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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
7
Geo D Wheatley states the store’s intent to serve the public faithfully and emphasizes updated policies and transparent merchandising. The note contrasts old quarter century shopkeeping with modern standards and reassures customers they can spend confidently and safely.
A local retailer touts heavy 38 inch Black Granite Cloth and 42 inch Foula cloth at half price, plus all wool Camels Hair Cheviot Serge and Camels Hair Etamine at steep discounts. Petticoats and skirts for women offered in bulk, including 5 Dozen black mercerized Petticoats at 50c and 100 skirts at 1.25 to 1.50, with emphasis on value and fashion.
The notice promotes 18 inch Black Taffeta Silk at 49 cents, 24 inch Crepe de Chine fabrics in shades and black for 1.00, 24 inch Black Peau de Soie Silk at 1.00, and Warm Winter Underwear. It lists Ladies ribbed Undershirts and Drawers at 25 cents, Children's ribbed union suits at 35 cents, Boy's fleece lined garments at 25 or 35 cents, and Men's fleece lined undershirts and drawers at 49 cents.
Fifty dozen ladies lisle thread stockings with spliced heel and toe in black and white feet, real mace yarn, 35c value now 25c. Twenty five dozen black fleece lined stockings, regular 50c, this week 25c. Children’s black stockings, fine rib, fast colors, all sizes, regular 15c, this week 10c.
Ripped up stock offers Nottingham Lace Curtains in white and ecru at 75c per pair. Muslin Frilled Curtains priced at $1.25, down from $2. Also Robinett and Point de Spirite curtains offered at $3 to $4. Real Irish point Lace Curtains shown in various full lengths at $5 to $7.
A local ad promotes fifty pieces of good quality cotton flannel offered at eight cents per item with a special weekly sale at the store. The notice emphasizes bargain pricing and limited-time availability this week.
Sumter's exhibit for the State Fair will travel to Savannah one week from today or on Thursday night October 1. Articles for the exhibit must be in the car here by sundown that date. James Montgomery, in charge of the county display, reports strong support and many fine items already prepared, with room for more loans from Sumter farms and home manufacture. Articles and farm products left at any of six local warehouses will join the display.
Exuberant health and internal cleanliness described as the result of using Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co. The ad contrasts the genuine product with old-time medicines and cheap substitutes, urging progress and informed choice.
A large crowd filled the streets as a circus parade passed by. Schools held a holiday and children welcomed elephants and the caliope while spectators viewed open cages of lions tigers and other animals. An ad praises Ballard's Knoblini tment for wounds and sores with prices 25 and 50 cents.
Camp Sumter at Americus sends about eighty veterans to Macon for the Confederate veterans reunion. Brigadier General Charles M. Wheatley led the delegation, dressed in full Confederate uniform, signaling a grand gathering of Lee and Jackson's old right arms.
W H Eada of Jonesville Virginia recalls a severe burn in childhood that left leg sores for thirty years. Bucklen's Arnica Salve reportedly cured him after other remedies failed. The salve is advertised as infallible for burns sores bruises piles and related injuries. Sold by E J Eldridge.
The Times Recorder prints in full the Webster Superior Court grand jury presentments from the recent term. The reports cover county affairs, reflecting the jury’s careful investigation of many local cases for Webster citizens. Also promoting Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment, priced 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents for a tube, via J I Hudson.
The Americus cotton market reports 326 bales received yesterday and 14,234 bales total to date. Prices quoted include Good Middling 73 7 8 cents and Middling 74 cents. Also notes a patent medicine White's Cream Vermifuge priced at 25 cents by J B Hudson.
The committee announces a November event in Americas styled as a county fair with agricultural exhibits and livestock as main draws plus amusements. It stresses no objectionable features and promises value for money, aiming to revitalize interest and attract crowds and business.
Mrs J O Snider of Crittenden Kentucky recalls a night when her brother s baby was seized by croup and with no doctor at hand they used Dr Kings New Discovery which brought quick relief and cure It also cured her chronic bronchial trouble and she keeps it at home for Croup Whooping Cough and lung problems Trial bottles free at E J Eldridge s.
Mrs. Charles A. Culpepper of Americus was the fortunate winner among many visitors from the city at Macon this week. The Elks Fair featured a country store where tickets granted a chance at a $40 business college scholarship, and Mrs. Culpepper expressed great happiness with her prize.
Lee County circuit court adjourned with a 115‑case grand jury, the largest in years, returning 61 indictments including four murder charges. Indictments name Professor O H Spark Lucy Ingersoll in the assassination of Jake Ingersoll, plus W A Richardson for a killing near Opelika and J P Cowley for another white victim. Special venue required in each case.
An advertisement touts The Mystic Life Renewer as a powerful nerve builder that cures neuralgia weakness and various nervous disorders. It is sold by E. J. Eldridge in Americus. The item also notes a tragic accidental death of Thomas Jackson, a 9-year-old in North Carolina, from a pistol in a factory boiler room. It includes other brief notes on a digestive tonic and a train hold up near Eugene by a hijacker.
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