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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1897
Page
4
An old dated retail solicitation touts deep discounts on colored dress stuffs, breech fabrics, and novelty braids, promising low prices on all wool blankets, undergarments, and house furnishings. The call for samples and wide assortments targets shoppers with fashion goods at steeply reduced rates.
Local briefs include market notes on pearl onion sets and sheet music stock at Milne & Hudson and George Oliver's bookstore. A Baptist bazaar meeting is set for this afternoon at Mrs W. E Clark’s residence on East Lamar Street. Georgia Alabama railway appoints C W Chears southeastern agent with Jan 1 contracts. market forecasts hint higher prices. Henry Binyard jailed then bailed after an assault on Oliver. charges include assault to murder. Officials warn against disorder near infectious disease cases. idle loitering deemed a misdemeanor. Trains Nos 19 and 20 on the Georgia Alabama railway operate Americus to Savannah with schedule changes. Promotions urge purchase of turnip seeds at Rees. backwheat cakes and fresh Teche backwheat noted.
Services at First Baptist Church will be held tomorrow evening conducted by Rev Samuel Dean. On Friday Dean will go to Allarts for the First Baptist Church morning and the Third Ordination service in the afternoon. Upon returning early next week he will occupy his residence on Lee Street now being prepared.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a sale notice from Smadmeld Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia. Readable bits include a place and a date fragment, with likely auction or sale action and local official reference.
The city council set a tax rate of 1.25 per 100 and drafted expense estimates for 1897 including street work, cemetery sextons, scavenger service, street lighting, public buildings gas, school salaries, and other items. Notable entries include W L Jeasup in Cordele, street overseer and sanitary inspector roles, and various line items totaling several thousand dollars.
Several figures travel through Americas including Col Blalock in Mscog for Masonic Grand Lodge sessions and Capt McDonald attending Georgia Masonic annual meeting in Macon. Prominent locals like Senator Hudson and Mr Hawkins visit Albany and Felder street while business interests push iron works and foundry plans with active local movement.
The Wilber Company appears at the opera house for one week with Chrioe Laun as the central production. Mr Baker features in colorful costumes while Hrisdot at sea provides the backdrop, promising an engaging program for patrons.
The fragment notes a schedule of six ships weekly with Tata receipts noted in the text. Strong entities and concrete details are sparse due to damage. Further readable context would clarify dates, places, and involved parties.
A vintage ad page highlights Johnsons Chillana Fever Tonic claiming rapid fever cure. The Americus Furniture and Undertaking Co is noted as a leading local business with C C Hawkins and G O Loving managing divisions. также
Reports from Rome describe an overflow of refugees that the city cannot accommodate, with fears of further arrivals. Authorities attempted to quarantine newcomers but failed, while early frost and foggy conditions affect daily life amid the unsettled influx.
Refugees pose no danger of yellow fever here as quarantine rules kept them out. Chief Wheeler would detain any refugee attempting entry, and Dr. M. T. Davis says no fever exists locally. An ad section promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic and a Tennessee Centennial travel deal on Western & Atlantic Railroad tickets.
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