25 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
1
A terse editorial lead urges readers to acknowledge the onset of severe cold, noting that the thermometer must reach 15 degrees below zero before belief in winter’s presence. It frames readiness for hardship and anticipates reader questions about upcoming weather.
The ad claims Allen and Sheffield's offers the cheapest goods and guarantees price matching against competitors. It asserts a fully stocked department with unbroken stock and readiness to serve, inviting shoppers to bring rival ads to prove lower prices.
Great bargains will prevail in our Dress Goods and Trimmings Notions Hosiery Gloves Handkerchiefs Underwear departments through the month of December. Almost any of these goods are suitable and serviceable for Christmas presents and that you know will soon occupy your attention. Finest lot of Ladies Caves and Wraps ever shown in Americus at the price.
Our Shoe Stock is brim full of bargains and we offer them cheaper than the wholesale market. We have made the Shoe business a study and do not vary daily but sell the best, hence the great growth of business in our Shoe department. Call on us for Shoes.
A local clothing retailer pledges honest values and patient service to build lasting customer relationships. The ad asserts the largest stock and lowest prices, inviting men women and children to visit for suits hats caps and all apparel with a promise to please and return repeat trade.
London dispatches report ambassadors briefed on joint intervention plans if the Ottoman sultan delays reform within ten days. Russia and other powers consider coercive measures, potentially deploying the Black Sea fleet to enforce action in the empire amid mounting pressure from Constantinople and London. The note also covers the Annapolis gunboat christening and its innovative steel and pine hull with sail capability for independent operation.
Gladness comes from the transient nature of many bodily ills that Syrup of Figs can ease. The ad touts the remedy as gentle, effective, and promotive of internal cleanliness without debility, urging readers to note the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product and avoid counterfeit versions.
Cuban farmers in Tampa report confusion over Maceo’s death. They deny the death claims, say Weyler will use rumors to gain favor, and note a Spanish column near Guatao suffered heavy insurgent losses. Mexican events show anti Spain sentiment with a mob at the Spanish consulate in San Luis Potosi.
State Senator Grant declares he agreed last year to vote for Butler for the long term senatorship if the Populists would support Pritchard next year. Butler replies that the Populists would not bind the party to any man and retains the right to nominate a Populist for senator. The Populist stance remains flexible on supporting silver Republicans or others, depending on legislative considerations. A treaty talk between Japan and Peru is noted, and news arrives that Prof George Richardson of San Francisco died in Athens of typhoid fever.
The Chickamauga park commission reports the purchase of Lookout Mountain battleground as an addition to the park at a price far below owners’ asking. New monuments rise on Orchard Knob and nearby sites. New York and New Jersey fund costly plaques and walls. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania plan erected monuments in spring, with 7 miles of Ringgold road already bordered by donated rights. Union and Confederate batteries have positions marked, and Georgia places a $20 060 contract for a monument.
South Carolina college professor uses Roentgen rays to locate a gun fragment in ex sheriff W. H. Oats from Edfield County, showing the bullet piece lodged near the ankle bone and deeming recovery unlikely. The X ray confirmed the fragment’s position, ending hopes of restoration to full mobility.
Finest dates and grapes at Ann ey's and Ansley's offer Xmas candies and crackers. Xmas apples have arrived and a car features Wine Saps Pip pine and other varieties chosen for color. Our global fruit assortment includes Florida Jamaica California Mexican and Havane oranges with varied pricing. Fancy candies range from 15c to $5.00. Everything for Christmas groceries and confections.
Waycross Ga December 23 A large mill of the Southern Pine Company at Nicholls twenty miles north of Waycross on the Waycross Airline railroad was wholly destroyed by fire. The mill employed over 200 workers with loss estimated between 75 000 and 90 000 dollars. Insurance coverage was about 25 000 dollars.
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