16 Jan 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1892
Page
1
A garbled ad touts over 300 stylish cloaks and jackets priced from 2.50 to 5.00, urging early purchase. It hints carpet prices have declined and promises to pay less taxes, with phrases about selling for less than former values and urging quick action.
Washington January 15 special Livingston of Georgia introduces a bill to remove 10 percent tax from state banks and a resolution to investigate the agricultural department. Crain proposes 300000 for a General Grant monument. Debates over tariffs, reciprocity, and other fiscal measures unfold as Congress opens the new session with a flurry of reform talk and committee actions.
Yesterday’s brief items recount a matinee doll giveaway at the Opera House with Little Lord Fauntleroy and a Lucy role, local betrothal of Dr. K Cato Jr and a bakery prospect, Windsor hotel renovations, streetcar issues, and assorted town chatter including a bank interest toward gas brakes and a January 15 incident in Tacoma.
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