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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
11
The notice offers moulding, frames, pictures, easels and hangings priced from 7.50 to 75.00 on a basis of 6c cotton. It lists items including picture frames and room decor components with unit costs in a textile trade context.
A column surveys notable women and events with sharp portraits of Duchess d'Uzes Mrs. Jefferson Davis Mrs. Grant and others. It highlights Deborah Powers aged ninety nine as the oldest banker in the world and recalls Belva Lockwood’s bicycle feats in Washington reflecting changing views of women.
A fragment describes powder puffs with silver bands and postal card receivers in silver. Spanish designs boast rich accents. semiprecious stones include olivines and ruby spinels. Silver vessels, hair bands, belts, and brooches appear with enamel and diamond details. a French bracelet is praised for beauty and distinction.
A fragmented report notes fashionably inclined men in Paris and London adopting electricity as a cure for excessive drinking. The text mentions varying percentages and an implied advantage but is largely unreadable and fragmentary.
An industry page shows multiple patent remedies and quack cures. It warns of opiate soothing syrups harming children and promotes Dr Acker’s Aby Soother Lemon Elixir Dr Morley’s Lemon Elixir and Witt’s Little Early Risers with prices and distributors Davenport Drug Co Fleetwood Rus sell Americus Ga. The piece also notes a child weight and muses on poetry and medicine.
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