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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
5
Duncan's Store presents an extraordinary sale offering two hundred pieces from the Seed makers sample line. The assortment features over one hundred umbrella styles including twisted silk and American taffeta with Paragon frames and steel rods. Beginning Monday morning May 4 the entire collection will be offered in Lot 1 at 98 cents each from the regular $1.50 price.
Lot 2 offers umbrellas and parasols with diverse shapes, each covered in rich taffeta silk and supplied with silk cases. Handles are mounted with gold and sterling silver. Bids set from 92.50 to 5 dollars per item, with single units sold individually as listed.
Lot 3 umbrellas made of twisled silk with silk cases for ladies and gentlemen. Wide variety of handles trimmed with gold and silver mountings. Priced at $1.25 each, most items valued at $2 to $2.50. No two alike. choice selections available.
A single table display offers a wide selection of prints ginghams percale and organdie fabrics. Shoppers can browse yard goods and compare colors and patterns for upcoming sewing projects at the sale event.
Advertisement notes lively selling Monday morning with yard goods unrepeatable under 10c to 12c per yard. It promotes 5c Men’s Guyot suspenders with elastic back, a range of patterns. Normally 25c, sale price 19c per pair.
Men’s shirts in percale and madras cloths offered at 48 cents. Styles include attached or detached cuffs. Regular price 7 cents. Sale at GGCH Monday and Tuesday.
Wash belts priced to match 25c rivals, available in white and colored buckles. Limit one dozen per purchaser to ensure fair distribution.
Ladies belts offered in white and every color with gold and oxidized buckles to match. Normally priced at 1.25, the sale presents 65 cents each for Monday and Tuesday only.
A sale notice announces new pure silk fans with imitation ivory sticks priced at 89 cents. The items are described as very good value, with Monday and Tuesday sale times and a 39 cent reference point for comparison.
Advertises printed muslin and organdy at 2 1 2 cents per yard with limit of 10 yards per buyer. Sale restricted to customers purchasing other goods on Monday and Tuesday.
A historic note warns that continued forest cutting on upper watersheds causes longer low-water periods, harsher floods, and silted millponds. Experts see potential to boost Appalachian power 3 to 30 times current with storage reservoirs capturing spring waters for summer use. US Geological Survey data underpin reservoir site studies. Forest Service Circular 144 covers findings.
A conservative estimate states that 1.4 million horsepower at 20 dollars per horsepower yearly yields 28 million dollars. This equals a 4 percent return on a capital of about 933 million dollars, suggesting substantial investment could be justified to gain promised benefits.
Henry Jenkins and Otha Slappey, black suspects, are held on burglary charges connected to the Bulle Black store robbery. They are in custody at the barracks awaiting transfer to county jail for superior court. Chief Feagins has been recovering loot found at a barn on Harrold Avenue, including $160 in cash and groceries.
A familiar runaway from the artesian well ended near the Bylie corner with the vehicle toppled and the back damaged as if brushed by an express train. No one was aboard, and no injuries to bystanders were reported, avoiding potential casualties.
A Chicago News commentary urges buyers to act as prices for lumber, cement, steel, and other supplies are at a low, anticipating an upward swing as demand rises. It argues contractors and labor markets will accelerate, and delaying orders may miss bargains and spur higher future costs.
The cotton market rose as Liverpool and New York advanced Wednesday despite floods affecting field news. American and English markets firmed with 6 to 14 point gains, closing higher though late day gains cooled. New Orleans showed improvement, spots unchanged, 8,000 bales sold, no local transactions.
Americus sees a dull cotton market with local quotes for Middling around 9 1/16 to 9 16 cents. New York futures closed steady with May and Oct values near 8 1/2 to 8 3/4. New Orleans quotes show Middling around 9 13/16 cents, while Liverpool closed steady with upland Middling at 5.18 pence.
Americus residents discuss state policies and the governor race as local train service continues. The cyclone spared Sumter and damaged few peach groves. new board members were named and a race for solicitor general looms. A distressing cyclone report details a family’s loss, farm damage, and wrecked village.
The Cotney property on Forsyth Street housing the New Book Store and H.W. Smithwick will be heavily renovated to become among the town’s most commodious houses. Carpenters and brickmasons are at work lowering floors to pavement grade for three feet more ceiling, adding depth and handsome show windows. The rear will be extended ten to twelve feet, steel ceilings installed, and the New Book Store will move to Windsor Hotel block during construction.
A New York World editorial condemns race prejudice as humbug in a remark on Booker Washington and dining arrangements in a hotel room. The piece notes metropolitan attitudes and mocks southern social norms while reflecting a broader city view on race relations.
The State committee mandates each candidate file a statement detailing campaign expenditures. This will be one of the interesting after elapse, no matter who wins. Peele
Miss Fay Williams hosted a Monday evening party at her Jackson street home in honor of visitors Miss Myrtlce Strange and Miss Georgia Hall. Guests enjoyed an unusual pinning contest on Happy Hooligan and a progressive conversation game won by Miss Bell of Quincy. Flaments of cake and ices complemented the event, described as highly enjoyable.
May M Sharp seeks divorce from Harley Sharp citing dog chaos at home. She alleges twenty or more dogs polluted the house with mange, produced vile odors, damaged cooking utensils, strained finances, and endangered her health. She states they separated on Feb 10.
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