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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
8
A concise assertion of unwavering equity and lawful fairness, emphasizing the ideals of impartial treatment and proper legal remedy without specific events or names. The line frames a principled stance on governance and ethics in public life.
28 inch heavy welt French Migjues offered at 1d, 0d and 23d per yard with Winch Armure weave. Cord Piques popular novelty at Xe per yard. 24 inch silk tripe soft Apiah imported Madras at 12d 4d and 1d per yard. 30 inch Irish Dimities including diminutive checks for infants dresses at 2d per yard. Linon de Inde and Victoria Lawns very sheer at 12d per yard. 30 inch Irish Dimities in assorted styles including Use new blues popular this season at 0d per yard. 9 Inch colored Lawns with beautiful designs at 0d per yard. 27 Inch Wexford Dimities in good style at ke per yard. 3 Inch French Ginghaima soft finish fast colors for waists or summer costumes at 10d per yard. 36 inch French Percales in summer assortment for waists at 6d, 10d and 12 1/4d per yard.
The article promotes various ladies undergarments with wholesale selling points. It lists 10 dozen bleached ribbed gauze vests, bleached Jersey undervests, Swiss ribbed undervests with elastic, white undervests with sleeves or sleeveless, silk finish undervests, and extra size ribbed lisle undervests. All items are priced per each with emphasis on quality and accessibility to buyers.
A list of discounted fabric items includes 6 inch figured black Sicilians Gold med al brand all wool at reduced prices from 65c, 88 inch figured Dace Brillantines at 0c down from 7ac, dsinch black imperial Serges at fac down from iW, inch silk finish black Brilliantines plain or figured at bbc down from 81 25, Winch black Vienna Dee for skirts at 125 down from 47, and full assortment plaid black novelties for short length skirts at 100 and 110 per yard. The ad promotes imported denims solid colors and hair line stripes for durable washable skirts and notes the 50 inch wide goods as market leaders at price per yard.
Whitley Grocery Co owner Mr C R Whitley claims to have saved the country by buying and selling a vast salt shipment. He bought 25 000 sacks of salt weighing 100 pounds each, totaling 2 500 000 pounds, enough to supply southwestern Georgia, and sold the last bag yesterday for future delivery. The move, made before the salt trust formed, allows close pricing and a small profit, earning him the salty title.
A group from Americus will travel to Linville in the North Carolina mountains for the summer. Mr. C. M. Wheatley Mrs Wheatley and Mr and Mrs George W Bacot have rented a cottage. Bacots go up tomorrow. Several others including Mrs Huntington Mrs Crawford Wheatley Miss Cobb Mrs Lanier Miss Hollis Judge and Mrs Charles Crisp will join later. the party may number around a fall score. Linville is described as an ideal mountain resort with prior Americus visitors last season.
Story told by John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a dramatic illness with yellowing skin and weakness. He credits Electric Bitters, used three weeks after three doctors gave up, with a swift improvement and claims the product saved his life. Available at Eldridge's Drug Store for 50 cents per bottle.
The Times-Recorder reports receiving a large bucket of the season’s first grapes from Senator J. L. Hand, grown in his Pelham vineyard. The note highlights Hand’s extensive vineyards and orchards near his Pelham home and his town’s cotton factory and other enterprises.
On Sunday morning at Friendship church Miss Floyd Carter and Mr Robert Deriso united in marriage in the presence of relatives and friends. The bride is described as beautiful and accomplished with many admirers. Deriso is a young farmer near Americus. The notice includes an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief for sick and nervous headaches with 25 cent price and money back guarantee.
Two Mormon elders rode through Sumter county yesterday visiting rural churches near DeSoto. They held services outdoors and likely reach Americus today. A farmer hosted their dinner but asked they leave no literature on his property.
Fruit growers around Americus, after shipping early peaches, await the Elberta season delayed by bad weather. T. B. Hooks predicts the crop will arrive a week to ten days late. He notes rain so far hasn’t damaged peaches, but black rot is feared in other areas and could devastate orchards once established.
Americus Fire Department reports 23 alarms since January 1 with only one false alarm and no major destruction. Chief Smith notes total losses under 3500 dollars, the largest single loss about 50 dollars at a Forrest Street negro house. The city, with 8000 residents, evidences remarkable efficiency.
An old advertisement touts Mozley Lemon Elixir as regulating the liver stomach bowels and kidneys and claims relief from biliousness constipation malaria indigestion nervous disorders fever and more. It cites Dr H Mozley Atlanta and includes patient testimonials from Mrs Eria W Jones Parkersburg Ala Mia E A Bevinne Woodstock Ala and Harry Adams Birmingham Ala.
A reader endorses Dr H Mozley's Lemon Elixir for nervous and sick headaches along with digestion biliousness and constipation, stating it provides pleasant prompt and permanent relief. The note is published in the Morning Call of Griffin Ga and signed JP Lawress.
Judge L F McCoy, aged resident of Americus, died after a brief illness. He had been frail for some time but visited the city, his cheery disposition shown among acquaintances. Funeral services were held at his Spring Street home at 5 PM conducted by Rev G W Matthews of First Methodist Church with local bar members and friends in attendance.
With the close of this week we will wind up the most successful June sales in our history. This last week we propose to make the largest in point of sales of the four. Strongest inducements we ever offered in the way of prices at this season of the year.
Limited stock of under 200 wash waists offered at very low prices. Percale and lawn waists previously 1c and 75c now 25c each. Muslin, percale and madras waists formerly 100 to 125 to be closed at 4c each.
Auction style notice offers ready made crash pique and duck skirts at deep discounts. Skirts priced at 08s, 1 38, 1 75, and 18 for 300 and 3.50 quality levels. Garments described as well made with felled seams and eight inch hems.
The store announces drastic reductions on straw hats with many items cut to half or a third of former prices. Children’s sailors and tampshanter styles drop to 50 cents or 25 cents, ladies’ sailors to 50 cents to 2.50, and men’s straw hats from 50 cents to 25 cents. Odd lots include children’s sailors and men’s hats marked down accordingly.
Advertises a discounted belt sale featuring ladies pulley and fancy belts. Prices trimmed from 500 to 250, 7e belts to 39c, 0c and 100 belts to 50c, 150 belts to 75c and 8c belts to 5c. Includes multiple price points and item descriptions.
A local dry goods sale lists 5,000 yards of shirting prints at 34 cents per yard and 3,000 yards of figured muslin at 3 cents. Lot after lot of lawn, organdie, dimity and other wash fabrics once 10 cents to 12 cents now 5 to 12 cents. Various textiles including ducks and batistes offered at deep discounts.
One case of large extra heavy crochet counterpanes 125 grade this week. Five each for Marseilles counterpanes 110 each, formerly 200. Three hundred ladies Swiss ribbed odds and cn s underwear vests to be thrown out at 1c to 3c, formerly 200 to 500.
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