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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
4
The notice advertises cheap Underwear for women and misses, listing ribbed gauze Vesta vests at 10 dozen, bleached Jersey undies at 12.5 each, bleached Swiss ribbed ladervests with elastic wings, white undervests with sleeves or French yoke, and extra size ribbed lisle undervests, promising quality and value from the retailer.
At a rural colored church near Americus, five watermelons were placed on the road and caused a chaotic stampede as worshipers emerged. The melon incident disrupted services, described with vivid, contrasting scenes, including crowd scrambling and a peculiar postevent note about coffee pricing.
Rev Dr T O Tapper delivers an eloquent public lecture at the theatre this evening. An appreciative audience is expected as he discusses Masks and Faces with Miss Johnson leading vocal numbers and the Mandoline Club providing music.
A long advertisement lists fast color Lawns at 4 cents per yard for Monday and Tuesday, 25 dozen barber towels at 2 cents each, Fairbanks cakes in small and large sizes, 85 cents value items, corsets at 48 cents, percale shirt waists at 39 cents, ladies crash shirts at 50 cents, Turkish Bath Towels from Eagle and Phoenix mills at Columbus, Ga, offered at 10 cents each or $1.10 per dozen while stocks last.
Advertises men's shirts in percales and madras cloth sold at 50c each with attached or detached collars and cuffs. Every shirt in the display is for sale at 50c, though they would be good sale at 75c. Emphasizes quality, style, and value for American men.
Americas Leaguers gather for the Southern Epworth League conference in Atlanta from July 25 to 28. An estimated 5,000 to 7,000 young Wesleyan disciples are expected, drawn from Southern and Western states and mission fields across the Americas. Bishops professors governors and other prominent figures will address the sessions as the programme nears completion.
Philadelphia man John Oliver recounts a terrifying illness described as yellow skin and weakness. After three weeks of Electric Bitters he recovered fully and credits the remedy with saving his life, advertised at 50 cents per bottle at J. Eldridge's Drug Store.
Three youths scaled a Lamar Street orchard fence seeking fruit. The owner, warned by prior visits, fired a double barreled shotgun to stop the theft. The trio fled after the shots and received medical attention for injuries.
A note on beauty and health praising good food sunshine and regular exercise. It highlights a glowing complexion and mentions using a gentle laxative remedy, California Fig Syrup Co’s Figs syrup, as cleansing aid.
Mr. G. D. Hays, two miles east of Americas, drained a small pond and collected bushels of fish. Magnificent six to eight pound trout were common, with several carp around 18 pounds. Nearly two bushels of fine bream were gathered from shallow water. Dam repaired, pond to replenish soon.
Yesterday’s storm persisted with heavy rain nearly hourly around noon. The new moon failed to bring clearing skies as forecasters predicted, signaling a month of unsettled weather and failed signs.
Fragmentary item lists headaches and cures with phrases like Dy Faw dite Pilla and nervous headaches. Mentions Bald ES Hidages Lt Eldridge and draggiss in a garbled historical notice.
A damaged notice from Tate Springs, Tennessee describes a health and pleasure resort with plans for extensive facilities and waterworks. Proprietor Tomlinson is listed, with references to hotel accommodations and shuttle-like amenities, though the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
Post office rural service for Sumter County awaits a visiting special agent for inspection. Illness of the assigned agent halted progress, despite pressure from Congressman Lewis and Postmaster Smith. Lewis’s letters express support and promise to press for immediate dispatch of another agent if needed.
A citizen on Forsyth Street Americus Ga gave a child a penny to buy candy but found it was a five dollar gold piece. He led a wild chase through the city in vain. Two store rooms 117 and 119 Forsyth Street Americus Ga now occupied by E D Sheffield Go may be rented separately or together with possession Sept 1. Apply to John R Shaw care Shaw Camp dealers to machinery 47 and 49 South Forsyth Street Atlanta Ga
Regional shop advertises a clearance of ladies waists with under 200 wash waists remaining. Percale lawn waists priced at 25c each, muslin percale and madras waists cut from 100 to 125 dollars to 49 cents each.
We are anxious to close out every ready made crash pique and duck skirt. Our $150 skirts are $9.90 each, $200 skirts $18.8, $250 skirts $17.50, and the $300 and $3.50 skirts $19.80. All goods are well made with felled seams and eight inch hems.
Local store reveals entire straw hat stock must go. Items marked at half to one third of former prices. Children's sailors and tam o shanters slashed from 1.00 to 0.50. Ladies hats down to 0.10 to 0.75. Sailors and traw hats reduced to 0.25 and 0.50 for select pieces. Men’s odd straw hats drop from 1.00 to 0.50.
A vintage advert lists ladies belts with dramatic price cuts including belts formerly 500 now 250 each and 750 belts down to 896 each, along with 900 and 100 belts reduced to 600 each and 150 belts to 760 and 980 each, implying a broad sale.
Local store advertises massive fabric sale offering 5000 yards of shirting prints at 30 cents per yard and 3000 yards of muslin at 30 cents. Large stocks of lawns organ dies and dimities formerly 10 cents now cleared. other fabrics including ducks pique batistes and percales priced from 7 to 12 1/2 cents. Magnificent line of wash fabrics marked down from 15 to 20 cents to as low as 12 1/2 cents per yard.
A local advertisement lists fabric and textile deals for the week. Ti grade hems at a fixed price, large extra heavy crochet counterpanes at 125 grade for five cents, Marseilles counterpanes at 119 each, and 300 Indies ribbed undervests offered at 3 to 5 cents, formerly 20 to 50 cents.
A fragmenting ad page pushes Foley's Kidney Cure and DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and kidney issues, Witch Hazel for skin and piles, Banner Salve for sports injuries, and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for digestion. It cites Davenport Drug Co. and W A Rembert, promoting One Minute Cough Cure to prevent consumption and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant, effective physic.
In brief letters, Ira W. Kelley of Manefield Pennsylvania credits Foley's for kidney trouble relief after two years of illness and costly medicines. Maude Dickus of Partoes Kansas recounts eight years of severe asthma attacks ending after using Foley's product. Davenport Drug Co. is cited as the source of these testimonials.
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