Unclear Textile Ad Fragments Mention Ties and Denim
Fragmentary notice notes corset ties priced at S310 27 and a claim that these items are worth $1.00 anywhere. Also references blue denim at 12 1.6 with a tie.
06 May 1896
Page 1
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1896
Page
1
Fragmentary notice notes corset ties priced at S310 27 and a claim that these items are worth $1.00 anywhere. Also references blue denim at 12 1.6 with a tie.
On Monday morning from 8 to 12, sale of shirt waists and stock items. This week 104 ready made sheets in America at 50 cents each. Di minity fabric, 12 shillings? Best bleaching 8 cents. New dress goods including Black figured French Tamise 45 cents and Mohair and Brilliantine styles. Towers hosts another big drive. items on sale all week while lasts.
A business owner touts rapid growth this year, noting sales near double two years ago. The tone encourages continued patronage to sustain progress, promising the best goods and lowest prices as the “good work” goes on.
If you want style, fit, and low prices act now on our Cosmopolitan dress shirts and Bell neglige. Our neckwear stock is up to date with a few remaining items including turning down collars at 75e per dozen. They are cheap at double the price. Come get a dozen before they are gone.
The Transvaal Volksraad opened by President Kruger amid unusual tensions as reform leaders seek clemency or commutation. The speech hints at closer ties with brother republics and possible offensive action pending British response regarding Rhodes and Jamesson conspirators.
A garbled passage discusses attempts to interfere with a feature of resources and a common phrase about aid. It references speech suppression, submission to committees, and parliamentary finances with mentions of a president and a republic in a troubled context. The exact details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
At the May 6 general meeting of the Methodist conference officials and clergy debated women’s roles. A Cincinnati resolution sought a lay inquiry committee to review all lay communications. The effort, led by Rev G Nooley, argued constitutionally for separate treatment of women, while others urged unity in Christ. The conference adjourned without decisive action.
A sensational note from Cleveland reports three Catholics from the Immaculate Heart of the Blemed Virgin Mary church expressing a desire to join the Methodist church and ally its male members with the church. No formal action has occurred. The report mirrors religious disputes and cross-denominational ties within the city.
A Brooklyn tenement blast from a gasoline stove burns Mrs Rebecca Cohen and her two children to death and leaves two other women and two children badly burned. Nearby, Isaac Kursham tries to rescue others and is injured. another incident in Cincinnati claims several lives.
A six story building at Walnut street in Cincinnati suffered a gasoline explosion. Firemen and police worked through debris with walls showing blast damage. A victim identified as Ella Sin may be among the injured and authorities searched for others.
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