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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
The advertisement lists Whis key brands including Overholt Cream of Kentucky Old Forrester Old Joe Green River Old Saratoga Upper Ten and Three Feathers among many others. It also offers Brandles Wines Cordials and Beers and invites customers to send orders with quotes on application. The seller promises prompt shipping and satisfaction guarantee.
President J M Collum outlines plans for the Third District Agricultural School at Montclair Americus for September 1 opening. He proposes direct state support through taxes or revised tax methods and details funding ideas including a $25 dealer near beer tax and reducing oil inspectors to cover payrolls and operations.
State Chemist Stallings reports analyses of near beers and prohibition drinks sold in Georgia. Near beers contain from .30 to 2.40 percent alcohol, with some labeled brands reaching 5.90 and 7.30 percent. A list names twenty five drinks with varied percentages, illustrating surprising proximity of these beverages to real liquor.
Prof. R White of the Third District Agricultural College urges a Board of Trade session Monday night to plan a legislative protest against eliminating the 10 cents per ton tag tax that funds the agricultural colleges. He says a bill may divert the tax to the common school fund and fears cuts to rural schools. President Callum is away this week, intensifying the push to block such legislation.
A reader recommends a dessert using five bananas mashed with sugar then folded with whipped cream and a Lemon Jell-O mixture. The mold is chilled and garnished with candied cherries, served with whipped cream or pudding sauce. JELL-O is sold by grocers at 10c per package.
A notice touts a silk sale with deep discounts on plain and fancy Taffeta and Foulard silks. It promises long-lasting low prices, featuring 36 inch Rajah silk in brown, black, gray and white, regularly $1.25, now sold for 79 cents.
Well made blue chambray rompers in sizes 2 through 8 offered in the sale. Neatly trimmed and ready for purchase at 1.50 each.
A sale item featuring 16 button Lisle thread gloves in white and gray with regular price 1.25. The listing notes these gloves are included in a sale, though the exact sale location or date is unclear.
A local sale features embroidery including embroidered bands flounces geep scallops edgings and insertions to match wide corset cover embroideries readings and pearling offered at three to four price points.
Wash skirts crafted from fine cambric linen and linen union fabrics. Features include very wide silhouettes with some tucks and others finished with bands around the bottom. Sale offered at clearout prices ranging from one to two.
Five pieces of full mercerized Scotch gingham in large plaids offered in a sale. Regular price 25 cents each, now reduced to 17 1/2 cents.
Fifty dozen men s socks offered in black tan blue and black with white foot. Six pairs per box. Sold with a six month guarantee or replaced. Price for a box is 1.50.
A fabric sale advertises new satin-striped pongees in cream light blue white and gray plus solid colors. Regular price 50e is cut to 2.35e in this sale, highlighting affordable textiles for home use.
An earlier catalog notice advertises Galatea Hygrade Galateas in solid colors for ladies suits and children's clothes with a real 20 cent value. The listing notes a sale with a price point and limited availability, reflecting a clearance style from a bygone retail page.
40 inch Mohair Sicilians offered in navy blue black brown and white. Regular 65e quality to go in this sale Bee co ene ce en ce ee us oe $C.
Linen voile fabric available in blue brown gray and red for ladies dresses waists and more. Regular price 2 15c. Sale details are partly legible with some gaps in the text.
A Corset Clearance brings broken size assortments priced at 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Odd lines and $1, $1.50, $2.00 quality corsets are bundled together with little regard to value, offering sharp discounts for buyers.
Readable text shows a clearance sale offering fifteen dozen men's athletic undershirts in all sizes. Regular prices are stated as part of the promotion.erms and exact details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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