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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1900
Page
3
A historical notice announces a January clearance sale to reduce stock to a minimum, even below cost, to convert goods to cash. It claims genuine price reductions and promises to honor offers until items run out or sale ends, aimed at clearing stock for spring supplies and benefiting the public.
A compact purchase note lists an imported polo tee and various items including a 50d item, a 4dtoeb lien, and a 803 90 Blind Checked Obe tot Suit priced around 450 7d. Other entries mention Vartan Piao and a 2¢ 90 tag, with miscellaneous small charges and descriptions in unclear phrasing.
A crowded ad announces a clearance of assorted textiles and comforts, featuring white blankets, colored throws, and red border fabrics at reduced prices. It promotes “Gulen Rod” and other item lines, with steep discounts to move inventory and claims high value in stock, women's and youths apparel included with various sizes and guarantees.
A collage of brief items mentions John Gall relating to Transvaal politics, a mattress firefronting a hotel crowd, mood with weather and a call for rain, Juboron’s recovery, scattered county officer campaign chatter, and regular council plans. It notes Leo Ailen’s spring goods ads, local weather keeping country folks home, unresolved disappearance cases of Roberta or Botsitsov, theater promotions by Manager George Field, and weekend poultry and dinner preparations.
Dodson's Pharmacy promotes Landreth's Garden Seed with a prize program totaling 750 dollars. Heaviest cabbage onion and turnip by weight from seed bought there win 2.50 each, with contest dates December 25 1899 to December 25 1900. Prizes awarded after public weighing by impartial observers. Also highlights the earliest potato with white flesh sold exclusively there.
A jumble of early 20th century notices and ads describes a remedy claim for consumption, a drugstore tonic, rental offer for 226 Taylretreet, and sale of Kentucky horses and mules. Also promoted are Cannon Ball Shoes, De Sitt's Early Rise pills, and a note about an actress with multiple marriages.
A jumble of social notes and notices reports visitors from Albany, Columbus, Dawson, Shellman and Atlanta, local wedding and household moves, and a Lemon Elixir advertisement. It mentions Mr W A Hawking from Cordele, Miss Ada Crittenden returning to Shellman, Miss Belle Averette a guest in Columbus, and Dr Morley of Atlanta's Lemon Elixir products with endorsements from local residents. Also notes three Florida hikers and a rise in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sales at Pierson drug store.
Atlanta January 27 union agents report no reply to a telegram to General Superintendent Barrett in Washington seeking higher pay and shorter hours for station workers. They demand overtime pay and recognition as a collective body and say railway clerks have not benefited from a 10 percent cut restored years ago.
An old style health ad claims Dr King s New Life Pills restore nerve strength and vitality. The text touts improved stomach liver kidneys and bowels function and promises brain and body power from a remedy priced 53 cents at E J Eldridge drug store.
Athens Georgia January 27 Captain W A McDowell a leading local businessman killed himself by shooting through the brain after a spell of acute melancholia. He believed he had lost his money and faced insolvency though records show ample funds and assets.
Notice states examination of applicants for county school commissioner and election for the next term have been canceled for February 10. The Education Board notes very little interest from the public. Farmora claim they will be cautious. details are unclear due to garbled text and missing context.
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