26 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
1
A local dealer notes being ahead of competitors in receiving a new stock and plans to sell the lot early. He guarantees correct styles and praises a newly offered waist as the nicest yet for ladies in Americus.
On Monday morning the store plans a closeout sale to move all waists carried over from last season. Inventory will be marked down as the counter opens to shoppers seeking bargains.
A dealer signals a clearance offering elegant Trojans at half price with only a few dozen items left. The seller aims to avoid old stock by mixing waists and closing the lot at a sacrifice. Prices listed are 35c, 50c, and 75c.
In the same sweep as waist purchases for ladies, this shop presents a fine Bengal neglige shirt line for men. Available in all sizes 14 to 18 with thorough show-window displays and shelf examination. Visit soon to see and purchase for husbands or sons.
Senator Allen of Nebraska introduced a resolution urging effective steps to protect American lives in Cuba and to deploy United States battleships in Cuban waters. A Hill resolution sought state department correspondence on American prisoners in Cuba. Morgan reported on a request for immediate unconditonal release of Julio Sangilly from Havana imprisonment. Vilas secured final passage of a house bill amending postal laws to provide $10 indemnity for lost registered mail.
Fires raged through Canea on Crete as the governor’s palace and archives burned. Incendiaries suspected as mobs of Armenians and Mussulmans clashed in the streets. A strong box with 7,000 pounds broke open, drawing Turks and Europeans toward the ruins. Foreign marines fired to restore order while Arabs threatened further destruction. General Walker commented on the grave prospects.
A Cleveland reader testifies to twelve years of rheumatic suffering until Salvation Oil, advertised as a peerless liniment, eased pain and enabled walking again after use at Striebinger House. The endorsement highlights rapid relief and claims of cure.
Cuarranoocy Feb 24. Trade shows healthy gains across lines with southern correspondents noting continued improvement. Steel rail purchases boost iron and steel markets. several metal firms resume work and prices rise on pig iron billets and rails. Textile industry runs full time. lumber demand up and prices rise after Memphis meeting. Hardware trade and spring building activity expected to spike. notable new ventures include Montgomery-Eancre Bridge and Improvement Co and several mills and oil ventures across Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Californians praised Joseph McKenna at a Palace hotel banquet with 300 state citizens and leaders, noting him as the first Californian named to a presidential cabinet post. He pledged to serve the nation while honoring his home state and its people. Also reported: rubber works nationwide pause, women to attend the Corbett Fis-simmons fight, and a Supreme Court denial of a new trial for Lovett Brookins in Louisville murder case.
Fragmentary text notes a political figure and household, mentions freedom and rest, and references a cotton mill in Cuartorre North Carolina with labor by African Americans. Names like Nellie and Warren Cobe appear amid garbled phrases. Context remains unclear due to severe OCR damage.
Washingtons Feb 24 annual report from Director Clinton Furbist of the bureau of American republics notes progress in compiling the code of commercial nomenclature enough to print the second volume in Spanish Portuguese and English within months. Receipts were 25076 expenditures 28403. Maestro has reconsidered its nation and joined the union hoping soon to include every republic on the continent.
Controversial report to the State Department, transmitted by United States Consul Monaghan in Chemnitz, contrasts German and American railway systems. It finds American rates, carriages, and especially New York to Chicago service superior to European lines, with faster schedules and greater comfort.
The readable text is garbled with nonsensical phrases and lacks coherent events or identifiable names. No clear people, places, or dates can be extracted for a factual summary.
A rider on a local path was observed traveling on a bicycle without a visible Sutton device. They collected a small amount of money and spent it before leaving the area, with witnesses noting the unfamiliar route near EaEDel Alley.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a garbled plea regarding trust treasurers and refunds. Partial phrases mention Aveley grocer and redeeming or refunding a purchase, with references to Bernan and factory terms unclear.
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