08 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1899
Page
1
I will move my stock of Dry Goods Clothing Shoes Hats Gents Furnishings etc to the Americus Jewelry Company building at 421 Jackson Street. This sale offers cheap prices to clear unsold goods with inducements to buy now.
Advertises various fabrics including Shirtings, Percales, Organdie, Cordatte, and White Goods. Lists prices per yard and bulk lots with mentions of grade, quality and limited stock. Cash only terms and clearance style language imply a general sale event.
Local retailer announces a mass sale to clear out stock at reduced prices. Neckwear including 15c collars and 25c lots, Negligee shirts, White Shirts, Dimity Negliges, Boatline, and Crank Suits discounted. New stock across departments, with 10 to 21 percent cuts and aggressive sacrifice pricing.
An advertisement extols a laxative remedy marketed as Strur or Fras by the Calliyorsia Fie Syrup Co. It claims gentle, effective cleansing of kidneys, liver and bowels, relief from colds headaches and fevers, and permanent relief from constipation. Sold by druggists at six dollars per bottle with full company name on packaging.
For thirty days the store will occupy the former Finninger site during remodeling. The sale focuses on clearing Summer Shoes with prices set on a four-cent cotton basis, aiming to minimize returns to the main stock.
In Washington City a plumber and assistant cause a third story blaze at Captain Dickins's residence by igniting a melting pot while a woman, Mrs Dickins, poured gasoline on the floor to cleanse it. She dies of severe burns. The incident draws Navy officials including Captain Dickins. the couple’s death follows a dramatic identification by the admiral’s wife.
The passage extols the happiness of new parents as a baby arrives, describing the fulfillment and wonder of seeing the fragile newborn. It emphasizes the shared joy of a married couple and the precious bond of blood and kin.
The Cabanatuan trial of General Luna’s slayers ended in acquittal on self defense grounds amid claims of a conspiracy by Lung and others to depose Aguinaldo. Luna’s death appears to bolster Aguinaldo’s leadership and loyalty among his followers.
The Age Herald reports an Associated Press dispatch from Louisville citing rumors of a pending consolidation between the Southern Railway and the Louisville and Nashville. Controlling interests reportedly plan to unite into one system, with expectations of completion in the early fall after Samuel Spencer’s European trip and a possible shift in J M Culp to oversee the merged traffic.
The health officer Dr. Doty and assistant report yellow fever patients from the McClellan d voyage from Santiago Cuba are improving at Swinburne island. Miss Clendenen’s mild fever lessens, Oscar Lackey’s condition improves after serum injections, and suspects Ferguson and Tidmarsh approach normal temperatures.
Agricultural Department officials report widespread interest in oil inspection. Inspectors must send oil samples to the state chemist with their tests, under new rules to ensure accuracy. Commissioner Wright vows vigorous prosecutions to prevent inferior oil reaching markets. Commissioner Stevens plans a legislative amendment to simplify testing methods.
Secretary Hay directs Bryan in Rio de Janeiro and Consul Rauffin in Asuncion to investigate a massacre report involving an American expedition on the Ninga river in Brazil. A Buenos Aires report mentions Mrs Walliams in distress. officials doubt Brazil will identify heirs of the Americans.
Dallas report from M B Wyrick, Postal Telegraph chief, notes Brazos River at Sealy has fallen over 24 hours. Loss of life remains uncertain for days, while Dewey side of the river shows four miles of Missouri Kansas and Texas track washed out and a Dewey railroad bridge likely unusable until repairs. Relief efforts are under way to reach many in peril in flooded bottoms.
Severe floods strand plantations and halt most trains except the Southern Pacific. Provisions run low as 3 000 to 5 000 people in Ricunosp face potential hunger within days. Drowning and disaster reports pour in as water fills the river bridge and stops traffic.
Acting Commissioner Williams holds natural and artificial gas companies subject to the gross receipts tax under the war revenue act. Artificial gas returns must include sales of tar ammonia coke and related products. The term pipe line does not cover gas mains delivering to consumers but the system transporting oil or other products by pipe instead of tanks or rail.
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