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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1891
Page
11
Readable ad for Nice Oak Suits and Plush Rockers with prices from 4.00 to 250.00, sideboards up to 250.00, china sets 7.50 to 75.00, and assorted furniture items including moulding frames and hangings offered on a six cent cotton basis.
The article details a compact two gauge track setup on Washington Street from Fifth to Eighth, using a concealed lead-filled truck and a cable system to haul cars up a 16 percent grade. Trials show the contrivance works, with cars soon running up and down the hill.
A perplexing tale from Salt Lake City centers on Policeman Charles F. Wanless who was shot and killed by Joseph A. Barnes in 1900. Reports describe a quarrel with his wife, a fatal stab at the heart, and a sister traveling from Salt Lake to attend the funeral. A later account notes a red mark over Wanless's heart resembling the wound, per the Denver News.
In Eldridge Street police station a man, clutching his stomach, pleaded for cholera medicine from the sergeant. A doorman fetched a dose from a locker, and the man left apparently relieved, remarking disbelief at a station running a pharmacy.
Local and through transportation schedule details effective September 6, 1891 list Savana Aner Montgomery Alabama routes and times for trains or carriages. The notice outlines service changes and operating days for the regional schedule.
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