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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1891
Page
8
A list of yardage and garment prices for a Monday sale features all wool tricots silk finish black wool Henriettas and bedford cords along with stockings gloves and damasks. Names include Trinity fabrics and various dress goods terms, with emphasis on low per yard prices and bold discounts.
Georgia's capital hosts the Piedmont Exposition from October 19 to November 7 with a grand program including Bolossy Kiralfy’s King Solomon show, the Mexican Band, the Fourth Artillery Band, Achille Phillion the world’s greatest equilibrist, and Cooper’s balloon acts. Seventeen counties showcase agricultural and mineral exhibits. rail fare is a penny per mile. admission is 50 cents. The event features races, trotting, and a parade of industrial displays, promising the greatest southern show since the Philadelphia Centennial.
A noted Americus site once centered around a spring near a pine grove and wash pots, a social hub for families and soldiers during the war era. The old park has vanished, replaced by a modern ice works, yet the spring remains active as children play nearby.
The Americus Light Infantry at their armory held a meeting to organize a military fair running November 24 for a full week. A general fair committee was named including Captain Bagley and Lt Wellborn F. Clark as chairman. The event aims to showcase exhibits, exercises and relics, with strong community support urged to ensure financial and social success.
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