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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
8
Store offers big savings on colored dimities at 3c per yard this week and a one day table at 5c featuring batists lawns dimities and other wash goods valued up to 25c. Also 15c for Mercerized Ginghams and Manchester Chambrays in stripes polka dots and solids. Buy early for best selection.
The makers are largely responsible for the price break unloading surplus to you at a loss to them but a gain to you. A sale includes men’s Negligee shirts worth 75 cents and one dollar, now 25 cents with a four per customer limit. Also men’s Negligee shirts with or without collars, in colors, priced at 49 cents, down from 75 cents.
Four lots of towels offered at deep discounts. Turkish bath towels in bleached and unbleached at 10 cents, 10 dozen bleached towels at 21 cents each, bleached damask towels at 15 cents, and extra large Huck towels at 17 cents. Local sale listing emphasizes low regular prices and weekly specials.
A local sale advertises deep discounts on summer underwear with many lots closing out. Ladies lisle thread sleeveless vests for 15 cents, regular 25 cents, and silk lisle thread under vests with square and V necks at 25 cents, regular 50 cents.
Monday sale features twenty five pieces of fancy taffeta peau de soie bengaline and gross grain and figured china silks priced at 75c and 1.00 per yard, all cut to 25c yard.
The Atlantic Compress Company plant in Americus is to begin operations for the cotton season, after recent overhaul. It expects to compress about 75,000 bales this season, with an initial stock of cotton on hand. The Americus press, run by general superintendent George F. Ratzler and assistant A. A. Bivins, can output eighty bales per hour and will be the only press used locally.
A fragmentary ad touts a beauty secret with claims of a flawless complexion. It promotes King’s New Life Pills as the remedy and urges readers to buy at drugstores for 250 price. The language is fragmentary and saturated with promotional tone.
At a Gwinnett County camp meeting near Lawrenceville, Latham R. Winn slapped Rev. C. C. Cary a Methodist preacher after Cary allegedly insulted women at a house party hosted by Mrs. Rebecca Winn and her daughter on the camp grounds. Cary had criticized the party guests and questioned their private character prompting Winn to strike.
The Sumter County jury list revision will be completed in a day or two. Commissioners A C Sheppard George Oliver Evan Smith J F Bolton W A Cobb and J B Battle have worked diligently. revision began Monday and was briefly interrupted by an election. An estimate of total names remains unavailable.
Capt. John A. Cobb presented the Times Recorder with fine English walnuts from a 15 year old tree on his Lee street home. The tree is expected to yield two to three bushels this year and Cobb plans planting a large grove of English walnut trees on his plantation this fall.
Sumter taxpayers will see slight relief as state tax rate discussions end with a cut to 5.30 per thousand this year rather than 5.44. Officials have not issued a final announcement. Comptroller Wright indicates a rate near 5.08 or a 14 cent reduction per thousand, pending final decision.
Amid a hot day voters and workers at the polls paused as a farmer parked a wagon laden with watermelons under an oak. The unexpected fruit display drew widespread attention and displaced the election momentarily as onlookers enjoyed the cooling melons.
Sumter county commissioners began a new jury revision on Monday with a full board. The task is expected to take several weeks as the jury box is overhauled, replacing three former members with C C Sheppard J Bolton J B Battle George Ocra Wo ALCob aut bran T Smith Mesere Oliver and Cobb. The previous commission had left out about a third of qualified citizens, a mistake officials hope not to repeat.
Photographer C C Harlan of Eaton Ohio recalls years of indigestion and agony until Electric Bitters brought relief. The ad promises 500 and guarantees from Bandas Drugstores.
The funeral for George M. Davis was held yesterday from his Prince street residence led by Rev. R. E. Neighbor with many relatives and friends in attendance. He died Sunday night at 9 from blood poisoning after weeks of suffering. Neighbors and mourners extend sympathy to his wife and family.
Three large Americus Georgia watermelons were sent by express to Cincinnati to satisfy a rail road president in Porkopolis. The order cost $1 delivered, yet the melons promise lasting value if he savors Kleckley Sweet, the famed red meat.
Classified ad seeks forty to one hundred acres suitable for a chicken or track farm. Willing to buy land or exchange with a self playing piano valued at 860000. Respond to "Farm" care Times-Recorder.
Bale notes readiness of ground pea field work with broad sows and shore preparation. W. M. Harper advertises an eight to ten day window for sale. A twelve horsepower Cooper engine and boiler in good condition will be sold cheap by J. H. Ganritty. Also promotes Smith's Sure Kidney Care for kidney health with drugstore price at 60 cents per bottle.
A short product-style reminder highlights essentials such as good soaps talcum powder and cold cream for everyday care and sunburn relief. The note emphasizes practical items readers may want to stock for grooming and skin comfort.
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