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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
3
GEO D WHEATLEY announces a January Clearance Sale to reduce stock to the limit as inventory falls. The policy emphasizes selling at or below cost to convert goods into money and clear spring supplies with genuine price reductions until stock runs out.
A local store promotes a large dress goods sale with fabrics brought to the front and priced to move. The message emphasizes money saving appeal and quick passage from stock to ownership.
Fragmentary OCR lists items with yards and models including Moghah Homespan 85 44 Ivian Poplips, Herring Bon Homespan, Sitovh Cheriot Saltiage 450, Winch Fancy Sik mixen Paian 250, and Hight Tartan Plaids priced around 12 dollars per yard. The text resembles a sales or inventory snippet with multiple product names and quantities.
Inventory clearance ad lists Pure white wool blankets and comforters in assorted colors, with prices cut from higher amounts. Includes White Fen and Golden Rod wool goods, plus extra size stockings and hosiery in black and fancy designs for school wear and daily use. Also mentions reduced prices on several ladies and youth clothing items.
The Americas Light Infantry will hold a company election at the armory next Thursday for all commissioned officers as state militia commissions expire then. Each company will elect a captain and two lieutenants while sergeants vote for regimental colonel, lieutenant colonel, and majors. Col. Wooten of Albany is expected to retain command with Capt. Clarke and Lieut. Britton likely to keep their posts. the second lieutenant vacancy may be filled.
John W. Shiver, longtime employee in clothing and dry goods, will resign from the E. D. Sheffield Co tomorrow. He will devote his full attention to city realty and other ventures, ending a dozen years in the trade and prompting regret from his firm.
LaFayette Horton, a White man from this county, convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years, will appeal his case to the Supreme Court after Judge Z A Littlejohn denied a motion for a new trial last week. Horton remains in jail while awaiting a decision.
Mrs Ann E Hart of Groton South Dakota writes of a severe lung infection that left her given up by four doctors. She recounts turning to Dr King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, taking ten bottles and eight trial bottles. She credits recovery to the remedy and notes Eldridge's Drug Store offering regular sizes priced at 500 and 1.00 with price refund guarantees.
Senators Bacon and Tillman have given notice of speeches this week on the Philippine question. The currency bill continues to hold the right of way and is likely to be the subject of further discussion in the senate.
Fractured notes advertise remedies, real estate, livestock, footwear, and vague political quips. Includes cheap salves, 226 Taylor Street rental, Kentucky horses and mules for sale, Cannon Ball Shoes, and a stray line about a congressman at a bucket shop.
Dodson's Pharmacy offers Landreth's Garden Seed with dated papers and prizes totaling 750 dollars for heaviest cabbage onion and turnip grown from their seed. Seeds must be bought between December 26, 1899 and December 25, 1900, with weights verified by impartial tasters and announced on December 25, 1900. Last year's winners included N G Prince for cabbage and P H Pennington for turnip.
The notice promotes Early Delight potatoes praised as the earliest and most productive in market, with white flesh and superior eating quality. It emphasizes demand from market gardeners and claims sole sale in town, urging customers to buy the genuine article.
Seneca Ohio January 20. The Seneca Cotton Mill was organized January 18 with capital stock of 200000 fully subscribed. J L W Jordan elected president and treasurer. Directors include T Q Dan cap D A P Jordan F M Casey G W Gignilliat W O Hamilton Campbell Courtenay and L W Jordan. Mr Jordan plans to travel north to buy machinery. work to begin once material arrives.
All funds for a $100,000 stock increase in the cotton mill at Darling ton have been subscribed. It remains undecided whether to add to the mill or not. The decision hinges on expanding the workforce, which would boost local employment and circulation of money, enhancing town fortunes.
Rev Q H Shion D D begins a series of services at the council chamber tonight at 7 30 oclock continuing through Sunday Feb 4. He outlines five points of belief The Universal Fatherhood of God The Spiritual Authority and Leadership of His Son Jesus Christ The Trustworthiness of the Bible as revealing God The Certainty of Just Punishment for Sin The Final Harmony of All Souls with God He preaches The Fatherhood of God tonight.
Pierson drug store manager reports strong sales of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy amid grippe season. Five bottles sold to a customer demonstrate quick relief from cough and sore throat. South Chicago Daily Calumet notes widespread satisfaction with prompt action. For sale by J. R. Hudson and Dodson's Pharmacy. Callon Pinkston Co. offers Cannon Ball Shoes.
John Boston Gilbert, 75, longtime Stewart County writer famed for his Lumpkin Independent column Stewart County Hopper, died at his Omaha home Sunday morning. A Christian gentleman with many friends, his death is mourned by readers and neighbors alike. The item also includes a pasted testimonial about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from M. Fisher of Liberty West Virginia praising its efficacy for croup, noting local sales at J. R. Hudson and Dodson's Pharmacy.
H B Lumpkin, kin of Judge Lumpkin, was found dead in a police barracks cell in Atlantean Georgia. He faced charges of larceny for silverware stolen from the Capital City Club and nearby establishments, with some silver recovered. Also contains an advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure claiming health benefits.
Notice announces February 10 as the examination date for applicants for county school commissioner and the election for the next term. Includes names and endorsements, with multiple ad-like lines about remedies and products, and a brief personal absence notice.
A fragmentary report notes a called gentleman’s lodge serving as a flag of truce while a key figure named Rembert’s Drag enters a reshaped cold care dispute. The readable text emphasizes a formal gesture amid shifting positions and unnamed parties.
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