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Newspaper

Americus Times Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1900

Page

4

Small Town Notes on Weather and Visitors in Americus

Rain spared a picnic and aided crops while a party of Americas residents heads to Tampa for a visit. Costs of dogs rise as city imposes taxes. Interior work at Allen House advances toward a mid June reopening. Macon excursionists were aided by Don Goodman in bringing crowds to Americus today.

Tampa Fla West Coast Americus Fido Allen House Jane Don Goodman Macon

Summer Corsets and Men's Shirts Deeply Discounted

Advertisement lists deep price cuts on summer corsets at 48c, men s shirts with silk fronts and Madras options, night shirts of cambric, a sale on calico and crash fabrics at low per yard prices, towels and pearl buttons, mill ends in corded pique, and a selection of ladies umbrellas with varied prices, all for Monday and Tuesday.

Knights Attend In Uniform At Calvary Church Exercises

Calvary church hosts Ascension Day services with a morning and an 8 pm service for De Molay Commandery No 5 of Knights Templar. Sir Knight T. D. Tupper will officiate, and the choir directed by Miss Mary Davenport performs a special program.

Calvary Church de Molay Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar de Molay Commandery T. D. Tupper Mary ©. Davenport DeMolay Commandery No. 5 G T Sullivan G H Johnson Bir TI Garr G O Loving E van Riper J A Davenport WE Staley G H Fields R A Swint J B Ansley JL Harper R A Smith Sentinel

New Discovery Saves Mrs. Long and Husband from Pneumonia

Mrs Geo Long of New Straitsville Ohio escaped a deadly cough after trying Dr King s New Discovery one bottle cured her and another cured Mr Long of pneumonia. The remedy is praised for chest throat and lung illnesses with a guarantee and trial bottles at E J Eldsidge drugstore.

Geo. Long New Straitsville Ohio Dr. King Long E. J. Eldsidge

Engineers Go Tomorrow Picnic Trip From Jackson Street

The annual picnic of the engineers of the Georgia and Alabama Railway is set for Bowen's mill tomorrow. Special trains depart Jackson street depot at 6:30 AM sharp. Many friends from Americus and along the line will join the event for a delightful excursion.

Bowen's Georgia & Alabama Railway Bowen's Mill Knights of the Americus Jackson Street

August Cotton Contracts Fall Twenty Points

The cotton contracts market declined twenty points yesterday with August closing at 8.54, marking a two week drop of about one hundred points. August is twenty points lower than its year’s low, and the market shows no sign of a prompt recovery. A license examination for teachers in Sumter county will be held at Americus city hall on Saturday June 16 at 5 o'clock.

Sumter County City Hall Americus Sumter

Town Teasers and Travelers Gather in Americus

A dense note style item lists residents and visitors in Americus from nearby towns including Columbus Montezuma and Macon. It mentions Mrs H Dillingham Mrs S B Bennett Col R L Oliver Miss Myrtie Treadaway and Miss Nicholson among others plus a trip to Tampa for Dr and Mrs J M Wilkes. Also notes a fresh Huyler's shipment arriving at Hudsons drug store.

Eugene E. Hinkle Americus New York Joseph Bloch Myrtie Treadaway Columbus Emma Reed J. L. Avera Thomasville

Specials For This Week Closeout on Ladies Waists

Retail ad details three waist lots with half price discounts. Lot one offers waists previously 65 to 75 cents at 35 cents each. Lot two lists waists previously $1 at 56 cents each. Lot three covers waists from 125 to 160 dollars? at 75 cents each. Also mentions ready made skirts and line of skirts with reduced week prices.

Straw Hat and Foulard Sale This Week

This sale offers foulards at 982 per yard and 85c per yard for older stock. A large lot of foulards and odds ends will be sold at 50c on the dollar to close out. Straw hats are deeply discounted with men and women’s styles, including remaining stock and irregulars, priced at 25c to 50c each. Special prices apply across all regular straw hats this week.

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