Bargain fabric sale advert with low prices
An old newspaper clipping advertises fabric at 45c per yard and brocade trim at $1.35. It mentions heavy moire valour and other textile products priced low for clearance.
22 Oct 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
1
An old newspaper clipping advertises fabric at 45c per yard and brocade trim at $1.35. It mentions heavy moire valour and other textile products priced low for clearance.
In this department we offer bargains and geared value. Black goods priced to attract shoppers with figures like 610 and 930, plus various listed items and fabric descriptions. The text reads like an ad insert with garbled OCR and multiple price cues without clear item names.
The Luetgert murder trial ends in a nine to three deadlock after 28 hours of deliberation. Judge Tathill discharged the jury, while prosecutors consider next steps and possible bail. Luetgert, a sausage manufacturer, remained silent as he was moved in custody and a second trial looms.
In Newnan Georgia on October 1 Gary Pinson was found dead from a gunshot wound to the temple after a confrontation with Luther Fuller who says Pinson tried to kill him. Fuller was arrested for examination as the sole witness and a motive remains unclear amid broader city excitement.
Three oil tanks attached to a moving freight train on the Monos road exploded three miles north of New Albany Indiana on October 21. The down grade run caused the tanks to burst and wreckage blocked traffic for hours. No trainmen were killed though the blast injured others and caused about 8000 to 7000 dollars in damage.
Three thousand Masons are expected in Atlanta on October 23 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Atlanta lodge with festive activities. Arrangements are in place to welcome visiting Masons and mark the milestone with proper ceremonies.
A Leyte dispatch reports a cyclone devastating Lyte, destroying Taglabag and Haruanion, with several villages wiped out. Estimates say up to 400 deaths, thousands perishing in Tagloban, and the full extent of the catastrophe remains unknown.
At the state fair grounds a ceremony presented portraits of Colonels Zane Bance Henry Alexander and Richard H. Battle to the state library. Governor Russell praised the regiment at Gettysburg. Justice Meet and others attended as dignitaries spoke. The annual Confederate veterans meeting elected Francis M. Parker president and discussed support for the Soldiers Home.
Washington reports say John J. McCook of New York conferred with President McKinley as trusts push for him to be attorney general if McKenna joins the Supreme Court. McCook is seen as a possible cabinet entrant, despite past opposition from trust managers. Elsewhere, Tammany’s Van Wyck campaign gains support as Chicago mayor speaks in New York and other dispatches note ships adjusting routes and a Washington state stage race being halted by a map theft.
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