31 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1897
Page
1
Weather remains hot and shoppers are urged to buy seasonable goods at great discounts. The sale includes all Summer Dress Goods Organdies Dimities Lawns Muslins Summer Silks Waist Patterns Remnants and more. Ladies Oxford Slippers in black or tan and Gent’s Tan Shoes plus Neglige Shirts Underwear Straw Hats are closed out for cash. This aims to spark a brisk trade during the dull season.
A customer praised our store for reliable pricing and prompt delivery. The ad promises no false bargains and urges readers to mention the notice and pay cash, as goods cannot be charged at advertised prices.
Two hundred Americans and three carloads of ammunition are bound for Jacksonville, Florida, aboard the steamer Soledad to join Cuban insurgents in the Pinar del Rio district. The group, largely unemployed, signed 12 month terms at $20 monthly, with promises of land and money from Cuban leaders if Cuba wins independence.
A garbled passage discusses George Eliot and a claim that a woman can marry any man she chooses. It contrasts men’s behavior and appearance with gendered expectations, using distorted wording and incomplete sentences throughout.
The report notes several newly organized or expanding enterprises including Dixie Land in Ga and Mount Galas Tex with a $100,000 capital, a soap factory to be established at Westlake La, a cotton gin at De Ser Ae in Ga, and the E B James Lamber company of Apalachicola Fla with $50,000 capital plus Morgan Lamber in Clarendon Tex. Additional wood working plants are planned for Florence Ala Walson Ga Louisville Ky Crow ley La and Goncord N O.
In Port Tampa city Aug 80 a blaze killed two girls 14 and 1 woman as flames torn through a residence. The dwelling belonged to Mrs Francis Valdes of the Plant Investment company area. five surrounding houses burned, no water supply hindered firefighting, losses around 3000 dollars.
Aug 30 reports from May appoint discussions for the late Senator J George’s successor. Names like HD and Mousy appear as contenders while the process nears. Edith Bigler Gy yard note adds local familial ties. General A B Olarovsky returns from New York amid non-debt payer chatter. Local items include debts, law and politics across multiple regions.
Debs and Rataford presented at a large St Louis convention where hopes for decisive action were voiced. Officials projected relief funds of 1000 to 2000 dollars daily to aid striking miners and to sustain camps in the Pittsburg district as operators plan to hire nonunion workers.
OCR fragment suggests a speaker describing craving and hesitation with restless tone. The text appears incomplete, offering little clear context or named entities to identify a full event or person.
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