31 Jul 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1892
Page
1
A lively catalog-style notice promotes Stylish Straws straw hats at sacrifice prices. It urges buyers to seek the seller for quality crowns and fashion, claiming the season requires moving stock and promising pleasing selections. The author signs as a seller eager to please.
The Americus social world thrives in stifling heat with dances and weddings. Miss Solcombe and J Ponce de Leon Gill wed amid statewide attention, while Miss Vern McDonald of Montgomery and Miss Judith Olive of Texas charm at a club dance. Judge Fish plans a Georgia resort tour as the teachers institute progresses and the colored institute hosts lectures on education.
Open letter from U S Senator John B Gordon of Georgia replies to Captain Huger W Johnstone showing Democrats must unite to oppose the People’s Party. He argues free coinage and reform come through Democrats, warns against federal force bills and Republican gains, and stresses southern unity and constitutional safeguards. He cites cotton prices and economic distress.
In Chattanooga Montgomery won 2 to 0 as Battermans Keenan Sommers and Petz noted. Birmingham defeated Memphis 5 to 3 with Battersea Morrin Merritt Lowore and Sweeney contributing. Atlanta beat New Orleans 7 to 4 behind Batteries Franc Dixon Crowell Jotzen. Macon games went 10 innings with a 8 to 0 scoreline.
Two bales of new cotton reached Americus yesterday. Captain Clay and Captain Cornell each have a bale, weighing 406 and 453 pounds respectively, classed middling and low middling. The bales are stored at local warehouses, with more cotton expected as buyers remain out of town. Sumter reports lead the way for the new crop in the South as Baldwin & Co. receive the bale sent from Americus by the Sam passenger train.
A rambly advertisement touts bargains on Mason fruit jars and ancillary items. It mentions exceptions to price rules, flood of fruit jars, and a plan to clear stock at the Artesian corner, urging readers to buy jars, jelly tumblers, and rubbers as shelves are replenished. The tone mimics a local shop bustle with quirky comparisons to Noah’s Ark.
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