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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1897
Page
4
A garish showroom listing numerous fashion items is offered at low prices. Colored dress stuffs, novelty textiles, silk brocades, blankets, and all-wool quilts are advertised with striking per-yard prices. Men’s, women’s, and children’s underwear are featured alongside shoe samples and other goods, urging customers to compare prices.
Items from Americus report a busy day with music sales at George Oliver's, house rental demand surges, and a shift in public perception as Americus awaits a Supreme Court decision on the G and A Railway offices. John Allen pleads guilty to horse saddle theft and faces seven months or an $18 fine. Quarantine rules slow travel. frost hoped to ease it. Cotton prices dip with January contracts at 5.99, and New York spot at 6 cents. Community debate grows about Prospect Park's future. Green Bros. deliver a new dray for Whitley Grocery Co.
Americus bonds attract heavy interest with $35,009 of bonds issued soon. Committees report strong offers at par from two parties in Americus and nationwide inquiries since last Tuesday’s election. Credit deemed solid as marketing continues. Meanwhile Rev. Dr. D. E. Porser, prominent New Orleans Baptist clergyman and father of Mrs. Robert L. Bivins of Americus, dies after a fever illness. sympathy pours in.
A list of daily visitors and departures shows O A Park J L Gedine and others from Macon, Abbeville residents J B Monroe and James Taylor visiting Americas for weekend engagements. Miss Eva May McAfoe and Miss Carrie Speer are among residents traveling or returning from short trips as city life continues. The piece ends with city government notes on the upcoming tax rate and budget status, led by Mayor Hixon and the council.
A fragmented marketing piece touts vitality and health remedies. It references vital force, susceptibility to disease, and consumption risk, then hints at a product named Scott's Emulsion priced at two sine 50 cents to one dollar. The ad promises a free book from Scott and Powning, New York.
A Richland town meeting and Kerabama Railway clash over sweeping orders banning all trains and freight cars from town to curb yellow fever spread from Montgomery. Rail officials seek modification as they point to the junction's practical impossibility.
A sensational circus advertisement touts Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as curing fever in one day. It previews a large event headed toward Americus with a grand show featuring clowns and a noted marshal’s praise, hinting at a tax measure tied to the spectacle.
A short advertisement touts Tutt's Liver Pills for improved digestion sleep and appetite claiming a single dose proves their virtue. Aady Hawkins, an elderly African American woman, was found dead at her Bailey place home near Americas six miles east. The coroner will hold an inquest. the age and details remain unclear.
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