties and notable feat, while Lawton’s forces near Calumpis await supplies. An insurgent force attacked Taguig but was repelled by the Washington regiment. Officials express relief as peace negotiations appear close at hand.
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