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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1899
Page
3
Holiday opening at Wheatley Store highlights Christmas stock with emphasis on handkerchiefs, gloves, waists, fur offers, and silk items. Features price cuts, special lots, and bridal or gift items designed to entice Christmas shoppers amid a broad range of apparel and accessories. Mentions Mink collars, seal capes, and various gloves.
A column lists numerous residents and visitors in Americus for Christmas. The town hosts relatives from Macon Griffin Savannah and Columbus, with names such as Miss Walilu Davis, Miss Nellie Kay, Mr. Shelby Myrick, Mrs. R U Meldrim, and Col. Charlen W. Lamar among others visiting kin, attending weddings, or sharing holiday plans.
A ragged miscellany describes weather driven sickness and a popular cough remedy without morphine. It notes holiday closings at courthouse and city hall, tax collections by Collector Dunn, heavy Christmas shopping, and a rainy Christmas Eve in Americus with locals and visitors crowding trains and clubs.
An ad encourages customers to visit Dodson's Pharmacy to buy a toothbrush for 25 cents. It promises a brush that cleans crevices and surfaces, emphasizing cleanliness and value.
The itemized list includes Teethina Dodson Neething Powder Simmons Liver Regulator Veh Se C oho ace Liver Tone Syrup Figs Scott's Hmalaion cod liver oil Wampoler Cod Liver Oil King s New Discovery One Minute Cough Cure Piso s Consumption Cure Cheney s Expectorant Wine Cardus Mother s Friend Swamp Root Wizard Oil Pain Killer Pond s Extract Ely s Cream Balm Hall s Catarrh Cure and others.
Fragmented OCR lists various hosiery items for ladies and misses in colors black and tan. Mentions Queen’s hosiery, infant socks, ribbed hose, and heavy wear options with multiple sizing notes and price cues.
Boa furl dress shirts and fine tees with pique fronts, fully reinforced, priced 100 each. Moon cuts and rich colors by Charles Gazove, French style. Gentlemen’s night shirts, white or colored, extra length. Matra beary knotted undershirts and drawers sold separately. Perfection Sloshed Jenos Drawers, 8 to 40 waist, 1.00 per pair.
Every woman knows daily skin care is vital for a beautiful complexion. The ad notes red rough skin from raw winds, especially on delicate skin, and advises Dodson's To Pet Cream as a remedy prepared with thorough skin knowledge.
Dr. Hathaway of Atlanta advertises a personal remedy said to cure catarrh and long standing diseases in a few weeks. He asserts thousands treated with no permanent success until his method, claiming it cures by addressing decay and nerve issues. He urges afflicted readers to begin treatment immediately at 24 North Broad Street, Atlanta, mentioning to cite the paper.
Lincoln Carter presents Heart of Chicago at the Opera Sense Thursday night featuring a panoramic Chicago view including the Masonic Temple roof garden night scene the World’s Fair court of honor illumination and the Columbus Fountain along with three Chicago fire scenes and an approaching engine scene. The production is described as a great success.
Sheriff McArthur and Deputy Bell plan a holiday meal for prisoners in the county jail. A fatality occurred when a woman on Morsyth Street collapsed midday, death likely from heart disease.
Funeral arrangements for the late Dwight L Moody remain unclear with a Tuesday afternoon service scheduled but no definite plans. Messages of condolence poured in from across the United States as associates prepare to participate. many details are pending.
A Glen-oo resident recounts to benefit others, stating his son suffered chronic diarrhoea for years. After using two bottles of the 2-cent size, he was cured and the testimonial urges readers with similar issues to try the remedy. The notice also advertises real estate services by G. R. Ellis and local druggists J. R. Hadeon and Dodson's Pharmacy.
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