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Newspaper

Americus Times Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1900

Page

4

Tales of the Town in Brief at Dodaons Pharmacy

Short town tales recount yesterday with new drinks and frozen dishes at Dodahons Pharmacy Broad way punch Manhattan punch Saratoga flip and grape frappe. Visitors and residents, including J E Reid of Montezuma and J A Ansley of Augusta, appear in brief local notices with travel and greetings. Wollford's Sanitary Lotion claims a 50 minute cure point and is sold by E J Eldridge in Americus Ga.

Dodaon's Broadway Punch Manhattan Saratoga Wollford E. J. Eldridge

Summer Corsets and Mens Shirts on Sale Weekly Deal

A long advertisement lists low prices on summer corsets at 48c from 85c, men shirts in silk fronts and Madras fabrics, night shirts in cambric, and yard goods including calicoes at 2? per yard and crashings at 4 3/4c. Also towels, buttons, corded pique remnants, and various umbrellas offered Monday and Tuesday with quantity limits.

Andersonville Day Excursion Draws Thousands on May 30th

Thousands will trek to historic Andersonville on Decoration Day for a long standing excursion featuring a championship baseball game Americus versus Macon. The programme boasts The Pickaninny Band and a Georgia Minstrel show, with vendors and rowdy entertainment promised, amid a wary note about past crowd disturbances. A separate ad promotes Electric Bitters and a soda fountain upgrade at Donson's Pharmacy with new drinks and emphasis on value.

Andersonville Mecca National Cemetery Americus Macon Georgia Minstr Razor Brigade Revolver

First Excursion to Seaside Out of Americus Tuesday

The first seashore excursion of the season departs Americus Tuesday via the Georgia and Alabama Terminal to Savannah. Round trip fare is 2 dollars, with many residents planning to visit Tybee and other Savannah resorts for a few days. Also noted are miscellaneous ads and local notices including a house for rent and a local reference to remedies.

Savannah Tybee Americus

Fashion and local notices mix of events and crimes

A jumble of items includes fashion tips and a crowded town, a railway engineers picnic with special train, a local arrest for assault and a grand jury hold, a stolen baby case, a jail docket for A C Mumford, a tied Schley county race rerun, a canvas minstrel show coming, a full county candidate slate, Archie Lowe’s arrest in Albany, and a fresh shipment of Huyler's at Hudson's Drug Store.

Huyler Hudson

Specials On Ladies Waists And Fabrics At Cut Prices

Closeout sale offers half price on assorted ladies waists once 65 to 75 cents now 35 cents each. Another lot from 1 dollar down to 50 cents each. Fabrics include $1.25 and $1.50 foulards at 98 cents per yard. $3 foulards now 85 cents. Also linen and pique skirts discounted from 17 to 1.25, 9 to 1.50, and 2 to 1.98. Odds and ends foulards 50 cents on the dollar to clear.

Straw Hat Special Reduced Prices This Week

We have cleared the straw hat department and removed odds and ends from the counter at one third to one half of former prices. Men’s women’s and children’s straw hats in stock. Hats formerly 1 to 1.50 will be sold for one each. Special prices on all regular straw hats this week.

J. E. Cargill Nannally & Co Hammack & Lucas Atlanta Donson al Jand Strang Oxford Georgia Hall

An Editor's Awful Plight and Examinations for Teachers

An editor in Seneca reports relief from years of Pilea after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, claiming two boxes cured him and praising the salve as the best. Cure guaranteed at 25 cents, sold by E J Eldridge. Additionally, a teachers examination notice announces white applicants at Furlow school on Friday May 18 and colored applicants at McKay Hill school on Saturday May 19, led by Supt J E Marais.

F. M. Higgins Seneca News Bucklen E. J. Eldridge Furlow School McKay Hill School J. E. Marais

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