28 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
1
A public advisory warns men about clothes advertised as all wool but made with mercerized cotton. It cautions that dishonest manufacturers use the fraudulent fabric to imitate wool, urging buyers to trust genuine all wool labels and avoid deceptive goods.
Several well dressed beggars from the professional class were seen in Americas, going from store to store and begging money with brazen effrontery. A bank cashier noted they often cash in and out, earning $5 to $10 a day across towns, suggesting they travel widely and may be wealthy from repeated scams. The piece condemns them as pests preying on charitable people.
A Chicago News clipping extols Georgia’s role in major inventions and historical feats. It credits Georgians with early American prizes in the Revolutionary War, steam power and ships, Crawford Long’s anesthesia, the Augusta Charleston railroad, Sequoyah’s Cherokee alphabet, Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, a Georgia planter’s impact, the first sewing machine by Rev. Goulding, and Macon’s pioneering women’s college.
The county executive committee expects ample funds for the April 15 primary with candidates paying prescribed assessments totaling around 500 dollars. Wages and salaries across the Seaboard system face reductions, while a large fire destroyed the Home residence and its contents near Americus, with insurance details unclear.
Mr. Guy E. Payne visiting Americus praised Miss Grace Edith Billings for her capable management of the Postal Telegraph Co. office. He noted increased business, prompt, accurate service, and few complaints, calling her the best manager Americus has seen.
Captain John A. Cobb, of the Sumter court of ordinary, completed the first quarterly pension payments to Confederate veterans and widows. The amount was 1802.50, part of a yearly total of 7210 for the quarter and 915,044 for the year. Some veterans prefer lump sums over quarterly installments, a pattern seen elsewhere. The state pension outlay for the year is at least 12,000 less than in 1907, with prior years showing rise from 1905 to 1907.
Fragmentary 1912 era note warns Mr Taft not to seek a second term. The source hints at La Follette influence and contemporary political tension around White House power and party planning. The text is incomplete yet signals a campaign era discussion in Washington.
Mef Bickwell Young of Chicago, noted Christian Science lecturer, will speak here next Saturday evening at Miss Bell's. He has drawn large crowds, including ten thousand in Albert Memorial Hall, London. The lecture aims to explain Christian Science teachings clearly, not to proselytize. admission is free at 8 o'clock.
In Americas region politics center on the Thirteenth district comprising Sumter Schley and Macon counties. Schley earns the honor of naming the state senator this time though candidates are not yet in the running. Sumter prepares its local political shape as May state primary approaches. The paper notes a grand jury indictment of Morse for larceny with editorial quips.
The handsome Salty organ purchased by the First Baptist church of Americus for 2500 dollars is being installed in the church receptacle. An organ builder from Burlington Vermont is on site to complete the setup, expected to take at least a week. Once installed, a public recital with a select program by an artist will entertain attendees.
Faint OCR reads a fragment mentioning Griffin, Quincy, and paper trot Amste with unclear context. The readable bits hint at a local item or notice involving people and places but lack coherent details to identify event or action. The fragment remains insufficient for a definitive or meaningful card.
A fragment from a Washington Post item quotes a claim that no politician who asserts it is possible to be honest will succeed among those with a million. The remark implies skepticism about honesty and wealth, contrasting integrity with millionaires in political life.
A spirited call invites readers to the Ye Olde Tyme Fiddlers Contest to hear traditional fiddling and classic tunes in an old time style, celebrating heritage and community music.
A rare community benefit program will be held at the Opera House on Friday, March 6 to support the local Americas Fire Department. The event promises performances and collected proceeds for firefighter relief.
All fiddlers who wish to enter the contest must notify J. B. Laughlin at Room 21 Windsor Hotel. This brief notice invites participants to register for the event.
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