End of Season Waists to be Sold Monday Morning
A local retailer announces a Monday morning sale to close out all waists carried over from last season. The event highlights discount pricing to clear remaining stock as the new season approaches.
12 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
1
A local retailer announces a Monday morning sale to close out all waists carried over from last season. The event highlights discount pricing to clear remaining stock as the new season approaches.
A terse notice offers Trojans at half price, noting only a few dozen remain. The seller warns against mixing them to preserve the items’ beauty and states the lot will be closed at a sacrifice.
Clerks boast a broad selection of Neglige shirts and Bengal branded shirt waists for both women and men. Stocked in sizes 14 to 18, the shop urges prompt purchase to secure the best line and prices on the popular garments for husbands and sons.
Tennessee figure H. Clay Evans, long active in Republican circles, is reportedly tendered the role of commissioner of pensions in Washington. Evans, a Chattanooga businessman and former postmaster, is seen as a leading southern Republican with a prominent public career. Other items note quiet White House affairs, calls from lawmakers, and local council actions in various cities.
Havana reports General Weyler has orders from Madrid to end the Cuban war. He travels to Villa Clara to meet General Gomes for negotiations and may offer autonomy or even the island itself. The move follows fears over President McKinley’s stance and seeks peace within weeks.
Corroborative testimony claims only four lives lost in the Evansville Terre Haute wreck near Hazleton. The dead: George A. Seara of Terre Haute conductor. Joseph Boleman of Evansville fireman. Herbert Allen of Evansville late doorkeeper. unnamed drummer. Injured include John K. McCauthen of Evansville engineer. Baldwin Handson of Evansville. W. S. Henderson of Henderson Comedy Co. Both Henderson and someone else are hospitalized. Local service indicates no passengers missing. business cards found point to Fort Wayne and Chicago. Evansville and Terre Haute rail line expands north to Hazleton. Indian and Baltimore routes to Evansville via this line.
Telegraphic dispatch reports martial law in Bahia after a rebellion led by Antonio O mesheairo. Gen Cantuzia moves in with artillery as 60 000 infantry are readied to reinforce Bahia within eight days. Rebels tally over 18 000, paralyzing business while monarchists seek refuge in legations. Police guard newspaper offices and troops patrol highways.
Eight inmates escaped from the Douglas County Jail while meals were served. They pried open a corridor door and fled in daylight, with pursuit failing to locate them. Six escapees are described as black. Loyd James, convicted of murder, had sentence suspended pending motion. James is a prominent county figure with a controversial hearing.
A reader testimonial claims Dr Bull's Cough Syrup provides overwhelming proof of curative qualities for coughs and chest pain from colds. The account states relief after using two bottles and asserts complete cure of the lingering cough.
The forty eighth annual session of the Medical Association of Georgia will be held in Macon, Georgia, for three days starting April. Local members and citizens of Macon will assist in entertaining delegates. arrangements for the convention and related entertainments are underway with plans to include international visitors.
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