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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
4
The store boasts a week of fast selling white goods and a sale of fine embroidery. It invites early calls to view attractive stock including Egyptian dimities, French fabric, and brig embroideries at 10c, 15c, and 20c per yard with ribbons in white, cream, blue, and pink in various widths.
The column reports Miss Mary Haynes ill at home on Church street while Abbeville welcomes northwest colonists and Sheriff Childs travels to convict camps. The eight hour schedule resumes for Central railroad shop hands and Glover Grocery prepares to open. Americus Compress has been overhauled and tested. a large black excursion passes through Americus en route to Montgomery.
A sensational claim describes a tonic that allegedly cures every new disease while restoring constitution and energy. Experts warn it lacks evidence and urge cautious evaluation of such universal cure assertions.
Americus daily notes list J Fite returning from North Carolina and Col John D Little visiting. Miss Tobin Godwin of Thomasville and Miss Eva Keith of Dawson set to visit. W B Waddell and G T R Jackson of Atlanta in town. P B Williford and daughter Louise travel to Lumpkin. Miss Landis Prince hosts Eva Keith. professors Merritt and others seen about town as new school posts are announced. cotton bale sale at Felder plantation and Magnolia Springs dances organized for visitors at Hotel Magnolia.
A large, representative gathering of sixty or more business leaders met at City Hall to discuss forming a city board of trade. Judge W. F. Clark chaired. a five member committee drafted by laws and named officers, but the initial president and secretary declined service. A second meeting was set for the 22nd to elect officers and finalize the organization.
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