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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
3
Readable text describes boys and youths clothing with low prices on shirts, suits, waists, and separates in various fabrics. Mentions factory warranties and laundered garments, sizes from 7 to 16 years, prices ranging around two to three dollars per item, with ads for different styles and fabrics.
Misses jackets in sizes 4 to 14 years offered at a closeout price of 100 each. Garments are carried over from last season with possible sleeve alterations. originally priced around 350 each. Limited stock remains as parents are urged to provide school coats.
Readable remnants list offers twenty eight carpet styles with heavy matting and silk like designs at deep discounts. Items include Panot Mill heavy fancy matting usually 53 yard now offered at 203 yard, Uolon Togerson extra weight at 350 yard, superior ingratos and zgulatte designs at 505 yard, and Smyrnn Rage large rugs with drastic price cuts from 260 to 185. Names and numbers reflect sale catalog details.
A busy, inviting display offers Lotus Lawns in assorted stripes and figures at Go yard, Windsor Novelty Percals yard wide with repeated patterns, Cotton Covers Cloths ideal cotton fabrics in 100 yard lots, and Clarendon Quilts fall 114 priced as low as $100 for the week.
A clipped testimonial page from 1898 touts Hall's Great Discovery as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues, with endorsements from actors and doctors. It includes consumer praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and notes on Pain-Balm for rheumatism and other ailments sold by J. B. Hudson and Dodson's Pharmacy.
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman of Milesburg Pa touts One Minute Cough Care as a speedy safe remedy for coughs croup and sore throats claiming immediate results and extra protection against consumption. Engene J Hall praises Foley's Honey and Tar for restoring voice ahead of a lecture at Central Music Hall Chicago. Davenport Drug Co notes its availability and a quip about frugal behavior for a night.
In Rutherfordton North Carolina the Vindicator reports personal anecdotes on Chamberlain's Pain Balm curing rheumatism in the editor and a thigh joint case. Also public notices and advertisements mention Foley's Honey and Tar, and quick relief for croup and colds with Minute Cough Cure.
A lively production titled Brown's JeTown will be shown next Wednesday night at Americus High. The show is described as very funny with bright songs and humorous complications. It follows a twenty three year old man secretly married who seeks country peace after marriage but cannot escape relatives and friends who complicate the situation.
The cotton market rose at the open but failed to hold gains. May and August futures fluctuated around 9.27 and 9.24 cents per pound, each retreating about half a cent as traders warned the market may correct. Analysts noted top-heavy activity and questioned how high prices could go.
March reports describe heavy snow blocks and delayed trains west of Cleveland due to drifted tracks and limited telegraph facilities. Mails arrive late. streetcar service resumes later. In Rockmart Georgia a fire destroys Miss Jennis Morgan’s millinery and post office building, wind aided by slate roofs prevented further damage. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised as cure for headaches and nerves.
Advertisement style text touts Witch Hazel Salve as cure all for piles and skin diseases. Warns against counterfeit salves and praises Banner Salve for burns cuts and scores. Mentions Davenport Drug Co and Foley’s Honey and Tar as remedies.
A patchwork of testimonial notices touts One Minute Cough Care for chest illnesses and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal aid. Also promoted is Ranger Salve for skin diseases and Foley's Kidney-Cure for kidney support. Local druggists Davenport Drug Co and Presconville letters are cited as support.
The speech drew mixed reactions as audiences noted a heavy tone of emphasis and cadence with limited substantial policy detail. Critics warned that the rattling delivery risked masking weak proposals and failing to address core questions.
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