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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1895
Page
4
A local embroidery department advertises a special sale timed to offer a range of embroidery fabrics at 100, 150, and 20c per yard. It highlights white cream light blue and pink ribbons in various widths and fabrics including Latin Gros Grain and Moire with a prompt to call early to select.
Daily miscellany from the city includes court activity as Justices Oliver and Graham dispose of cases, real estate moves, and a B Y P U meeting at 8 15 pm. Balloon ascent planned on College street, and tax assessors begin work likely raising city values.
Gossip of arrivals at The Windsor and Allen House includes W. G. Keen of Macon and Atlanta visitors. The piece also notes travel to Warm Springs, Forsyth Street visits, and several residents’ health updates, plus a brief Electric Pant accident and stray ads for a jewelry and music firm.
Eight cents for cotton in Americus. A lot of 100 bales sold to a large cotton mill. near $4,000 paid. First and second bales of the new crop received locally. ginning at Council & McGarrah’s works with the Munger system. Market notes say prices rising ahead of last year. The Dawson and Americus bales arrived within two hours of each other. A note on a health remedy and local notices follows.
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