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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
7
A terse listing item titled Case Goods and Barrel Goods priced at 825 dollars. The notation uses a dollar amount without context or description, suggesting a catalog or sale entry. Distinct entities include the product categories Case Goods and Barrel Goods and the price 825. The fragment implies merchandise pricing in a retail or warehouse context.
The notice advertises wine of all kinds with prices and beer priced from 1.00 to 1.60 per dozen. It promises delivery within 12 hours after order by mail, offers express paid service, and guarantees prices and goods.
Eliza Anne Underwood born July 18 1818 in Sumter County near Americus died at a Montgomery hospital aged ninety. She bore three husbands Wiley Hulan Newton Cooper and Frank Underwood and raised eleven children two of whom reached adulthood. Her funeral was timed to Friday per a dying wish to avoid burial alive, a fear she expressed repeatedly.
In Macon yards of the Central Railway a large number of freight locomotives sit out of service for weeks. The low mood from financial stringency and hostility to railways has reduced business, putting engines and crews out of work. Locomotives, painted white to prevent rust, stand as grim evidence of adverse Georgia conditions. A year ago engines were scarce then, now the situation has reversed.
The passage extols Dr. Pierce with claims of long sustained popularity for Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It praises its printed ingredients, lack of alcohol, and lasting reputation for liver and stomach ailments, while noting other products faded from favor. It also mentions Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets as a longstanding pill, sold as candy due to easy dosing.
An early 20th century advertisement mix touts Bly's Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh with claims it contains no cocaine or mercury. It cites endorsements and a trustable distributor, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and urges readers to buy from druggists or by mail order. The piece also mocks jealous women and political jabs, finishing with a line about orators ending their careers.
Americus residents increasingly rely on mail order for liquor as saloons close. A surge from Macon to Albany and beyond feeds daily shipments, with $40 to $50 sent to distant houses. Despite temptations, Chief Feagin notes no blind tigers yet and warns that over time the express office will handle growing demand while legitimate purchase in open markets persists.
The Third District Agricultural College receives high praise for its opening in Americus, with enrollment surpassing other new schools and demand likely to grow. Savannah Morning News notes all district counties represented and predicts strong statewide influence on agricultural development once all eleven colleges are running.
The Chicago News notes that grippe and pneumonia cause more deaths than consumption this season. Foley's Honey and Tar cures grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia overnight. Do not take chances with a cold. Foley's Honey and Tar is sold by all druggists.
A Chicago News brief touts Paso Ointment promising cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. A stray line notes ties that bind actors to railways.
An old catalog blurb offers various clothing lots at deep cuts from regular prices. Small Cheeks Plaids and Fancy Mixtures for waists and children, usually 29 to 50 cents, marked down for quick sale. Infants shirts and drawers, cottons, discounted to 25, 40, and 60 cents. Men’s undergarments, including long and short underwear, heavily reduced from standard prices to quick sale figures.
Odd lots and broken assortments from the corset stock to be sold at reduced prices. One lot of 50c and Tic Corsets to close at 9c. Also remaining W B Corsets in regular 1.00 1.60 and 2.00 quality, sizes limited. Further details offered by dealer.
Glove dealers offer odd lots to encourage thrift with discounted prices on Black and Fancy wool gloves and mitts. Aimed at quick sale, small quantities are marked down from regular 25c and 60c ranges to reduced figures. Read as a local ad noting notable cuts on Scotch mixture gloves.
Women's Cravenette raincoats offered in all sizes and colors with styles suitable for rain or shine. Regular prices range from 12 to 25 dollars, available for spot cash only at Halp Price.
A bold sale features 26 percent off men s and boys suits and overcoats including plain blues and blacks. The reductions apply to the entire stock with quick selling on odd trousers and other items.
Large assortment of Swiss Namsook embroideries including edges insertions widths and beadings offered at a quick sale price 24 percent off regular price. Extensive patterns and pearlings described for immediate purchase.
About ten pieces of outing cottons and flannelette best quality and at 12 1/2c a yard quick sale. Various small pieces available.
The sale features this season's sults with plain half fitted coats and very full pleated skirts. Materials include broadcloth and fancy worsteds in blue black brown green and gray. Solid colors and mixtures are offered at 25 percent off.
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